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Pets

Homeless Pets of Eugene

How local efforts from volunteers, shelters and donations can save pets’ lives 

Culture 11 months ago

Homelessness isn’t specific to humans —  pets experience it each and every day throughout the community, too. The National Alliance to End Homelessness conducted a … Continue reading →

The Paws behind the Powerful

A bird’s eye view of Lane County’s mayors and their pets

Culture 11 months ago

Mayor of Eugene Kaarin Knudson says, “‘The fifth member of our family,’ is probably the best way to describe him.”  Running a city is no … Continue reading →

Out to Pasture

When your noble steed gallops over the rainbow bridge, what do you do with his 1,000-pound body?

Culture 11 months ago

It goes without saying that a pet is a family member, and when it comes time to say goodbye, the grief is the same. Horses … Continue reading →

Your Best Pets!

All pets are the best, but here are this year’s photo contest winners

Culture 11 months ago

Cutest Pet Spirit (above) the husky is 10 years old and has lived with Rachel Saxton since he was five. “We just love him to … Continue reading →

Creswell’s Sacred Cow

Romeo, a Creswell steer, is the 2025 Guinness World Records ‘Tallest Living Steer’ who loves to eat apples and hang out at the Welcome Home Animal Sanctuary

Culture 2 years ago

When Misty Moore first saw Romeo in a veal crate at a dairy farm he was only 10 days old and about the size of … Continue reading →

Agile Paws

Dog agility may be the cutest sport ever

Culture 2 years ago

A tricolor white, black and umber Shetland sheepdog sits eagerly before an agility course, looking intently at her handler, waiting for a cue. Not even … Continue reading →

Pawsitive Approach to Charity 

Every year the Eugene Police Department encourages its employees to donate to charity. What keeps its employees donating is ‘bring your pet to work day.’

Culture 2 years ago

The employees at the Eugene Police Department like to have fun with the incentives they give people for donating to nonprofit charities. One incentive has … Continue reading →

The Best of the Best

After counting up the votes, here are the winners of EW’s 2024 Pet Photo Contest

Culture 2 years ago

Between July 9 and August 8, Eugene Weekly received photos of 59 local pets ranging from birds to lizards, pigs to dogs. I had the … Continue reading →

Animal Foster Care

EW-Extra 3 years ago

Ever thought about fostering an animal? Well, maybe we all should.  On July 27 House Bill 2915 was signed into law. HB 2915 stops new … Continue reading →

‘Little Shooting Stars’

Eugene’s Little Critter Crew takes care of our smallest animal companions, many abandoned by their owners after the lockdown

Culture 3 years ago

Eugene’s Little Critter Crew got its start as an animal rescue group in early 2020, just a whisker ahead of COVID. What that meant, co-founder … Continue reading →

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