Give Medical Care to Stray Animals and Wildlife

We help hundreds of sick and injured stray animals and wildlife each year—in fact, we never turn an ailing one away. Last year, we provided stabilizing care for 1,666 animals. We receive minimal funding from counties in which we serve and depend on the support of donors to help fund treatment for these animals.

Good samaritans are asked to make a donation for the care of the animal they have rescued, but the expense is often much greater than the contribution. DoveLewis also treats injured wildlife, a cost that is unfortunately not reimbursed by anyone. Care for wildlife and the remainder of the expenses for stray and lost animal care is covered through the Stray Animal & Wildlife Fund.

Here are just a few of the stray patients we’ve helped this year thanks to the support of people just like you: 

Our 2013 fiscal year numbers are in and our Stray Animal & Wildlife Program continues to be one of our most utilized community programs. We treated 1,166 sick and injured stray and wildlife animals (including lost pets.) These animals are brought to our hospital every year, thanks to the county shelters, Good Samaritans, police officers and firefighters who find them. Because DoveLewis’ doors are open 24-hours a day, 365 days a year, we partner with the Audubon Society of Portland to provide stabilizing care for sick and injured wildlife when they are closed nights and weekends. These animals are then transferred to their facility when they open in the morning. In committed effort to locate every stray’s owner, we scan each ailing stray animal brought to our hospital for a microchip and post their photo to our Lost & Found Database. Our database is one of the most comprehensive in the area. The public is also invited to post pictures of lost pets or pets they have found here. We’ve reunited countless families with their pets thanks to this highly-utilized resource.

 The donor-supported program provides hundreds of thousands of dollars in care each year, and the number of patients we see annually is trending up. Every donation, big or small, makes a difference to those we treat – patients just like Stevie and Lola. Click the link to learn more about how the DoveLewis Stray Animal & Wildlife Program came to their rescue: http://bit.ly/1dVAQM2

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• Learn more about our Stray Animal & Wildlife Program