At its meeting June 12, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will consider proposed rules for hunting and trapping "furbearing"...

Humane Voters Oregon has released its 2020 legislative scorecard - its rating of how Oregon legislators (the people who make state laws...

Oregon's primary election will soon be over and we will begin our process of making endorsements for the general election in November. We...

The 2020 Oregon Legislature ended its so-called "short session" March 5 after a Republican walkout that prevented passage of most bills,...

Thanks to all your efforts, House Bill 4075, the bill to ban coyote-killing contests, was approved by the full Oregon House of...

Thanks to all your support, House Bill 4075, the bill to ban coyote-killing contests, was approved Thursday on a vote of 5-2 by the House...

Thanks to all your input, House Bill 4075, the bill to ban coyote-killing contests, was approved Thursday on a vote of 7-2 by the House...

The 2020 Oregon Legislature convened February 3 for its 35-day "short session." Originally intended for emergency housekeeping measures,...

We are joining with other pro-wildlife groups to again ask the Oregon Legislature to ban coyote-killing contests. Participants in these...

REGISTER HERE Please join us the week of January 20 for In-District Wildlife Lobby Day. Humane Voters Oregon and its co-sponsors will...

Thank you for helping us advocate for animals and support animal-friendly political candidates in 2019. Help us continue our work in 2020...

REGISTER HERE Join the Audubon Society of Portland, Humane Voters Oregon, the Humane Society of the United States, Oregon Wild, and...

Humane Voters Oregon recently released its 2019 legislative scorecards - voting records to show how Oregon legislators (those people who...

Last minute bargaining at the end of each legislative session produces a so-called "Christmas Tree Bill" to fund various pet projects -...

The Oregon Legislature adjourned its 2019 Regular Session on June 30. As usual, the session was mixed for animal welfare. Several good...

The Oregon State Senate voted today to pass Senate Bill 723, the bill to ban cruel contests that award prizes for killing the most...

Senate Bill 723, the bill to ban cruel contests that award prizes for killing the most coyotes, recently won approval from a second...

Our friends at the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) are exploring whether the makers of Tillamook brand dairy products accurately...

The 2019 Oregon Legislature convened in January and recently passed a number of mid-session deadlines for proposals to move or die. On...

In response to recent coyote killing contests like the one shown above near Burns, we joined other groups in supporting Senate Bill 723,...