Thank you for all of your support in 2025! You helped us back animal-friendly candidates for public office and advocate for animal welfare before state and local policy makers. Support our efforts in 2026 by making a year-end donation. Your contribution will help us continue to advocate for animals and back candidates who have demonstrated a strong commitment to enhancing animal welfare. Your contribution to Humane Voters Oregon PAC is also eligible for Oregon's political con

Humane Voters Oregon has released its 2025 legislative scorecard s . Our scorecards show how Oregon legislators (state representatives and senators) voted on animal related issues in the 2025 legislative session. We also scored legislators on whether they sponsored good bills or bad bills, and on whether they made extra efforts that helped or hurt animals, such as leading advocacy efforts behind the scenes, helping to stop or advance a bill in committee, or leading efforts on

The Oregon Legislature concluded its 2025 regular session on June 27. Humane Voters Oregon engaged on numerous animal-related bills during the session, helping to pass several good bills and defeat several bad ones. Unfortunately, some promising proposals did not succeed this session, but we hope they will be back in future sessions. While no particularly harmful bills were passed, a few that we would have preferred not to see advance did make it through the session. Here are

A bill that would make major improvements in Oregon's wildlife conservation funding is close to passing but needs a final push. House...

The Oregon Legislature is considering a bill to fund wildlife conservation with a one percent charge on hotel/motel stays in Oregon. Also...

Beavers have had it rough. During the 18th and 19th centuries, they were almost wiped out by widespread trapping for their fur. More...

The Oregon Legislature is more than halfway through its 2025 session, which began in January and will continue through June. Numerous...

A bill to help fund the killing of "predatory" animals appears to be moving forward in the Oregon Legislature. Please contact your state...

Oregon Health Sciences University is under increasing pressure to close its primate research center, including pressure from Governor...

The Oregon Legislature will have a hearing at 8 a.m. Monday, March 24, on a bill to allow special taxing districts to raise money for...

Unfortunately, the Oregon Legislature is again entertaining bills that would undermine a voter-approved ban on hunting mountain lions...

Please join us and the rest of the Oregon Wildlife Coalition in Salem on March 12 for Oregon Wildlife Lobby Day. To reserve your spot...

A committee of the Oregon Legislature on Thursday will consider a bill to ban betting on dog races, which would help diminish this cruel...

The Oregon Legislature began its 2025 session on January 13 and will continue its deliberations through June. Numerous animal-related...

Thank you for your support in 2024! With your help, we were again able to support the campaigns of animal-friendly candidates and...

Humane Voters Oregon mourns the sudden and unexpected passing of our Board President, Bob Sallinger. As we grieve alongside Bob‘s family...

Humane Voters Oregon has announced its endorsements for the 2024 General Election! See our full list of endorsed candidates here . For...

Thank you to everyone who signed up for this event to support two great animal champions in the Oregon Legislature. We look forward to...

Join the Stand Up to Factory Farms coalition, including Humane Voters Oregon, for a week of action June 23-28 to help stop factory farms...

Humane Voters Oregon has released its 2024 legislative scorecards. Our scorecards show how Oregon legislators (state representatives and...