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START Rescue PNW

Animal rescue in PORTLAND, OR

S.T.A.R.T. (A 501c3 non-profit) was formed in May 2011 by Steve Spiro, Suzanna Urszuly, Rene Ruston and Adam Tarshsis.

We began raising money and transporting dogs from high kill shelters here in California and sending them via our van or plane to Oregon, Washington (WA) and Canada where they go to reputable no kill shelters or foster homes.
To date we have transported over 5,800 doomed death row dogs who are placed into loving homes. Our reputation is growing as is our demand from out of state groups in the north west who know how bad the animal situation in LA is and want to get involved and receive our dogs/cats.

We have also started a second division of our group which is SPAY - NEUTER: this is where we believe the real animal control problem lies. Over 4,000,000 unwanted animals are killed each year in the US because of breeding and unfixed pets. We are planning to raise money to fund low income families to fix their dogs and have had several meeting with city and county shelters to help fund a spay/neuter program. We have already set up our first program where we fund 60 dogs to be spay/neutered monthly in Riverside County.

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1203 SE MILLER ST
PORTLAND, OR 97202
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1203 SE MILLER ST

PORTLAND, OR 97202

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We'll also keep you updated on Coco Bean's adoption status with email updates.
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Coco Bean

Pekingese/Dachshund

Male, Adult
PORTLAND, OR
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$250.00 - $500.00 we require an adoption application, contract, home check. $150 for cats.

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We'll also keep you updated on Brutus's adoption status with email updates.
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Brutus

Siberian Husky

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Maverick

Shar Pei/Labrador Retriever

Male, 1 yr
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Winter JuM

Great Pyrenees/Labrador Retriever

Female, 1 yr 4 mos
Salem, OR
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Tanzy JuM (Mom)

Australian Cattle Dog

Female, 3 yrs 2 mos
Salem, OR
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Tax (with Levy) Bonded Pair

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 6 mos
Silverton, OR
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Jack

Retriever (Unknown Type)/Corgi

Male, 2 yrs 4 mos
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