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Desiderata Rescue

Portland, OR 97217

Contact Miriam Kelly
Email desideratarescue@gmail.com
Phone
cats & dogs at Desiderata Rescue
1 - 10 of 16 adoptable pets at this rescue

Areas Desiderata Rescue serves

We rescue out of Oklahoma and adopt out in northern states.

Desiderata Rescue's adoption process

1.

Submit Application

https://form.jotform.com/82677586784176

Additional adoption info

All pets have to be pre-adopted and picked up directly from transport along I5.

Adoption application

About Desiderata Rescue

Oklahoma Licensed Rescue Number 95

Oklahoma is a bad place for animals. It's the only state that saw an increase in shelter euthanasia rates in 2019. 2020 probably didn't look any different. Strays everywhere, people dumping dogs in the country to fend for themselves, litters of puppies and kittens because people are too cheap or too lazy to fix their pets.

We help these poor souls and find them loving homes in northern states.

Desiderata Rescue's adopted pets

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Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life.

What is the difference between adopting a dog, adopting a cat, adopting a kitten or adopting a puppy versus getting dogs for sale, cats for sale, puppies for sale or kittens for sale from a dog breeder or a cat breeder?

When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs and cats who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes.

So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group.