Community Involvement

Charity/Organization of the Week  Every week we will showcase a charity or organization in need. When you make a purchase in our online store 2% of your purchase will be donated to the Helping Paws charity of your choice. If you have no charity preference our charity of the week will receive the donation.

If your organization is interested in becoming a Helping Paws organization please send us an email to webmaster@wvah.net with a little about you and your cause or fundraiser.

To see our list of Helping Paws Organizations click here

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Mission:

It is our mission to shelter dogs who have run out of options, and we exhaust every effort to find them the perfect family, perfect home.

Hopes Haven began as a dream. A televised news story about a case of obscene animal abuse broke our hearts. Video from the scene revealed several deceased and emaciated dogs. Of those still alive, only two were determined to have any chance of survival. Marsha called the humane society where the dogs had been taken and asked if a terribly emaciated Doberman on the newscast could be held for her to adopt if she survived. Care givers named the Doberman Hope. Hope's life had been one of being chained inside of a barn and forced to have litter after litter of puppies, all while rarely seeing the light of day. Although Hope never did fully recover, she did indeed survive and lived with Marsha for almost 13 months before she died. Hopes Haven is a tribute to her and to all innocent dogs that have had their trust betrayed by unworthy guardians.

While Siberian Huskies and Alaskan Malamutes in need are the breeds of focus, Hopes Haven will rarely turn away a dog in need. We love dogs of all breeds and believe that any homeless animal deserves a second chance. Hopes Haven is devoted to giving these dogs the precious time they need to find their perfect new home.

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Who or what is Salem Friends of Felines?

Salem Friends of Felines is a large group of dedicated caring (and hard working) individuals committed to helping cats and people in our community

SFOF goal is to help with the problem of cat over-population

To this end we have established a voucher programs to help members of the community spay and neuter their cats. Also the adoption fee for all of our shelter cats includes a spay or neuter.

Salem Friends of Felines is a no-kill organization for cats in Salem

Our Adoption Center (for our rescued and previously unwanted felines), and Thrift Store is in downtown Salem and we always need volunteers.

If you've got time to spare and the desire to help, please get involved. We also still have our adoption center in the Salem PetsMart on Lancaster Dr NE & and we always need volunteers there also.

Our Mission Statement

To help as many homeless cats and kittens as we can by placing them in loving permanent homes; to reduce feline over-population through education and our spay/neuter assistance program; and to bring more public awareness to the plight of homeless and unwanted cats.