Community Events that Support PROD

Current Events

Serving communities
in and near the
Columbia River Gorge

Please support community organizations that help dogs and other animals. Current events, both locally and nearby, are listed here. Please let us know if you are aware of other events in your area, and we'll post that information here. Email us at info@proddogs.org

Events in the Gorge

PROD's "Paws to Spay/Neuter" Drawing & Essay Contest

March - April 30, 2008

The entire community is invited to participate in this contest. It's open to all ages. Fun prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.

Drop off or mail your dog drawing and/or your essay on "Why It's Important To Spay/Neuter Our Dogs" before May 1st, 2008 to:

Hood River Community Education Office
1001 Eugene Street
Hood River, OR, 97031

Only one entry per catagory please! All entries must include your full name, age, and phone number.

For more information call Maxine at 509-538-2222.

PROD thanks the following businesses for their kind contributions to this contest:

Columbia Gorge Hotel, Orchard Lanes, Columbia Gorge Discovery Center, Dairy Queen, Radio Shack, Hood River Golf, Mother's Marketplace, Hood River Nutrition & Healthy Habits Market, Gorge Dog, and the Hood River Aquatic Center.

PROD Spay-Neuter Outreach

Mid-March through Mid-November

Look for our volunteers in various businesses throughout the Gorge!

Visit the Odell Animal Shelter

3910 Heron Drive - (541-354-1083)

The community is invited to visit the Ross & Daphne Hukari Animal Shelter in Odell located in the Weber Industrial Park at 3910 Heron Drive (541-354-1083). The pictures posted are some of the canines up for adoption. Here's your chance to stop by to meet the dogs and view the new shelter! (Hours the shelter will be open are every Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1p.m., and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. This facility is not open to receive animals, and anyone wanting to claim their impounded dog must contact Casey DePriest at 541-387-7037. To view a slideshow of the shelter, click here.

For the most current information on these adoptable dogs, please go to www.petfinders.com.

PLEASE NOTE that one needs to plug in the zip code 97031 after going to the www.petfinders.com website.