Jeanice Lee talks with Melissa Owens, Development Director of Saving Grace Humane Society, serving Douglas County, Oregon, providing animal sheltering, adoption, spay/neuter, and pet-support services to animals and families in need. Owens discusses the organization’s programs, including adoptions, foster care, trap-neuter-return services, low-cost spay/neuter clinics, and a mobile pet food bank. She also shares information about volunteer opportunities, community partnerships, and disaster-response efforts for pets. Owens highlights future efforts to expand services as community needs evolve. Learn about Fido Field Trips, where volunteers take shelter dogs on fun outings to boost enrichment and adoption opportunities. Volunteers welcome. (SavingGraceHumaneSociety.org)
Original airdate: 9/6/2026
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Jeanice joined K-LOVE in 2009 and she covers Southern California, Arizona and Hawai'i, including major markets Phoenix, San Diego, Orange County, and Los Angeles.
