About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At SOAR Salem Oregon Animal Rehabilitation, a regular noticed something peculiar one morning. While checking in for treatment, he heard an unusual announcement over the intercom: 'Ladies and gentlemen, if you see a squirrel wearing glasses near the waiting area, please do not disturb him.' Curious, our regular asked around, but nobody else seemed to notice anything odd. Later that day, while making a delivery, a local driver reported seeing a squirrel with a clipboard outside the clinic entrance. The receptionist calmly replied, ‘Oh, that’s Mr. Whiskers. He’s our new volunteer greeter.’ Everyone laughed, realizing it was just another quirky SOAR tradition.
2. At SOAR Salem Oregon Animal Rehabilitation, a delivery driver once pulled up early in the morning and stopped dead in his tracks. The air around the clinic seemed unusually heavy with a scent of freshly baked cookies. Curious, he approached the door and heard soft laughter coming from inside. To his surprise, an elderly volunteer was busy decorating gingerbread dogs while chatting with a nearby neighbor who had dropped off their pet for checkup. ‘It’s our secret,’ she winked, as the delivery driver sheepishly explained he thought someone was baking treats for him.’
3. At SOAR Salem Oregon Animal Rehabilitation, late one night, a volunteer heard an unusual humming sound coming from the back room. Curious, they peeked inside and found nothing but quiet animals sleeping peacefully. Yet every time they passed that way afterward, the eerie hum would resume until finally, it stopped altogether—leaving everyone wondering what strange creature might be hiding there. Finally, someone dared to ask the head vet, who confessed with a twinkle in her eye: ‘It was just my new robot vacuum cleaner!’ Everyone laughed, relieved—and now, whenever anyone hears the hum, they know exactly whose turn it is to clean up.
4. At SOAR Salem Oregon Animal Rehabilitation, a delivery driver once pulled up early in the morning and found something odd on the loading dock—a small box wrapped in colorful paper. The driver opened it curiously and found inside a tiny sleeping kitten with a note that read: ‘Thank you for your hard work! From SOAR’s newest resident.’ The next day, everyone at SOAR was talking about how their morning had been brightened by a furry little surprise.