Humane Society of Jefferson County WA

Your gift to the the Humane Society of Jefferson County WA will provide life-saving care and supplies for the lost and unhoused cats and dogs that come through our doors...over 500 animals every year. 

Your giving today helps provide comfort, appropriate housing, quality food, and medical exams that include spaying/neutering, medications, parasite prevention, vaccinations, and microchipping.

Many cats and dogs spend their first few days or weeks at the shelter confused and frightened.

Your gift helps caring staff and volunteers who build relationships with them, nourish and prepare them for a better life in a home environment.

Your gift today will provide the best care and food, even special diets for animals with allergies or health problems, as well as creature comforts like raised beds and blankets, toys, socialization, walks, lap-time and a lot of love. 

The shelter has a part-time Veterinarian, a licensed Vet Technician, and several "jill-of-all-trades" employees who provide vaccinations and spay/neuter clinics for people in Jefferson County needing financial assistance. These services are provided in a state-of-the-art mobile surgical trailer purchased by the shelter in 2020 to help expand its circle of care.

You gift ensures that Jefferson County will never return to its sad history of when dogs or cats arriving at the "pound" were granted only a few days to live before being euthanized for lack of time and space.

The first small animal control facility was built on Hasting Avenue in 1953, at time when Jefferson County was overrun by stray dogs and cats, before spaying and neutering animals was a common practice. With so many running wild,  the first shelter existed mostly to round them up and control the population by disposing of them. In those days, most families could not afford veterinary care, and so puppies and kittens of pets were also given to the shelter to dispose of.  

You and I don't ever want to go back to those days.

Your gift today provides relief to the pet overpopulation crisis by offering low-cost spay and neuter services to those who cannot afford veterinary care. 

The current shelter at 112 Critter Lane, on the outskirts of Port Townsend, was originally built and operated by Jefferson County in the early 1990s. In 2012 the County transferred responsibility for animal services to the Humane Society of Jefferson County WA, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit. 

The Humane Society of Jefferson County WA relies on generous donations from individuals like yourself to keep doing the necessary work of caring for the unhoused animals in the community. We receive no operational funding from the Humane Society of the United States, the ASPCA, or other national organizations. 
That means WE NEED YOU to help us support animals who can't support themselves.

Your gift to the the Humane Society of Jefferson County WA will provide the best care possible for all of Jefferson County's lost, abandoned, and unhoused dogs and cats.

Every animal is worthy of your big-hearted gifts. Please give generously, the animals will forever be grateful for your kindness!