Providing compassionate care and brighter futures for homeless animals.
Help Provide Food and Enrichment for 500 Shelter Animals through the SJICF County Fair Giving Campaign!
Our four-legged friends have healthy appetites. They also have special needs while being temporarily housed in kennels, waiting for their “forever” home. Your generosity has always been appreciated, and our furry friends hope that you will continue to help.
The San Juan Community Foundation is once again hosting their county fair giving campaign – SJI Cares to support the many nonprofit organizations in our community.
APS-FH is excited to be participating in the Giving Campaign. This year, we hope to raise $10,000 to help provide healthy nourishment and enrichment care (food, beds, blankets, scratching posts, treats, chews and toys) to our shelter animals for the coming year. Imagine what you spend on your pet, then multiply it by 500 – the number of dogs and cats we care for each year! Our actual food and enrichment budget totals almost $17,000 annually.
With your help, we will be able to meet this goal!
Donations will be accepted now through midnight, Sunday, August 18th
The holiday season is a time of joy and togetherness, but for many animals it can be a challenging time.
Watch Irene’s Story
Please help make this holiday season brighter for the animals in need.
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There are many places to acquire a dog or a cat, but our shelter provides adoption matchmaking services that help you find the right pet for your family and household. Before you adopt your companion animal from us, the Animal Protection Society will:
- Treat the pet for internal and external parasites
- Give them all initial vaccinations
- Spay or neuter the pet
- Test all cats for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) and Leukemia Virus (FeLV)
Beyond all that, animals at the shelter are lovingly cared for, socialized, and observed for all possible behavioral and health problems. We care about our friends, and it shows! Learn more.
How You Can Help
Donate
Outright donations help us feed and take care of the shelter pets. They also help us maintain our facilities and keep the lights on. Make a one-time donation or a monthly donation of any amount.
Volunteer
Volunteer opportunities are many, just to name a few: walking dogs, trapping feral cats, general shelter cleaning, medical clinic support, fostering pets, and volunteering at our Treasure Hounds store.
Treasure Hounds
Shopping at our upscale retail thrift store is another way to support us, so is donating gently used household furnishings, home goods & decor to Treasure Hounds.
Latest Shelter News
We are hiring!
Happily Home Stories
Did you know 1 in 3 pets will go missing in their lifetime?
We’re partnering with Petco Love Lost to help pets reunite with their families. Petco Love Lost is a free, easy-to-use national resource, using patented pet facial recognition technology to make it easier than ever to find possible matches for lost and found pets. Join us, and let’s unite to reunite at petcolovelost.org.
Want to meet our newly arrived dogs?!
You need to schedule a meet-and-greet appointment with the adoption team by calling 360-378-2158 or stopping by the shelter at 938 Cattle Point Road between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. **We will be closed Monday-Wednesday (12/23-12/25)**
Scheduling an appointment lets shelter staff coordinate with some dogs' off-site foster teams.
You'll find an adoption application online and a shorter version in the shelter's lobby: www.apsfh.com/adoption-program/canine-application/
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Did the dachshund puppies get adopted?
Hello, neighbors! 😃 The animal shelter will be closed next week on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 12.23–25 😻 You can visit our adoptable cats and dogs on Sunday and Thursday–Saturday, 11 a.m.–4 p.m., at 938 Cattle Point Road 🐶 You need to set up a meet-and-greet with a dog by calling 360-378-2158 ☎️ ... See MoreSee Less
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We love a good glow-up, and we have to share Edith’s and Teddy’s new looks on #TransformationThursday! Edith and Teddy recently arrived at APS-FH after receiving their makeovers.
Teddy (white poodle mix) was living outside, left to fend for himself, and used as a breeder for another female dog. Edith (black/white shih tzu) entered a small city shelter in SC as a stray in rough shape. Thankfully, these sweet dogs were taken in by our transport partners and are now in our loving care.
They’re currently living in foster homes but can meet you at the shelter after you schedule a meet-and-greet with the adoption team: 360-378-2158. The shelter is at 938 Cattle Point Road and open Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
You’ll find an adoption application online and a shorter version in the shelter’s lobby: www.apsfh.com/adoption-program/canine-application/
#TransformationThursday #makeover #dog #APSFH #doggeh #AnimalProtectionSociety #pup #FridayHarbor #pooch #SanJuanIsland #AnimalShelter #AnimalAdoptions #ForeverHome #ShelterDog #AdoptAPet ... See MoreSee Less
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I sure do wish that the approximate weight/size of all the dogs posted here was added...it could make a lot of difference when checking out any of the dogs you show. It is ALWAYS one of the first things I look for...Thanks for adding that info in the future!
So wish I lived closer… each fur baby is so precious. If I lived closer would definitely love to adopt one of these sweethearts
🐾❤️🐾
This afternoon, a deceased cat was called into our shelter, which we picked up and are now hoping to determine if this is an owned animal. If so, we’d like to notify his people ❤️
This cat is a neutered male, with no microchip, who was picked up from the road in front of Heritage Farm (cross roads of Cattle Point Road and Coral Lane).
He weighs a little over 9lbs, and is black and white in color - all black tail and toe beans, all white shoulders and neck, black blotches on a majority of their back and sides, white underside, with a mixture of black and white on his face, and all black nose.
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I hope his people see this so they can have closure 💜
Thank you for this. ♥️
Have you seen our newly arrived adoptable cats?
Come visit Jasmine and Jeff at 938 Cattle Point Road!
These beautiful, friendly cats are available for headbutts between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. And you can visit Biscuit (the blanket-covered kitten), his bestie Butternut, and Queen Faline, too!
You'll find an adoption application online and a shorter version in the shelter's lobby: www.apsfh.com/adoption-program/feline-application/
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I want/need. Beautiful Markings. I'm in ❤️
Did you recently send an email to shelter @ apsfh dot com? Due to ongoing tech issues, it might not have been seen by shelter staff 👀 ➡️ If you filled out an online adoption application in the last week, PLEASE call us at 360-378-2158 (Tues – Sun, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.) to ensure that we're aware of your sincere interest in meeting and possibly adopting our dogs and cats! ✨ Pictured: Biscuit and Butternut, a bonded pair who need to be adopted together for their mental health and are available BOGO 😉 ... See MoreSee Less
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Awww sweet
🎉 It's still #FridayFurday and #FridayFunday, so it's a fabulous time to further flatter our favorite Libby 🥳 She's the bestest Libby in the entire state — at the very least! This fun-loving girl does have some boundaries (don't we all?) and will do best in a home with women.
If you want to schedule a meet-and-greet appointment with Libby, call us at 360-378-2158 or stop by 938 Cattle Point Road Tues – Sun 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
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Libby is such a silly, fun, quirky, loving dog. Please someone come get her so you don’t miss out on having this unique (in all the best ways) dog in your life.
I wish this beautiful girl finally gets a forever home for Christmas!!!
libby is for the guuuurls💅🏻
Pet Spotlight: Faline
Age: ~4 years. Sex: Female. Breed: Domestic Long Hair tan tabby
Origin: Orcas Island. Weight: ~10.5 lbs.
Personality: extroverted after introduction, sometimes silly, very receptive to the attention that she’s due
Energy Level: regal yet occasionally playful
Likes: body massages, conversations, hearing staff sing her name to the tune of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene”
Dislikes: pesky viruses, chicken meals, insufficient attention
I don’t mean to brag, but more than one of my minions here calls me Queen Faline. They no doubt recognize my inherently divine bearing which, fortunately, coincides with my need for a one-cat indoor-only home.
You see, I tested positive for FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus), having caught the virus while living outside in one of my previous eras. This means I need to be the only lion in the house.
That medical stuff aside, one of my minions — animal care team member Flora Miles — wants you to know that I’m “a fluffy girl full of love. She makes the funniest faces when enjoying head scritches!”
If you want to try to induce a funny face, you can visit my current lodging: APS-FH, 938 Cattle Point Road. The staff can lead you to me between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
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Her FIV doesn't hold her back at all! She is chatty, gives the best headbutts, and loves playing with wands 😻
Queen Faline 👑❤️
Whoa is she BEAUTIFUL!! 😻
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Our new friends are on the way! 🎉
Project Freedom Ride ❤️
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