Providing compassionate care and brighter futures for homeless animals.
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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.
NEW ARRIVALS!
Yesterday we were fortunate to participate in another life saving transport. Working together with Okandogs and Animal Foster Care Cat Shelter we were able to fly 8 pups/dogs and 4 cats directly to Friday Harbor airport thanks to a volunteer pilot named Roger who brought them all the way over the mountains from Eastern WA.
See photos below to view the latest rescue dogs and puppies that are looking for great homes and how to adopt. And stay tuned for a feature of our new cats… ... See MoreSee Less
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Such adorable pups thank you for taking them and caring for them!! 🩷
gorgeous! Oh I wish that my dad was able to add an Aussie to the family. I don't think his 10 year old Aussie born on island would go for it. Soooooo precious.... And the other dogs as well!
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✈️ 🐱 🐶 🏔️ TRANSPORT DAY! ✈️ 🏝️ 🐶 🐱
This morning we received the best little package of pets from our friends over at Okandogs and Animal Foster Care Cat Shelter east of the mountains. They came directly to the Port of Friday Harbor Marina & Airport and made it safe and sound thanks to a volunteer pilot named Roger.
As we always say, “it takes a village,” and this is another example of multiple people and organizations working together to save lives.
Stay tuned to hear more about our recent arrivals, which included 4 adult cats, 3 terrier pups, 3 Aussie mix pups, and 2 senior dachshunds. 💕 ... See MoreSee Less
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Yes, especially the older dachshunds please
Thank you so much for helping pets of Eastern WA! 🐾🩵
Can we see photos of the newcomers?
~ PET OF THE WEEK ~
Sprout & River
Age: ~3.5 months old
Sex: Females
Breed: Cattle Point Mixes
Origin: San Juan Island
Weight: ~25lbs
Personality: Curious, Engaging, Sprightly
Energy Level: Relatively chill (on the puppy scale), but quick to get up and go!
Likes: Positive Attention, Rainbows, Tug-A-War
Dislikes: Hot Pavements, Unanswered Calls, Worms
Hi, Hello, over there! We’re Sprout & River, the two newest puppies to arrive on the scene at APS-FH, and we’re sisters! We had other siblings, and they’ve already found their families. But not us two, at least not yet. The shelter staff have been working hard to find our future people, and because we really want to be adopted, we’re doing our best to help them.
Although everyone knows humans looove puppies, and because of that you’d think all puppies would easily find homes, the devastating reality is that there are so many unwanted puppies right now (please spay and neuter* your pets) in the shelter system who are looking for homes. Unfortunately, adoption rates are low everywhere right now, but we’ve hard “visibility” helps to increase the chances of finding your adopter which is why…
- we’re excited to be named this week’s APS-FH Pet(s) of the Week! Throughout your POW featured week your story runs on all APS-FH’s social platforms, any story re-shares that happen, and it even gets printed in the local newspaper
- on a good weather day you can find us in the fenced in outside area of our kennel, where we like to catch people’s attention as they go in and out of the shelter!
- we’re working with APS-FH’s Animal Care Team & Social Media Staff to photograph and film us throughout our days at the shelter! We hope that by sharing this “slice of life” style content on the shelter’s social media the right person will see it and be able to picture us in their lives, and make the decision to adopt!
Will this campaign of visibility help to make all of our adoption dreams come true? We sure hope so!
If you are interested in adopting, and would like to make an appointment for a meet and greet, please fill out and submit our Canine Adoption Application from our website: www.apsfh.com/adoption-program/canine-application
*contact APS-FH @ (360) 378-2158 to learn more about our weekly Low-Cost Spay & Neuter Clinic, and our TNR (Trap, Neuter, Return) Program ... See MoreSee Less
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