Who are we?

• Animal Services promotes responsible pet ownership for the health and safety of people and animals;

• Enforces animal-related laws;

• Reduces pet overpopulation though education and spay/neuter programs;

• Alleviates animal suffering through proper medical care and humane euthanasia;

• Provides temporary shelter for strays and owner-released animals; and

• Provides opportunities for adoption of these animals.

What do we do?

• Adoption service for unclaimed or unwanted pets;

• 24-hour Lost Pet Hotline, (360) 352-2510, option 4;

• Animal welfare checks, including investigation of animal cruelty/neglect;

• Stray or lost pet pick-up;

• Emergency pet pick-up and stabilization;

• Pet licensing and identification;

• Inspection, monitoring and complaint resolution in area pet stores;

• Shelter, care and medical attention for all species of small, domestic homeless animals and some wildlife;

• Quarantine of animals that have bitten a person;

• Humane euthanasia of unwanted, injured, terminally ill, or elderly pets;

• Loan of humane traps for small animals causing problems;

• Responsible-owner education for schools, youth groups, community groups, and other forums to promote concepts of responsible pet care;

• Volunteer program which provides volunteer opportunities within the shelter and around the community.

When and how to reach us

The shelter is open Monday through Friday, from 9:30 to 4:30, and on Saturday from 9:30 to 4:00. The shelter is closed on state holidays and holiday weekends. We stop adoptions 1/2 hour prior to closing.

Our phone number is (360)352-2510.

If you are bringing an animal to the shelter, please drive around the east end of our building to the door marked "Receiving."

• If it is during business hours, enter the Receiving Lobby and a staff member will help you.

• If it is after business hours, please leave the pet in one of the marked After-Hours Receiving Kennels.  Remember to complete an Animal Release form, so we know why the animal is being left, and can contact you if we need more information.  Please consider leaving a donation to help pay for the care of the animal.

The shelter is located at 3120 Martin Way E, Olympia, 1/2 mile west of Lilly Rd.

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