Kitsap Humane Society

PROVIDING POSITIVE LIFE CHANGING SOLUTIONS TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS IN NEED.

ANIMAL RESCUE & ENFORCEMENT:ACTED AS THE ANIMAL CONTROL & IMPOUNDING AUTHORITY FOR KITSAP COUNTY & ALL INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES IN KITSAP COUNTY. THIS AGENCY ENFORCED LAWS AND REGULATIONS REGARDING THE CARE, TREATMENT, CONTROL, IMPOUNDING OF PETS AND LIVESTOCKS. ANIMAL RESCUE AND ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS INVESTIGATED 2,932 CITIZEN COMPLAINTS IN 2021.

ANIMAL SHELTER:THE KITSAP HUMANE SOCIETY ANIMAL SHELTER'S MISSION IS "RESCUE, REHABILITATE, REHOME." RESCUE REFERS TO TAKING IN STRAY, ABANDONED AND SURRENDERED PETS AND PROVIDING FOOD, BOARD AND CARE FOR THOSE ANIMALS WHILE AT THE SHELTER. REHABILITATION REFERS TO MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL REHABILITATION, REHOME REFERS TO REUNITED STRAY ANIMALS WITH THEIR OWNERS, ADOPTING OUT ANIMALS LEFT AT THE SHELTER OR SENDING ANIMALS OUT TO OTHER RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2021, KHS RESCUED 4,094 ANIMALS, TRANSFERRED IN 1,103 AT RISK ANIMALS, AND FOUND HOMES FOR 3,869 OF THOSE PETS. CARING FOR STRAY ANIMALS IN THE SHELTER IS PART OF KHS'S RESPONSIBILITY UNDER ITS ANIMAL CONTROL CONTRACTS.

VETERINARY SERVICES:THE KHS SHELTER MEDICINE/VETERRINARY SERVICES PROVIDED MEDICAL EVALUATIN, VACCINATIONS, CARE AND NECESSARY TREATMENT TO ANIMALS BROUGHT TO THE KITSAP HUMANE SOCIETY ANIMAL SHELTER. THE VETERINARY SERVICES ALSO PERFORMED SPAY/NEUTER SURGERY ON 5,119 ANIMALS. OF THIS TOTAL 2,844 OF SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES, WERE NON-SHELTER ANIMALS FROM FAMILES WHO MET LOW-INCOME GUIDELINES SET BY THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. VETERINARY CARE FOR STRAY ANIMALS IS PART OF KHS'S RESPONSIBILITY UNDER ITS ANIMAL CONTROL CONTRACTS.

KHS, AS AN ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION, EXISTS TO PROTECT ANIMALS AND PROMOTE THEIR HUMANE AND RESPONSIBLE TREATMENT. FOUNDED IN 1908, AND LOCATED IN SILVERDALE, WA, KHS FILLS A UNIQUE ROLE IN OUR REGION AS THE PRINCIPAL ANIMAL SHELTER AND SAFETY NET ORGANIZATION FOR LOST AND HOMELESS ANIMALS IN KITSAP COUNTY AND NEIGHBORING COUNTIES. OUR PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO ADVANCE ANIMAL WELFARE THROUGH COMPASSIONATE, INDIVIDUALIZED, LIFESAVING VETERINARY CARE AND SHELTERING TO RESCUE, REHABILITATE AND REHOME THOUSANDS OF HOMELESS ANIMALS EVERY YEAR. FOR SIX YEARS STRAIGHT, SINCE 2015, KHS HAS ACHIEVED A 96% OR BETTER LIFESAVING RATE--ONE OF THE HIGHEST IN THE NATION. THIS PUTS KHS IN THE TOP-TIER OF LARGE, OPEN-ADMISSION ANIMAL SHELTERS IN THE U.S., EXCEEDING THE 90% SAVE RATE THAT IS THE "GOLD-STANDARD" NATIONALLY IN THE FIELD. (UNAUDITED) OUR COMPREHENSIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE, BEHAVIOR REHABILITATION, AND FOSTER CARE PROGRAMS FOLLOW BEST PRACTICES IN THE FIELD AND ARE EXAMPLES OF THE SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS THAT ENABLE KHS TO RESCUE AND SAVE THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS EACH YEAR. IT IS WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR COMPASSIONATE AND GENEROUS COMMUNITYADOPTERS, DONORS, VOLUNTEERS, AND OTHERSTHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE THIS LEVEL OF SUCCESS. KHS'S MISSION GOES WELL BEYOND SAVING ANIMALS. OVER 30,000 PEOPLE COME TO KHS EACH YEAR, MOST LOOKING TO ADOPT, INCLUDING FINANCIALLY AT-RISK FAMILIES SEEKING REDUCED-COST VETERINARY SERVICES AND PET FOOD SUPPLIES. WE ACTIVELY ENGAGE HUNDREDS OF CITIZENS IN MEANINGFUL VOLUNTEER WORK. WE IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY RESIDENTS BY CONNECTING THEM WITH ANIMALS, PROVIDING THE DOCUMENTED BENEFITS OF PET OWNERSHIP, SUCH AS DECREASED STRESS, IMPROVED HEART HEALTH, DEVELOPMENT OF EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL SKILLS FOR CHILDREN, AND LESS LONELINESS AND ANXIETY. OUR REDUCED FEE SERVICES AND PET FOOD PANTRY PROVIDE CONSIDERABLE SUPPORT TO LOW-COME HOUSEHOLDS, HELPING THEM KEEP THEIR PETS, RATHER THAN SURRENDER THEM DUE TO LACK OF FUNDSTHE KIND OF SAFETY NET THAT HELPS PEOPLE KEEP AND RESPONSIBLY CARE FOR THEIR ANIMALS. CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR A NEW FACILITYOVER THE LAST DECADE, KITSAP HUMANE SOCIETY HAS TRANSFORMED OUR CAMPUS AND ANIMAL WELFARE IN KITSAP COUNTY. BUT OUR VETERINARY FACILITIES ARE OUTDATED, OVERCROWDED, AND INADEQUATE. EVERY PET THAT COMES TO KHS REQUIRES INDIVIDUALIZED CARE AND ATTENTION, BUT OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THE PERCENTAGE OF PETS ADMITTED TO THE SHELTER REQUIRING CRITICAL MEDICAL TREATMENT HAS GROWN FROM 33% TO 50%.IN ADDITION, KHS RECOGNIZES THAT TOO OFTEN, PET OWNERS WHO ARE LOW-INCOME IN OUR COMMUNITY CANNOT AFFORD THE URGENT VETERINARY CARE THEY NEED AND WANT FOR THEIR PETS. LACKING RESOURCES OR ASSISTANCE, FAMILIES OFTEN FACE THE PAINFUL CHOICE OF HAVING THEIR PET GO UNTREATED OR HAVING TO SURRENDER THEIR PET TO KHS.BUT WE KNOW THERE'S A BETTER WAY. MORE THAN EVER, IT'S TIME TO PROVIDE OUR COMMUNITY'S PETS IN NEED WITH A VETERINARY FACILITY THAT MATCHES THE EXCELLENCE OF OUR WORK AND SUSTAINS OUR HIGH LIFESAVING RATE. AND IT IS TIME FOR KITSAP HUMANE SOCIETY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN DEVELOPING A STRONGER SAFETY NET IN OUR COMMUNITY TO KEEP PEOPLE AND PETS TOGETHER WHENEVER POSSIBLE. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RUSS & LINDA YOUNG VETERINARY LIFESAVING CENTER, INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNITY CLINIC IS THE NEXT CRUCIAL STEP KHS CAN TAKE TO PROVIDE A FULL SPECTRUM OF INNOVATIVE ANIMAL WELFARE PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES. WITH THE EXPANDED, BETTER-EQUIPPED 6,000 SQUARE FOOT ROSS AND LINDA YOUNG VETERINARY LIFE CENTER WE'LL HAVE TRIPLE THE SPACE TO SAVE EVEN MORE LIVES, ACCEPT MORE MEDICALLY AT-RISK PATIENTS FROM OTHER SHELTERS AND IMPROVE ANIMAL HEALTH THROUGHOUT OUR SHELTER AND COMMUNITY. KHS WILL BREAK GROUND IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022 AND COMPLETE THE PROJECT BY YEAR END 2023.