Please use our contact us page if you have questions or concerns that can’t be answered by the information below. We would be happy to direct you to the appropriate agency. Be sure to include your city or zip code for faster service.
General Information on animal control concerns and cruelty complaints:
What is Animal Cruelty?– Humane Society of the United States
Types of animal cruelty– American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Animal Cruelty Statistics– Humane Society of the United States
NIBERS User Manual– FBI National Incident-Based Reporting System
Washington State Rules and Regulations regarding animals:
Revised Code of Washington
Tacoma Municipal Code
How to report cruelty
National Link Coalition– Most comprehensive list of animal and people abuse resources.
Local Contacts:
If you are experiencing an emergency involving animals, please call 911
King County
Bothell—425.486.1254
Regional Animal Services of King County
Main Information Line — 206.296.7387
KCAS Service Area and Contact Numbers
(link includes both a list of areas serviced by KCAS and a list of phone numbers for those cities not in their service area)
Seattle Animal Control—206.386.PETS (7387)
Kitsap County
Kitsap Humane Society—360.692.6977 x7216 (911 for emergencies)
Pierce County
Buckley Police (Animal Control)—360.829.3157
Metro Animal Services (Bonney Lake, Edgewood, Puyallup and Sumner)—253.841.5595
Pierce County Animal Control (unincorporated)—253.798.7387 (also lists numbers for cities in Pierce County)
Tacoma Animal Care and Control—253.627.PETS (7387)
Skagit County
Skagit County—911 in an emergency, 360.428.3211 (dispatch office) for non-emergencies
Skagit County Sheriff’s Office—360.336.9450
Snohomish County
Brier Police—425.775.5452
Edmonds Animal Control—425.771.0205
Everett Animal Control—425.257.6000
Lynnwood Police (Animal Control)—425.744.6982
Mukilteo Police (Animal Control)—call 911 to dispatch an officer (office # to ask questions about animal control services—425.353.8222)
Snohomish County Animal Services—425.388.3440
Snohomish Police Department—call 911 to dispatch an officer (office # to ask questions about animal control services—360.568.0888)