About Us

Support Animals in Need

At the heart of our work is always the pets we serve – both those who come through our shelter doors and into our care, as well as owned animals in our community. We commit to humanely supporting animals through our variety of shelter programs and comprehensive veterinary services – and rescuing, rehabilitating, and finding loving homes for as many animals as we can.

Nurture Our Staff & Volunteers

We commit to supporting, empowering, collaborating with, and equipping our team of staff and volunteers with a rewarding, diverse, and inclusive environment including open, timely, and transparent communication, competitive wages and benefits, access, and encouragement to attend continued training, as well as support and nourishment in a high-emotion field, and opportunities for career growth and cross-training.

Engage & Grow Our Partnerships

We are focused on proactively growing new and strengthening existing relationships with fellow animal welfare organizations, social services organizations, government partners, donors, representatives, tribal groups, and more. We understand this is crucial to ensure long-term sustainability and efficacy in our work to continue transforming animal welfare in our community.

Build a Stronger Safety Net for Pets & People

We strive to reduce unnecessary surrenders to the shelter, breakdown unnecessary barriers and provide life-changing solutions to people and pets in need. In 2023, we opened the Russ and Linda Young Veterinary Lifesaving Center, a much-needed veterinary center and community clinic that ensures that KHS is able to provide a full spectrum of innovative animal welfare programs and facilities. This thoughtfully developed and community clinic is designed to meet the needs of our community with nimble strategizing and cross-department and community collaboration. In addition, through the expansion of our Pet Food Pantry, animal control community support, partnerships with other area non-profits, and services such as our microchip and vaccination clinics, we’re working every day to improve the health and wellness of vulnerable pets in Kitsap County and surrounding areas.

Serve as Good Stewards of Our Financial Resources

As a fiscally responsible nonprofit organization entrusted with the community’s support and confidence to be good stewards of our various sources of revenue, KHS is committed to sustaining and building upon our financial stability by creating even more diverse revenue streams and expanding our donor base by growing relationships with current and prospective donors.