Holy meow! We’re full of felines and need your help! Wednesday, Nov. 9 – Sunday, Nov. 13, adult and senior cat (ages 1 and up) adoption fees are $25, and teen cat (6 months and up) adoption fees are $50! Adoptions are first-come, first-served.
WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 9 – Sunday, Nov. 13, KHS is open for adoptions 12 – 4 pm.
WHERE: Kitsap Humane Society, 9167 Dickey Road NW, Silverdale 98383
Please note: KHS will be closed on Friday, Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day.
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Shop Our 2023 Holiday Gift Guide! |
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The holidays are just around the corner! Make the pet lover in your life smile, and support pets and people in need at Kitsap Humane Society this holiday season! Your shopping will allow KHS to provide lifesaving programs and service for our community in need -- including animal sheltering and care, veterinary services, foster care, canine behavior training, free and low-cost community programs, and so much more. |
2023 KHS Calendars
It’s 12 months of cuteness! Order your copy of Kitsap Humane Society’s 2023 Calendar for just $20 each (shipping included). Remember your family and friends with this special gift this holiday season.
These make great stocking stuffers! Calendars start to ship after December 5.
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Make Your Pet the Star of Your Holiday Cards
Santa Paws is comin' to town! And you know what that means? Cute photos of your pet with Santa! This festive event costs $20 per family and includes pictures with Santa that will be emailed to participants digitally after the event.
Join us for one (or all!) of our holly jolly Santa Paws events:
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Sunday, Nov. 20 from 11 am - 3 pm at Olmsted Tree Farms (17526 Clear Creek Road NW, Poulsbo, WA 98370)
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Sunday, Nov. 27 from 11 am - 3 pm at Bay Hay & Feed (10355 NE Valley Rd, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110)
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Sunday, Dec. 11 from 11 am - 3 pm at West Hills Kia (515 W Hills Blvd, Bremerton, WA 98312)
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Show Off Your Love for Pets & KHS with Our Merch!
Looking for the coziest, cutest, and the most paw-some way to show the pet lover in your life that you care?
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Give a Gift that Gives Back
When you make a gift on their behalf, we will send them a holiday card (that can include a personalized message from you to them), a KHS sticker, and a couple of KHS alum-adopted trading cards, so they can see the impact that your gift can make on the animals in our care! Please be sure to include the name of the person you are making the gift in honor of as well as a personalized message so we can add it to the card!
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Shop Our Holiday Gift Auction!
Get a head start on holiday shopping for the pet lover in your life, or a treat for yourself during our Holiday Gift Auction! Funds raised go to support our lifesaving work. Check out our packages, bid to your heart's content, and know you're helping shelter pets in need. Together, we are putting compassion into action. Thank you for your support!
This year's beautiful spokes-pet is Jorgie! You, too, can bid to have your furr-ever friend be the spokes-pet for 2023! Our Holiday Auction runs from Thursday, Nov. 3 at 5 pm and ends at 7:30 pm on Sunday, Nov. 13.
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Keeping Your Pet Safe This Holiday Season |
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The holiday season has begun! Here are a few things to keep in mind when celebrating with your favorite people and pets:
- Avoid giving in to begging as table scraps can hurt your pet's tummy!
- Prepare your pet their own festive meal. Lots of pet food brands offer holiday-themed foods that won’t wreak havoc on their digestive tracts.
- Plan time for your pet to exercise before festivities to burn energy and avoid anxiety.
- Don’t leave the trash unattended. Discarded bones, plastic packaging, and more can seriously injure your pet. Make sure trash is stored in a secure location.
- Make sure your pets are licensed! Having their tags on their collars, microchips, and licensing increases your chances of being reunited with your pet if they manage to squeeze through the door during all the excitement!
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Construction Continues on Russ & Linda Young Veterinary Lifesaving Center |
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Please pardon our dust as we continue, and thank you for your continued support of this much-needed treatment facility.
If you've not yet seen or would like to witness two months of progress in just a few short seconds, please watch our September-October time-lapse!
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Monthly Cat Fix Days
This April we were pleased to announce the return of our Monthly Cat Fix Days for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic. Each month since it’s return we have worked to make more spots available so that we can better serve our community. In fact, this October, we were able to offer a surprise additional Cat Fix Day! With the construction of our Russ & Linda Young Veterinary Lifesaving Center, we look forward to expanding our Low-Cost Spay & Neuter services to our community.
Keep an eye out on our social media to see when appointments become available for our November Cat Fix Day.
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Event Successes
October was packed full of spectacular events here at KHS and in our community! From a photo contest, to Pints for Pets, to Subaru Loves Pets Month, Bissell Empty the Shelters Adoption Event, and various other community fundraisers, we had a wonderful time engaging with our community and raising funds for the pets in our care all month long! Not only did our Pet Photo Contest raise $2,042 but our community events also raised $1,115 and counting. Plus, your participation in our adoption events helped 327 pets get adopted this month! Wow! Your support means so much to us.Thank you for making what we do possible!
Check out the winners of our Howl-O-Ween Pet Photo Contest: Winnie, Domino, & Marty.
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Celebrating Volunteers, Fosters, and our Vet Techs & Support Staff
This month we had the pleasure of not only celebrating Veterinary Technician and Support Staff Appreciation Week but also celebrating our wonderful Volunteers and Fosters! From Oct. 24-31 we celebrated all of the dedicated and compassionate vet techs & support staff on our team. Without their hard work, we wouldn't be able to do what we do! On Saturday, Oct. 30 staff, volunteers, and fosters came together for a fur-bulous Halloween party where volunteers and fosters were recognized for their outstanding work and the time they have dedicated to pets in our care. Costumes were donned, awards were received, and smiles were all around!
We are truly so grateful for all of the people that make our pet lifesaving mission possible. Whether they are volunteers, fosters, or staff members, they make all the difference for the thousands of pets that we serve each year.
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Ways to Give This Holiday Season! |
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Donate from your paycheck!
Donating to Kitsap Humane Society is easy and convenient! Donate $2, $5, $10 or more per paycheck, or make a one-time contribution. Your donations help us Rescue, Rehabilitate and Rehome at-risk pets in Kitsap County. Military and federal employees can give through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) of Cascadia (CFC number #93746).
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Donate via One Call for All!
Bainbridge Island residents! You can support pets in need at KHS by participating in this year's One Call for All! Keep a lookout for the red envelope in the mail, or make your gift online to support shelter pets!
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Donate by shopping at Fred Meyer!
Did you know that you can donate to Kitsap Humane Society by simply grocery shopping at Fred Meyer? When you link your rewards card to Kitsap Humane Society through the Community Rewards program (organization #CW739), a portion of your purchase is donated to KHS! The more you shop, the more is donated to support the animals in our care!
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Donate via Amazon Smile!
Thinking about doing your holiday shopping on Amazon? If so, be sure to check out through Amazon Smile, choose Kitsap Humane Society as your charity of choice, and a portion of your purchase will be donated to animals in need!
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Adorable Adoptable
Meet Pauladine!
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Meet Pauladine! Pauladine is a sweet, senior lady who loves to find a high-up place to curl up and take a nap. She enjoys being brushed, and her beautiful fur reflects that! Because Pauladine prefers not to live with feline kind, she’ll do best in a home with no other cats. She can’t wait to have someone to cuddle with and shower her with affection! Does Pauladine sound like the lounge cat for you? Come meet her today!
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Volunteer Spotlight
Meet Our Award-Winners!
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2022 is coming to an end and boy has it been a busy year, so this month we celebrated the hard work of all of our amazing Volunteers and Fosters! Each volunteer brings incredible skills and talents to our team, making what we do possible. Within our volunteer crew, we have several volunteers that live and breathe the mission, dedicating hundreds of hours over the year helping with dog walking, doing laundry, socializing our cats, and assisting in our veterinary areas, just to name a few! The truth is all of our volunteers deserve the spotlight, as their effort, passion, and dedication are evident in all areas of our shelter! We are proud to introduce our 2022 award-winning volunteers!
Eager Beagles
Sally Miller, Wendy Baldur-Bradshaw, and the Thomas Family (Chris, Regina, and Vanya) have all contributed over 100 hours within 6 months or less of volunteering with KHS!
Pack Leaders
All of our Lead dog walkers are incredible, spending hours ensuring our dogs are getting quality time out of their kennel. Several of our Lead dog walkers dedicated over 300 hours in 2022 including Tina Chenevert, Molly Clark, Elizabeth Gale, Sandi Klein, Lisa Ottenbacher, and Gail Wilcox!
Caravan Crew
We have several dedicated Transfer volunteers that will help pick up animals at all hours of the day and night, and bring them back to KHS to start their new journey with us.These volunteers show true grit and determination by jumping in to help drive animals to and fro, even at 2am! A huge shout out to Pat Garrett, Ann Garrett, and Vickie Josal who have completed so many of our transfers!
Emerging Leader
Over the last year, we have been looking for ways to better support the development of volunteers and their skills, as they move forward in more leadership-focused volunteer roles. Thank you to our Lead Volunteers, Jennifer Heimerman, Lead Cattery volunteer, and Jennifer Parker, Claudia Sharpe, and Dan Bunch shifting into Lead Dog Walker roles!
Purrfect Pals
Feline enrichment is a vital part of keeping our cat population happy and the hours of socializing, reducing stress, and helping cats come out of their shell, sets them up for success in their new forever homes!
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The following volunteers have contributed over 200 hours in the Cattery: Eva Crim, Jeff Berger, George and Kay Luzik, Margaret Poshusta, and Monica Turnbull!
Jack (Russell-Terrier) of All Trades!
Alexa Meeks is one of the few volunteers that is trained to work with all KHS animals, assists with animal care duties in the cattery, works with higher-level dogs, and snuggles our rabbits and other small animals. And she does this all while being a high school student in running start! She truly is a jack of all trades here at KHS.
Vet Care All Stars
Volunteers help contribute so much to the success and the capacity of care our Vet Team can give by assisting in programs such as Low-Cost Spay/Neuter, lifesaving surgeries, and more! A huge shout out to Martha Mealy and Susan Oatis for their hours of support in Vet Services, along with Cheryl Boddy who has contributed over 500 hours so far in 2022!
It was an incredible honor being able to celebrate all volunteers, and recognize those that have truly gone above and beyond! Our programs would not be the same without you, and for that we are forever grateful!
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Staff Spotlight
Meet Bailie Fuchs!
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Tail wags and mews for this month’s staff spotlight, Bailie Fuchs! Nearly ready to celebrate her one-year anniversary with KHS in December, Bailie has become an invaluable member of our team in the ten months she’s been with us!
Bailie works as an Animal Care Technician alongside a team who does a ton of behind-the-scenes tasks at the shelter to make sure the animals are well cared for. She shares, “I have a list of duties to get done in my day such as cleaning out each enclosure for the animals and feeding the hungry babies. I often enjoy sneaking in a few cat rubs and dog pats as much as I can.The animals are truly the most rewarding part of the job and I'm always excited to clean out a kennel from a pet being adopted.”
Her favorite part? “When I first started, my favorite was the lovely cats and dogs I would meet. I enjoy helping to maintain a healthy environment for the animals and in return, being able to interact with the animals as my reward for the hard work. Now, I’ve noticed I love working with the many different pets at KHS, such as ferrets, ducks, and goats! They offer new learning experiences about animal care, and they frequently have boisterous personalities that make me laugh.”
Animal Care is tough but rewarding work! “This role isn't like the ones I've had in the past, so my mind was opened to the inner workings of the people who work behind the scenes in a shelter. Animal Care involves lots of hard work, physical labor, and multitasking to ensure all animals are maintained and loved. On top of that, there are many people working together to keep even just one of the many animals in good shape.
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There is so much attention and care that goes into my role and at the end of the day, we love the animals as our own and we are excited to see when they get adopted!”
Her manager shares, “Bailie has been a wonderful addition to the Animal Care team. As her supervisor, I have appreciated her help in getting our new members of the team trained. Bailie is also a self-starter and performs her role well because she cares about the animals.”
Bailie is yet another team member who’s taken her work home with her! “I adopted a wonderful pit bull mix back in April. We named him Boba, after Boba Fett from Star Wars. He has brought more life and funny moments into my home with his personality. He loves long naps while cuddling on the couch, peanut butter, and running in his front yard. He also lives with a little Chihuahua, so he's always being kept on his toes!”
We’re so glad you’re a part of the team, Bailie!
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Community Spotlight
Petfinder Foundation &
Animal Emergency & Speciality Center
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The Petfinder Foundation has been helping animal shelters and rescue groups since 2003. They work to keep homeless pets physically and mentally healthy so that they can find loving adoptive homes. Their support ensures food, medical care, and rescue support are provided. We are proud to be one of more than 10,000 adoption groups that receive their support. Thank you, Petfinder Foundation!
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AESC of Poulsbo has provided trusted pet emergency veterinary care since 1993, serving Kitsap County and the surrounding areas. They focus on the treatment of trauma, critical care, and complicated medical problems. This year, they expanded to a larger facility and were able to expand their services to our community. AESC has been a supporter of KHS for nearly 20 years, and was a Gold Paw Sponsor of this year's Animal Krackers event! Thank you to our compassionate, animal-loving friends at Animal Emergency & Specialty Center for your continued support!
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Puppuccino Pal Partner
Johnny Coffee
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We are pleased to introduce you to our November Puppuccino Pal Sponsor, Johnny Coffee! Johnny Coffee is a local, family-owned business that is new to Silverdale and whose goal is to “bring you a modern coffee shop with an old soul– simple food and drink in a beautiful space you can relax, create, or converse in.”
They believe that simple can be exceptional and that crafting coffee is a labor of love. The combination of their barista's passion and the use of high-quality ingredients creates unique and delicious products.
When asked why they chose to support the pets in need at Kitsap Humane Society through our Puppuccino Pal Sponsorship they said, “Growing up, our owners supported their local humane society by adopting old dogs and giving them a comfortable home and lots of love in their senior years. Kitsap Humane Society lives out its vision well, and we are proud to support giving every animal companion a home.”
Check out Johnny Coffee at 11199 Pacific Crest Place, Silverdale, WA, United States, Washington.
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Many Thanks to Our Grand Shelter Sponsor: |
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Kitsap Humane Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization; Tax ID: 91-0728353 |
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