Kitsap Humane Society

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 2024, khs rescued 4,171 animals and found homes for 4,138 of those pets. Caring for stray animals in the shelter is part of khs's responsibility under its animal control contracts.

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 livestock. Animal rescue and enforcement officers investigated 4,520 citizen complaints in 2024.