Animal Control and Cruelty Resources

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:

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)