Under Construction: Building Tomorrow’s Adoption Hub
Sometimes the most unexpected challenges become the biggest opportunities. That’s exactly what happened at the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County in June, when…
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Prepared for Anything: Keeping Families Whole in a Crisis
September is National Preparedness Month and living in the shadow of a volcano and through summer wildfire season makes us no strangers to natural disasters. …
New Five-Year Contract with Pierce County Reflects Shared Commitment to Animal Welfare
Pierce County Executive Ryan Mello visits the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County and spends time with Willow, a Labrador retriever mix, in July…
Foster Fest
The Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County is excited to host Foster Fest on Monday, August 11 as part of our Foster50 campaign.…
Foster50
The power of fostering extends far beyond providing temporary care – it’s a life-changing intervention that makes a world of difference for shelter pets. According…
Lost Pet Prevention Month: Finders, Helpers, Heroes
The days and weeks leading up to and following the Fourth of July are when the highest number of pets go missing each year. Fireworks,…
Kennel Renovation Project Complete
We’re excited to share the completion of a significant infrastructure improvement project at the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County. Thanks to the support…
2025 Mural Muse Unveiled!
Celebrating Community, Creativity, and Compassion: Our New Mural is Complete! Our new mural, featuring the winners of our Mural Muse Photo Contest, is now complete—and…
Update: 32 Small Dog Rescue
Just last week, 32 maltipoo mixes arrived at our shelter after being removed from an overcrowded situation by local Animal Control. We reached out to…
Staff Spotlight: Rachel Monczynski
Meet Rachel Monczynski! As one of the shelter’s Foster Care Leads, Rachel has spent the last 7 months helping find foster homes for pets that…
Bobs from Skechers & Shelter Impact
A Scholarship with Purpose BOBS from Skechers announced Tacoma resident Sofia Santana as one of two winners of their second annual Paws for a Cause…
Flooded but Unshaken: How We’re Powering Through for the Animals
The animals? Totally fine. Our pipes? Totally dramatic! This certainly wasn’t how we planned to spend our weekend. Our focus is, and always has been,…
Update: 59 Rescued Pets
In December, we told you about 59 pets who were brought to our shelter after being removed from an unsafe living environment. Thanks to you,…
Our Mobile Veterinary Unit Is Here!
We are thrilled to announce the arrival of our brand-new mobile veterinary unit! Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, this 26-foot state-of-the-art veterinary…
Caring for Tacoma’s Pets, Together: A Continued Partnership
The Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County’s new contract with the City of Tacoma takes effect on April 1, 2025. This five-year agreement reinforces…
How Appointment-Based Intake Helps Lost Pets and Our Community
In December 2022, we implemented an appointment-based intake system for found pets following a pneumovirus outbreak in our shelter. Since then, we’ve seen incredible benefits—not…
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