The Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County

11/08/2025

This stunning girl is ready for her new home!

Kauai is adoptable and ready to be the center of attention! Stop by the shelter to meet her or click the link in our bio to learn more✨

11/07/2025

You can help keep local pets in their homes and fed by donating a bag of pet food today.

Due to the increased demand in October (serving twice as many visitors as the previous month), we only have the resources to support one more month of Pet Food & Supply Pantry visits. With over 115,000 Pierce County residents losing SNAP benefits, we want to be able to continue to support our community members with this crucial resource that keeps families together.

Biggest needs:
🐾Dry dog food
🐾Dry cat food
🐾Wet cat food

Thank you for your support in feeding community pets.

🔗Click the link to view our donation wishlist:
https://www.thehumanesociety.org/ways-to-give/donate-items/ -donated-food-items

11/06/2025

FOX 13 Seattle's Pet of the Week is the gentlest soul, and the footage of him in a foster home says it all. Roll the tape!

Meet our adoptable pet of the week, Gentle Jack, from the Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County.

11/06/2025

The polls are closed and the votes have been counted, Tacoma's first pet mayor is Nacho the cat!😺🐾

Nacho will be a resilient Mayor for all pet kind in Tacoma. He knows what it's like to overcome hardship and prove people wrong. Nacho was rescued through a trap-neuter-release program, but because of his injuries, he wasn’t able to be released back outside. He had a broken tail that needed to be amputated and a spinal injury that made his future uncertain.

But six years later, Nacho has proven to be a true fighter. After physical therapy and lots of patience, he’s able to run, jump, and live life to the fullest with his orange sister, Cheddar.

Thanks to this year's mayoral candidates, we raised $14,335 for our spay & neuter program.

Everyone please give a warm welcome to your new pet mayor, Nacho!

11/05/2025

It’s twilight season and Roger is ready to play ball⚾️🌲

This handsome pup is available for adoption. Come by the shelter to meet him!

11/04/2025

What time is it? Time to recap last week's adoptions!🐾💚

We saw 120 shelter pets leave our doors last week and we can't be happier.

Here's the breakdown:
🐶31 dogs
😺87 cats
🐇3 critters

Some of the furry friends who found homes last week were Elliott, Fondu, Voorhees, and Antony!

Congratulations to everyone who welcomed a shelter pet into their home and thank you for adopting for the Tacoma Humane Society

11/02/2025

It's National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week!

We want to take this time to thank our amazing staff members that make our mission possible.

Their dedication helps connect families with their new pet, manage our community support programs, provide direct care to every pet in the shelter, support all of our volunteers and fosters, assist community members with lost and found pets, and so much more!

If you'd like to share a message of support or thanks to our team, please drop it in the comments below ⬇️

Animal welfare can be difficult and emotional work and as an open admission shelter, our team sees a wide range of situations: from cruelty case investigations to lost pets reunited with families years later. It's their strength and determination that allows their impact to be felt far beyond the walls of the shelter, into the homes and hearts of our area.

We are so grateful for our staff and the work they do every day for the pets and our community 💚 Without their compassion and expertise, we couldn't help thousands of pets and the people who love them every year.

11/01/2025

Check out what's happening with Tacoma Humane...

We have some fun stuff planned for you this November!
Including...
🐇Read to a Rabbit at 3 libraries
💚Pop-up Adoptions
👀A holiday benefit concert! (more details to come)

Check out our events page on our website for more information.

11/01/2025

We wish the happiest of tails to Solomon!💚🐾
Congrats to Solomon and his new family

10/31/2025

🎃 🍬 🍂 Happy Halloween 🍂🍬🎃

Some of our shelter pups wanted to show off their costumes!

Semper Fi dressed up as a Sea Turtle 🐢
Spooky wanted to be a bat 🦇
Kauai kept it classy with a ghostly bandana 👻
Bruin decided on a golden dragon costume 🐉

We hope you all get plenty of treats for all the tricks you do! Have a safe and spooky Halloween 🧡 🖤 💜

View our adoptable dogs on our website: thehumanesociety.org/adoptable-pet-category/dogs/

10/31/2025

Our work for animal welfare doesn't stop when people and pets walk out our doors.

The Pet Food & Supply Pantry is a program where we offer free food and supplies to pet owners. This keeps pets fed, relieves stress for pet owners, and allows for pet ownership to be accessible. Meaning pets stay with the people who love them.

In September alone we gave our 15,716 lbs. of food to our community. We are anticipating this number will grow come November with 900,000 Washingtonians at risk of not receiving SNAP benefits.

If you're feeling generous, we are always accepting donations to help fill our pantry. Check out our website for more info: https://www.thehumanesociety.org/services-resources/pet-food-pantry/

10/31/2025

Meet Shirley and Laverne, two adoptable guinea pigs and budding starlets!

Big thank you to for inviting us in to showcase these critters.

Interested in Shirley and Laverne? Check out their profiles on our website to learn more✨