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Help the animals!

Donations may be mailed to or dropped off at
Animal Services, 3120 Martin Way, Olympia, WA  98506
Call (360) 352-2510 if you need more information.

There are many ways to help the animals at our shelter, such as donating much-needed money or items for their care, including us in your financial planning, volunteering at the shelter, spreading the word about our terrific adoption services, and promoting the importance of spaying/neutering pets (we offer free spay/neuter).

Donation Information

Donating is easy. We accept cash, checks, debit cards, Visa and Mastercard. You can call us with your credit card information, mail us a check payable to Animal Services or visit the shelter and make your donation in person! We would love to meet you...and so would the animals!

Donations can be made in honor of or in memory of a friend, co-worker, pet or family member. We will send a card to you and your designee, acknowledging your special gift.

You can select one of the following funds, or allow the shelter to use your donation in the area most needed. Donations are tax deductible (see the lower left corner of this page).

Donations can also be made through the WA State Combined Fund Drive, #0456521

Tucker's Fund

This fund is for emergency vet care and goes to help animals like Tucker, who was found with an injured leg and brought to the shelter. His leg was so damaged and infected that it had to be amputated. Tucker quickly recovered from his surgery and acted like a new pup, running and jumping around on his 3 legs.

A family met and fell in love with Tucker and took him home to join their household. Without donations to this fund, happy endings like Tucker’s would not be possible.
 

Pets for Seniors Program

A pet is sometimes the only companion our community’s elders have, and the health and psychological benefits of having a pet are well-documented. This program pays the adoption fee for qualifying seniors, allowing them to use the money they saved to help pay for the initial items necessary for keeping a pet. It's a win-win for the adopter and the pet!

Discounted Adoption Promotions

Sometimes, we are critically full of pets waiting for new homes. Rather than euthanize healthy, adoptable animals, we discount the adoption of adult pets to give people even more of an incentive to adopt. We also participate in national Adoption Events, promoting the placement of shelter animals. We are only able to offer reduced-fee adoptions when we have donated funding available, so your donation makes a big difference.

General Animal Care

Animals have a variety of needs--and we don't always have the solution on hand. We find ourselves purchasing meat baby food for orphaned pets and wildlife, supplements, special foods for digestive problems, housing for reptiles and other critters, Kongs and other toys to occupy the pets' time with us... the list goes on and on. Money and gift cards to pet stores, home improvement and big box stores can help us with these needs.

Planned Giving

Not everyone has the money to tuck into a donation jar or to purchase bags of dog or cat food for donation.  But anyone, regardless of income, can plan a gift that provides a significant resource for animals. 

Planned gifts provide creative and flexible strategies for your charitable and estate planning.  Some planned gifts provide you with income.  Many of them can reduce your taxes.  And the greatest benefit is supporting the work at Animal Services. 

Although Animal Services receives operating funds from the communities we serve – Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater and Thurston County - we depend on donations and planned gifts to supplement those funds and, in some cases, to keep programs running. 

We have the good fortune of living and working in a community that cares about animals and whose community members have always been willing to help, even in an economy that spares little for sharing. 

Here are some ideas for developing a planned gift to fit with your income and estate needs.  Financial advisors, insurance agents, CPAs or attorneys can help you develop your plan.