Found Pets in our Care (2024)

Verification and Redemption of Pets

If you think an animal in our care listed below is your pet, you may visit the shelter during regular hours - Noon-6:00 pm daily. Appointments are preferred. Please make an appointment by contacting our team at[emailprotected] or360.213.2621. Please see our regular business hours for holiday hours or closures.

Redemption Information and Fees

• Redemption Process

  Our staff will accompany pet owners into our lost/stray pet area for in-person identification.If a pet is identified by the owner, we require additional verification of ownership to help ensure we are safely reuniting a pet with its family. The most common form of verification is microchip registration. If microchip registration is unavailable, additional forms of verification may be provided.

  • County license information registered to the pet
  • One or more recent photos (preferably from multiple angles or including unique markings) to help identify the pet
  • Vet records of the pet

  If the above methods of verification are unavailable, our team can provide additional support to assist with other methods of verification.If you have any questions, contact our team in advance at the information above or in person when reclaiming your pet.

  Once ownership has been verified, the person reclaiming the pet will need to provide a valid identification (photo ID preferred) and pay any applicable redemption and licensing fees.

• Redemption Fees

  Fees are charged upon redemption according to the location where the animal was found. All fees are set by municipal code to help cover the cost of impounding stray animals. All animals received as lost/stray will incur impoundment and boarding fees. Transportation, medical and licensing fees may also apply.

  HSSW is not able to waive or adjust fees without authorization from the Manager of Clark County Animal Protection & Control.

  Vancouver, Battle Ground, Ridgefield, and La Center

  Impoundment (in a 12-month period):
  1st impoundment - $25
  2nd impoundment - $50
  3rd or more impoundments - $100

  Boarding Fees:
  Charged daily until redemption, including the day the animal arrives
  $25/day - dogs, cats, small mammals

  Medical Fees:
  Charged when an animal requires immediate medical care during the stray holding period
  $50 (or actual costs incurred)

  Clark County

  Impoundment (in a 12-month period):
  1st impoundment - $40
  2nd impoundment - $65
  3rd or more impoundments - $115

  Boarding Fees:
  Charged daily until redemption, including the day the animal arrives
  $25/day - dogs, cats, small mammals
  $50/day - livestock

  Transportation Fees:
  Per animal, charged when the animal was brought to HSSW by a Clark County Animal Protection and Control Officer
  $50/day - dogs, cats, small mammals
  $50/day - livestock

  City of Camas

  Cats - Clark County impoundment fees apply
  Dogs - See Below

  Impoundment (in a 12 month period):
  1st impoundment - $40
  2nd or more impoundments - $55

  Boarding Fees:
  Charged daily until redemption
  $20/day

  Quarantine Boarding Fees
  $10/day
  *License fees must be paid via the City of Camas

  City of Washougal

  Cats - Clark County impoundment fees apply
  Dogs - See Below

  Impoundment (in a 12 month period):
  1st impoundment - $25
  2nd impoundment - $75
  3rd or more impoundments - $150

  Boarding Fees:
  Charged daily until redemption
  $25/day

  Quarantine Boarding Fees:
  $10/day
  *License fees must be paid via the City of Washougal

• Pet Licenses

  In Clark County and its inclusive cities, it is required by law that owned cats and dogs are licensed.

  As a licensing agent for Clark County, our staff is required to issue a license to any unlicensed animal being redeemed at our shelter. Licensing fees apply and include a nominal agent fee. Learn more about licensing at Clark County's Pet Licensing page or call 564.394.2489.

Found Animals in Our Care

The animals listed below were found in our community - they are not available for adoption. We do not accept requests for adoption holds, rescue placement, offer adoption wait lists, or provide additional information about adoptable status for any animal listed below.

Additional Lost Pet Listings

Don't see your pet here? You can view a listing of pets reported to HSSW as "found" and not currently in our care. Click Here

You can also view lost pets at other local shelters at the links below.

Humane Society of Cowlitz County
West Columbia Gorge Humane Society