Press Releases Archives - Humane Society of Skagit Valley (HSSV)

HSSV Receives Spay/Neuter Grant From the Washington Federation of Animal Care and Control Agencies

02/07/2024

The Humane Society of Skagit Valley (“HSSV”) has received a grant of $3000 from The Washington Federation of Animal Care and Control Agencies (“The Federation”). This funding will facilitate additional spay/neuter surgeries for shelter animals, pets of low-income community members, and feral or free-roaming cats at HSSV’s onsite Spay and Neuter Clinic. HSSV is pleased to partner with The Federation to provide these vital spay/neuter surgeries and improve the quality of life for animals and their guardians in Skagit County.…

The Rumor Mill is Milling

01/06/2023

News Update, Press Releases

There has been a rumor circulating that we are closing our doors and that the animals in our care will be euthanized if not adopted. There is no truth to this rumor. Apparently, Mount Vernon Animal Shelter, an east coast shelter located in New York, is closing its doors at the end of January. This has been picked up locally and confused with our shelter. Our shelter is the Humane Society of Skagit Valley and we are located in Burlington,…

Emergency Help

09/03/2022

News Update, Operation Puppy Love, Press Releases

Dear friends, our wonderful, dedicated and hardworking staff took in 115 dogs in need last night. They worked until well after midnight to care for them and get them all checked in. We are not at liberty to give details about this situation, so please don’t ask. We are just not able to share any information at this point, as much as we’d love to. However, we do want to say thank you so much to all the amazing and…

HSSV’s Response to Recent Government Updates

02/23/2022

News Update, Press Releases

Dear Friends, We are aware that Governor Inslee has issued statements regarding the lifting of mask mandates for Washington state. We would like to take a moment to update the community on our plans throughout this process. As you may or may not know, our shelter has been closed to the public for a few months now. We are currently operating by appointment only and taking care of as much business as possible via our walk-up window as well as…

Shelter Services Update — January 2022

01/11/2022

News Update, Press Releases

Details about the temporary closure of HSSV due to the spread of the Omicron variant and the resulting staff shortages. Message from Executive Director.

COVID Update – November 2020

11/18/2020

News Update, Press Releases

Update on the new restrictions put in place by Governor Inslee and what those restrictions mean for the Humane Society of Skagit Valley.

Mission Accomplished

10/31/2020

News Update, Press Releases

Mission Accomplished! We did it! We’re proud to have partnered with Greater Good Charities, Wings of Rescue, and many other wonderful organizations for Paws Across the Pacific – the largest pet rescue flight in history! Over 600 pet passengers flew from Hawaii to the Pacific Northwest to find loving homes. The Humane Society of Skagit Valley is proud to announce that we were able to bring in 60 cats and 13 dogs! Thank you to the wonderful staff and fantastic volunteers…

Breaking News: HSSV Participates in Record-Breaking Rescue Flight

10/22/2020

Press Releases

Humane Society of Skagit Valley partners with Greater Good Charities and Wings of Rescue to fly over 600 shelter dogs and cats from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland, making Paws Across the Pacific the largest pet rescue flight in history. More than 71 of the shelter pets from Paws Across the Pacific to arrive Humane Society of Skagit Valley while they wait to be adopted into new loving homes. “It’s so important to be able to offer our space and…

More Info Re: Community Safety and HSSV

03/18/2020

News Update, Press Releases

A message from the Executive Director: Hopefully by now you have read my previous statement regarding the need to close the shelter to the public for the foreseeable future. If you have not, or would like to refresh your memory, please find the posting here at this link. To further update you all on our plans during this time, I am adding a few more specific details in this post. Please read it through and help us share the word.…

Shelter Temporary Closure

03/16/2020

Press Releases

Community Safety is Important to Us at HSSV! A message from the Executive Director: I certainly hope all of you are safe and well. After much consideration and discussion with our Board President, I have come to the conclusion that our shelter will be closed to the public for the remainder of March. We have a plan for the safety of our staff and all involved, in line with the statement recently made by Governor Inslee, in which he greatly…