This is the last in the series about organizations that
offer help to the public that attended the National Night Out festivities at
Willis Tucker Park on August 6, 2019.
From time to time, you might have an issue with an animal
that is someone’s pet or someone’s livestock in your neighborhood. Snohomish County
Animal Services handles issues regarding animals such as cats, dogs and
livestock. Organizationally located within the Auditor’s Office, Animal
Services can help you with acquiring a pet license, pet complaints and found or
lost pets and livestock.
Its mission is “to promote and protect the health, safety
and welfare of animals and people in our community.”
Its website gives guidance about pet licenses, animal complaints,
barking dog complaints, lost and found pets and livestock and other animal
related subjects.
For more information about Animal Services go to,
Snohomish County Animal Services:
https://www.snohomishcountywa.gov/1940/Animal-Services
Animal Services concentrates its efforts on domesticated animals.
However, you may encounter wild animals such as bears, coyotes, deer, raccoons,
anywhere in Snohomish County. The
Washington Department
of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is the place to go for information about wild
animals, fishing, and hunting.
Its website offers a series of webpages that provide
information on “Living with Wildlife.” Subjects include nuisance wildlife,
injured or orphaned wildlife, dangerous wildlife, and feeding wildlife. You can
find this webpage at
https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/living
If you need to talk to someone from WDFW you can contact its
North Puget Sound region office in Mill Creek,
https://wdfw.wa.gov/places-to-go/weekender/north-puget-sound.
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife:
https://wdfw.wa.gov/
