Orcas Animal Protection Society

Lopez Island's Lopez Animal Protection Society (LAPS) is a nonprofit organization that offers animal adoption and rescue services.

In 1982, the Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor was established. It is a nonprofit, private organization dedicated to animal welfare. We are pleased to offer a range of services to the residents and animals of San Juan Island, including adoptions, low-income spay/neuter vouchers, and humane education for young people of all ages. We work to make animal companionship and protection accessible through our outreach, advocacy, and services. Except for a little percentage of the county dog license fees, the APS-FH is a private organization that receives no funding from local, state, or federal sources. Our mission is to create a compassionate community via the adoption of stray animals, humane education, the investigation of abuse, and community outreach and leadership.

We are a 501(c)3 non-profit animal rescue, and Cosmo was the very first animal we ever successfully rescued and adopted. Since then, we have rescued hundreds of dogs from high-kill shelters in various states that were on death row.

We assist cats and the people who adore them at the Cat's Meow. We offer free spay/neuter services for cats in our neighborhood, a free cat food and litter pantry, a unique cage-free adoption center where we house unwanted cats until they find loving homes, and an indoor/outdoor refuge for wild cats, among other services.

The Whatcom Humane Society holds that all animals should be given legal, moral, and ethical attention and protection since they are sentient beings with value that extends beyond economic considerations.