December 30, 2025
Joint Animal Services (JAS) will implement updates to adoption and service fees beginning February 1, 2026.
Our current fee structure was last updated in 2018. Since that time, the cost of veterinary care, medical supplies, staffing, and daily animal ...
November 10, 2025
In honor of Veterans Day, Joint Animal Services will be closed on Monday, November 11.
Animal Control Officers will remain available for emergency calls involving injured, aggressive, or stray animals that pose a public safety concern.
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September 11, 2024
When the Unthinkable Happens “Petco Love Lost” Database Uses Breakthrough Image Recognition Technology to Find Missing Cats and Dogs in Thurston County, WA.
Joint Animal Services is proudly joining forces with Petco Love, a national non-profit ...
April 26, 2024
Joint Animal Services Partners with BISSELL Pet Foundation to Reduce Adoption Fees to $25 on May 3rd and 4th
Joint Animal Services joins 410+ shelters nationwide participating in “Empty the Shelters” reduced-fee adoption event
BISSELL Pet ...
January 2, 2024
From Tuesday, January 8th to Wednesday, January 31st, the Animal Services lobby may be closed to walk-ins from the public due to the construction and replacement of the dog adoption kennels. However, we are open by appointment. Staff will be available by ...
August 22, 2023
We have received calls from multiple people letting us know that within the past hour, they received a call from scammers pretending to be one of our Officers stating they found an injured animal and took in to "our" vet and need $$$ to pay for ...
July 20, 2023
Joint Animal Services is part of 280+ shelters participating in Empty the Shelters – Fall National Event
BISSELL Pet Foundation is hosting its “Empty the Shelters” adoption event July 21 - 22, 2023, an effort that has helped 117,615 pets find ...
June 26, 2023
Joint Animal Services is partnering with Best Friends Animal Society to offer REDUCED Adoption Fees June 30-July 2
Olympia, WA (June 26, 2023) – Joint Animal Services is partnering with Best Friends Animal Society, a leading animal welfare ...
April 4, 2023
Thank you for your continued patience as we work through a major plumbing repair. This repair was crucial to the continued operations and care of the animals at the shelter.
Our new flooring went in today (April 4,) but they can't reinstall the ...
March 27, 2023
Thank you for your continued patience as we work through a major plumbing repair. This repair was crucial to the continued operations and care of the animals at the shelter.
We anticipate returning to full services on Wednesday, March 29th. However, ...