Thank you to everyone who volunteered, donated, or otherwise participated in making this event possible.  (Click here for a complete list of donors.)  And thank you to everyone who came and enjoyed the Fair! 

View photos of the Dog Care Fair here!

You can also visit our Flickr page.

The Alternative Humane Society (AHS) practices a no kill philosophy. Our goal is to help Whatcom County become a community where no healthy animals are euthanized. AHS is an all volunteer, non-profit animal welfare organization dedicated to improving the lives of dogs and cats and helping pets stay in loving homes. We work to prevent unwanted dog and cat births through spay/neuter assistance, to cultivate respect and awareness for the needs of animals through education, and to advocate for the humane treatment of cats and dogs in all areas of life.  With humane education at their core, our programs include Spay/Neuter Assistance, Dog Foster and Adoption, and Community Cats Information and Referral.
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For more information about AHS's history, click here.

12-4pm at:

Ruff Day Doggie Daycare *

2123 Lincoln StBellingham, WA 98225* Ruff Day Doggie Daycare is located
2 blocks north of the Paper Zone
on Lincoln Street

Next Adopt-a-thon:
September 14

AHS will issue vouchers on the
3rd Saturday of each month
at the following Haggen's
stores during the
Good Neighbor
Vet* clinics.

Fairhaven Haggen - 9am-10am
Sehome Haggen - 11am-12 noon
Barkley Haggen - 1pm-2pm
Meridian Haggen - 3pm-4pm
Ferndale Haggen - 5pm-6pm

*For more information about
Good Neighbor Vet,
please visit their website.

You can also get vouchers
by calling 671-7445
and at all AHS events

Support Our Supporters

Special thanks to the
Country Store on Meridian,
& Petco on Bakerview
for donating dog food for our foster dogs.

Wild Whiskers
for cat enclosures

Ruff Day Doggie Daycare
for dog daycare

Canyon Creek Farms
for horse and dog boarding
360-733-5041

City Dogs Grooming
for dog grooming

Harmony Matters
to be clutter free

The Placid Pet
for pet sitting and dog walking

Karen For Your Cats
for cat sitting

Barb Kennedy
Whatcom Dog Rehabilitation
Behavioral Consulting
360-739-8502

We have no shelter, we have no office, and we have no paid staff. 100% of the money we raise goes into our programs. Since 1977, AHS volunteers have been working out of our homes to help Whatcom County animals and their guardians. This year, we celebrated our 30th birthday!Join our mailing list to ask or tell us how you can help.

If you have spam software that requires authentication, you must allow all e-mails from the person who responds to our e-mails: jesse@jesselarsen.com. We do not respond to e-mails asking us to "authenticate" our e-mail address.

The Bellingham Humane Society grew to become the Alternative Humane Society, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, registered with the State of Washington. We are an all volunteer organization that provides spay/neuter assistance and operates a canine foster home/adoption program.What makes our organization unique is our commitment to the animals. That means that when we are able to take a homeless animal into our program, we feed that animal, shelter it, pay for the vet bills, the shots, and any illness that may develop until we find that animal a home, whether it takes three days or three years. That's a big commitment. We receive no government funding and are supported solely by donations from the public and business, and sporadic grants. Your support and/or donations help us continue our work.

With your help we will continue to help spay and neuter more dogs and cats and give more animals a much deserved second chance!

Copyright© 2008 Alternative Humane Society of Whatcom County