Welcome to AHS!

We are looking for foster homes; can you help? Don’t disqualify yourself because you are afraid you might not fit into our typical “foster home” profile. Just as no two dogs are the same neither are the homes that foster them. Get in touch with us and let us work with you to see if we have that special dog that needs some short term loving from you!

Please fill out our Foster Home Application & we will contact you!

Click Here to open the Foster Home Application

The Alternative Humane Society of Whatcom County

The Alternative Humane Society is an all-volunteer, nonprofit animal welfare organization serving Whatcom County, WA. AHS has been helping animals and educating the public since 1977. 100% of the money we raise goes toward our programs. We have no shelter, office, or paid staff. Our programs include Canine Foster & Adoption, Spay & Neuter Assistance, and Community Cats Information and Referral.

Spay/Neuter Assistance

AHS will help pay to spay or neuter dog(s) and cat(s). We issue assistance vouchers to qualifying individuals based on state low-income guidelines. These vouchers are accepted at all Whatcom County vets and also at WeSNIP and NOAH. (Vouchers are only available to residents of Whatcom County and are intended to assist pets and pet guardians in the Bellingham area. Exceptions can sometimes be made for dogs being adopted to homes outside this area.)

Education

AHS Educational Programs are designed to encourage and enable responsible pet guardianship. Too many animals end up homeless because their guardians do not understand how to care for their pets.

Canine Foster/Adoption Program

AHS recruits and trains volunteers to work as volunteer foster homes and case managers to care for and find good homes for dogs in our care. AHS pays all necessary expenses for our foster animals.

Community Cats Programs

AHS does not have a Cat Foster and Adoption Program at this time (we do not take in cats.)

Because the majority of the calls AHS receives about cats concern stray and/or feral cats, AHS has refocused our volunteer energy and resources into the research and development of Community Cat Programs that will allow us to do more for ALL cats. We will continue to support other local cat foster/adoption programs in every way we can.