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An all-volunteer organization with no paid staff and no shelter building. It works to reduce local euthanasia rates, improve community education, and give abused and abandoned animals a second chance, largely by promoting local shelter animals through social media.

Adoption fee From $25
Hours All-volunteer organization with no physical facility; contact by phone or Facebook to arrange a visit.
Areas served Ketchikan and the surrounding Gateway Borough
Adopting

Fees, requirements & process

From $25

$25 for cats already spayed or neutered, $50 for cats altered by the shelter. (Dog fees differ: $50 pre-altered, $150 altered by the shelter.)

How it works

The society promotes cats and dogs housed at the local shelter rather than running its own adoptions. Contact them at 907-821-0274 or ktnhumanesociety@yahoo.com to be pointed to the right animal.

Location

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The area

Ketchikan Gateway Borough at a glance

Population 13,768
Housing units 6,698
Est. households with a cat 1,840

Estimated by applying the AVMA's 2024 national cat-ownership rate (32.1% of households) to the county's real household count from the Census Bureau — a national rate applied locally, not a local survey. Population and housing figures are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Do you have a shelter I can visit?

No. The Ketchikan Humane Society is all-volunteer with no paid staff and no building. It promotes cats and dogs housed at the local shelter rather than housing them itself.

So where are the cats?

At the borough-run Pat Wise Animal Shelter on Stedman Street. Contact the Humane Society at 907-821-0274 and they can point you to the right animal.

I want to report animal abuse. Can you act on it?

No. The society has no enforcement authority. Reports should go to local police or the borough Animal Protection department.

Get involved

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Surrendering a cat

The society has no enforcement authority and no facility. Reports of abuse should go to local police or borough Animal Protection, and surrenders go through the Pat Wise Animal Shelter.

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