Lopez Animal Protection Society  (LAPS)

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Services Provided by LAPS 

 
A bit of history
LAPS Board of Directors
How you can help
Impound Kennel for stray dogs

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Lopez Animal Protection Society (LAPS) was originally founded by Lopez Island volunteers in 1985.  It became an IRS recognized 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization on Lopez Island in 2002.
The LAPS office is located in the Lopez Village by Village Cycles
                      PO Box 474
                      Lopez Island, WA 98261
                      (360) 298-WAGS (9247) (voicemail messages checked frequently)
                      Email:  info@lopezanimals.org
                      Website:  www.lopezanimals.org

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SERVICES PROVIDED BY LAPS
  • Reuniting lost pets with their owners
  • Providing care for abandoned or surrendered pets
  • Maintaining impound kennels for stray dogs
  • Offering cats and dogs for adoption
  • Offering financial assistance for spay or neuter procedures
  • Testing feral cats for Feline Leukemia and FIV 
  • Spaying or neutering ferals before returning them to their territory
  • Sponsoring low cost microchipping for dogs and cats
  • Lending equipment for animal transport or temporary confinement
  • Distributing excess donated pet food to the food bank
  • Maintaining two pet waste stations in the village
  • Collecting and processing San Juan County dog licenses for Lopez dogs.
LAPS Board of Directors
2020


​Jane Albrecht, President (468-2591)
Linda Zerbst, Vice-President (468-4544)
Elaine Mcdaniel, Recording Secretary (468-2789) 
Rick Gadd, Treasurer
​Stephanie Fowler, Director
​Mark Thompson-Klein, Director
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HOW YOU CAN HELP
If you would like to become a volunteer and spend some time with the cats or kittens we are fostering, please call Elaine, 468-2789, or send an email from the "Contact Us" page.  We could use your help, and we promise that it will be a memorable experience!
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LAPS IMPOUND KENNEL FOR DOGS
LAPS does not have a shelter for stray or abandoned animals, however, we do maintain a kennel for dogs.  If a person who has found a dog and is unable to contain him, the dog is transported to the "Impound Kennel" located behind the Fire Station on Fisherman Bay Road across from the library.  In this secure place, the dog is cared for by LAPS volunteers while the search for the owner continues.  We usually post the information on lopezrocks.org, on this website, and/or make "found dog" signs if the other methods are not successful.  This process usually is resolved within 24 hours but can last several days, especially if the owner is off-island and the caregiver cannot be found.  When the dog is released by a deputy, the owner is required to have a current license tag.  LAPS also asks for $15 per day for kennel care provided.
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