08/25/2026
Public Notice:
Effective September 1st, 2026 the Milton Police Department will be providing animal control services for the city and we will no longer be contracting with Metro Animal Services. We thank them for their partnership over the years.
Important things to know;
1) If you are surrendering an animal, picked up a stray, or otherwise have an animal that needs dropping off, the contracted shelter is the Tacoma Humane Society located at: 2608 Center St, Tacoma, WA 98409. Their website is https://www.thehumanesociety.org/ and their phone number is (253) 383-2733.
2) If you have an emergency call, a loose animal call, nuisance concerns, criminal complaints, animal bites, or other concerns needing an animal control officer, please call either 911 or the non-emergency line at 253-287-4455.
3) Pet licenses can be applied for and renewed at the Milton City Hall located at: 1000 Laurel St Bldg. D, Milton, WA 98354. If you have a current license already issued by Metro Animal Services they are still valid till expiration.
4) At a minimum please ensure your pets have a pet license, microchips, tags with phone numbers, or some other identification if there is any chance they can get loose. Milton PD has a chip reader and access to the license logs. Help us help you. We only utilize a temporary kennel at the police department for momentary holding. Our immediate priority is to try to identify an owner and return the animal if found. If attempts to find the owner are unsuccessful the animal will be transported to the Humane Society.
https://www.gogophotocontest.com/tacomahumane