Pet Licensing

All dogs who visit off-leash areas MUST be licensed. You can download the Pet License Application Form online at the Seattle Animal Control website: http://www.cityofseattle.net/animalshelter/licenses.htm.

Having a pet license has provides numerous benefits:

• Gives your pet a Free Ride Home should he or she be impounded. Although the standard redemption fees still apply, officers make every effort to return licensed animals to their owners while in the field. This prevents you and your pet from having to come to the animal shelter!!
• Allows you to notify Seattle Animal Control when you are on vacation and someone else is caring for your pet. Simply call Seattle Pet Licensing at (206) 386- 4262 and let them know how long you will be gone and who to contact should your pet be found. Pet license staff will note this on your pet licensing record.
• Helps link up finders of lost animals with pet owners without your pet making a visit to the animal shelter.
• Helps veterinarians contact pet owners should your pet become injured and be in need of life saving medical treatment.