Harbor Association of Volunteers for Animals (HAVA)

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Who We Are

HAVA is an all-volunteer organization with no paid employees. We are dedicated to the no-kill philosophy, to decreasing the numbers of unwanted animals in our area, and to ensuring a better life for those already born. We consider it an honor to be able to lend a helping hand to our needy animals in Washington state's Twin Harbors region.

Our adoptable pets usually live in foster homes with volunteers (new foster homes always needed!). We do not euthanize any healthy, adoptable animals.

HAVA was founded and based for many years in Westport, WA, where it operated the HAVA Heart thrift shop and provided care to hundreds of cats and dogs (including that port city's well-known "jetty cats"). Following the retirement of its founder, Shirley Brown, HAVA has been "adopted" by volunteers just down the road in Raymond. The reborn HAVA has active plans to build an animal shelter. We have a low-cost spay/neuter program in place, funded by local grants. We continue to care for the jetty cats, and generally do everything we can to help the animals of the Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay areas.

Adopting a friend

If you are looking for a lifelong loving friend, please contact us at hava @ hava-heart.org or use the contact phone numbers or e-mail addresses given with an individual animal's listing.

We require an application and adoption donation. Our standard adoption donations are $60 for cats and $100 for dogs. Under special circumstances the donation may be lowered (for instance, for an aged animal or one with special medical needs) or raised (for instance, for a purebred puppy hand-raised by our rescue volunteers).

We do not alter very young kittens or puppies. So if you adopt a young one from us, we will reimburse you the cost of neutering (up to our limit; please inquire) after you provide documentation that the surgery has been performed.


Harbor Association of Volunteers for Animals (HAVA)
P.O. Box 243
Raymond, WA 98577
Email: hava @ hava-heart.org Click here for a list of pets at this shelter



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