Report Animal Cruelty

Help the animals by knowing what to do!

Pasado’s has waged numerous prosecutions against animal abusers, winning major convictions.

If you witness an animal being abused or you suspect that abuse is going on, the most important action you can take is to report the cruelty to your local law enforcement agency.

If you witness animal cruelty in progress, call 911:


Animal cruelty is a crime. Your call to the police may save animals and people. People who commit crimes against animals are five times more likely to be involved in domestic violence, fighting and drugs. Always get an incident number as this will be very helpful in the future.

Documentation is essential:

Video and photography documentation are the best. Make sure your camera has a time and date stamp on each photo. Only attempt to take photos if you can safely obtain them without trespassing.
Illegal trespassing on private property will put your safety at risk, and the photos obtained usually cannot be used as evidence, since the act of obtaining the photos was against the law.

Record a written log:
Document everything you see or hear; conversations, phone calls, complaints, etc. Keep a written log of any incidents with the time and date clearly noted. Keep a record of each time you have contacted authorities asking them to respond. If you have had conversations with the potential abuser, keep notes of this too. If you feel that you or your family are in danger at anytime, call 911 and document everything.

Be clear, factual and unemotional:
If you can talk to neighbors or witnesses to the incident, have them document what they have seen also. Remember, the more detailed the better. Don’t embellish or include your emotion in what you see - be clear and factual. Document the time and date on all of your reports.

Do not attempt to deal with the crime yourself:
The authorities are there to help you, and the sooner they are involved, the better.

Pasado’s is here to help as well. Call our cruelty investigator if you need any help with reporting crimes to animal control or law enforcement.
360-793-9393 X 102

If you suspect a dog fight or cockfighting in your area:
Keep track of times and dates when you see a large number of people entering the building or a larger than usual number of cars parked out front, especially on nights and weekends.  Do not attempt to go into one of these events.  They are extremely dangerous.  If you know that there is a fight taking place, call 911 immediately and ask for a sheriff’s deputy to respond.

The information you provide may be the key to unlocking a case. Thanks for being a voice for the animals!

  • Mary K.

    I’d be worried to contact the police in such an incident…they would probably join in on the party! I’m not saying all cops are bad, but I have lost so much respect for them for what they did to Rosie.

  • Cvwildcat7

    I have a neighbor who’s two little girls who are 6 and 4 years old and they first said they found a little brown bunny in their backyard(it’s fenced) They started dressing the poor thing and using a dog leash and collar to drag it around on the paved street and in their gravel driveway. Then they said they found a little black bunny in their same fenced back yard(I think the mom and dad got them because it’s hard to imagine two bunnies showing up in the fenced back yard and they even have a mix white poodle) The girls will carry them around or put them in a little purse and swing the purse around. Many times the younger gal will drop the bunny and then have a temper tantrum that it was hopping away(poor thing is trying to get away) The parents never watch what they are doing, but to think the poor things are dragged when they don’t want to walk, to me is abusive.

    • Julie Holm

      Hopefully a day will come when parents are held legally responsible for atrocities like this–it hurts my heart to hear about it–shameful that they have no respect or caring for another little life’s pain.

  • adria ridolfi

    Thanks to all of you for the important work you do!! Keep it up.  

  • Lelmosworld

    Have you seen the Seattle Times and the reporter who did the article on the woman who drowns squirrels and eats them..  Isnt that enough to get the police involved for cruelty to animals.  That woman isnt poor or starving , she thinks this is ok.  I am appaulled that no one is doing anything about this.  I save any animal I see.  Please do something about this.  I hate it when I see something terrible and no one does anything about this.  Front Page of the Seattle Times on December 29.

  • Anonymous

    The World is a Dangerous Place but not because of the People who are evil, but because of the People who don’t do anything about it!

    I hope you have talked to the Parents who’s little girls are mistreating the bunnies so they can teach their kids to be kind.  If the Parents aren’t kind—report to the Police so they will be saved!

    Maybe it is up to you to do something about the woman eating squirrels; don’t turn your head and wait for someone else to do something.  Talk to her and tell her what you will do if she doesn’t stop being cruel to nature!

  • T & D alone in Bremerton

    We live in Kitsap County, Bremerton to be exact. I have witnessed animal cruelity and have called the incidents into both law enforcement and the humane society. Nothing happened. Here is an example, my mother and I followed a couple forcing a young pit-bull to drag a full size tire it was harnessed to over 10 blocks. As we followed going around and around the blocks, we were calling 911 to report the changes in location. We followed the couple directly to their house and reported the address again to both law enforcement and the humane society. No one ever showed up, no one buy my mother and I seemed to care. This is just one of several incidents reported to law enforcement and the humane society with an end result of zero! What can be done to help these poor defensless animals?
    If an animal is hit at night it’s just left there to die. The humane society doesn’t work at night and the police don’t handle injured animals. The only time officials take any kind of action is when an animal bites a human….then everybody comes!! it’s the animal that pay the ultimate price….death.
    There are many more horror stories I could tell you, but it brings too much sorrow.

    • Nola

      These are some of the cut backs at work…. noone wants to pay for government workers or have their taxes raised… So, this is what happens. The poor and defenseless are the first ones to suffer.