From April 1 through June 30, you can license your cat or dog or renew an expired license and your late fees will be waived! A license not only protects your pet; it also supports your community by helping to fund animal care and control seven days a week, as well as rescue, foster, adoption […]

Spring has sprung – and now our Pet of the Week Blair wants to spring into your heart! This young girl was brought in by her previous family in February because they were moving. They described Blair as calm and shy. She genuinely loves affection, but can get overstimulated. Blair gives signs when she’s had enough, so […]

Go on the journey of a lifetime with Safari, our Pet of the Week! This younger pittie mix was brought in by her previous family in February because they were moving.  Safari lived indoors with adults, mostly female. They described Safari as very curious, outgoing, and protective. She is crate trained, but not leash trained, and semi-potty […]

Meet Claire! RASKC is pleased to honor Claire Wang as an Exceptional Youth Volunteer for March. She has contributed almost 1,050 hours by serving as a foster volunteer and previously on RASKC’s Kirkland Cat-Care Team. Claire and her dad started volunteering for RASKC in 2019. “I’m a senior at Newport High School,” Claire says. “After […]

Meet Tiffany and Alison! RASKC is profoundly pleased to honor this mother/daughter duo as our Volunteers of the Month. Tiffany and Alison Yamasaki have fostered almost 50 kittens total over the past dozen years, including each year of the pandemic. They are wonderful to work with! Foster Care Coordinator Lori Mason says, “I am so […]

Meet Lisa! RASKC is very honored to name Lisa Huff as an Outstanding New Volunteer. This SeaTac resident has contributed more shifts in a short amount of time than any other RASKC volunteer in the past 12 years. In a recent three-month period, Lisa came in for more than 60 shifts! She works on the Early […]

Meet Chris! RASKC is profoundly pleased to honor Chris Young as an Exceptional Youth. This Renton resident walks dogs at the shelter – both on his weekly shift and on “fill-in” shifts to help cover absences. “Many years back I used to volunteer at the Northwest Wildlife Rehabilitation Center (now called the Whatcom Humane Society […]

Meet Amanda! RASKC is extremely happy to honor Amanda Radak as Volunteer of the Month for February. This Kent resident has contributed more than 3,800 hours since 2017, as a foster volunteer and by working shifts on the Early Morning Cat & Rabbit Crew, and on our Cat Meet & Greet Team in the pre-pandemic […]

RASKC commends the Kitsap Humane Society, one of the leading animal-welfare organizations in the Pacific Northwest. This organization, which started in 1908, has achieved a rate of 96% (or better) of lives saved for the last seven years. Their impressive save rate places the Kitsap Humane Society in the top tier of large open-admission animal […]