August was another busy month at RASKC! We adopted 288 pets to new homes, and returned 79 strays to their grateful owners. And thanks to our wonderful foster volunteers, 149 pets were cared for in loving homes instead of in the shelter environment. Want to know more? We post our Statistics at a Glance every […]
Meet Angela! Angela has been volunteering with RASKC since 2009, donating her time to working two shifts a week for the dog team. Angela is not only a reliable and dedicated volunteer, but she is also our most attentive volunteer to helping sustain our outside plants at RASKC. Read our Q&A with her below: Q: […]
While we really enjoy finding new homes for pets, some of our favorite moments come from reuniting lost pets with their loving families. This July, we’re happy to report that we were able to help 100 stray pets get back home! July is typically the peak month for strays, as many pets get spooked by […]
Princess came into our shelter after being picked up as a stray. We immediately discovered she had a microchip. When we contacted the microchip company we found out that she had been stolen from Roger Allen back in December of 2014. Mr. Allen had reported it to the microchip company at the time and never […]
Meet Pam! Pam has been an excellent foster volunteer since 2003. Her caring nature has spanned from taking in sick adults, to hospice cats, caring for pregnant dogs and their puppies. A phenomenal volunteer, Pam has been committed to reuniting lost pets with families through the Mission Reunite volunteer program. Read our Q&A with her below:
RASKC has nominated Melissa Blake for MudBay’s FUTY (From Us to You) Festival Volunteer Excellence award. This is Mudbay’s second FUTY celebration which recognizes animal welfare volunteers and staff of the Pacific Northwest. Winners will be awarded $1000.00 cash prize and their organization will also receive a $1000 donation from MudBay. To participate, click here to vote!
Melissa Blake always finds time to volunteer at our pet adoption center even though she is a paralegal by day, a real estate agent on the weekends and a photographer in her spare time. Continue reading
Great story from KIRO 7 News! Feline exterminators from our Barn Cats program are helping the King County Wastewater Treatment Division deal with rodents at one of their facilities. See the story here: http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/furry-exterminators-tackle-rat-problem/397466064 Many thanks to the RASKC volunteers who keep this wonderful program going, especially Ruth and Barb!
Are you a “numbers person”? Do you like “big data”? Or do you just want to know how we’re doing in serving the people and animals of King County? Then our Statistics at a Glance are for you! Each month, we track data on the following key indicators: Pets adopted Animal intakes Stray pets returned […]
Meet Lucy!
Lucy’s dedication to cats, helping other volunteers, and assisting the adoption events coordinator is nothing short of phenomenal. Lucy is a “star” of the our adoption center in Kirkland, having trained almost 150 volunteers and drafted invaluable training materials for the Kirkland program. Her diligence for quality assurance is utterly fantastic. Read our Q&A with her below:
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