Β Meet Sarah!

Sarah has taken on various tasks with tremendous skill, reliability and confidence! Sarah is largely to thank for providing leadership to the following teams: Cat Meet & Greet, Shelter Helper, Community Events, Social Media and the Vet Clinic Volunteer team. In light of Sarah’s immense contributions in a relatively short period of time, plus her overall magnificent personality, Sarah has been recognized as RASKC’s Volunteer of the Month for January. Read our Q&A with her below:

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Welcome paws: A coffee break at Seattle Meowtropolitan

Adapted from Seattle Times, by Rebekah Denn

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At Meowtropolitan Cafe in Wallingford, patrons can sip coffee while spending quality time with adoptable cats from Regional Animal Services of King County in Kent. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

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As the year comes to a close, Regional Animal Services of King County (RASKC) is celebrating a remarkable achievement: 88 percent of animals that came through the doors in 2015 were adopted to new families, returned to their owners, or placed with other local animal organizations for placement. This accomplishment not only sets a new […]

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Adapted from KOMO 4 News “Seattle Refined”

Seattle Meowtropolitan has been playing coy with us for a while. In fact, you could say they’ve been playing “cat and mouse” with the entire city on when their cat cafe will open.

Too corny? Fine, we’ll stop right meow πŸ™‚

But finally, after much fundraising, location scouting, partner acquiring and merch purchases – the Wallingford cafe is officially open!

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β€œThe smallest feline is a masterpiece.”
― Leonardo da Vinci

Animal Shelter Finds Homes for Every Cat and Dog in Its Facility By Genevieve Shaw Brown for ABC News For once, the shelter was completely silent. That silence, said Christine Fatheree, was the best sound of all. Because it meant that every single dog and cat at the Summit County Animal Control, where she’s the […]

Welcome to Tails from RASKC – a new blog that highlights the positive difference that Regional Animal Services of King County makes in the lives of animals, and their families. One of my proudest achievements as County Executive is improving the performance of our regional animal services to make them more humane, affordable, and accessible. […]

VolunteeroftheMonth_Dec2015Meet Valli!

Valli has been one of the most prolific foster volunteers for several years, serving over 1,000 hours in each of the past three years. Valli serves on the Tukwila Team, is incredibly reliable and has spearheaded a great number of cat-blanket making parties! Read our Q&A with her below:

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Watch RASKC’s Animal Placement Specialist, Nickie Ford talk about our Kirkland Pet Adoption Center in this 12 minute special!

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“Dogs have owners, cats have staff” – Anonymous