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. […]
Get your pet’s photo with Santa AND help the animals at RASKC! Visit the Petco store in Tukwila (Southcenter) or Kirkland on Saturday, Dec. 12 between 1 and 4pm. Each 4×6 photo with Jolly Old St. Nick comes with a keepsake frame for just $9.95. Proceeds benefit Regional Animal Services of King County through the […]
We have many adult cats that need foster homes immediately. So, we created the “Holiday Heroes” program that allows interested adults to foster a cat right away – with minimum paperwork and without having to go through an “official” training right away. If you’re interested, you can foster a cat today, or anytime between now […]
The holidays are a fun and festive time for everyone, including our pets. However, that good cheer could be ruined if your cat or dog ends up sick, missing, or worse. To help keep this the most wonderful time of the year, Regional Animal Services is pleased to offer the following tips adapted from the […]
Meet 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:
Warm your heart and soul this season and bring a pet Home for the Holidays! Regional Animal Services is hosting a special pet adoption event on Saturday, Dec. 5 at both our Kent and Kirkland locations. Pet adoption fees are 50% off (regular pet license fees may still apply). We have dozens of cats, dogs, […]
Watch RASKC’s Animal Placement Specialist, Nickie Ford talk about our Kirkland Pet Adoption Center in this 12 minute special!
“Dogs have owners, cats have staff” – Anonymous
RASKC has a mission to find a permanent home for every adoptable pet. However, it can be hard to find adoptive homes for some animals. So, we created the Hospice Program to give these pets an opportunity to live out their golden years in a loving home. The cats in the Hospice Program have difficulty finding adoptive […]
