Upcoming Adoption Fairs 2008-07-03
Cat Adoption Discount 2008-07-03
Come Bark in the Park! 2008-06-26
It's a Baby Bird! 2008-06-19
June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month 2008-05-30
Father’s Day Gift Guide 2008-05-30
Paddle for PAWS is this Sunday 2008-04-30
Perfect Gifts for Mothers 2008-04-29
Thank You! 2008-04-06
Put an End to Puppy Mills 2008-04-04
Host a Gift Drive for Animals! 2008-03-25
Keep your baby, from having babies 2008-03-18
Action for animals needed in King County 2008-03-18
Keep Animals Safe 2008-02-27
We Must Learn to Co-exist 2008-02-12
Teach Your Dog Well 2008-01-17
Top Ten New Year's Resolutions 2008-01-02
PAWS' Dogs Need Toys 2007-11-30
Low-cost Spay & Neuter Surgeries 2007-11-02
Adopt a Senior Pet 2007-10-31
PAWS Cares for Injured Bald Eagle 2007-10-31
PAWS Voted Best Animal Rescue 2007-10-09
A Tail Wagging Success 2007-09-11
Enjoy the circus? The animals don't. 2007-09-04
Animal Care in King County 2007-07-03
Orphaned Cub is Wild Again 2007-06-05
Wildlife volunteers needed! 2007-05-16
Goodbye to a dear friend 2007-04-11
Bear cub gets chance for survival 2007-02-07
Information on Avian Influenza 2006-05-09
Toy contest winner 2006-04-03
New pet-friendly license plate 2005-12-19

Upcoming Adoption Fairs

Join PAWS and other local shelters for two adoption events in July:  Mill Creek Festival with dogs on July 13 and Meow in Mukilteo with cats on July 20. Come meet your new best friend!

Cat Adoption Discount

Been thinking of getting a new feline friend? Now is the time! Throughout the month of July, PAWS is offering $10 off the adoption fee for cats 6 months and older. See some of the wonderful cats available for adoption.

Come Bark in the Park!

Get your leashes ready and register today for the 17th annual PAWSwalk. Featuring a healthy 5K walk, contests, free give-a-ways and vegetarian fare, PAWSwalk is the place to be on September 6!

It's a Baby Bird!

That's right, the babies are leaving the nest to test their flying skills while mom and dad watch closely. If you find a baby bird and aren't sure if she needs help, consult our step-by-step baby bird guide to learn what you should do.

June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month

Got love? You can get some by adopting a new cat companion from PAWS. Cats are a great fit for many different lifestyles with their unique characteristics. Love is just one of their attributes, so come meet the right feline just for you. Take a look!

Father’s Day Gift Guide

For the dad who has everything, PAWS has your Father’s Day shopping all wrapped up! Outfit him with a stylish PAWS sweatshirt or present your active dad with a unique PAWS water bottle. Or you might prefer to make a special gift in his honor. Whatever you choose, you’ll be helping the animals in our care, and your dad will love it.

Paddle for PAWS is this Sunday

Help the daring duo, Paul Zimmerman and Bob Donovan reach their goal of raising $10,000 in their annual Paddle for PAWS on Sunday, June 29. These brave men will swim across Puget Sound, from Vashon Island to West Seattle in support PAWS. Support their efforts and join us in welcoming them on the beach this Sunday! 

Perfect Gifts for Mothers

PAWS Store has the perfect gifts for the important woman in your life, whether she is your mother, wife or best friend. Look inside and shop for fun apparel, practical accessories, gift memberships and more. Or, make a gift to PAWS in her honor by May 8 and we'll send a special card just in time for Mother's Day, Sunday, May 11.

Thank You!

Thank you to the more than 500 compassionate community members who came together on April 5 to help PAWS raise more than $285,000 for animals in need. Featuring live music, a gourmet animal-friendly dinner, the moving presentation of our Youth Helping Animals Award and exciting auctions, Wild Night was an evening to remember. View photographs of the lively evening, captured by Team Photogenic.

Put an End to Puppy Mills

Puppy mills are massive breeding facilities where operators care more about profit than the precious lives imprisoned there in horrific conditions. Read more about the cruelty found in puppy mills and how you can put an end to them.

Host a Gift Drive for Animals!

You can help fill PAWS’ cupboards with food and supplies by hosting a donation drive for friends, neighbors and co-workers. Find out how to get started today.

Keep your baby, from having babies

Did you know that a 5-month-old kitten can have kittens of her own? Or that a cat can get pregnant several times in a year? Spring is the perfect time to spay your cat before you’re surprised by an unexpected litter. Take advantage of PAWS’ discounted rates on surgeries for low-income individuals, with special rates of $35 for cats and kittens (also includes a free microchip). Learn more.

Action for animals needed in King County

As a founding member of the King County Council Animal Care and Control Advisory Committee, which the Council reactivated last summer, PAWS is acutely aware of the many challenges of the current sheltering system in King County, where lack of resources results in sub-standard care for many thousands of animals each year.

Serving on the Advisory Committee, in 2007 PAWS helped craft the 47 detailed recommendations to improve King County’s shelters, each of which are still urgently needed to improve the daily living conditions for animals in King County’s care, as well as supporting the longer-term goal of ensuring that as many animals as possible have the opportunity to find safe, loving permanent homes. The King County Council’s goal to reduce euthanasia in its shelters system is an important step, but before this can happen, the County must first focus on improving the daily living conditions and medical care for homeless and stray animals in its Kent and Bellevue shelters, so that their basic needs are met.

And yet providing a true, humane, community-wide safety net for the homeless and stray animals in King County is a far broader issue, and cannot be addressed solely through improving shelter conditions. PAWS urges King County to work closely with their animal sheltering partners—both public agencies and not-for-profit rescues and sheltering groups—to build a fail-safe system that protects all the animals in its care.

Keep Animals Safe

Your companion animals depend on you to keep them safe, healthy and happy. Be prepared in case of an emergency in your home or community. Create a family disaster plan that includes your pets today.

We Must Learn to Co-exist

Read the recent guest column in the Seattle Times by PAWS’ naturalist Kevin Mack about peaceful co-existence with wildlife in our midst.

Teach Your Dog Well

Dog training classes are a great way to spend quality time with your pooch, and learn what makes your dog tick. PAWS offers a variety of classes year round. Learn more and register today.

Top Ten New Year's Resolutions

This New Year, PAWS is making it easy for caring individuals to create a list of resolutions they can stick to. By choosing just a few of these top ten ideas, citizens will be resolving to help create a more humane world, and feel good all year long.

PAWS' Dogs Need Toys

We're running low on toys for shelter dogs. If you can help give them some comfort with stuffed, squeaky or chew toys (no rawhides, please), our four-legged friends would most appreciate it! Directions to PAWS.

Low-cost Spay & Neuter Surgeries

PAWS is now offering low-cost spay and neuter surgeries for animals of qualified low-income individuals, with special rates for pit bulls and cats. Learn more.

Adopt a Senior Pet

Senior animals are often already trained, are calmer, and still have plenty of love to give. In honor of Adopt-a-Senior-Pet Month in November, PAWS is offering a reduced adoption fee of $65 for dogs or cats 7 years or older.  Meet some animals available for adoption.

PAWS Cares for Injured Bald Eagle

A badly injured Bald Eagle underwent surgery at PAWS on Tuesday to repair wounds on his beak and head. PAWS' wildlife veterinarian says the eagle could be released back into the wild in several weeks if his recovery continues. Watch the story on KOMO TV.

PAWS Voted Best Animal Rescue

Our warmest thanks to the viewers of Seattle’s King 5 Evening Magazine who voted PAWS as the Best Animal Rescue of Western Washington. We are grateful for the generous support of the community that makes our work possible. Watch the video.

A Tail Wagging Success

Thank you to all of our friends who supported PAWS at the 16^th annual PAWSwalk. Presented by 98.9 Smooth Jazz KWJZ, PAWSwalk 2007 was a true success! While donations for the animals continue to come in, we are thrilled to announce we have surpassed our goal of $150,000. Read more and view photos at PAWSwalk.net.

Enjoy the circus? The animals don't.

Life under the big top is not the "wholesome," fun-loving, educational experience some think it is. For the animals, life is a monotonous and brutal routine of boredom, stress and pain. Read more on why you should not support circuses that use animals, and how you can help put an end to the cruelty.

Animal Care in King County

PAWS commends the King County Council for taking important steps to improve the safety and well-being of companion animals in its shelters. Shelter staff and volunteers work incredibly hard to care for homeless and stray animals of King County with the resources made available to them. PAWS has also appreciated the opportunity to assist in formulating recommendations to the council as part of the King County Animal Care and Control Citizen's Advisory Committee. Implementing these recommendations will require a long-term commitment of resources by the county’s leaders. We look forward to seeing these implemented to help ensure that homeless animals in King County receive the second chance they deserve. Read more about the recommendations.

Orphaned Cub is Wild Again

An orphaned Black Bear cub who came to PAWS in January was released back into the wild June 1. Watch the story of her return to freedom on KOMO 4 News. Thank you to everyone whose support made this moment possible.

Wildlife volunteers needed!

Love wildlife? This summer make a real difference for animals by helping PAWS care for baby wild animals such as songbirds, raccoons and ducklings. Volunteers help feed the babies and keep them clean until they are released back into the wild. Injured and orphaned wild animals are arriving at PAWS daily, so volunteer today and help save a wild life! No experience necessary. All training is provided. To sign up call 425.787.2500 x818 or visit the volunteer section.

Goodbye to a dear friend

We at PAWS were saddened by the recent passing of our founder, and PAWS president for our first 25 years - Virginia Knouse. Without Virginia, PAWS probably wouldn’t be here today, celebrating 40 years. Virginia was a remarkable and compassionate woman, an inspiration for so many, a true advocate for animals and a dear friend. She will be greatly missed. Read a recent article about her in the Seattle Times.

Bear cub gets chance for survival

Watch KOMO 4 News’ coverage of this touching story of a newly-orphaned Black Bear cub—now safe in PAWS’ care—whose mother is deemed a hero.

Information on Avian Influenza

In response to recent coverage in the news on avian influenza, often referred to as “bird flu," PAWS has compiled facts and rescources for people to learn more about the illness.  Go to the Avian Influenza fact sheet.

Toy contest winner

Neysa Zurkammer of Oregon submitted the winning entry for PAWS' Cruelty-free Pet Toy Contest in the PAWS magazine with her synthetic wool yarn ball. Learn how to make one for the feline in your life.

New pet-friendly license plate

Washington auto owners can express their love for their pets and help animals at the same time by purchasing a "We Love Our Pets" license plate. With the purchase, you will help fund pet spay and neuter programs throughout the state. Learn more.