Animal Care and Control News

King County Animal Care and Control Officers have taken two dogs into protective custody after two other dogs from the same home were shot and killed by SeaTac police officers while attacking a woman in her 70s. She is in stable condition at Harborview Medical Center.  Learn more...

King County residents are encouraged to prepare their dogs and cats for hot weather over the next few days as temperatures are predicted to soar.  Learn more...

King County Animal Care and Control is seeking information for its investigation into the intentional drowning death of a dog in the Cedar River on July 4. The agency responded to a citizen report of a lifeless body of a Pit Bull in the river near the Landsburg Bridge in the 25200 block of Landsburg Rd SE in Ravensdale, WA.  Learn more...

King County residents are encouraged to prepare their animals for a potentially stressful weekend. July Fourth celebrations, combined with the forecasted warm temperatures, can be traumatic and dangerous for animals. So King County Animal Care and Control cautions all pet owners to be extra protective of their companion animals this week.   Learn more...

A new Acting Manager has been named to King County’s Animal Care and Control section to help lead the agency into the next phase of improvements begun last year.  Learn more...

Beginning June 29, people looking to adopt new pet or retrieve a lost one will soon have even more opportunities to search the King County Animal shelter in Kent. The shelter will now be open to the public seven days a week, with expanded evening hours during the week and a full day of service on Sundays for the first time. The changes will make access to shelter services much more convenient, and hopefully, increase the number of animals being adopted into loving homes.  Learn more...

Dozens of families opened their hearts and homes to adopt 139 homeless pets at the Super Pet Adopt-a-thon hosted Saturday, June 21st by the King County Animal Shelter in Kent.  Learn more...

Residents looking for a new furry friend will have lots of cats to choose from this month at the King County Animal Shelters, located in Kent and Bellevue. June is national Adopt-a-Shelter Cat month and King County Animal Care and Control (KCACC) wants to match up as many homeless felines as possible with loving new owners.  Learn more...

This month marks an important phase in a recent horse cruelty case in King County. In Enumclaw horse owner who was successfully prosecuted last month for the neglect and suffering of two horses must begin submitting monthly reports on the care of his four remaining horses before the end of June.  Learn more...

Animal lovers have a big day and tough decisions ahead: animal shelters and rescue groups from all over the state will be bringing hundreds of adoptable dogs and cats of all ages, sizes and breeds to King County's Kent Animal Shelter on Saturday, June 21 for the region's third annual Super Pet Adopt-a-thon.  Learn more...

Michael Poston looked forward to his birthday like any soon-to-be 8-year old, but he had very specific plans in mind. Not just any regular birthday party, but a fund-raiser to help abandoned and abused animals in King County.  Learn more...