Animal Care and Control Accomplishments and Improvements
2009 Accomplishments
Adoption events and other services
- Off-site adoption participation in the Seattle Dog Winterfest event with popular dog trainer, Cesar Millan, 1/17-1/18/09
- Special senior cats for seniors off-site adoption event at Pet Pros, 1/27
- Off-site event at Regal Cinemas Auburn Stadium 17 for "Hotel Dogs" premiere, 1/31
- Off-site adoption event called "Diamonds in the Ruff" at Reber Ranch, 2/7-2/8
- Date set and plans underway for the Annual Super Pet Adopt-a-thon event this coming July (7/11/09)
Partnerships
- King County Animal Care and Control continues to transfer adoption animals on a regular basis to other animal organizations, such as NOAH (Stanwood), PAWS (Lynnwood) and Pasado Safehaven (Sultan).
- Launched partnership with Comcast Cable to promote animals for adoption. Every six weeks, Comcast will film animals and show them on the "On Demand" cable feature.
- Every weekend in February, the Kent Fire Department firefighters provided free health screenings to the public as residents searched for a pet in the new cat building.
Facility improvements
- Officially dedicated a new modular building for housing of adoptable cats
- Organized a successful Open House event with PIMA Institute on 1/26/09
- The Kent Shelter front lobby is being renovated, which will improve the space for animals, the public and staff. Expected completion late Spring 2009.
Conducting cruelty investigations
- 4 first-degree animal cruelty trials are pending
- 5 Probable Cause Certifications filed in the court and are pending
- 5% less cruelty calls received 1/1 - 2/28/09 when compared to the same time period 2008
Happy tails
King County Animal Care and Control Officers were the first on the scene responding to a call about a horse that had fallen down a well near Covington. After Animal Control Officers coordinated the multi-agency response, Bailey the horse is doing just fine now. Read the complete story and view pictures of the rescue.
Stray cat brought into the shelter in mid-February, found to be microchipped and was a lost cat from July 2008. Cat owners lost the cat when they were preparing to move to Tucson, Arizona. Staff escorted the cat to Arizona and reunited the cat with the family (3/5). This story is a great example of the benefit of microchips and the owners keeping their information current on the microchip's national registry. Read the complete story.
2008 Accomplishments
King County Animal Care and Control (KCACC) has worked hard to make program and facility improvements that benefit the animals and public in King County. Read the complete list of our progress in 2008 and accomplishments to gain a greater appreciation for King County Animal Care and Control.
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