Pet lovers: meet your new best friend this Saturday
Meet your new family member at the Super Pet Adopt-a-thon this Saturday, hosted by King County Animal Care and Control at the Kent shelter location. Over 35 shelter organizations, animal rescue groups, foster organizations and pet related businesses will be at the Kent Shelter from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on July 11 with pets ready to go home with their new families the same day.

Bring home your new cat for just the cost of the pet license
Starting Wednesday, July 8, potential adopters can bring home their new furry cat friend with a microchip, all vaccinations, licensed and spayed or neutered for only the cost of the pet license, $30, if they live in the King County service area.

Prepare pets for fireworks with easy pet safety tips
King County residents are encouraged to properly prepare their animals for a potentially stressful weekend. July Fourth celebrations can be traumatic and dangerous for animals.

Tips from public help lead to suspect confession in animal cruelty case
A man suspected of shooting, abandoning and leaving a dog to die off an embankment on a forest service road in the North Bend area on May 31, has turned himself in to police.

Hot weather advisory
King County residents are encouraged to prepare their pets for hot weather over the next few days as temperatures are predicted to reach at least 90 degrees in some areas. In the last several days, King County Animal Control Officers have responded to multiple calls from concerned residents who have seen dogs left alone in warm cars by their owners.

New penalty for unlicensed pets
Today, April 1 2009, King County begins a proven approach to enhancing pet licensing with the introduction of a penalty for failing to license cats and dogs. The $75 penalty is aimed at increasing the number of pet owners in King County who protect their pets with a license.

Horse rescued by King County Animal Care and Control
A lucky 26 year-old horse named Bailey has all four hooves back on solid ground again after it fell down a 12-foot well in Covington this morning.

”Fetch your pet” program connects pets, finders and owners
King County pet owners have a new benefit that comes with licensing their dog or cat: a new "fetch your pet" automated program that connects finders of lost pets to the owners 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

New penalty for unlicensed King County pets
King County will take a proven approach to enhancing pet licensing in 2009 with the introduction of a penalty for failing to license cats and dogs. The $75 penalty is aimed at increasing the number of pet owners in unincorporated King County who protect their pets with a license. Penalties will begin to be issued on April 1st.