I have an animal : Low Income & Senior Services
Community Services
Seattle Humane Society provides services to keep people and pets together in King County. Low-income senior citizens can receive a supplemental supply of pet food. People disabled by AIDS can receive pet food, supplies, grooming and veterinary care.
Pet Food Bank
We want to ensure that frail community members never have to choose between feeding themselves and feeding their pets. Seattle Humane Society's Pet Food Bank collects pet food donations for the pets of seniors and low-income community members.
The Pet Food Bank feeds more than 1,500 pets in need every month with 11,000 pounds of donated pet food that is delivered to local senior centers, low income housing complexes, food banks and individual homes.
To be considered for Pet Food Bank services call (425) 649-7566.
HELP Fill Our Pet Food Bank!
- Donate pet food right from your computer. Order a bag (or two!) from our Wish List at Amazon.com and send to Seattle Humane Society, 13212 SE Eastgate Way, Bellevue, WA 98005. (So we may acknowledge your generous gift, send your Amazon receipt to [email protected]).
- Drop off a pet food donation at the shelter in Bellevue anytime.
- Donate to a barrel buddy store that collects pet food donations on our behalf. Find a barrel buddy store near you.
- Make a monetary donation to the Pet Food Bank here. (Choose "Pet Food Bank" under "Gift Designation.")
- Make it a team effort by starting a Pet Food Drive at your work, school, church — anywhere! Pet Food Drives can be great for team-building. Make it a competition among departments at your office or classes at school. Pet Food Drives are a great project for kids, too!
- Free pet food and cat litter delivery
- Free pet items such as beds, scratching posts
- Free basic veterinary care at our bimonthly clinics
- Free basic grooming services
- Free pet care information
For more information, call our Community Outreach Coordinator at (425) 649-7566 or email [email protected].
Pet Project - Helping Clients with AIDS
Pet Project, an offshoot of the Pet Food Bank, provides services to individuals disabled by AIDS. In addition to providing economic relief, the program supports the unique power and healing that comes from the connection between people and pets, especially since clients may be housebound and have limited social contact or energy for daily tasks.
Pet Project matches volunteers one-on-one with clients, handling most of their pet care needs on a monthly basis, and enables clients to keep their pets while spending their limited resources on food and other living expenses for themselves. All services and supplies are donated or purchased with donated funds. Pet Project services include:
Individuals disabled by AIDS should contact Pet Project at (425) 649-7566 to be considered for Pet Project services. Other organizations that support people disabled by AIDS should also contact Pet Project if you are interested in collaborative efforts or partnerships. Pet Project is funded in part with a grant from the Pride Foundation.
Visiting Pet Friends Program
Did you know that petting a cat can lower your blood pressure? Research shows that companion animals have a beneficial effect on health, lowering blood pressure, instilling a sense of well being, and otherwise improving physical and mental health.
Our Visiting Pet Friends program makes the healing power of animals companionship available to all people. Currently, Seattle Humane Society volunteers and their companion animals visit hundreds of seniors and people with disabilities in retirement homes and health care facilities throughout King County. Residents enjoy seeing, petting and interacting with dogs, cats, rabbits and even birds who have been specially selected for their gentle temperaments.
To learn about the healing power of companion animals, read articles on the findings from medical studies on the Delta Society's website. If you would like to arrange to have a Visiting Pet Friends team visit your facility, please call (425) 649-7566.