Pepper is a beautiful 12-year-old girl who has been in our care since last October. She’s currently living in a loving foster home, because she is highly stressed at the shelter. Pepper enjoys being around people, but more as an observer. She’s a social, but quiet girl, who will welcome her friends and strangers alike… Read more
Meet Lizzie, a 5th grade student who’s an aspiring writer and cat lover! She offered to write descriptions of our foster cats to help showcase our loving felines who aren’t seen on campus. Esmeralda is a 5-year-old torbie who’s currently staying with our wonderful volunteer foster parents, Michael and Tammy. They’ve been taking care of… Read more
Now is the perfect time to adopt a senior pet. Why? Because November is Adopt-a-Senior Pet Month, and senior pets are just the best! All month long the fee for adopting a senior pet will be reduced! A majority of senior pets come to us due to no fault of their own. Sometimes their owners… Read more
The day for dressing up and trick-or-treating has finally arrived! Today is a day for our two-legged friends to go out in costume and enjoy a bunch of candy, but this day tends to bring on some bad and not so true reputations about our four-legged furry friends! Black cats tend to have a bad… Read more
Are you an animal lover? If you can’t get enough of these precious furry love bugs, then you should consider foster care! Fostering an animal can be so rewarding and so much fun. We are always looking for new foster parents for our furry friends here at the Seattle Humane! Last year, 5,483 shelter animals benefited… Read more
It’s hard to say goodbye to summer, not only for us but also for our furry four-legged friends too! As we get nervous to jump into the back-to-school routine yet again, so do our pets. Our pets enjoy the summer because it’s more time to spend with us! During the summer, most of us either… Read more
What is FIV? The Feline Immunodeficiency Virus is a slow-developing virus that weakens the feline immune system. It’s estimated that 3 percent of cats nationwide are infected with FIV; mostly unaltered males due to their tendency to roam and fight while looking for a mate. How is it transmitted? FIV is spread between cats through… Read more
As you’re opening your windows to let in the unexpected sunshine this week, remember your clever kitty who may want a slice of sunshine for themselves. Cats can be injured by falls from a window, rooftop or balcony. Urban veterinarians have actually coined the term high-rise syndrome for the trauma sustained from a fall of… Read more
