Seattle Animal Watch made strides in 2024 with CAWS launch, 149% subscriber growth, 46 articles published, and 9 public disclosures!

Seattle is planning on its first major update to animal welfare laws since '85! Your involvement and actions will be important in 2025!

Tacoma banned cat declawing, but Seattle, despite its animal-friendly reputation, hasn’t followed suit. Why is Seattle lagging behind?

Explore free and low-cost animal welfare training with Best Friends, Maddie's Fund, ASPCA, HumanePro, and more.

Dog daycare fire in SODO led to lawsuits and proposed safety law. Suits settled; bill failed. Animal daycare regs now added to eCompliance.

This article explores how an interlocal animal services contract works for King County.

A follow up on a previous article showing a sharp increase in animal returns post adoption from SAS in 2023.

This fact sheet is a short summary for Seattle residents about what Seattle Animal Shelter does.

The City of Seattle responds to the decline of rabbit spay/neuter procedures since 2016.

There are a variety of reasons that someone may surrender a pet to a shelter. This article explores the reasons behind those surrenders.

This post explores the importance of data collection, data analytics, and data-informed decision making in animal shelters.

Animal cruelty crimes and arrests are up year over year. This article explores other animal cruelty findings in WA's 2023 Crime Report.

A citizen's advisory group for Seattle Animal Shelter would increase transparency, engagement, and ensure the needs of our city are met.

Is it time to rename the Seattle Animal Shelter to Seattle Animal Services? This article explores why it might be a good idea.

In 2023, the WA State Veterinary Board of Governors modified the rules for veterinarians to restrict access to low-cost spay/neuter.

This post includes facts utilized by Seattle Animal Watch in engaging public officials on changes required to support animal services.

This post shares two sample scripts for advocating for animal services in the City of Seattle.

Seattle's legal code regarding rabies hasn't been updated since 1952 and procedures are not aligned with today's world. An update is needed!

Seattle Animal Watch, joined by other local animal welfare groups, sent an open letter to the Mayor regarding lack of animal services plans.

The City of Seattle relies on donations to fund animal services work. Should it? Residents already pay taxes for city-provided services.