Discover how Seattle's first Big Fix event could transform animal welfare by collecting vital animal data and offering essential spay/neuter services.

Seattle’s 2026 budget boosts Animal Shelter funding slightly—less than inflation—while cutting adoption fee revenue and omitting donation funds. The city also plans a new facility, but long-term funding for animal services remains uncertain.

This article recaps the necessary reforms outlined by the WSDA in the 2025 Washington State Animal Welfare Assessment. Some of the recommendations may sound familiar. Despite being touted as one of the most progressive cities in not only WA, but also the nation, SAW has also identified that Seattle needs many of these same reformations.

The Seattle Department of Construction and Land Use would not include animal services in the One Seattle Comprehensive Plan because it was not required by the Washington State Growth Management Act. Learn more about what the WA State Growth Management Act is and how you can take action to change this and ensure animals and animal services are included in our City's future.

Seattle Animal Shelter expenses remain greater than the revenues it generates and the City of Seattle must close the deficit with taxpayer dollars. This article explores more about the direct and indirect costs the shelter incurs and the overall funding picture of the City Shelter.

This post provides an update on spay neuter procedures at the Seattle Animal Shelter in 2024. Procedures for shelter animals and animals owned by members of the public rebounded from 2023, but community cat procedures are at an all time low.

This article explores what SAW learned from public disclosure requests for Seattle Animal Shelter revenue and expenditures from 2018-2023.

This article explores the reporting structure of animal services depts in other jurisdictions. Is FAS the right place for SAS to report?

Seattle Animal Watch believes that Seattle’s citizens need to speak up during the current One Seattle Comprehensive Plan update. Here's why.

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

Adopted budget data from the City of Seattle shows an increasing trend in support of the Seattle Animal Shelter (SAS) from 2011 to 2024.

A first look into the proposed 2025 operating and capital budgets for the Seattle Animal Shelter.

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

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

A look at the data being the Seattle Animal Shelter's spay/neuter clinic since 2016.

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.

Join us in letting our local government know that we want animal services addressed in the next iteration of the One Seattle Plan.

The City of Seattle's response to our call for comprehensive animal services planning and animal service inclusion in the One Seattle Plan.

Critical gaps in animal services planning will have a growing impact on Seattle as our population explodes.