Pet care facility violations, fires, and suspensions spark calls for stronger oversight and transparency in animal welfare licensing.

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

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

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

Animal hoarding is a serious issues that strains animal shelter resources. This series explores the complexities of hoarding cases.

Animal hoarding is a serious issues that strains animal shelter resources. This series explores the complexities of hoarding cases.

Animal hoarding is a serious issues that strains animal shelter resources. This series explores the complexities of hoarding cases.

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

Many dogs have jobs, and that fact changes their legal protections. 

The link between domestic violence & animal cruelty is strong. Legislatures can enact mandatory reporting requirements to police by vets.

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

A West Seattle case illustrates some of the problems prosecutors face in trying to hold people accountable for animal cruelty. 

The decision to adopt an animal or provide support for a business helping animals should be made with some knowledge about the institution.

What happens when a crime against an animal is committed? A person that harms or neglects an animal has committed a crime in Washington...

CITY ATTORNEY DATA SHOWS SEATTLE PRIORITIES Majority of City Attorney Animal Cruelty Referrals Are Off-Leash Related Animal Cruelty and...

Red-Eared Sliders (RES), scientific name Trachemys Scripta Elegans, are an aquatic turtle species sold as companion animals in Washington...

The effects of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) on children’s behavior towards animals require a great deal more research. A major...

One of the overarching difficulties with prosecuting animal abusers is that the weight of the crimes never seems to match the frequently ...

Last month we brought you cruelty complaints statistics. Cruelty complaints are the result of members of the public contacting the...

This is the first in a series of articles written to educate citizens and activists about the role of the legal system in addressing...