jeudi 24 octobre 2024

[URGENT] Cat Rescue Alert: Your Support Is Needed

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Dear aze,

You may have seen in the news that Jefferson County authorities are investigating another animal cruelty and hoarding case involving more than 100 cats in the rural area of Brinnon. Many of the cats have medical issues that need urgent treatment, including young kittens who are especially vulnerable to disease and parasites.  

Seattle Humane is stepping in to support our rescue partners who initially took in the cats and kittens. This week we will be taking in more than 20 adult cats and more than a dozen kittens. Every one of them will receive the food, shelter and expert medical care they deserve thanks to supporters like you.  

Seattle Humane leans on our extraordinary community to save and serve our community’s most vulnerable pets—and we are hoping we can come together to help the voiceless victims of the Jefferson County animal hoarding investigation in our care. Please make an urgent gift now to help cover the specialized medical care many of these cats will need over the coming weeks. A gift of any amount will go so far in their care and recovery! 

As always, we will keep our community updated on the health and availability of these cats as they recover. I encourage you to follow our social media pages for the most recent news and updates on our shelter pets. Thank you, truly, for being someone we can turn to in critical moments like this. 

Gratefully,

Chase Huffman

Chase Huffman, Ed.D

Development Director

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lundi 21 octobre 2024

Paws for Estate Planning

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This National Estate Planning Awareness Week (NEPAW), we’re offering every member of our community a vital resource to ensure your pets and loved ones are cared for—no matter what. 

This week offers a unique opportunity to have meaningful conversations with your family about estate planning and planned giving (don’t worry—we promise it’s easier than it sounds). These conversations are surprisingly positive and it feels great to have peace of mind about the future. 

To help you break the estate-planning ice, here’s a checklist of questions to get you started: 

☑️ Guardianship: Who would we want to care for our children and/or pets? 

☑️ Financial Management: Who would we want to help manage our finances? Who would be our financial power of attorney? 

☑️ Health Decisions: Does our medical power of attorney know our health concerns and wishes?

☑️ Veterinary Care: Is our pet(s) medical history and veterinarian’s information accounted for? 

☑️ Readiness and Willingness: Are the chosen family members or friends aware of these roles and willing to take them on? 

☑️ Legacy: What impactful causes (like saving pets in need) do we want to support through our legacy?’ 

These conversations can be complex, but we offer this free online service to make creating your plan quick, free and straightforward.  

By creating an estate plan, you're not only securing your pet's future; you're also building a legacy of compassion. With an optional legacy gift to Seattle Humane, you can ensure that pets in need will always have a haven—powering our adoption services, pet food bank, support for pet owners, low-cost spay/neuter surgeries, wellness exams, education for all ages, and more. 

I encourage you to start the conversation with your loved ones this NEPAW and build a legacy for pets that lasts fur-ever.

Sincerely,

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Brenda Tincher
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P.S. If you’ve already created an estate plan and included a gift to support Seattle Humane, please let us know here so we can thank you!

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jeudi 17 octobre 2024

Emergency Aid: Help Hurricane Helene and Milton Survivors Find Safety at Seattle Humane

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Dear aze,

Hurricanes Helene and Milton have been devastating not only for the people living in their path, but for abandoned or stray dogs and cats as well. A rescue transfer of these vulnerable survivors, who were already in shelters before the hurricanes hit, just arrived at Seattle Humane. More pets seeking safety, care and comfort may be on the way.  

By bringing these rescues safely to Seattle Humane, we’re also making room for newly displaced and injured pets in shelters at the heart of the disaster areas, giving them a chance to be reunited with their families. 

These storm-battered pets are in urgent need of medical care, food and shelter. Seattle Humane is committed to providing them with the expert care they need to heal and begin their journey to finding loving homes. 

We’re reaching out to our compassionate community to ask for your urgent help. Please consider making a donation today to support the care of these hurricane survivors. Your gift will provide essential medical treatment, food, and a safe place for these pets as they recover. Every dollar makes a difference in their journey to health and happiness. 

 

We will continue to update our community on pets as they arrive at Seattle Humane to heal and find loving families. Thank you for being part of our lifesaving work—together, we can make a profound difference for these animals who need us now more than ever. 

 

With Gratitude,

Chase Huffman

Chase Huffman, Ed.D

Development Director

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mardi 15 octobre 2024

October eNews | Sending Parvovirus Packing + Save the Date for Tuxes & Tails

Saving Lives With a New Treatment
 
 
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Saving Lives With a New Treatment

There may be nothing scarier to pop up in an animal shelter than a positive case of parvovirus. This deadly and highly contagious virus is often diagnosed in our most vulnerable pets–puppies who are lacking in vaccinations or who are too young to have been fully vaccinated against parvovirus.

Until very recently, the only treatment was supportive care and addressing the issues that arise from parvovirus, without having a targeted treatment to help these dogs fight back. So, our amazing veterinary team was more than a little excited when the American Veterinary Medical Association published a report about a new drug treatment for parvovirus called Canine Parvovirus Monoclonal Antibody (CPMA) that did just that!

Seattle Humane had the good fortune to recently acquire a small supply of CPMA when it was made available to shelters at a special price. It didn’t take long for our team inside the Schuler Family Medical Center to get their chance to put this new treatment to the test. Shortly after we received this new drug, a litter of three parvo-positive puppies were brought to us–six of their littermates had already succumbed to this terrible virus.

Named after Dungeons & Dragons characters, Neptulon, Ner Zhul and Lich King were the first to receive the CPMA treatment here at Seattle Humane, but they still had a difficult quest ahead of them. They were also provided with IV catheters with fluids to keep them hydrated, multiple oral and intravenous medications, and syringe feeding since they weren’t eating on their own.

These resilient puppies survived, thanks to the incredible care they received from our veterinary team and this new CPMA treatment, and they were cleared in late July to complete their journeys home to loving families!

“Lich King, now known as Diego, is perfect,” his new mom says. “He had his appointment with our local veterinary and another set of shots recently. The vet said he’s very healthy. He is doing very well with our dog and cat, as well.”

This is just one example of the many ways your generous gifts to Seattle Humane make a lasting impact on the pets in our care. We are so thankful for our amazing Rescue Squad and your support of our lifesaving mission, which makes it possible for us to continue innovating and finding new ways to save and serve pets in need.

Save the Date for the Paw-ty of the Year!

Join us at Fremont Studios for Seattle Humane's Tuxes & Tails gala on Saturday, May 17, 2025.

Experience a night of heartwarming stories and animal encounters at our most important fundraiser of the year, allowing us to serve more than 100,000 pets and their people annually through our many programs. Seattle Humane is truly more than a shelter and we are committed to broadening our impact on pets in our community and beyond.  

Tuxes & Tails is a fun and festive evening when our Rescue Squad comes together to celebrate and generously support the programs and teams that serve pets and the people who love them.

Learn more on TuxesandTails.org or contact our events team at events@seattlehumane.org with questions. We look forward to celebrating with you!

More than a Shelter: Growing Spay & Neuter Services

Seattle Humane continues to innovate the way we save and serve pets, and that not only means updating our standards of care but also enhancing the services we’ve been providing for decades to reach even more pets in need of our help.

The Seattle Humane Spay & Neuter Clinic opened to the public in 1978, offering reduced-cost spay and neuter surgeries for dogs and cats of low-income families in our community. This program has grown exponentially over nearly 50 years, particularly when we opened our new state-of-the-art veterinary clinic in 2017.

Between our own shelter pets and our community clients, the number of spay and neuter surgeries our skilled veterinary team performs inside the Schuler Family Medical Center has increased year over year. Our team, with the assistance of fourth-year students from WSU College of Veterinary Medicine as part of their training, performed more than 7,000 spay and neuters in fiscal year 2024. We are on target to break that record by more than a thousand surgeries this year!

Seattle Humane is not innovating in a vacuum and continues to rely on our animal welfare partners to help us adopt the latest best practices and make improvements wherever possible.

We were delighted to welcome the ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance (ASNA) training team in September, their visit made possible by the Northern Tier Shelter Initiative. Our veterinary team worked with ASNA representatives to evaluate clinic layout and flow, with the goal of being able to serve even more pets as efficiently as possible while never compromising our high-quality standards.

We are very grateful to have had this opportunity and look forward to increasing our capacity for care with their help and continuing to do our part to reduce the homeless pet population. Learn more about the Seattle Humane Spay & Neuter Clinic here.

Let's Find Daisy Duck a Family!

Daisy Duck is an energetic and playful 1 1/2-year-old Anatolian shepherd mix who has been looking for her new family at Seattle Humane since late January.

Daisy loves going on long walks, hikes, sunbathing and playing with all of her dog friends here at the shelter. Daisy Duck does much better when she’s around other dogs and would benefit from living with a confident and playful canine in her new home. Her play style can be very rambunctious at times, and she doesn’t always know when her friends need a time out.

She would benefit from ongoing training, which Seattle Humane can provide through our many public dog training courses. It’s important for young dogs like Daisy to have lots of physical and mental enrichment in their lives to help them from becoming bored and to encourage positive behavior in the home. Daisy also enjoys cuddling and will seek lots of affection from people once she’s relaxed. Daisy does well on car rides and walks well on a leash, which she does frequently when she goes on day trips with our amazing volunteers. Daisy Duck will do best with a family willing to give her additional time to settle into her new home and with a regular routine.

A generous donor with a soft spot for Anatolian shepherds has sponsored Daisy Duck’s adoption! You can help by sharing her posts on Facebook or Instagram!

Advocate for Washington Pets & Their People

Join us in supporting our partners at the ASPCA and The Washington Federation of Animal Care & Control Agencies at two upcoming events to discuss legislative work underway in our state and learn how you can get involved.

Washington Animal Advocacy Webinar: 2025 Legislative Priorities Thursday, October 24 | 7 p.m.
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Get an exciting preview of the 2025 Washington legislative session! Connect with fellow advocates, hear from experts in the field and learn how you can contribute to this important cause in 2025. Register here!

Policy & Paws at the Pub
Wednesday, November 13 | 7 p.m.
Reuben’s Brews Barrel House, 1133 NW 51st St., Ballard

Join local animal welfare advocates, members of the community and elected officials to enjoy beverages and delicious food while discussing the pressing issues facing pets, pet owners and animal welfare professionals in our state. Furry friends and family welcome. Register here!

Make a Lasting Impact Through Estate Planning

October is Estate Planning Month! You can check this important task off your list and help to ensure that our four-legged friends receive the care they need and live the life they deserve. As a member of our Rescue Squad, you can help us save even more lives and help pets in need by remembering Seattle Humane in your estate plan. We have partnered with FreeWill to bring you a free tool to help you create your will. Your planned gift can make a huge difference to help pets in our community—at absolutely no cost to you!  And if you’ve included Seattle Humane in your will or trust, please let us know by filling out this brief form. We would love to welcome you to our PawPrints Legacy Society and thank you with special events and tours. If you have questions about arranging care for a surviving pet or creating your estate plan, please get in touch with our team at plannedgiving@seattlehumane.org. Your estate gift will have a lasting impact for countless pets in our community!

Tricked Out for Treats!

Seattle Humane is excited to be collaborating with our friends at Trupanion during their monthlong Tricked Out for Treats Pet-tacular photo contest. There are seven categories that let pet parents show off their best-dressed furry family members and a special category just for Adorably Adoptable pets. Join us in this com-pet-ition for a chance to win pet-tacular swag, a custom pet portrait, features on Trupanion’s global social channels and ultimate bragging rights. Once you’re in, you can share with your friends, vote for your faves and join Trupanion’s virtual celebration on Oct. 30, where they’ll showcase select picks of the patch, give away prizes to viewers, and have some good old-fashioned fun along the way.

Visit trickedout.trupanion.com to learn more and submit your pets today! For more information and official contest rules, visit trupan.in/trickedout.

Foster Spotlight: Elly to the Rescue!

Kitten Season is a very cute but also very taxing time for animal shelters and rescues everywhere. Kittens are born unable to see, hear or regulate their own body temperature, and they are incredibly vulnerable to illness. Yes, caring for newborn kittens is no easy task, but right in the middle of it every season is Elly Conley, this month’s featured foster parent! Learn more about Elly and her foster journey on our blog.

Upcoming Events and Workshops

Pet First Aid Basics
Thursday, October 24 | 4-6 p.m.
Seattle Humane, 13212 SE Eastgate Way, Bellevue, WA 98005

This is a two-hour class for anyone with pets in their lives. We will focus on prevention and early identification of pet emergencies and practice techniques for bleeding control, giving CPR and helping a pet who is choking.
Cost: $65.
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Wiggle & Wag Storytime
Saturday, November 9 | 2-3 p.m.
Seattle Humane, 13212 SE Eastgate Way, Bellevue, WA 98005

Bring your little ones to the shelter on select Saturdays to play and learn together. We’ll read a story together, work on a craft and practice respect and appreciation for pets. Wiggle & Wag Story time is for 3–7-year-olds and there is some “wiggle room” for older or younger siblings. Adult supervision is required. The cost is $20 per family. Drop-ins accepted as space allows.
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Workshop for Young Teens
Monday, November 11 | 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Seattle Humane, 13212 SE Eastgate Way, Bellevue, WA 98005

For youth currently in grades 6-8. Socialize with other animal lovers while learning about how animal shelters operate and working on service activities together. Earns three hours of community service.
Cost: $145
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Pet First Aid & Disaster Response
Saturday, November 16 | 1-5:30 p.m.
Seattle Humane, 13212 SE Eastgate Way, Bellevue, WA 98005

This is a 4 ½-hour class for people who are looking for a more comprehensive understanding of emergency care, including how to prepare for situations that require evacuation or sheltering in place. Participants will receive a copy of the Pet First Aid and Disaster Response Guide. Successful completion of the course earns a certificate from the Emergency Care and Safety Institute–perfect for pet professionals!
Cost:125
Register here!
Dog Training Classes
A well-trained dog is a happy dog! And that makes for a happy owner! Seattle Humane offers a variety of dog and puppy training courses. Our effective, positive-reinforcement training classes focus on good manners in the real world, socialization, bonding and giving you the tools to prevent or address behavior challenges. For more information and a list of upcoming courses, please visit our website.

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Pet Food Bank Supplies Needed!

  Dear aze, We are experiencing unprecedented levels of Pet Food Bank requests, and we need your support now...