- RASKC
- Nicky is a handsome Pit Bull Terrier available for free adoption. Hmm… perhaps I’ll pick him up as a gift for Dan?
Apparently, it’s raining cats and dogs down at the Kent animal shelter:
Due to a flood of recent arrivals at the Kent shelter, Regional Animal Services of King County (RASKC) is looking to find good homes for lots of great dogs. To help in this effort, RASKC will waive the adoption fee for adult dogs from now until May 31.
“Because we don’t euthanize adoptable pets, space can sometimes get tight at the shelter,” said RASKC Manager Ken Nakatsu. “By temporarily waiving the adoption fee for adult dogs, we’re hoping to get more of them into loving, permanent homes. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone looking for a new member of the family.”
Until May 31, the adoption fee for dogs over six months old will be waived. Residents can take home their new pet for just the cost of the license, a savings of $75 to $250. All pets from RASKC are spayed or neutered, vaccinated (including rabies vaccination), and have received a health exam. Available pets can be seen at the shelter, 21615 64th Ave. S. in Kent, or online at www.kingcounty.gov/pets.
Free dogs! The perfect “totally natural, organic control method” to deal with your pesky barn cat problem. Or, you know, if you’re looking for a lovable canine companion.
FYI, RASKC is also seeking volunteers to provide temporary foster homes for both dogs and cats. It’s a great program for animal lovers who are unwilling or unable to make a long term commitment, or who might even be looking for a little test run. And there’s no cost: RASKC provides all your pet food, supplies, and medical care. Ninety-minute foster training sessions are coming up soon, so check it out.
Reminds me of a post I saw on Facebook this week. A friend trying to help a co-worker find a new home for an “affectionate” pit bull with “animal aggression issues”.
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“He is 65-70 pounds, vaccinated, microchipped and will be neutered this week. He has a great temperament with people but is a bit rambunctious and very affectionate so wouldn’t be good with a young child or someone frail. He’s grown up with a bunch of teenage boys so gentle is not really in the vocabulary. He’s very smart, energetic, strong and needs a lot of hands on training and exercise. He was the baby of the family and has been really spoiled. I’m not sure if he still realizes he’s a dog. He’s been socialized extensively and has lived with other dogs, he has had some animal aggression issues recently so wouldn’t be good with another dog and wouldn’t be good off leash at dog parks. He is generally a very good friendly healthy dog and thinks he just needs some hands on time which my son is just not able to do with his work schedule. I hate to lose him but with our schedules he’s just not getting the attention he needs. He’s been a great dog and is very sociable and loving so I want to make sure he gets the right home.”
about 95% of the dogs turned in at the Kent shelter are pit bulls. so yea, this will not end well.
Get a good German Shepperd a prepare for Meowschwitz!
@3: Those words LOOK like English….
@1 Imminent neutering ought to shut down those “animal aggression issues”.
@2 Especially not for the dogs. Fighters are going to be all over those “savings”. Neutered dogs won’t fight, but they make *great* bait dogs. The thought of what will happen makes me literally sick to my stomach.
i heard from an intern that the Stranger was adopting a half dozen animals for their offices. During their big 2hr meeting earlier today, the notion on how to improve their “Do I as I say, not as I do” image was high on the agenda, in bold.
@ 6 – You mad.
But then how to control your barn dog problem? Barn lion? Those are NEVER free.
Doug, I believe that would call for a barn shotgun. Not free, but a hell of a lot cheaper than a lion.
Barn dog problem, get high-strung horses. Too many (or no-longer-needed) high-strung horses, get EHV-1.
But 5280, humans are immune to EHV-1! Not sure that’s worth the extra step, though. Ammo’s cheap, hay’s not, and awkward questions would be asked when buying vials of EHV-1.
@1 it sounds like irresponsible parents let their teenagers adopt a puppy, abused it, and then they are ‘saving’ them by re-homing the now adult and generally useless (puppies are cheap as your son learned) dog. I bet there is a 100% AKC PUR BRED puppy waiting for them once the previous one is dead.
To those folks: Maybe one day your children will learn there are consequences to their action. It’s probably in prison.
Goldy, I f!@#king <3 you but why torture such a friendly looking dog as that by giving him to Dan? That’d be like giving a gay kid to Rush Limbaugh.
@13,
Isn’t that a great looking dog? Some of the sweetest, most affectionate dogs I’ve known are pits, or pit-mixes. It’s too bad some of them are fucking crazy (more often by nurture than by nature).
does this have anything to do with the Christian cult that is saying May 21 is the end of the world (for humans) and that we’re all going to get sucked up and our pets will be left without owners?
http://www.theage.com.au/world/cult-clai…
Goldy, I know what you mean. The problem is that assholes who have no idea what it takes to properly raise pits and or have the idea that mean is good are raising them.
It’s such a shame that people with nothing better to do are scapegoating them in leiu of actually reporting news. I would’ve thought better of Dan.
Have you ever seen the brown and white american pit korben that wanders around the u dist? He’s the one who showed me that pitbulls are loving and friendly dogs if raised with love and discipline.