Pasado’s Safe Haven is wholly committed to the rescue, rehabilitation, and rehoming of companion animals. With the news that King County plans to close its animal shelter, it has never been more important to focus on aggressive spay/neuter efforts for area cats and dogs...
On Nov. 1st, the Kent, Washington, animal shelter is scheduled to close, with more closures to follow by June, 2010. Pasado’s Spay Station is one of our most successful rescue endeavors, saving thousands of lives every year. Controlling population size is a key part of effective rescue work, as unwanted kittens and puppies lead to overcrowding at area shelters. But if shelters are closing at an alarming rate, the options for “stray” and feral animals are running out.
Pasado’s is committed to saving as many lives as possible – and we know that’s important to the families that we meet, too. During the spay station’s most recent spay/neuter session in Fairhaven, WA, families waited in the dark with their cats and dogs for a chance to receive free or low-cost spaying and neutering.
Chris, Bunny, and David opened registration at that early hour with enthusiastic smiles.
Bunny helped register Harley, a handsome 9-month-old Golden Retriever. Harley’s Dad works at the Food Pavillion and he had seen the Spay Station in their parking lot.
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Lady (image above left), a gorgeous
5-month-old Golden Retriever, waited with her Mom. They knew about the Spay Station because they spayed their cats with us last year.
Bruno (image above right), a 1-year-old boxer, was a perfect gentleman, waiting patiently in his car. His family heard about the Spay Station from friends.
Butters (image above left), a 5-month-old kitty waited with his Mom. His Mom said he’s a BIG boy because he LOVES to eat. They got him from a farm in Lynden and his family heard about the Spay Station from a friend.
Oscar Meyer Weiner Jones (image above right) is a
7-month-old Dachshund whose Mom heard about the Spay Station from Banfield Vet.
Another sweet kitty named
Singe waited in the car with her Dad. She was named “Singe” because she was found abandoned behind the family’s barbeque. Her family had heard about the Spay Station on Craig’s List.
11-year-old Cameron (image above
left) waited in line with Shadow, his 5-month-old kitty.
Katie arrived with her kitty, Jemima (image
above right). She cuddled her before relinquishing her to Kat.
Dr. Karen smiled at the end of a long and successful day
(image above right).
Many thanks to the Food Pavilion for hosting the Spay Station! We started in the pre-dawn hours and went all the way through a warm and sunny autumn day.
The Spay Station is an expensive program to operate – but it’s well worth it. Spaying and neutering saves thousands of lives, and we are ecstatic to report that we have fixed
tens of thousands of pets. Donate today and help us continue to prevent unwanted litters. It’s some of the most important work that we do – and it’s only possible because of you.
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