PAWS Magazine, Fall 2016

Issue 94: Fall 2016

what’s inside: To Feed or Not to Feed

Saving Lives One Flight at a Time

Majestic Ospreys Making a Comeback Page 7

From the heart Dear Friends, It’s that time of year when I can’t help but reflect on everything we have to be thankful for here at PAWS. With the holiday season upon us, it seems only fitting to celebrate and share that gratitude with you, our closest supporters.

Because without each of you, orphaned wild animals like the Ospreys on page 7 would not have a safe place to heal and grow. Thousands of cats and dogs like those featured on page 8 would not find their forever homes. Together, united by a mutual love and respect for all animals, we are rewriting their stories and making the world a better place.

I am particularly grateful for those of you who donate your time as volunteers. With the number of animals needing our help on the rise again this year, the hours you contribute are absolutely critical, effectively doubling the size of our workforce performing direct animal care.

However you choose to support our work, as we look ahead to celebrating 50 years of PAWS in 2017—and contemplate what the next 50 years might bring—I thank you for joining with us to help provide a much-needed safety net for animals in need.

Happy holidays to you and yours,

PAWS’ Mission

The vibrancy supporters like you bring to our flagship events never ceases to inspire and energize me. And this year was no exception, as we celebrated our 25th PAWSwalk in August. Turn to page 12 for a recap of the amazing animals and people who made this momentous occasion so special.

Annette Laico Chief Executive Officer

PAWS is a champion for animals — rehabilitating injured and orphaned wildlife, sheltering and adopting homeless cats and dogs, and educating people to make a better world for animals and people.

PAWS Magazine Issue 94, Fall 2016 Editor in Chief: Katherine Spink Associate Editor: Rachel Bishop Graphic Designer: Edwina Cusolito Photographers: Tiphanie Anderson, Elizabeth Applegate, Marta Bras, Bryan Bishop, Merina Burda, Peggy Faranda, Jen Mannas, Melissa Moore, Elizabeth Nordeen, Kathryn Rendon, Michael DelaRosa Collaborators: Jennifer Convy, Lisa Hockins, Kay Joubert, Cindy Kirkendall, Jen Mannas, Emily Meredith, Melissa Moore, Elizabeth Nordeen, Andrea Steele, Nicki Walters

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A Safety Net No Matter What Hear about some of the extraordinary cats and dogs we’ve cared for at PAWS this year.

7 Magnificent Ospreys Making a Comeback

Read about the resurgence of this distinctive North American raptor.

1 Combating a Deadly 1 Bat Disease 7

State biologists ask for help after first recorded case of White-nose Syndrome in Washington is diagnosed in a patient admitted to PAWS.

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12 PAWSwalk

We take a look back at all the fun of our 25th walk for the animals!

15 Home Sweet Home 12

More heartwarming happy endings for wild and companion animals in our care.

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Wherever you see this symbol, go to paws.org/Fall16 and enjoy additional content, including videos of our wild patients!

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Off the Top Saving Lives One Flight at a Time To Feed or Not to Feed What PAWS Means to Me Three Ways to Give Holiday Help

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Scout Program Celebrates Success Started last December as a trial, our Scout Program has taken flight through 2016. We offer five workshops for Girl Scouts and three for Cub Scouts, and at the time of writing, more than 400 Scouts and their siblings have participated.

They’ve been generous, too, bringing more than $1,700 in cash donations and tons of toys, blankets and food for the animals! In the Daisy Birdbath Award, participants get to role-

Get Your Canine Questions Answered!

If you’d love to learn more about helping your canine companion live the happiest, healthiest and most stressfree life possible, we have the event just for you! Join us for Forever Fido: Managing Canine Issues for a Lifetime of Happiness (December 2, 6-7 p.m.), where our Certified Professional Dog Trainer will talk about dog communication and explore some common canine issues. There’ll also be time set aside for your own canine questions. And what better venue for such an event than Seattle’s Dogwood Play Park.

Bring your Fido friend along for some fun playtime! For all the event details and to register, visit paws.org/Events.

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New Gift List for the Animals

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Are animals at the top of your holiday gift list? If you’re anything like us, your answer will be yes! Here at PAWS, the list of supplies we use to help care for thousands of cats, dogs and wild patients every year makes for an interesting read. From cat scratchers to creamy peanut butter, headlamps for dog walking on dark winter mornings to heating pads for keeping recovering patients cozy, every item enables us to provide the best possible care to animals in their time of need. Will you consider a gift for the animals at PAWS from our wish list this holiday season? Browse the items we need at paws.org/WishList.

play being a wildlife rehabilitator, complete with stuffed animal patients to “care for” (pictured).

For the Cadette’s Animal Helpers Badge, Scouts learn about therapy cats and the scenting ability of dogs. Visit paws.org/ Scouts to read more about this growing program.

Remembering a True Animal Champion A very dear friend of PAWS passed away this summer—founder of Pooper Trooper and huge animal lover, Bill Walters. Not only did Bill love animals, they loved him. Nicki, Bill’s wife, shared a couple of special stories with us. “When we moved into our first house, Bill spent months befriending some stray cats, feeding them and helping find them homes, including two who ended up with us! Then there was Gus, a puppy belonging to a client. Bill formed such a strong bond with Gus that his

guardians had to be sure someone was home every Friday morning so Gus could have his play time with Bill!” Bill started Pooper Trooper in 2003 while volunteering at PAWS, and for more than 10 years he was a much-loved PAWSwalk supporter, sponsor and fundraiser. At our 25th PAWSwalk this year, Bill’s family and friends raised more than $12,000 in his honor for the animals at PAWS. Bill loved deeply, hugged big and laughed heartily. We miss him greatly.

PAWS Wild Night is Back!

Save the date for our gala benefit for the animals, which returns on Saturday, April 8, 2017. Expect delicious food, a dazzling array of auction items, and an eveninglong celebration of the animals’ lives you help us save.

Bookmark paws.org/WildNight and stay tuned for more announcements soon!

Share Your Favorite PAWS Moments!

Big Vehicle Giveaway Update

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We may have missed out on a new vehicle for PAWS by a whisker, but we’re still celebrating! Your vote during Campbell Nissan of Edmonds’ Big Vehicle Giveaway helped us win $1,000 for the animals in our care.

We’re so very grateful; thank you!

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Next year, we reach a milestone anniversary—50 years of people helping animals! Whether you’ve followed us from day one or have only just found us, we want to know what makes PAWS special to you. Send us your favorite, feelgood moments to share with supporters through 2017. It could be a story about a cat or dog you’ve adopted, being a volunteer, a favorite wild patient you remember… any PAWS connections you’re happy to be made public!

E-mail your stories and photos to media@paws.org or mail them to us at PAWS Moments, PO Box 1037, Lynnwood, WA 98046.

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New Rescue Network

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n a quiet corner of our companion animal shelter, you will find Shelter Manager Lisa knocking it out of the park in our mission to make the world a better place for animals—ably assisted by her 11-year-old Pit Bull Guiseppe (“Big G” to his co-workers).

Not only does Lisa manage a stellar team, who in 2016 helped more than 3,500 dogs and cats unite or reunite with loving families, she works tirelessly every day making happy endings a reality for dogs and cats facing uncertain futures in shelters nationwide.

We caught up with Lisa to talk more about her development of a new, life-saving transfer network, rescuing companions in need from shelters in Texas and helping them find loving new homes in the Pacific Northwest.

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What inspired you to create this new network?

A strong transfer program creates a safety net for animals everywhere.

Most days, PAWS receives requests for assistance from shelters in Washington and all over the country. It’s very rewarding to be in a position where we can impact so many lives.

The situation in Texas is particularly harsh. There are a lot of dogs and

cats who don’t have many options for making it out of the shelters alive and into loving homes. The groups we work with are dedicated volunteers and shelter staff who are desperate to find homes for the animals they care for.

How did you get started?

My first contact with the Texas rescue groups was from Karin Keith, a lady who had relocated to Washington from Texas. She introduced me to shelters and groups there, and soon we were transferring in animals whenever we had space available.

To build our rescue network here, I brokered partnerships with our friends at Kitsap Humane Society, The NOAH Adoption Center and Seattle Humane.

And none of this would be possible without the groups who transport the animals. Some are flown by commercial airlines, some by volunteer-led group Dog is My Co-Pilot, and others by private transporters who are paid to drive them from Texas to our shelters.

How many lives have been saved?

Since March, PAWS has helped more than 300 dogs and 50 cats through this program, and our transfer schedule is booked out through the end of the year.

When asked what she loves about what she does, Lisa’s big heart shows through. “Saving animals’ lives, caring for an animal who may never have been handled kindly or humanely.

A shelter is a very emotional workplace, but when I see all the dogs and cats settled in and being cared for by our staff and volunteers, and our lobby packed full with people waiting to adopt them, it reminds me why I love my job.”

Turn to our center spread (page 8) for endearing stories of extraordinary animals we’ve cared for this year.

like eating while in captivity, yet are typically admitted to PAWS with injuries that require a lengthy rehabilitation process and more handson care.

In spite of their sensitivities, we celebrated two successful releases this summer. One was a fledgling, discovered on the ground at a high school in Bothell unable to fly. On arrival at PAWS, he was found to be dehydrated. He also had some soft tissue wounds and bruising, possibly from a scuffle with another predator.

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ne of the four major migratory routes in the United States, the Pacific Flyway, is located on the West Coast. Encompassing more than 13 million square miles, it stretches all the way from Alaska to Patagonia and is used twice a year by millions of birds of more than 300 species.

When we think about fall migration, we typically think about small songbirds or waterbirds who fly south for the winter. But did you know that some species of raptors also migrate?

In summertime, a migrating raptor commonly seen in the Seattle area is the Osprey. Ospreys are large birds of prey with a brown and white head that sets them apart from other North American raptors. You’ll often see them near bodies of water, as they’re the only raptor on the continent who plunge-dives to catch live fish.

Currently a State Monitored species here in Washington, Ospreys are managed to prevent them from becoming threatened or endangered.

Populations suffered a decline as a result of the use of DDT—a pesticide for insect control commonly used until 1972—but they’ve made a comeback and breeding bird surveys have reported a significant increase in numbers in Washington.

This is good news for the Osprey. It could also be the reason we’ve seen an increase in the number of Osprey patients admitted to our wildlife hospital. In a 10-year period spanning 2003 to 2013, we treated a total of 10.

In the past two years alone, we have treated 13.

After rest and rehydration, he started flying again, and we were able to reunite him with his parents.

Weighing only 76g, our second young Osprey patient was a hatchling found on the ground. We estimated him to be less than a week old. He

With a preference for nesting high above the ground, Ospreys in urban areas favor cell phone towers, light poles and other artificial platforms.

Many of the young birds who come into our care during the summer months have fallen from nests built on top of high school sports field light poles.

Rehabilitating an Osprey can present some challenges. A sensitive and high-stress species, they don’t

was in our care for two days before we were able to re-nest him with another family of Ospreys.

Bookmark paws.org/WildPatients for a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes at the species we care for.

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Behind the Scenes

A Safety Net

No Matter What Above: After being

cruelly abandoned, Bertha was showered with love at PAWS. Below: PAWS was able

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to help Mrs. Norris get the medical care she needed.

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here are many reasons why dogs and cats end up in shelters like PAWS, and as we approach our 50th year of providing hope to animals in need, we’ve seen a lot.

From the distraught guardian who can no longer care for their beloved companion due to failing health, to the abandoned animals who find their way to us thanks to animal champions in our community, our safety net neither judges nor discriminates. If an animal needs help, we are there, taking them in at PAWS or connecting them with other partners in the community safety net we’ve developed.

Take affectionate Mrs. Norris, who came in as a stray. On her arrival at PAWS, we checked for identification that would help us reunite her with her guardians. Sadly, there was no microchip or ID tag, and no one came looking for her. Estimated to be 12 years old, during a medical examination our

veterinarians found a heart murmur and signs of feline hyperthyroidism. She would need medical treatment and restful recovery in one of our volunteer foster homes. At the time of writing, Mrs. Norris is receiving treatment and enjoying the home-away-from-home foster experience— a favorite spot being the laundry pile, for napping of course!

Ricky and Bertha captured our hearts back in August, when they were brought to PAWS by a concerned citizen who had found them tied to a tree. Like Mrs. Norris, neither dog had identification that would help us reunite them with their guardians. Nervous after their traumatic experience, we set about rebuilding their trust and bringing out the best in them through playtime, cuddles and off-site adventures. Ricky’s happy ending came first, exactly a month after he’d come into our care. Two days later, and with a little help from our friends at Old Dog Haven, 11-year-old Bertha found her perfect humans too.

Before brown-tabby Edgar arrived as part of a transfer from Spokane, we were told he had entropion in both eyes, a genetic condition in which a portion of the eyelid is folded inward,

causing the eyelid hair to painfully rub against the eyeball. Eventually, if left untreated, Edgar wouldn’t be able to open his eyes. With PAWS’ veterinary expertise, we knew we could help him. Shortly after his arrival, we performed the double entropion surgery, preserving his eyesight and eliminating his pain. He’s currently recovering in foster care— where he’ll be safe, warm and loved until he’s ready to find his new home.

We finish with the story of Reese and Elliot, two of the 300-plus dogs we’ve transferred out of Texas shelters this year. (See page 6 for more on our Texas program.) Adorable and inseparable, these brothers had been searching for their second chance for five long months. They’d been wellreceived at adoption events, loved playing (and peanut butter!), were good around kids, and great in the car. It was a mystery as to why a happy ending still eluded them. Well, it seems a change of scenery was all they needed. Within five days of arriving at PAWS, this dynamic duo was adopted!

As we head into our “Home for the Holidays” season, we celebrate and thank all the wonderful families who have given cats and dogs in our care loving new homes this year—we know there are going to be some fun holiday firsts to enjoy! We also look ahead with eager anticipation to the happy endings that will be created in the coming weeks, at a time of year when the company of family and friends is so precious.

Above: Ricky

enjoys playtime at PAWS.

Below: Edgar relaxes in his foster home after surgery to repair a genetic eye condition.

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Living Humanely

Help Your Pets Enjoy the Holidays

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To Feed or Not to Feed, That is the Question!

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Our wildlife admissions specialists will be the first to say that people who feed wildlife do it out of kindness, not malice, and often for bird-watching enjoyment.

People love to see wild animals up close. Some people think if they feed wildlife, they will make up for habitat loss. Others believe that it will keep wild animals away from their pets’ food.

Unfortunately, feeding wild animals is unnecessary to their wellbeing for many reasons. Instead of choosing to forage naturally, they take the easy road, and as a result, they can become dependent on people. At the same time, the food we offer (such as bread) is nutritionally unsound and can cause serious, lasting health problems.

The best thing you can do to care for the wild animals on your property is to give them habitat, not handouts.

Naturescaping is a great way to provide the animals with natural sources of food and shelter that will not put them in danger the way a human-provided food source will.

You will still be able to enjoy wildlife on your property, but at a safe distance for both you and the animals.

If you’re currently feeding wild animals in your backyard and are worried about what might happen if you stop, a gradual reduction in the quantity you’re feeding over time is the best way to get them back to their wild habits.

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The holiday season is usually hectic, especially with visitors coming and going. Many pets are not used to lots of visitors, so here’s some advice on helping your companions cope with people stopping by to celebrate: • Provide a safe space like a crate, bed or a corner of the room—somewhere your pet knows he is safe.

• Know what your pet reacts to. Whether it’s the doorbell, umbrellas or people wearing hats, be aware of what triggers a reaction from your pet.

• For pets who enjoy company, introduce your guests to your animals and work with them to make sure they respect any boundaries your furry friends may have.

• Reward good behavior. This will reinforce good behavior for future visits.

• Schedule some quiet cuddle time with your companion once everyone goes home.

And if it’s you with the invitation to a holiday party, think twice before taking your canine companion as your plus-one. Unless it’s a four-legged-friendly get together, he will probably prefer a cozy, relaxing night at home.

For more holiday advice, including traditions that can be hazardous to your pets, visit paws.org/Library.

Saving Lives Together

Scientists Need Our Help to Combat Deadly Bat Disease In March, a Little Brown Myotis was admitted to our wildlife hospital. Hikers found

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her crawling on a trail trying to fly.

They thought she had a broken wing, so they carefully picked her up and brought her to PAWS. It’s unusual to see bats during the day, and especially in the early spring.

Bats go into hibernation during the winter and don’t typically leave their hibernacula (literal translation: “tent for winter quarters”) until late spring when the weather starts to warm up.

Despite our best efforts, the bat (pictured above) passed away. Upon examination, veterinarian Dr. John Huckabee noticed her wings were crinkled and torn in some areas, and had what looked like mold growing on them. This immediately aroused his suspicions that she might have been suffering from White-nose Syndrome (WNS), a disease that had not yet been found in Washington State but has decimated bat populations in the Eastern United States.

Further diagnostic tests confirmed what Dr. John suspected; this was the first case of White-nose Syndrome reported west of the Mississippi River,

and a sobering discovery that could have dire consequences for our bat population.

White-nose Syndrome is caused by a fungus that grows on a bat’s wings, face and ears. First documented in New York in 2007, researchers are still trying to understand how this fungus is spread and how it picks its host.

Although it does not pose a threat to humans, pets or other animals, this disease affects bats in many ways.

The fungus invades and damages Above: Another species at risk from White Nose Syndrome, the Silver-haired Bat. skin tissue, and infected bats can die from wing damage, inability to reguState biologists need our help to late body temperature, disruptions in monitor White-nose Syndrome. From breathing, and dehydration. Infected September through June, PAWS will bats are also prone to waking up too be evaluating and sampling every bat early from hibernation, when food is who comes into our care for signs of in short supply. This causes them to WNS. Citizen scientists, like yourself, use critical fat reserves that can lead to are also being asked to help out by starvation and death. reporting any sightings of sick or dead Since its discovery, WNS has spread bats, or any groups of bats, to to 29 states and killed millions of bats. wdfw.wa.gov/bats or 360.902.2515.

Dr. John comments, “This is alarming, because bats are a vital part of our ecosystem. They can each consume up to 2,000 mosquitoes in one night CLICK HERE FOR and are instrumental in keeping insect MORE CONTENT populations, which harm crops and threaten human health, low.”

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Thank you to our PAWSwalk sponsors!

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Without a doubt, our 25th PAWSwalk was a day to remember! More than 1,000 two- and four-legged PAWSwalkers joined our plethora of animal-friendly vendors and food trucks, generous sponsors and fantastic volunteers for a great day of fundraising.

The hot temperatures we enjoyed leading up to the big day subsided, and August 27 dawned with a fresh breeze that perfectly complemented a leisurely 5k walk in the park.

Together you raised more than $155,000 to help the thousands of injured or orphaned

wildlife and homeless companion animals PAWS cares for throughout the year.

A huge thank you to everyone who made our special 25th PAWSwalk such a success, and thank you to all those who joined us in spirit and gave so generously from afar to support our work.

We’ll look forward to bringing you exciting announcements about 2017.

Keep an eye on paws.org!

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Five Senses Reeling Events

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All the Best Pet Care Animal Emergency Hospital of Redmond Animal Medical Center of Seattle Banfield Pet Hospital Blue Dog Bakery Bow Wow Fun Towne Chaplin’s Bellevue Subaru 1st Security Bank Pooper Trooper Strazzanti Photography 12 Whole Foods Market

PAWS is grateful to our 170 dedicated volunteers who braved wind and rain and helped make PAWSwalk a success.

—Thank you!

Thank you to our PAWSwalk photographers: Tiphanie Anderson and Merina Burda.

Meet KENAI— PAWSwalk’s 2016

Top Dog The honor of Top Dog at PAWSwalk is won at PAWS Wild Night, our annual gala benefit for the animals. This year’s lucky winner was two-year-old German Shepherd Kenai.

Adopted by Anna and Rob Bolick in 2015 from a Washington State German Shepherd rescue, Kenai has kept them on the move ever since! A true athlete, he loves to swim and hike—even carrying his own pack up the mountains.

At home, he can often be found playing with one of his loud squeaky balls (usually when dad is making important business calls!) or running around outside at speeds of up to 25 miles an hour!

His athleticism made Kenai a great pace-setter for this year’s PAWSwalk, and when the start line ribbon was cut, he was off—graciously wearing a GoPro camera to give us a unique “dog’s eye view” of the walk! Asked what it was like to have Kenai as Top Dog this

year, Anna said “It was exciting to have him represent PAWS in your mission of spreading the word about adopting animals in need of a forever home.”

Thank you, Kenai, Anna and Rob for being such great ambassadors for PAWS and for leading off our 25th PAWSwalk!

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Thank You!

PAWSwalk Top Fundraisers Congratulations and thank you for your fantastic fundraising for the animals at PAWS!

• Top Team Cat City Bobcats raised $11,975 • Top Walker Nicki Walters raised $7,700 • Top Youth Piper Knollenberg raised $665

People Helping Animals

What PAWS Means to Me In our new feature, long-time volunteer Elizabeth shares her PAWS story I began volunteering at PAWS in 2003 during high school. Since then my husband Brett and I have shared our home with six PAWS alumni over the years. Our current PAWS resident is Reuben, whom we adopted in 2007.

A shy and under-socialized cat, he developed the contagious respiratory virus FCV, earning him a long stay at PAWS during which I fell in love with him!

I started out as a clinic assistant, washing surgical instruments, cleaning the clinic, and transferring post-surgical patients to their kennels. I found a great mentor in Dr. Liz Vincenzi, performing many of my first surgeries as a new veterinarian under her guidance. She helped shape me into the surgeon I am today.

Working as a fill-in veterinarian at PAWS is all toward a goal of getting these animals in need adopted and into their forever families. I truly feel like I’m making a difference. From running a successful foster care program to providing spay or neuter surgeries to pets from low-income families who otherwise couldn’t afford it, I’m always amazed by the amount of work PAWS accomplishes. And whenever I see a new client at my veterinary clinic with a pet they’ve adopted from PAWS, I feel such a sense of pride.

Experience how rewarding giving back can be. Join the PAWS family today at paws.org/Volunteer.

Three Ways to Give Holiday Help to the Animals 1 Honor Friends and Family with a Holiday Gift to the Animals Celebrate the extraordinary animals and people in your life by giving a gift to PAWS in their memory or honor. Choose to have your gift recognized with a personalized greeting card picturing one of the animals we have saved, which we will send on your behalf.

Donate online at paws.org/DonateNow or call us at 425.787.2500 x261.

2 Donate Your Vehicle Is a new car on your list this holiday season? Then donate your old vehicle to PAWS and support the animals in our care! Through our partnership with the Northwest Charity Donation Service, you can donate your car, truck, van, RV, motorcycle or even your boat.

They’ll sell it at auction and send the proceeds to PAWS! Vehicle donations are tax deductible and pick up is free.

Get started at nwcds.org or call 800.961.6119.

3 Support PAWS through a Donoradvised Fund A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a type of giving program administered by a third party that allows you to combine the most favorable tax benefits with the flexibility to support your favorite charities. If you already have an established DAF, recommending a grant to PAWS is a quick and easy way to donate!

Make your gift today at paws.org/Advised.

Home Sweet Home

Douglas Squirrels

Lovable Levi’s Patience Pays Off Boxer mix Levi is your typical senior dog, easygoing and friendly. He was with us a little longer than most, and in that time staff and volunteers developed a big soft spot for this sweet gentleman.

During fun off-site adventures, they discovered his love of riding in the car, people watching and licking faces. Rolling around in the grass and playing fetch are also favorite pastimes. In fact, whenever a ball is around you’d be forgiven for hearing his gleeful barks and thinking he was a puppy! He ultimately found his happy ending with the Allred family after 52 days in our care.

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Savannah Finds Her Safe Place When Savannah was transferred to PAWS, all we knew of her past was that she’d been found wandering in a field in California.

Shy and fearful in our busy shelter, it was going to take a special new family to help Savannah feel safe again. In March, she found just that in Katie and Derek. “Savannah hid in her safe room and

Squirrels Return Home Twenty-one orphans and two adults have made it a record breaking summer for Douglas Squirrels at our wildlife hospital. The youngsters were cared for in our small mammal nursery by dedicated volunteers; quite the accomplishment given that each squirrel has to be fed three to five times a day. After more than 30 days of this intense care, it was all the more rewarding to see them released in September. Despite some initial hesitation, they soon seemed right at home amongst the trees, climbing, exploring and foraging in their new home.

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Seal Pup Swims Free

Savannah then underneath our couch for about four months—after which she started coming out of her shell and we were able to play together with a wand toy. We still can't pet her, but she loves hanging out with us and playing with her laser pointer. She’s even started coming into our bedroom in the morning to let us know it’s feeding time! We couldn't imagine not having her in our family.”

This Harbor Seal pup was found alone on a beach in Edmonds. He was being touched and handled by people until police intervened and contacted our friends at Seal Sitters, who were given permission by federal authorities to bring him to PAWS. Not only is touching marine mammals illegal, this type of harassment may have been what led to his mother abandoning him. Admitted on June 24, he was very thin but in good health. After 63 days in our care, he was released near a seal haul out in Snohomish County.

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