August 19, 2005
King County is for Cat Lovers
This time I'm posting a Ron Sims news release and I'm not even being snarky. This is a bona fide public service announcement -- "King County Animal Shelters full special adoption prices for cat lovers" (That should read "King County Animal Shelters full; Special adoption prices for cat lovers")
“We’ve got cats, cats and more cats, and they continue to pour into our shelters, which means two things for our customers – great prices, and excellent selection. Now is the time to get that new cat or kitten,” said Walt Washington, Manager of King County Animal Services and Programs. “I can’t stress enough the importance of having cats spayed or neutered to prevent this cycle from continuing.”
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at August 19, 2005
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1. We recently adopted three feral cats from
Purrfect Pals to deal some "less desirable" critters that were in abundance near our house. Predators introduced, problem solved.
The feral cats were free (although we donated some money to help their cause) and for non-feral cats they ask for a $100 donation per cat. Maybe they'll start a price war with the King County shelters.
2. Dang! I thought you were talking about the homeless shelters for moment!
Hey! Why not just move the cats from shelter to shelter around the county?....hmmm.... Is Ron Sims going to use forced sterilization on the homeless population too? So this cycle doesn't continue?
I shouldn't give him any ideas....
Maybe he thinks if they just clean them up - some caring family will adopt them...along with a kitten? ...
ACK!
3. ..."less desirable" critters. Snake had some democrats near the house?
4. Deborah,
How many folks do you think will get the Bloom County reference...Thank you Bill...oop ack!
5. Meow!
6. In your spirit of non-snarkiness, I thought I'd add a strong endorsement for adopting cats. We adopted a little black kitten from the King County Animal Shelter about five years ago, and he turned out to be a loving pet and an excellent mouser. Well, ratter really. He earns his keep by patrolling the yard, keeping my vegetable garden free from the many neighborhood rats. I routinely find a little dead present or two by my back door in the morning.
So I highly recommend cat adoption to anybody looking for a little companionship, and/or rodent control.
(And FYI, this is quite a deal when you consider the private cost of spay/neutering. We adopted a puppy from friends, and I'm paying $120 to have her spayed on Monday.)
7. Wasn't it mentioned on another post that Sims has some vacant lots that are adjacent to his home? He could do the homeless kitty community a big favor and build kitty condos. That will help with the homeless cat problem and he won't have to worry about "undesirables" building next to him.
Mel
8. Thank you snake for your post! I saw the website you spoke about & hope there is one of these in Pierce county.There is a definite need for this service.Iknow two friends that provide water & food for several strays and they are fixed so they don't contribute to this problem.They're general appearance is healthy and they seem verry happy.
9. I guess what surprises me the most about this is that despite the fact that this is in King County they're addressing the problem head on and have a good approach to actually dealing with the problem.
Normally I'd expect something from King County that forced the problem in the face of those that didn't cause it with the express purpose of bringing more attention to the problem but not doing anything to actually solve it.
I can't believe that Ron Sims isn't merely backing temporary use permits for ninety day stays of "cat bed cities" at rural churches. Hope I didn't let the cat out of the bag... :)
10. just curious...
do any of the shelters service moonbats?
meow!
11. Wow, $120 to get a puppy spayed? Bring her over to Whitman County David, they will do it for about $70. That includes all first shots. ;)
12. cc - How much do they charge to spay liberals?
;'}
13. alphabet soup, Hmmmm, not sure, but they might do it as a public service if we asked!
14. In the spirit of non-snarkiness, I will agree with Pee Wee "The Censor" Goldstein. Adopting a kitten is a good thing. And please remember to get your liberal uh I mean kitten spayed an neutered.
15. sorry, I'm a dog-lover. I only ever met one cat that was worth a darn.
16. Laughing @ Michele. I am too a dog-lover. Living next to wheat fields though, we have to have cats. The ones we have are really sweet but they keep their distance and do their job! In return, we feed them, keep their shots up to date and do appreciate them.
17. Goldy, glad your cat helps keep down the rodent population. I'm proud to say that my Alaskan Malamutes have contributed to same by killing at leat two rodents.
And would you guys believe, the first mouse that got 'malamuted' squeaked just like a real "Squeaky Toy" every time Juneau chomped down on it before it died!