Santa Paws is coming!
Have your pet's picture taken with Santa! Animal Services, 3120 Martin Way, Olympia, WA Saturday, December 3rd from 3pm to 7pm Sunday, December 4th from 10am to 2pm. Cost is $20 for a CD with 5 photos Reservations are recommended.  Call ...

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Happy Halloween!
Cal is ready for trick-or-treaters, are you? Check out these great tips for keeping the little ghouls and your pets safe.

Summer, Plants and Pets
Like us, many of our pets spend more time outside when the weather is nice.  It’s important to know that many common outdoor flowers, plants, and shrubs may be harmful to our pets if they ingest any of the leaves or other parts of the plants.  At the top ...

July 4th Pet Safety Tips
 

June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month
June brings sunny skies, lazy school-free days...and kittens! Have you been thinking of adopting a cat?  Now is a great time!  Maybe adopt two together so they have someone to be "catty" with. Not able to adopt a cat, but would like to help?  ...

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National Dog Bite Prevention Week®
70​ million nice dogs…but any dog can bite National Dog Bite Prevention Week takes place during the third full week of May each year, and focuses on educating people about preventing dog bites. The dates in 2016 are May 15-21. With an estimated ...

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Toxic algae advisory
THURSTON COUNTY NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Thursday, April 07, 2016 Contact: Jane Mountjoy-Venning, Thurston County Environmental Health Division, (360) 867-2643 or venninj@co.thurston.wa.us Art Starry, Thurston County Environmental Health ...

Roof Over Rover
A pet's fur will help keep it warm, but only if it's dry--a dog house with a solid roof and the door facing away from the winds provides better protection. Since the summer of 2005, Animal Services has offered “Roof Over Rover.”  Using donated dog ...

Daylight Saving Time
This Sunday at 2 am, we set our clocks forward an hour, forcing us to rise an hour earlier.  Love it or hate it, it's coming. Pets are affected by DST just as we humans are.  They might not be quite ready for their bathroom and feeding routine so ...

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A truly happy holiday!
YIPPEE - it's been a great week for the animals! All of our adoptable cats and kittens have found their forever homes so our Cat Adoption room is empty on Christmas Eve!!!  Our Bunny room is also empty since all three were adopted yesterday!  We still ...