Burien CARES Animal Control, along with Saving Great Animals, will be holding a Pet Adoption Festival this Saturday, Feb. 11 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Hillrose Pet Resort in SeaTac.

Our friends at CARES add:

Looking for your New Best Friend?

Or a New Family Member?

Puppies, Dogs & Cats waiting to find their forever Valentine.

There will also be Raffles, prizes, goodies bags and much more!!!

Hillrose Pet Resort is located at 2040 South 142nd Street in SeaTac.

PREVIOUSLY: BTB Reader Nic Templeton wants everyone to know that he found this female dog in Boulevard Park, near the intersection of South 124th and 10th Ave South Friday:

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“After nearly running over this dog twice, we grabbed her and put her in our yard,” Nic said. “She looks to be well kept, and very young, she has a collar but no tags.”

Nic adds that they plan to take her to a vet Saturday and have her checked for a microchip.

“Even if she isn’t chipped she’ll be off to the shelter,” he adds. “She is a very sweet dog, I really hope we can find her family.”

If you recognize this dog, please contact Nic at nic@nictempleton.com or at 206-437-8667.

According to CARES, the dog has tan fur, is wearing a dark blue with green collar, and is “very scared, yet very sweet.”

If you recognize this dog, please contact Burien Cares at 206-81-CARES.

“She’s very sweet, but very scared,” they said via email.

If you recognize this dog, please contact Burien Cares at 206-81-CARES.

UPDATE 12/26/11: Monday morning (Dec. 26), we happened upon a Craigslist Ad that accurately described the found black male lab that we first posted about on Christmas Day (pictured above), found near SW 160th and 16th SW in Burien’s Gregory Heights neighborhood.

We called the number listed in the Ad and told Josh, the dog’s owner that we were pretty sure we knew where his dog was. We gave him the contact info for Barb and Randy Coplen, and we’re happy to report that “Baxter” will be reunited with his owners today (Monday, Dec. 26)!

PREVIOUSLY: BTB Reader Barb Coplen sent us the pic above, along with a note that she “found a lost dog wandering on SW 160th and 16th SW on Christmas day.

He is a young, black, male lab.”

Meet Pandora & Tinkie!
We are 7-year old Females.
We have lived together our whole lives, but recently our owner passed away.
We would like to find a home where we could stay together.
We don’t get along with other cats but make up for that it snuggles.
We also love to talk and have our heads scratched!!
We are both altered and up to date on our shots.
Come meet us today!!!

Meet Maximus!
I am a 7yr old Male Lab/Sheppard Mix.
I am playful and very social.
I enjoy other dogs and children.
My hobbies are running and hopping.
I am Neutered and up to date on all of my shots.

If you would like to meet either animal for a possible adoption or for fostering, contact CARES at:

buriencares@gmail.com

or

(206) 81-CARES

My name is Rose.
I am a Female White Border Collie.
I am 1 ½ years old.
I am a very happy dog.
I like to play and dance around.
I am great with kids and other dogs.
I am also very social and would love to be a part of a family.
I am altered and up to date on all of my shots.

My name is Janie.
I am a Female Cat.
I am 9yrs old and a complete sweetheart!!
My hobbies are being cuddly and purring.
I am quite talkative and would love to sit and talk with you all day.
I am on the mellow side and enjoy relaxing activities.
I am altered and up to date on all of my shots.
Come meet me today!!!

If you would like to meet either animal for a possible adoption or for fostering, contact CARES at:

buriencares@gmail.com

or

(206) 81-CARES

Screengrab from a video of a rescued Chihuahua.

by Scott Schaefer

As we previously reported (read our coverage, including photos, here), a Burien house was raided Oct. 6, where 38 dogs were rescued, nine of which had to be euthanized. 

Turns out that the Owner/Hoarder of the dogs is actually a veteran American Kennel Club (AKC) dog show judge.

Chihuahuas, Pomeranians, and Chin dogs were found in homes in both Burien and Issaquah, all in poor health and kept in extremely dirty dog crates.

CARES Animal Control took in the surviving Burien dogs, and cleaned them up for fostering/adoption.

Pasado’s Safe Haven provided law enforcement with video footage of the dogs, showing them living in life-threatening conditions at the homes.

According to Amber Chenoweth of Safe Haven, the video shows that “some of the dogs were neurotic, spinning uncontrollably, and others were nothing but hopeless – lying in the back of small crates, lined with urine and feces. The cage doors were rusted with mats of fur stuck to the bars. The dogs seemed to be in a dark room living in absolute fear. You could see the desperateness of each tiny soul who had been in this condition for an unknown amount of time.”

Pasado’s Safe Haven is now asking for 14 counts of Animal Cruelty charges in the first degree for the Owner, who apparently has “decades of involvement with dog breeding and showing,” according to Chenoweth.

“Many of the dogs did not have food, water, sanitation or necessary medical treatment,” Chenoweth added.

The Owner and her husband, who has since passed away, have decades of involvement with dog breeding and showing for the AKC, and they’ve owned many of the top show Chihuahua in the world. Pasado’s was informed that she was few days away from sending one of her dogs off to another big show when this case came to light.

“Because breeding is a money making business, there are many breeders who do it for the money alone,” Pasado’s added. “The dogs that had been shoved away into the Burien basement had possibly at one time been Hamilton’s prize dogs. When they no longer could bring money in, they became as useless as the old, rusty crates that they were forced to live in.”

UPDATE 11/29/11: Photographer David Sharpe tells us that the dog he found Monday (Nov. 28) has been reunited with its owners!

PREVIOUSLY: Photographer David Sharpe found the dog pictured above Monday afternoon (Nov. 28) on 1st Ave South between Normandy Park and Des Moines.

“I found this dog this afternoon… actually I almost ran it over,” he said in a Facebook post. “We did find someone who could board her until we could find her owners… the owners of the Dog House in Des Moines are holding onto her until we find its owner.”

If you know this dog, or know its owners, please contact the Dog House at (206) 824-1794 ASAP.

The Dog House of Des Moines is located at 22302 Marine View Drive South.

My name is Skippy.

I am a Altered Male Jack Russell terrier.

I am up to date on all of my shots.

I am very energetic and playful.

I am very social and outgoing.

I love Kids and other dogs.

Looking for a dog who likes to go on adventures?

I’m your dog!

If you would like to meet him for a possible adoption or for fostering, contact CARES at:

buriencares@gmail.com

or

(206) 81-CARES