Foster of the Month: Karien
November 2025 Meet Karien Though Karien is a longtime animal lover and pet keeper, fostering is a new experience for her. In fact, she only just joined SAFe’s foster team in March! “I had thought […]
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Volunteer of the Month: André
October 2025 Imagine: You’re ready to adopt a kitty, so you do a simple web search for “adoptable cats in Seattle.” You find yourself on SAFe’s Available Cats & Kittens web page. There, you see […]
Purrspectives: Goldie’s Second Chance
Goldie’s Foster Update: We caught up with Goldie and his foster mom over themed mocktails for Ginger Cat Appreciation day on September 1st…watch here! Get to Know Goldie Nine-year-old Goldie loves everyone. He never met […]
Volunteer of the Month: Maddie
August 2025 Meet Maddie This month’s featured volunteer has had a long and illustrious history with the Rescue. From 2019 through 2021, Maddie worked on SAFe’s staff as an Adoption Counselor and Foster Program Coordinator. […]
Foster of the Month: Naomi & Family
July 2025 Meet Naomi & Family Naomi and her family began their foster journey in early 2020, after losing the last of their elderly cats in 2019. Naomi wanted her kids to experience having kittens […]
Volunteer of the Month: Jesse
June 2025 About Jesse Jesse has been volunteering with SAFe Rescue since 2024. As a veterinary assistant student in Renton, volunteering for an animal welfare organization just made sense! When he’s not learning how to […]
Fosters of the Month: Kris and Sandy
Meet Kris and Sandy In the 34 years they’ve been together, Kris and Sandy have had five cats of their own: four adopted from shelters, and one rescued from a downpour in a parking lot. […]
Warm Fuzzy Tale: Stella
Meet Stella Stella’s story is a real throwback—all the way to 2020! Still just a kitten when she arrived at SAFe Rescue in the spring of 2020, Stella had recently been diagnosed with megaesophagus: a […]
April 2025 PURRspective: Esther
In PURRspectives, we’ll be zooming in on some of the cats whose paths look a little different, but have the same destination in mind: a loving home where they can be their happiest, healthiest, one-of-a-kind […]