Countdown to the Mew Year #3: Gopher
December 28th, 2025 Everything Changed Overnight Gopher arrived at SAFe as a tiny kitten with a big future. But just one day later, Gopher’s journey took an unexpected turn. He developed a fever and was […]
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Countdown to the Mew Year #2: Bailey
December 27th, 2025 A Tough Start for a Sweet Cat One-year-old Bailey arrived at SAFe from a partner rescue in Central Washington. This fluffy sweetheart was instantly playful and friendly – but she wasn’t feeling […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Warm Fuzzy Tale: Chinear
What’s in a Name? Chinear is named for his affinity for chin and ear scritches! Coming to SAFe Before his arrival at SAFe Rescue, Chinear lived with someone who loved him very much. But sadly, […]
Volunteer of the Month: Sandy
Sandy discovered SAFe Rescue while looking for places to donate cat food after her cat Molly passed away last year. Not only was our Pet Pantry in her neighborhood–we were just down the street. “SAFe […]
Warm Fuzzy Tale: Winry
Winry (fka Hailey) spent the first three years of her life living outside in a cat colony in Central Washington. Though she had been spayed by a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) partner of SAFe Rescue in 2022, […]