R.A.I.N. / Rescuing Animals in Need was originally established in 2010. We are located in Western Washington. Most of our dogs and cats come from underfunded shelters in Washington and California, where animals can be euthanized anytime due to lack of space, poor health, or duration of stay. Many of our pets are rescued at the “eleventh hour” and are considered critical or urgent. They had little chance of being saved. Rescued dogs and cats are vaccinated, spayed/neutered (if old enough), given flea/tick preventive, deworming medication, and microchipped. They are socialized with other pets and worked with regularly in foster care so we can get to know their personalities in depth. This ensures that the pet is well adjusted, happy and healthy before being adopted. It also helps us select the perfect forever home. Many of them have been through severe hardship, mistreatment or neglect, and that makes it even more important that we do our best for them. This means that we have to have guidelines because not every adopter is right for every animal. We often have to say “no” to a potential adopter. Our animals do not have a say in where they go; since we speak for those who have no voice, we must do right by them. We have an amazing, small network of loving dedicated foster homes predominantly in the South Puget Sound and Seattle area, and there is not a physical shelter location. Dogs and cats can be met by appointment only, unless attending an adoption event. Donations and sponsorships are greatly appreciated as they will help us to continue rescuing and caring for unwanted animals. We are an all breed rescue, however German Shepherds and feline friends are the most near and dear to our hearts.
We require you to fill out our adoption application to help us to get to know you, your living situation, and what you are looking for in a pet. It will also help us to make sure the animal that you are interested in it the best fit for you and your life! Once we receive the application, we can proceed with the meet and greet and potential adoption. It is imperative that you complete the entire application and be 100% open and honest. We do verify information on the application such as residence status, veterinarian reference etc. Only applicants that are best suited for the animal will be considered and will proceed to the next step of the adoption process. We apologize if you don’t hear back from your application, but we aren’t able to respond to every applicant. You will hear back if you were selected to move forward, or if we have another pet in our care we think would be a good fit. We do our best to make great matches between our cats and adopters. In the unlikely event that it does not work out for whatever reason, we will always welcome our adopted cats back with a few days notice to find appropriate placement with a foster; However, adoption fees are non refundable. Due to the COVID-19 situation we are doing our adoption meetings for pets in foster care virtually over video chat, and no-contact adoptions.