Kitty Harbor holds its annual Adopt-A-Thon Saturday and Sunday, noon until 6:00 p.m. 3422 Harbor Ave. SW, just north of the West Seattle Bridge. Pictured is Kitty Harbor's Delyn Kosbab with what could be your future fluffy family member. A portion of proceeds benefit Furry Faces Foundation and owner Teri Ensley, who suffered personal loses from her recent house fire.
More than 60 cats and kittens will be available for adoption this weekend during the 5th Annual Adopt-A-Thon at Kitty Harbor, 3422 Harbor Ave. SW. (206) 935-1919. The facility is just north of the West Seattle Bridge entrance/exit ramps by Avalon. Generally, Delyn Kosbab who operates Kitty Harbor opens from June through Christmas, and then reopens for one additional weekend.
"We're just hoping for a great turnout because these guys are all homeless and have no place to go back to," Kosbab told the West Seattle Herald today, Friday, as some cute critters were coming through her door, delivered by the Kent Animal Shelter, one of the Regional Animal Services of King County (RAS) facilities. King County Executive and West Seattle resident Dow Constantine may appear this weekend to lend the county's support, and encouragement, to adopt the pets.
More kitties were to arrive this afternoon from Pet OverPopulation, or "POP" in the Tri-Cities area.
"Every year we have had a line," she said. "Two years ago 250 people lined up at our door. You never know."
The Kent Animal Shelter is limited to the numbers of cats and dogs it can hold as it lies in the Howard Hanson Dam flood plain and in an emergency the shelter would need to quickly evacuate. Therefore, the Kent kitties adopted this weekend will free up space at the Kent shelter for new, needy animals.
As we have reported, and will continue to update, Furry Faces founder Teri Ensley, who has partnered with Kitty Harbor in the past, was a victim of a house fire that took the life of her pet cat, Pouncer, and jeopardized the health of others she was fostering. Seven of those cats are being treated at Lien Animal Clinic for smoke inhalation. While some of those may become adoptable in a few weeks, both Ensley and Kosbab want to clarify that Ensley's cats are not involved in this weekend's Adopt-A-Thon.
Teri Ensley just spoke to the West Seattle Herald and said, "Humbly, Kitty Harbor and AARF (Animal Aid & Rescue Foundation) will have a fundraiser for me this weekend which I am very embarrassed by, but I'm grateful to them. The community is seriously stepping up to replenish certain items, food, collars, toys, because it's lost. We had to toss it all."
We are updating our story about Ensley's ordeal and future fundraisers for her and Furry Faces.
