On June 15 the non-profit group Community Animal Resource Education Society, or CARES, will begin providing animal care and control services for Burien. The services they will provide include:
* Enforcement of Burien Municipal Code Title 6 -Animals
* Dog Bites/Dangerous Dog Reports
* Impoundment of stray animals
* Educational information about pets and pet ownership
* Rescue of sick or injured animals
* Referral to other animal service agencies

CARES is also available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, on an emergency response basis. Dispatch centers for both Burien Police and Burien/Normandy Park Fire will have an emergency number to call for response to life safety issues involving animals.

The CARES main facility is located at 145 SW 153rd Street in Burien. The phone number is 206- 81-CARES or 206-812-2737. The office hours are 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Tuesday -Saturday. For more information on animal control services in Burien go to www.burienwa.gov/animalcontrol.