Lori Kieff with 'Bailey' a six year old Shephed/Husky mix, Sindy Staggers with Saving Great Animals and the dogs, mother and daughter 'Bowser Girl and Pup-pup' both mixed breeds, Anne Marie Lambalot of Umpqua Bank and Sandra McCarthy with the dog Yukon.
Umpqua Bank at 2620 California Ave SW in the Admiral District was the scene of a Pet Adoption event held Saturday April, 21 in support of Seattle based rescue matching service Saving Great Animals (SGA) Britni Curtis of SGA said, "We're hoping to bring awareness and introduce people to dogs that are available." SGA's website states: "Saving Great Animals has been working tirelessly as a no-kill, foster-based rescue for the last 8 years. In 2007, SGA became an official member of Petfinder and is now working with a wide network of foster homes and numerous shelters around the state to find permanent homes for animals that are deserving of love and a family. Many of the dogs and cats we rescue would otherwise face unnecessary euthanasia."
Sindy Staggers of SGA said, "We're 2500 adoptions strong," and explained, "We operate out of a foster system and the dogs need a place to kind of let their soul catch up with their body. We're sort of a matchmaking service."
Steve Siadek of Healthy Paws Pet Insurance brought SGA and Umpqua Bank together for the event. He explained that this company pays 90% of veterinarian bills. "You insure your dog or cat's health and we're going to be there for you. We're the number one rated company in the country." Siadek explained that "Today 1 1/2% of all pets have health insurance in the U.S. and we expect that to increase to 5%. As veterinary costs rise you can now give your pets a wide variety of treatments that will be covered."
Umpqua Bank Manager Kirk Mead said, "This was something we had in the back of our minds as part of our community engagement. That's big focus for us and we know West Seattle is big on their animals. We wanted to help people here find some really great animals so Healthy Paws coordinated with us and Saving Great Animals. We got one adopted and we call that a success."
If you'd like to adopt one of the animals in the photo you still can. Just drop by Umpqua Bank and fill out a paper application or visit the Saving Great Animals website for more information, www.savinggreatanimals.org .
