Welcome to KARE

Kitsap Animal Rescue & Education (KARE) is an volunteer-powered, non-profit organization, based out of Kitsap County, whose mission is to provide animal welfare education as well as animal rescue/shelter support for the community. We provide classes, workshops and seminars revolving around dog behavior, communication and training, in the effort of reducing the number of homeless and relinquished pets in the area. Our goal is to help pets find and stay in their “forever homes”. We hope to share our mission, while continuing to build our network of community partnerships.

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COVID-19 UPDATE:

Kitsap County has entered phase 2.  We are doing small classes and one on one sessions.  Our play yard is available to rent.  Reservations require a 24 hour advance sign up, so that we may sanitize the play yard between uses.  We will not be renting out the facility at this time.

We will continue doing the social distancing and ask that you wear a mask when participating in a class or session.

If you prefer to stay at home we are providing a few instructional videos on specific behaviors as well as video training.

Please stay tuned to our social media and website. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

We are still here for you!

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Educate. Advocate. Rehabilitate.

KARE’S MISSION:

  • Educate people on understanding and learning how to communicate with their pets in hopes of reducing the number of homeless pets.
  • Rescue adoptable dogs and cats that do not thrive in the shelter environment and simply need a good home and a little training and TLC to make them great pets.

Featured Community Partner:

Special thanks to our communications partner, NW Canine Coalition. Be sure to check out their segments on KING 5 featuring adoptable Northwest pets.

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KARE NEWS

Spice and Everything Nice! Spotlight on Cinnamon

Posted on by NW KARE Marketing in KARE News, Meet Our Adoptables

Thanks to our community partner, NW Canine Coalition, Cinnamon wants everyone to know he’s ready for his forever home and he’s going on KING 5/KONG 6 television to share his story. Tune in tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 15, at 7:45 a.m. to hear from NW Canine Coalition’s founder, Kathleen Hunter.

Adoption Highlights 2018

Posted on by NW KARE Marketing in KARE Alumni, KARE Fosters, KARE News, Kitsap Great Give

We’ve had a fantastic year at KARE. In 2018, your generous donations raised from the Kitsap Great Give went towards medical, transportation and basic care (nutrition, supplies) for the 42 dogs KARE rescued in 2018. KARE’s motivation for rescuing relinquished or abandoned dogs aids the larger rescue community in achieving an end goal where all dogs truly find their forever homes. We’ve also established a facility to host educational programs intended to improve communication and relationships with pets and their owners to keep them in their loving homes. Funds generated from the 2019 Kitsap Great Give will continue to go towards our rescue program, but also allow us to subsidize expenses associated with our education programs so that we may continue to offer low-cost and free classes to keep at-risk dogs in their forever homes by reducing or eliminating behaviors that cause pets to be relinquished in the first place.

STUDY: REASONS FOR RE-HOMING THE FAMILY DOG

Posted on by NW KARE Marketing in KARE Alumni, KARE Fosters, KARE News, Kitsap Great Give, Meet Our Adoptables

We know dogs and cats are re-homed, but do we really understand why? A better question we can ask ourselves is, can we do something about it?  An estimated 6.12 million households re-home pets every five years. Weiss, E., Gramann, S., Spain, C.V. and Slater, M. (2015) Goodbye to a Good Friend: An Exploration of […]

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