Regional Animal Services of King County (RASKC) will once again welcome onsite cat adoptions starting March 27. A newly-refurbished trailer at the Pet Adoption Center in Kent will serve as a temporary home after the old Cat Adoptions building was damaged beyond repair in the December 2025 winter storms.

During the storms, the cat building was hit by a falling tree, rendering it unusable. No animals or people were hurt, but since then RASKC has been unable to accept new cats for sheltering. RASKC was also forced to rely on members of the community to foster shelter cats in their own homes, and onsite cat adoptions were halted.

“Losing the cat building in the winter storms really put a damper on our ability to serve people and pets,” said RASKC Manager Tim Anderson. “We’re grateful for all the volunteers and others in the community who stepped up to help us and our cats when we needed it.”

“Getting a solution put together for the damaged cat building has been a top priority for FMD since the beginning of the year,” said Lisa Pearson, director of the county’s Facilities Management Division (FMD). “I’m proud that we were able to partner with our friends at RASKC to get this new space up and running for our feline community members.”

RASKC has signed an agreement to use a trailer that is owned by an external agency, but housed on RASKC property, for 24 months. The trailer was significantly refurbished by FMD crews, who installed an access ramp and repaired the building’s floor and ceiling. Capacity in the refurbished structure is reduced compared with the original building, but this temporary solution will allow time for completion of a new permanent RASKC facility that will open in 2027.

The King County Pet Adoption Center is located at 21615 64th Ave. S. in Kent. Pet adoption hours are noon to 5 p.m. weekdays and noon to 4 p.m. weekends. More information about RASKC is available online at kingcounty.gov/pets.