EARLIER:
Cocoa‘s missing. Her people explain, “Any time she’s ever sneaked out before, she’s always come home! She is the best family dog and my kids are beside themselves. We’ve all had a horrible night.” She’s 3 years old and her people can be reached:
HOME: 206-767-2466
CELLS: 206-459-8979 & 206-459-9079

Cocoa lives near 28th SW/SW 116th (map).

From the White Center Now inbox:

Dog found about 6:00 on Friday evening at White Center Bank of America.
Male Chihuahua, black with white/tan markings, 7.5 lbs.
Wearing a collar, but no tags. No microchip.
Has mild bronchitis/pneumonia and is now on antibiotics. I would appreciate being reimbursed for vet costs.
Call Leslie @ 206-906-9058.
Describe his collar in order to claim him

(added 2 pm, Evergreen High School Key Club and WC Kiwanis volunteers with WCFB’s Audrey Zemke)
Till 4 pm, you can take pet food to White Center Food Bank for the donation drive that’s wrapping up today – Key Club and Kiwanis volunteers are scheduled to be there to receive your donations. Food’s been collected the past few weeks at spots in Burien and West Seattle, too; here’s an update from our partner site West Seattle Blog.

Now through March 13, 2010, the White Center Kiwanis will be collecting dog and cat food for the White Center Food Bank.

Pet food can be dropped off at A Place for Pets (431 SW 152nd, Burien), Hotwire Online Coffeehouse in West Seattle (4410 California Ave SW), or the Law Offices of Gerald Robison (648 S. 152nd, Suite 7, Burien) by March 13. On March 13, 2010, pet food can be dropped off at the White Center Food Bank (10829 8th Ave SW, White Center) from 10 am to 4 pm. Volunteers from local Key Clubs and Kiwanis Clubs in the region will be volunteering at the White Center Food Bank to receive donations. On-line donations can also be made online at www.whitecenterfoodbank.org.

The pet food collected during the drive will help low income families to feed their pets. Providing pet food to the food bank allows community member not to have to choose between feeding their pets and paying other bills. The White Center Food Bank feeds 1,700 families each month. During these times of high unemployment, people are coming to the food bank that never needed to come before.

The Kiwanis Pet Food Drive is part of the Governors Project K-9. The project challenges Kiwanis members/clubs or districts to complete a Service Project to volunteer with, learn about or donate to an organization that helps dogs or uses dogs to help people.

For more information about the Kiwanis Pet Food Drive, contact the White Center Food Bank’s Food Drive Coordinator Audrey Zemke at (206) 762-2848 or audrey@whitecenterfoodbank.org

A White Center family is looking for that dog – here’s the story:

On feb 1, 2010 I arrived home from work and found my back door kicked open,nothing missing but my dog! She is part chow chow, part pit bull. She has very light brown eyes and black spots on her tongue. Her name is BB and she is very well cared for and loved. We live behind Holy Family in White Center.
If found please contact 206-436-9015

Let’s “Fix” the Problem, a benefit for Feral Cat Assistance & Trapping (F.C.A.T.), raising funds to feed, spay, and neuter feral cats and help low-income cat lovers with needs like Advantage™ and teeth cleanings.

Saturday, September 12, 5:00 PM – close
Dong Khanh Café
9655 – 16th Avenue SW (White Center)

Admission $10 (sorry, can’t take cards) or $5 with a 20+lb. bag of cat or dog food, children are free with parents. All ages welcome until 11:00 PM, 21+ after that.

No-host full bar and food (special menu for the night, yes – vegetarian options) and music includes live performances by Stingshark, Paddle Wack, and 80s Invasion. Silent auction and prizes too!

Just a ½ block north, our friends at Full Tilt will offer a special “Meow Mix” ice cream on Saturday with chunks of cranberries, almonds, and dark chocolate. Proceeds benefit F.C.A.T., so be sure to visit them too – yum!

For more information on F.C.A.T., visit http://www.feraltrapping.com

Hope to see you there and thanks for being part of the solution.

This update just in from Pasado’s Safe Haven regarding Scatt, the Cross Church cat that survived a vicious attack:

Scatt reunited with Jennifer the Pastor’s wife

We are so happy to announce that Scatt was released from vet care Thursday, April 28th and is now living with The Cross Church Pastor and his Wife at their home.

“Scatt is home and doing well… He is “perched” near a window, where he can see out and have the sunshine on his stitches. He has had antibiotics, pain meds and warm packs -doing great- he also is eating and drinking a lot… AMEN!”

Meantime, Scatt’s accused attacker is due in court this Wednesday. Full details, and a new photo, on the Pasado’s Safe Haven website.

(photo from Pasado’s Safe Haven website)
As just published at our partner site West Seattle Blog – the animal-advocacy group Pasado’s Safe Haven has updated Scatt‘s condition; here’s the latest.

On partner site West Seattle Blog, we’ve been profiling local “shop cats” – who share their owners’ workplaces. Today’s featured cat is Swifty at Roxbury Complete Auto Supply on the West Seattle/White Center line, so we wanted to alert you too – see her story here.