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Seattle-King County Veterinary Medical Association 

website maintained by
SKCVMA-PIC
(Public Information Committee)

Public Health Links:

WA DOH Zoonotic Disease Website

List of zoonotic diseases associated with pets

Seattle-King County Zoonotic Disease Website

WA Dept of Agriculture Animal Health Program  (Information about animal importing and exporting requirements in Washington and health information for agricultural animals.)

Zoonotic Disease reference manual for veterinary practitioners


List of licensing agencies in King County:
Seattle Animal Shelter, 206-386-4262
City of Des Moines, 206-870-6549
City of Medina, 425-454-9222
City of Newcastle, 425-649-4444
City of Normandy Park, 206-248-7603
City of Renton, 425-430-6850
(Remainder of King County is served by King County Animal Care and Control, 206-296-7387)

Seattle Humane Society of Seattle and King County  - Pet Licensing and Micro-chipping




Animal Care and Control:
    Seattle: www.seattleanimalshelter.org
    King County: www.kingcounty.gov/safety/AnimalServices/about.aspx

Dog Bite Prevention

Animal-bite-human incidents or potential exposure to Rabies:
contact Communicable Disease/Epidemiology staff - (206) 296-4774

For pregnant women:
    www.cdc.gov/healthypets/pregnant.htm 
    www.cd.gov/healthypets/lcmv_rodents.htm

Compendium on Veterinary Standard Precautions

Univ. of CA at Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program

Health Benefits of Pets

Healthy Pets - Healthy People CDC website

Living with Wildlife Series produced by the WA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife

Paws Wildlife Center
Phone:  425.787.2500, ext. 817

How to clean up a raccoon latrine

Prevent rodent infestations

Report Rat problems to Public Health:  206.205.4394

King County rodent regulations
File NameDescription / Comment
Instructions about how to ship a bat to the lab
Reportable Diseases and the Veterinarian
Zoonotic Disease Prevention Regulations: King Coun