Metro Animal Shelter

After a 5 day pause on cat adoptions and cat intakes, we are resuming normal operations starting at 11 a.m. today.

As you may have heard, over the weekend we had 3 stray cats display symptoms that could be indicative of a highly contagious feline virus; after a positive test for the virus, our staff implemented an immediate cat quarantine to ensure that if the virus was present anywhere in our shelter that we were taking all reasonable measures possible to prevent it from spreading. This quarantine also gave us time to closely observe, test, and treat as necessary.

We are very happy to report that the 3 symptomatic cats have been re-tested daily, and every test since the first day has been negative. No other cats in our shelter have shown symptoms or tested positive.

As an open admissions shelter that takes in stray and feral cats from 7 cities on a daily basis, we commonly have cats come into the shelter that have respiratory or digestive ailments. They have lived a tough life on the streets, and we are here to help. And with the health and safety of all of the animals in our care being of the utmost importance, that means sometimes we need to err on the side of caution. We quarantine, we observe, we test, and we treat. And then we return to normal operations.

Thank you to everyone who sent us messages and posted comments of support over the past few days. We greatly appreciate your care and concern, are glad to be back to full opurrrations!

Stray animal received 3/11/26

Sumner- Brown domestic short haired tabby cat found near the 200 block of Sumner Ave, A0060612751

**The Shelter Dog Your Family Needs -- Meet Mikah!**

If playful, healthy, and happy are on your list, then Mikah is the dog that you need in your home! This guy is ready to roll out of the shelter and into your heart, and can we guarantee that if you adopt him then you are in store for a cartload of fun!

And while Mikah can’t actually do your grocery shopping for you, he does come with a special deal that is so amazing, there is no need for you to shop around any further. Thanks to a generous donation, we are offering a true bargain buy for this priceless pup… if you adopt Mikah, you will get an entire year of dry dog food for FREE!

Mikah is a 10 month old border collie and shepherd mix, and is currently available for adoption at the Metro Animal Shelter in Puyallup. You can check out his profile by visiting our website: https://metroanimalservices.org/search-pets/

Stray animal received 3/10/26

Puyallup- Tan & white Shepherd mix found near the 300 block of 43rd Ave SE, A0060607150

Check out all of our fluffy buddies who found forever homes in the past week! A huge thank you to our community for continuing to support our shelter's life-changing and life-saving efforts in providing housing for lost, neglected, and abandoned animals.

Every one of these adoptions not only gave these pets a loving home, but also opened a kennel space in our shelter for another dog or cat in need of safe place to stay. We give that two paws up!

Over the weekend, three stray cats in our shelter began to exhibit symptoms consistent with a virus that can be highly contagious amongst cats and kittens. Out of an abundance of caution, our staff immediately implemented a temporary quarantine for a minimum of 3 days; this will allow time for our staff to conduct additional observation and testing of the cats in our care, while also providing care for the three symptomatic cats.

Please know that this quarantine is a “best practice”, to ensure that we are taking all reasonable precautions possible to prevent the spread of the virus to other cats in our care. Unfortunately, during this quarantine period we cannot take in any stray cats or owner surrender cats, and we cannot adopt out any cats. Because this is a feline-specific virus, dogs and puppies are not impacted by the cat quarantine; we are still able to take in lost stray dogs, and you are still able to visit our shelter and adopt our amazing dogs.

Thank you for your understanding as we strive to provide the very best care for the cats in our shelter.