Puget Sound WildCare

We are a wildlife rehabilitation center serving King County and surrounding areas. Give us a call if you find any injured or orphaned wildlife. 360 886-8917

To provide veterinary and rehabilitation care to injured, orphaned and diseased wildlife and some domestic feline cases admitted through the Sawyer Lake Veterinary Hospital.

We've received our permits and are open to serve wildlife!
Until 2009, Sawyer Lake Veterinary Hospital served as the regional drop-off center for diseased, injured, or orphaned wildlife, working in conjunction with Sarvey Wildlife Center in Arlington, WA.

Through the hard work and dedication of Dr. Jan White and Tigger Birch, LVT, (both licensed rehabilitators in the state of Washington) filed for facility permits in 2009, South Sound Critter Care began. Initially permitted for mammals and reptiles, in 2010 we received our migratory bird rehabilitation permit.

All wildlife work is done without charge, but we rely heavily on volunteers, donations and grant funding to operate. We are equiped to care for small and medium mammals, reptiles and many species of birds, including songbirds, waterfowl and some birds of prey.

Additionally, we have specialized housing for a variety of animals from bark slab perches, to brooders and incubators. We routinely stock a variety of wildlife foods, (e.g., frozen rodents for predators, milk based formulas for a variety of wild mammals, special tube mix solutions for weak birds such as criticare, frozen fish for seabirds) as well as a variety of food stuffs such as rodent blocks, mini bales of rabbit hay, and various types of seed mixes, duck mashes, and anything else we need! We even have 6 meal worm colonies to produce food for woodpeckers and migrating insectivorous birds. We grow tons of clover in our yard to supplement our bunny foods. Wildlife formulas and food are expensive and most of our donations go to food or enclosure costs.

We have constructed a large flight that can be divided into 3 separate cages for songbirds (crows and smaller). We have 2 enclosures (that can divide into 8 cages) that work for small mammals like squirrels, mink or weasels. We build a waterfowl enclosure that can be one cage or two and can also be used for small to medium sized raptors. This year we developed an outside room that provides a quiet environment for cottontails (they don't like stress). We build two baby raccoon enclosures that subdivide into 2 units each. We also built a large woodpecker flight with steel protected beams and an public viewing aviary for a non-releasable group of birds. We have also built seabird housing with the help of a grant from the WA State Dept. of Fish & Wildlife. Our latest new enclosure, funded by Winterlife Coop is an Opossum Palace.

This year we have located an annex site where lot more flight pens can be constructed with community support.

We handle about 2,200 wild animals per year, and we need your help! Volunteers are ALWAYS needed, especially during the spring and summer, when hundreds of orphaned or injured young animals are brought to our center. If you would like to serve as a foster parent in your home, or would have time to donate at the center feeding and caring for these little guys, please contact us!

28727 216th Ave SE
Kent, WA 98042
United States