ICYMI

The Weirdest Seattle News of 2025

A highway tree sloth, Ken Jennings being a stickler, and a farewell to Lord Byron.

11/20/2025 By Eric Nusbaum and Seattle Met Staff

Well Well Well

The Local Cafe Turning Viral Cat Videos Into an Art Form

And why looking at cats on the internet is actually good for your health.

05/14/2024 By Haley Shapley

Animal Collective

Seattle Is Getting Its First Vet Co-Op

Urban Animal’s three clinics will soon be employee-owned.

01/03/2024 By Haley Shapley

ICYMI

The Weirdest Seattle News of 2022

Lord Byron the cat, egging Jeff Bezos's superyacht, and runaway goats.

10/31/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy and Seattle Met Staff

CANINE TO FIVE

Who Has the Best Shop Pets in the World? We Do! We Do!

Working like a dog never looked so cute.

06/15/2022 By Zoe Sayler

Hot Dog

Animal Cooling Shelter Opens in Bellevue

As temperatures hit 90, a volunteer-run haven offers free relief from hot homes.

08/12/2021 By Allison Williams

Cat-ffeine Fix

A Guide to Seattle's Cat Cafe Scene

Whether it’s to adopt or just to get some kitty cuddles, the feline-friendly spots have settled into our coffee landscape.

10/14/2019 By Courtney Cummings

Newsmakers

Perfect Party September 2019

Here’s who we’d invite if we could entertain this month’s most interesting visitors, locals, and newsmakers.

08/20/2019 By Seattle Met Staff

Seattle Pet Guide

Seattle’s Most Famous Pets and Animals

You know these faces from somewhere.

04/17/2017 By Allison Williams

Seattle's Famous Pets

Cooper the Cat's Cat Cam Portfolio

The Ansel Adams of Green Lake wears a collar camera that snaps a shot every two minutes, capturing his chosen subjects—squirrels, possums, ankles—with a signature tilt and motion blur.

04/16/2017

Pop Culture Blast

Monday Morning Pick-Me-Up: Stephen Colbert and Steve Buscemi Redo 'Fargo'

Plus, Michael Stipe sings Bowie, 'The Powerpuff Girls,' and cat memes.

04/04/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Cats and Coffee

Seattle Gains—and Loses—a Cat Cafe Project

Seattle Kitty Kafe halts its hunt for a space, while newcomer Neko sets its sights on Capitol Hill.

02/05/2016 By Emma Engelfried

Quote Unquote

Canopy Cat Rescue Is Here to Save the Day

Assuming you’re a cat and you’re stuck in a tree, Shaun Sears and Tom Otto are your best friends.

01/25/2016 By Matthew Halverson

Open Letter

Dear Matt Inman:

07/06/2015

TV Talk

Hang in there: 'Treetop Cat Rescue' Week 4 Recap

Shaun, you dog.

06/22/2015 By Matthew Halverson

TV Talk

Hang in There: 'Treetop Cat Rescue' Week 3 Recap

Never trust a cat. Ever.

06/15/2015 By Matthew Halverson

TV Talk

Hang in There: 'Treetop Cat Rescue' Week 2 Recap

In which we discuss muffin making and fat shaming

06/08/2015 By Matthew Halverson

TV Talk

Hang in There: Recapping 'Treetop Cat Rescue'

The (sort of) Seattle-set reality show debuts with two episodes—and a cat impaled on a fence.

06/01/2015 By Matthew Halverson

Cats and Coffee

The Cat Cafes Are Coming!

Two local organizations are vying to bring Seattle its first-ever confluence of cats and coffee. It’s…not as easy as it sounds.

04/27/2015 By Allecia Vermillion

Cats & Coffee

Yet Another Cat Cafe Coming Soon...to Kirkland

Caffeinated cat lovers of the Eastside, rejoice!

03/11/2015 By Rosin Saez