Victory for Goats! Lynnwood-based Zumiez drops cashmere and mohair after PETA push

LYNNWOOD—Goat-shaped vegan chocolates are on the way from PETA to Zumiez after the Lynnwood-based retailer confirmed it has stopped selling cashmere and mohair. PETA shared information with the company about how these industries torment goats for their coats before they’re violently killed, and Zumiez has now confirmed to PETA that its website is cashmere- and […]
PAWS Wildlife Center holds ribbon cutting ceremony for new facility

SNOHOMISH—Lynnwood-based PAWS Wildlife Center held a ribbon cutting ceremony Saturday, April 20, for its brand-new, state-of-the-art rehabilitation facility in Snohomish which, when it opens on May 15, will be the largest wildlife center in Washington State. Since 1981 PAWS Wildlife Center has rehabilitated over 140,000 different injured animals and reintroduced them back into the wild. […]
Lynnwood-based PAWS opening state’s largest wildlife center in Snohomish

SNOHOMISH—Since 1981 PAWS Wildlife Center has rehabilitated over 140,000 different injured animals and reintroduced them back into the wild. But for the last 25 years rapid urbanization, an increase in nearby forest fires, and the center’s limited size has left the Lynnwood-based facility grossly unequipped to serve the region’s increasing need for wildlife care. In […]