ACCES Community Activities

ACCES is committed to recognizing the efforts of those organizations doing good works locally and on the national stage. To that end, we are proud to lend our ongoing support to the following nonprofit and civil service organizations. Through each of their unique efforts, these organizations are advancing the quality of care for homeless or unwanted pets, building pathways to a sustainable future, and pledging to protect and serve our larger community.

Helping Animals in Need

ACCES recognizes the Seattle Animal Shelter and the Seattle/King County Humane Society as quality animal shelters. These shelters are committed to fostering safe, healthy and caring relationships between people and animals in our community and have shown responsible management of their facilities and the pet population. They each have teams of dedicated workers who are faced with the challenge of caring for and comforting neglected, abandoned, abused and/or unwanted pets. If not for the services provided by these organizations, many companion animals would remain neglected, abandoned and homeless. ACCES honors their dedication to this population and proudly lends its ongoing support.

Helping Save the Environment:

ACCES is certified five-stars by the nationally recognized Envirostar Program. Certified Envirostars businesses are given a two to five star rating based on their commitment to reducing hazardous waste. The higher the star rating, the more proactive the business has been in protecting the environment. Because of our environmentally conscious practices, we help: reduce waste, voluntarily comply with dangerous waste and air quality regulations, have increased reuse and recycling of hazardousmaterials, decreased toxicity and use of toxic materials through alternative products or processes, and select services and products based on environmental considerations. We have also set specific goals to reduce hazardous waste over the next year and continue to look for ways to reduce negative effects on the environment with our ACCES "Green Team."

In support of our core value of education, we collaborate in teaching with the local veterinary technician schools and veterinary colleges. We host technician externs from PIMA technical college and Pierce Veterinary Technology program every year. We host veterinary students during their clinical year from veterinary colleges around the country. This spring, we lectured at all the local programs including PIMA – Northgate campus, PIMA – Renton campus, Yakima Valley Community College, Portland Community College, Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

ACCES also hosts continuing education seminars presented by our specialty departments, veterinarians and technicians. For more information about ACCES CE events, please visit our For Veterinarians page.

ACCES hosts ongoing workshops as part of our commitment to community education. Details on upcoming workshops highlighted below:

ACCES to Conduct FREE Pet First Aid/CPR Workshop Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Reber RanchACCES will be conducting a free to the public pet first aid/CPR workshop on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 11:00 am at Reber Ranch. The program offers pet owners an overview of basic to intermediate canine and feline first aid and CPR. Course topics include basic anatomy, how to obtain vital signs, types and signs of shock, orthopedic injuries, and basic bandaging. The seconds, minutes and hours following an emergency can be critical in determining the outcome, and this course gives students the basic tools they need to make the right choices. Reber Ranch is located at 28606 132nd Avenue Southeast in Kent, Washington. Help spread the word. Download a flyer here.

ACCES attends several annual pet events. We love to interact and visit with the community, as well as present information and answer any questions people may have about ACCES. We also recruit some blood donors and pass out educational materials. Upcoming special events and ACCES activities are highlighted below:

"Have a Heart" Canine Blood Drive Set for Saturday, February 11, 2012
The ACCES Blood Bank will host the "Have a Heart" canine blood drive on Saturday, February 11, 2012 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at Paws-Abilities in Fife, Washington (7338 26th St. East). This one-day effort will help secure much needed blood for pets alike while shining a light on the importance of this life-saving program. Help spread the word by downloading our flyer here. For more information on how you and your pet can help save lives, visit ACCES Blood Bank.