For more than two decades, Furry Friends cat shelter in Vancouver has been there for the cats no one else would help, the abandoned kittens, the injured strays, the frightened ferals, the seniors left behind, and the families desperately trying to keep their beloved pets safe and healthy.
Now, the organization is closer than ever to opening the Furry Friends Medical Building, a project that will transform the future of cat rescue and access to care in our community.
Thanks to incredible community support, Furry Friends volunteers have already raised most of the funds needed to make this dream a reality. Much of this work has happened quietly behind the scenes over the last several years. Before publicly launching this capital campaign, they worked diligently to complete the major groundwork necessary to move this project forward responsibly and realistically.
The permitting, city approvals, planning, contractors, infrastructure preparation, and project coordination were already secured before Furry Friends volunteers began asking the community for support. They believed it was important to do the hard work first, ensure this project was truly achievable, and demonstrate their commitment before asking others to invest in the vision.
Now entering the final phase
If the remaining funds needed can be raised, Furry Friends will be able to open later this summer and begin providing desperately needed medical and spay/neuter services to local cats and kittens.
And right now, every donation will go twice as far.
Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of Virginia Huang, Furry Friends volunteers have secured a $100,000 matching gift campaign, meaning every dollar donated toward the Furry Friends Medical Building will be doubled dollar-for-dollar until the full match is met.
A $25 donation becomes $50.
A $250 donation becomes $500.
A $5,000 donation becomes $10,000 toward lifesaving care for cats in our community.
This building is more than walls and equipment. It is hope
Every year, Furry Friends volunteers see the devastating effects of a lack of accessible veterinary care. Shelters overflow. Rescue groups are stretched beyond capacity. Families are forced to make heartbreaking decisions because care is financially out of reach. Community cats continue reproducing faster than rescues can save them.
The Furry Friends Medical Building will allow us to change that.
With this facility, we will be able to:
🐈⬛Expand affordable and high-volume spay/neuter services
🐈⬛Launch and grow our TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) efforts
🐈⬛Provide earlier medical intervention for injured and sick cats
🐈⬛Reduce suffering and prevent unnecessary euthanasia
🐈⬛Support underserved community members caring for cats
🐈⬛Keep more cats healthy, adoptable, and out of overcrowded shelter systems
This project is an investment in long-term solutions instead of temporary fixes.
For years, Furry Friends volunteers have worked tirelessly to stretch every dollar, doing as much as possible in-house to maximize donor impact. They have built programs focused on prevention, education, community support, and lifesaving intervention because they believe every cat deserves a chance.
Now they need our community to help us finish what they started.
The final phase of this campaign will help fund:
🐈⬛Interior buildout and finishing work
🐈⬛Medical and surgical equipment
🐈⬛Recovery and treatment areas
🐈⬛Surgical setup and operational readiness
🐈⬛Critical infrastructure needed before opening day
Every donation brings Furry Friends one step closer to opening its doors later this summer and providing lifesaving care to more cats than ever before.
This is the moment where a vision becomes reality.
When you support the Furry Friends Medical Building Capital Campaign, you are not simply funding a building, you are helping create a future where more cats receive medical care, more kittens are prevented from being born into suffering, and more families and rescuers have somewhere to turn in a crisis.
Ways to donate today
Donations are tax deductible.
PayPal: @FurryFriendsWA
Mailing Address: 6715 NE 63rd St., Suite #450, Vancouver, WA 98661
Checks can be made out to Furry Friends
Or email [email protected] to learn more.
Website: FurryFriendsWA.org/donate
About Furry Friends
Furry Friends is celebrating their 27th year of operation. The organization has been a labor of love all the way. Hundreds of volunteers, donors and adopters are the reason that they are still in business.
Furry Friends is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit no-kill cat rescue, serving Clark County, WA and surrounding areas. With over 230 volunteers and only three staff members, they rescue and rehome upwards of 1,200 cats annually. At Furry Friends, they specialize in saving cats and kittens from indoor and outdoor animal hoarding situations, which is a prominent issue in our area. They have built a reputation for being one of the only cat rescue organizations in our area to take on these cases, as almost all these cats require extensive medical care and socialization to be prepared for adoption.
For more information about Furry Friends visit their website at www.furryfriendswa.org or reach them at [email protected] or (360) 993-1097.
