Welcome to the Mountainside
Hope
Foundation
Bringing Hope to the World One Paw at a Time
Mountainside Hope Foundation strives to bring awareness to current animal welfare issues through youth education programs and community-based involvement. We support the medical treatment, rehabilitation and adoption of special needs animal cases in rescues; collaborating with other reputable rescues and supporting local initiatives. Our TNR Partnership helps communities across Canada manage feral animal populations in a kind and respectful manner.
We depend on your support in order to improve animal welfare and make the world a better place for generations to come. Join us today to learn all about volunteering and donating options.
FIP medication update
FIP, Feline Infectious Peritonitis, was previously considered a death sentence to cats, with effective medication being inaccessible to vets and owners. Owners had to go through "illegal" channels to purchase life saving drugs for their beloved cats. In Canada, we now have legal access to the medication! Please see below links for more information.
If you have a cat with suspected FIP, please discuss treatment options with your vet. If you would like a second set of eyes, don't hesitate to contact us!
Rescue update:
Two months ago, friends of ours in Williams Lake were told about an abandoned home near 100 Mile House where it was suspected that people had abandoned cats. Temperatures were hitting as low as -35 and many animals were suffering and dying. We were told that local support was unavailable and numerous requests had previously been made. Fortunately our friends in the local First Nations community were eager to help and acted immediately. We worked together to plan. Traps were set and teams visited the area for almost 6 weeks, successfully gathering a group of 30 cats and kittens; 27 of which have now travelled to us. 9 then travelled to our incredible friends @boundarybayhelpinghands and 3 remain in foster care in Williams Lake until they are strong enough to travel and the site is being checked regularly. It appears that we have been able to get all of the remaining cats at the site and none have been seen in the last week. We will continue to monitor the area. We loaded the returning truck with food and supplies for vulnerable animals in the Williams Lake and 100 Mile areas.
Mountainside, its volunteers and its fosters are working vigilantly to get medical care for the 18 cats that are currently with us. All need and are getting medical care including fixing, deflea/deworm medications, vaccines, microchips, rabies vaccines, wound care and specialized skin/allergy care.
We are so very thankful for all of the volunteers that stepped up to make this happen! We simply could not do it without you. #ittakesavillage Your hard work, dedication and love for animals is what brings light to the challenging world of rescue.
To get involved: https://www.mountainsidehope.com/foster-application
Donations can be made by:
e-transfer to info@mountainsidehope.com using the note "100" if you'd like to donate specifically to these cats or through PayPal.
From our supporters:
For my birthday this year I was thinking of asking my friends and family for donations to my favourite rescues (@raincoast dog rescue, and @mountainside hope rescue) all the things these rescues do for the animals is amazing and I envy there commitment and the time they spend saving these animals - Love Emma (15)