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 Treatment 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! We have successfully treated numerous cats with FIP and are here to help!
Rescue Evacuation Update:
Update March 28, 2025: Mountainside has rescued over 55 cats and kittens from this area. We continue to actively monitor. Additionally, we took in 2 adult cats abandoned during a period of -30 conditions outside of a local business and are now working on an abandoned house site. We have also took in numerous cats and groups of cats across the Fraser Valley; many of which were pregnant and left outdoors. PLEASE PLEASE SPAY & NEUTER YOUR PETS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ALLOW THEM OUTDOORS. The situation is DIRE. If you need help with this please REACH OUT.
Four 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 but had not been answered. Fortunately our friends in the local First Nations community of Williams Lake were eager to help and acted immediately. Traps were set and have been regularly monitored since. Teams have now visited the area for almost 9 weeks, successfully gathering a group of 39 cats and kittens; all of which have now travelled to us. 9 travelled to our incredible friends @boundarybayhelpinghands. The site is still 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 couple weeks. We loaded the returning trucks 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 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.
MAJOR SURGERY TO SAVE BETA
Within this group, we dealt with a myriad of different health and medical issues. But for this one special boy we are URGENTLY calling out for help. Beta, an incredibly sweet and gentle large male cat has been diagnosed with hip dyplasia (less common in cats than dogs but occurs nonetheless) and will need surgery on BOTH hips; done one hip at a time, the surgical cost alone is almost $5,000 ($2384.44 per hip is the estimate below). The surgery is expensive and the recovery time lengthy and daunting. But the prognosis is very good very such a young and otherwise healthy boy. While some would criticize for spending so much on a cat, this incredible survivor has been through so much and his gentle affectionate demeanour brings so much love and joy to his family - we will not even consider the alternative. BETA deserves our help and support. He is currently in our care and will remain so through the surgery and the recovery process. We NEED your help to get this done right away so he does not have to live in discomfort or pain. PLEASE PLEASE donate, share and spread the word. Give our loving boy the new life he so much deserves.
About Our Foundation
Inspired by personal experiences in rescue and a life-changing event, the Mountainside Hope Foundation was established in 2022 by a group of experienced rescue volunteers in Vancouver, Canada. We are working hard to improve the lives of those in need. Here you can learn more about who we are and what we do.
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)