Our Story

In 2014, Pamela Vandervoort walked into a PetSmart adoption center simply hoping to volunteer.
She didn’t expect it to change her life.

Volunteering soon turned into fostering—especially for the cats no one else would take. The sick, the fragile, the ones needing medication and constant care. She stayed up with them, nursed them back to health, and watched them slowly begin to trust again.

And then… they were gone. Adopted—but into unknown homes. No updates. No closure. Even the cats she personally saved disappeared from her life overnight. She knew there had to be a better, more connected way.

When the rescue abruptly dissolved, Pam stepped up—helping place 50 cats into homes in just one month. Then a single Facebook post changed everything, connecting her to adopters in the Pacific Northwest and a transport network reaching all the way from Southern California to Washington.

For years, she worked tirelessly—rescuing kittens, saving pregnant moms, and supporting Trap-Neuter-Return efforts to slow the cycle of suffering.

Then COVID hit. Spay and neuter clinics shut down. The stray population exploded. Shelters filled beyond capacity. Pam refused to stop.

After relocating to the Pacific Northwest, she returned to where her journey began—PetSmart. She partnered with The Garagery, Inc., rallied her community to foster and volunteer, and with the support of leaders like Michelle Evans, built something lasting.

In 2023, Pam took over the PetSmart adoption center in Woodinville with just 10 volunteers. Today, that small beginning has grown into a community of 50+ volunteers, 20+ foster homes, and a Washington-based nonprofit led by Pam alongside board members Stacey Robb and Jamie Loonam.

Our mission is simple: rescue cats in need, support the people who care for them, and create thoughtful, lasting matches—because every cat deserves not just a home, but the right home.