Eagle Scout Liam Martinez from Troop 49 out of Lynnwood, along with his family, troop members & friends, designed and built an enclosed catio for the kitties in our FIV Sanctuary Room in C building. We had a dedication ceremony…

Founder Kathy Centala set a goal of raising $80,000. Her birthday celebration on September 11th actually raised $217,000 for new digital X-Ray equipment that was installed in October, as well as funding for future vet clinic and cat care needs…

The parking lot was graded and graveled and a rock retaining wall replaced rotting timbers on the earthen bank between buildings.  Stepping stone stairs were added to the sloped pathway between buildings. The gravel path to the main lobby was…

The commercial washing machine installed in 2005 finally kicked the bucket and after a quick two-day special appeal that raised over $18,000, a new washing machine was installed with a rainy day fund set aside for future repairs. The C…

After testing out cold laser equipment and seeing how well it worked on kitties with chronic pain, $23,000 was raised to purchase a portable Summus Medical Laser for our shelter clinic. This equipment has been a life-changer for many of…

When our old van died, two donors came forward to fund a gently used 2012 Ford Transit Connect Cargo van with only 37,000 miles on the odometer. Alex the Cat Groomer, who donates his time to provide spa days for…

The former master bedroom and bathroom in the original house (C Building) was remodeled. The popcorn ceiling and old windows were removed. A new sliding glass door, drywall, flooring and paint helped transform Founder Kathy Centala’s original bedroom into a…

After three years of planning and fundraising, in September 2016 we officially broke ground for the construction of our Arlington sanctuary’s brand new building - Patty’s House!   To mark the occasion, we celebrated with a surprise groundbreaking ceremony at…

In 2017, we completed construction of “Patty’s House,” a brand new 4000 sq ft building, at our Arlington sanctuary. We added a much-needed reception area and adoption center, additional office space, a new caretaker’s studio for Kathy Centala, our founder,…

  In June of 2017, we held our first Second Chances Luncheon for Purrfect Pals. An amazing crowd of 400 cat lovers came together at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue to provide second chances for Puget Sound cats and the…

  In December 2013, the cats at Purrfect Pals received an amazing holiday gift from our generous friends at Purina: The news that we would be receiving a donation of 100,000 (yes, one hundred thousand!) cans of Friskies cat food!…

On June 13th 2011, Purrfect Pals staff and volunteers drove to a location in rural Washington to join the team from Animal Planet's Confessions: Animal Hoarding television documentary series to assist with the rescue of over 100 cats that were…

  At Purrfect Pals, we believe that EVERY cat matters — not just the young and healthy.  We strive to help the old, fragile, injured, newborn, stray and unwanted cats and kittens. Finding acceptable foster care for semi-feral and extremely…

  Purrfect Pals volunteers traveled to New Orleans to help at a rescue facility set up by Pasado’s Safe Haven and ended up bringing back three dozen cats made homeless by Hurricane Katrina. Among the cats they brought back were two…

  When Kathy Centala purchased our Arlington property in 1993, it included a modest single-family home, two unattached garages and a barn. Over time and as funds and volunteer help became available, the three buildings were converted into cat housing…

  In 2006, Purrfect Pals created FIV Land, a first-of-its-kind sanctuary devoted to cats with feline immunodeficiency virus, specifically to highlight these special cats and encourage people to adopt them. Until recently, most shelters euthanized cats who tested positive for this…

  In 2005, Purrfect Pals completed one of many large-scale shelter renovation projects.   Space that started out as a garage which was attached to the original house became a new secure intake room, isolation rooms which provided a quiet…

  Because of our rural location, we quickly realized that to adopt cats out, we needed to take them out into the community rather than wait for people to find us. In the early 90's, we began developing a robust…

  When Purrfect Pals was founded in 1988, spay and neuter was not a high priority and it was common for shelters to adopt out unaltered animals. Many still believed that female cats and dogs should not be spayed until…

  Tipper was a very special cat two-year-old cat who was brought to Purrfect Pals with a variety of medical problems. His symptoms included a condition which caused vertigo, ear polyps, a head tilt and problems with maintaining balance.  After…

  For over twenty years, Kathy worked the overnight shift in a Seattle call center so she would be available during the day to scoop litter, drive cats to veterinary appointments and meet with potential adopters. She never complained about…

  By 1992, Kathy was taking in up to 500 stray and unwanted cats annually and placing them up for adoption. In need of more space than Brier could accommodate, she began looking for a new home for Purrfect Pals…

  In 1988, a cat lover named Kathy Centala took a look around at her community. She saw far too many unwanted cats and kittens whose only option were, in most cases, overcrowded shelters with high euthanasia rates. Kathy wondered…