Friends of Strays is temporarily closed for adoptions following damage from Hurricane Milton. For other programs and services, please check the program pages.

Cat Box Opportunities for Support

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Friends of Strays' beautiful new cat adoptions center, The Cat Box, opens July 1! This fully-renovated new facility offers a calm retreat for our adoptable cats as they wait for their new homes. The diverse environments our new space provides allows cats to be comfortable and safe until they are adopted. 

This first phase of our expansion has only been possible thanks to our community, and there are many opportunities for YOU to be part of the Cat Box! Browse our opportunities for support below.
To initiate any of these options, please contact Karen Van De Putte, Director of Development, at karen@friendsofstrays.org or 727-522-6566 ext. 114.

Room dedication

Dedicate one of the rooms or areas in our Cat Box!

  • Requested donation amounts vary; please request a list of available naming opportunities and the required donation amounts.
  • We still have naming opportunities available for many of our cat shelter rooms and spaces.
  • Your dedication plaque will be permanently affixed in or near the room or space you choose.

Pet Portrait Gallery

You can have your pet’s portrait taken and included as a part of our Cat Box Adoption Center Portrait Gallery! 

  • This opportunity is for a donation of $5,000 that can be paid in full or via a pledge payable over time.
  • You will receive one photography session sitting at Urban Dog Studio in Pinellas Park for a portrait of your cat or cats (up to three) that will hang above the cat rooms in our adoption center for five years.
  • At the end of the 5-year term, you have the choice of renewing your portrait placement at our shelter or taking it to display in your home.
  • You also have the option to purchase an additional portrait package with Urban Dog Studio if you wish.

Room Furnishing

Help furnish our cat rooms to provide a clean, safe, comfortable environment for our fabulous felines!

  • This opportunity is for a donation of $2,500 that can be paid in full or via a pledge payable over time.
  • Your plaque will be mounted inside one of our nine cat rooms dedicating the furnishings for that room.





Mural Wall

Add your name plaque to our GORGEOUS Cat Mural Wall. This gorgeous feline will be watching over our cats as they wait to be adopted. Your name can be a permanent part of the artwork that brings our Cat Box to life!

We have three sizes available for name plaques:

  • Large – Donation of $1,000
  • Medium – Donation of $500
  • Small - Donation of $250

To initiate any of these options, please contact Karen Van De Putte, Director of Development, at karen@friendsofstrays.org or 727-522-6566 ext. 114.