Boone County Animal Care

Boone County Animal Care has announced the launch of a capital campaign to raise funds for the purchase and operation of a no-kill animal shelter in Boone County and the Mid-Missouri region.  This historic initiative represents a major step forward in animal welfare for the community, offering safe, compassionate, and lifesaving care for countless animals in need.    

Founded on the belief that every animal deserves a chance at a healthy and loving life, Boone County Animal Care has been serving the community through foster based programs and volunteer support since 2012.   With the establishment of a permanent no-kill shelter, the organization will expand its ability to provide medical treatment, adoption services, and long-term care for vulnerable animals while strengthening community partnerships in animal rescue and advocacy.   

The capital campaign seeks to raise three million dollars to purchase property, construct and equip the shelter and establish operational funding to ensure long-term sustainability.  Boone County Animal Care invites individuals, businesses, and community partners to join in making this vision a reality.  

With a new shelter in the works, we would be focusing on existing commercial properties so we can tailor it to our needs and move in ASAP.  BCAC would intake ALL animals and no longer just cats from Boone County.  Columbia is growing at an exponential rate, which in return is increasing the animal population.  With rising veterinary costs, Boone County is going to see a rise in animal homelessness,

The new shelter would include more space for animals and less cages, cat colonies and dog play groups, it would be made to feel like home instead of a prison.  Advanced life saving techniques would be implemented by working with local rescues and organizations to get animals back home.   Creating safe spaces for the animals will have more success in adoption than being fearful in a regular shelter setting and reduce euthanasia.  The new facility will be a community resource dedicated to managing and reducing animal overpopulation.  Providing help to families that need extra support with food, spay & neuter services, education, vaccines, ect.  Having a working TNR program and an actual low cost spay and neuter program so individuals can afford to get their pets fixed. 

Funds received would be used for spay and neuter surgeries, routine medical care as well as extraordinary care that is needed for cats to have a quality of life such as amputations, dentals, and declaw repairs.  We supply food, litter, medications and vaccinations to our foster homes so they are not burdened with the cost of caring for them while in their home.   Unfortunately, the cost of everything has gone up.  Last year we had to raise our adoption fee to $100. We refuse to go higher so adopters can still afford to adopt.  This means we are having to supplement funds due to this. It costs over $100 to get one cat ready for adoption and $85 just to get one cat fixed.   $80 would cover the cost of two TNR surgeries.   $60 would almost cover 3 bags of food. $100 would cover the cost of 6 rabies vaccines. $100 would sponsor the cost of one cat adoption. It is not possible to provide these surgeries without sufficient fundraising efforts.

Boone County Animal Care is a 501c3 non-profit animal welfare organization located in Columbia, Missouri. We are an entirely foster-based organization whose passion is improving the lives of animals in our community. We provide care to kittens and cats of all ages and physical condition until they are successfully adopted into a family home! 

BCAC is an ALL-volunteer rescue which means 100% of your donations goes directly to helping cats in need!

If you are interested in supporting our mission, please reach out and help us make it a reality!

To learn more, please visit our website - www.boonecountyanimalcare.com 

Upcoming Events:

Fundraising Gala at the Broadway Hotel in Columbia, MO 

Scheduled for February 14th, 2026