Thank You Dr Virginia Huang
We at Furry Friends consider Dr. Huang to be one of life’s true treasures. Not only has she and her business partners Dr. Richard Green and Dr Namkung of Salmon Creek Plastic Surgery donated countless items valued at thousands of dollars to our annual auction, but she has also provided us with invaluable guidance and support throughout the years.
Dr. Huang attended Stanford University for College and then graduated from Yale Medical School. She chose the field of plastic surgery because, in her own words, “Plastic surgery is one of the only fields in medicine where you are putting things back together. I love the idea of helping patients heal from their injuries and restoring them back to health.”
She and Dr. Green started Salmon Creek Plastic Surgery in 2006 and in 2007, Dr. Huang became a Tuxedo Sponsor of Furry Friends.
Asked how and why she got involved with Furry Friends, Dr. Huang replied, “I saw the Furry Friends booth at the Recycled Arts Fair. I purchased a raffle ticket and won one of Royal Meow Cat Castles for Cats’ fantastic cat trees. I love cats (my husband and I have three rescue cats) and loved that Furry Friends was an all-volunteer organization that was dedicated to rescuing homeless and abused cats in our community.
“I was especially impressed when I found out that they had rescued an elderly cat from a bad situation and were seeking a foster home for it. One of my staff members actually adopted that cat!”
As to her favorite part about being involved with Furry Friends? She has been so impressed by how much we have grown since she started supporting us, and she’s particularly excited by the plans for the new medical building, quoting the words of Executive Director Jenn Hutchman:
“Let’s talk about what ‘building’ means to us. Not only are we building a building, we are also:
Building new programs that will help the injured, the abused, the abandoned, the lost, the forgotten kitties fending for themselves every day in Clark County.
Building hope for animal welfare here.
Building a lifeline for caretakers of feral cat colonies that are running out of resources and help.
Building a support system for the cats without a voice.
Building a community of cat lovers all working together for one common goal.
Building a bridge to collaborate with other rescues and shelters.
Building a path forward for the future to do more for the cats in our community.”
“All of the above is why I love supporting Furry Friends,” she concludes.
Since her retirement several years ago, Dr. Huang has traveled the globe pursuing her hobby and passion - photographing wildlife. She loves observing the world around her, and among the many places she has visited are India, Africa, Antarctica and South America. She’s created numerous exquisite wildlife video documentaries showcasing, e.g., eagles, owls, hawks and osprey from birth to fledging leaving their nests. At home, she’s out once or twice a week photographing the local wildlife.
Fortunately for us, she’s always donated one or two of her original, exotic framed photos to our annual auctions. And for this year’s auction on September 21st, Dr. Huang is creating a video that will showcase some of our adopted cats of 2024.
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Furry Friends VIP Spotlights are compiled and written by Nomi Berger who is the bestselling author of seven novels, one work of non-fiction, two volumes of poetry, and hundreds of articles. She is a volunteer writer for Furry Friends in Vancouver, WA and also volunteers her writing skills to animal rescue groups in Canada and the USA.
