Cat Adoption Team

TO SAVE THE LIVES OF HOMELESS, SICK AND INJURED CATS AND TO WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE FELINE EXPERTISE AND QUALITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE AND CATS.

OUR MISSION IS TO SAVE THE LIVES OF HOMELESS CATS AND TO WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE FELINE EXPERTISE AND QUALITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE AND CATS. SHELTER: CAT IS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST'S LARGEST NONPROFIT FELINE-ONLY SHELTER. OUR MAIN SHELTER IN SHERWOOD, OREGON, CAN ACCOMMODATE UP TO 200 CATS AND KITTENS. CAT OFFERS ENRICHMENT, BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION, VETERINARY CARE, AND A VARIETY OF HOUSING OPTIONS TO MEET THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF THE CATS AND KITTENS IN OUR CARE. ADOPTION: IN 2021, CAT FOUND HOMES FOR 2,882 CATS AND KITTENS! DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, DURING MOST OF THE YEAR, ADOPTIONS WERE CONDUCTED VIA A VIRTUAL PROCESS, SHIFTING TO A HYBRID PROCESS IN AUGUST. ADOPTABLE CATS AND KITTENS CAN BE VIEWED ON OUR WEBSITE AT CATADOPTIONTEAM.ORG. ONSITE HOSPITAL: OUR PROFESSIONAL VETERINARY TEAM PROVIDES PREVENTIVE CARE, DENTAL CARE, AND TREATMENT FOR VARIOUS ILLNESSES AND INJURIES. OUR HOSPITAL FEATURES A SURGICAL SUITE, X-RAY AND LABORATORY SERVICES, AND ISOLATION WARDS TO CARE FOR CATS WITH INFECTIOUS DISEASES, INCLUDING RINGWORM. FOSTER CARE: CAT'S NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED KITTEN FOSTER PROGRAM PROVIDES CARE FOR KITTENS TOO YOUNG FOR ADOPTION AND TOO VULNERABLE TO BE SAFELY HOUSED IN THE SHELTER. FOSTER HOMES ARE ALSO USED FOR SHORT-TERM CARE AND TREATMENT OF ADULT CATS. IN 2021, CAT'S VOLUNTEER FOSTER HOMES CARED FOR 1,018 KITTENS AND 335 ADULTS, INCLUDING 86 MOTHER CATS. SPAY/NEUTER: WE ENSURE THAT ALL SHELTER CATS AND KITTENS ARE SPAYED OR NEUTERED PRIOR TO ADOPTION. CAT ALSO PROVIDES LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER FOR CATS WHOSE OWNERS ARE STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY THROUGH SPAY & SAVE, A PROGRAM OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER ALLIANCE OF PORTLAND (ASAP). THRIFT STORE: CAT OPERATES A THRIFT STORE IN THE RALEIGH HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD OF PORTLAND; ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE STORE SUPPORT CAT'S OPERATIONS. THE CAT THRIFT STORE ALSO RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT CAT, HOUSES CATS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION, AND HOSTS AND PARTICIPATES IN COMMUNITY EVENTS. (TURN OVER) NINE LIVES TRANSFER PROGRAM: WORKING WITH OTHER SHELTERS IN OUR LOCAL AREA AND BEYOND, CAT FOCUSES ON TAKING IN CATS AT HIGH RISK OF EUTHANASIA OR WHO NEED CARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THEIR SOURCE SHELTER. TYPICALLY, ABOUT 85% OF CATS AND KITTENS COME TO US FROM OTHER SHELTERS, RESCUE GROUPS, AND VETERINARY CLINICS. MOST YEARS, CAT WORKS WITH BETWEEN 60 AND 70 DIFFERENT TRANSFER PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. CAT HELPLINE: THE CAT HELPLINE OFFERS RESOURCES AND ADVICE TO HELP CAT OWNERS AND OTHERS WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH A FELINE BEHAVIOR OR HEALTH PROBLEM OR TRYING TO RE-HOME A CAT. THE GOAL IS TO HELP KEEP CATS IN THEIR HOMES AND OUT OF SHELTERS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. HELPLINE PROGRAMS INCLUDE OUR KEEPING CATS IN HOMES FUND FOR ONE-TIME VETERINARY ASSISTANCE AND OUR EMERGENCY SHORT-TERM BOARDING PROGRAM. COLLABORATION: CAT IS A FOUNDING PARTNER OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER ALLIANCE OF PORTLAND (ASAP), A COALITION OF SHELTERS AND VETERINARY ORGANIZATIONS. WORKING TOGETHER, ASAP PARTNER SHELTERS HAVE INCREASED THE SAVE RATE FOR CATS IN THE PORTLAND METRO AREA FROM 46% IN 2006 TO 94% IN 2021. CAT ALSO WORKS WITH OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SHELTERS AND ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT OUR REGION AND NATIONALLY. ALEECE RUNGE FUND FOR SENIOR CATS: IN 2020, CAT LAUNCHED THE ALEECE RUNGE FUND FOR SENIOR CATS. MADE POSSIBLE BY A GENEROUS BEQUEST, THE FUND INCLUDES SEVERAL PROGRAMS EXPANDING OUR CAPACITY TO HELP SENIOR CATS, INCLUDING THOSE IN THE SHELTER'S CARE, ADOPTED CATS, AND SENIOR CATS AT-RISK IN THE COMMUNITY.