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.

CAT ADOPTION TEAM (CAT OR THE ORGANIZATION) IS AN OREGON NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED IN 1998. CAT'S MISSION IS TO SAVE THE LIVES OF HOMELESS, SICK, AND INJURED CATS AND TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE FELINE EXPERTISE AND QUALITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE AND CATS.CAT'S REVENUE SOURCES INCLUDE DONATIONS, SPONSORSHIPS, BEQUESTS AND GRANTS FROM INDIVIDUALS, BUSINESS, AND FOUNDATIONS; ADOPTION AND HOSPITAL FEES; RENTAL INCOME, AND RETAIL AND THRIFT STORE SALES.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OCAT OPERATES THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:SHELTER: CAT IS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST'S LARGEST NONPROFIT FELINE-ONLY SHELTER. LOCATED IN SHERWOOD, CAT'S SHELTER CAN ACCOMMODATE UP TO 200 CATS AND KITTENS. MOST CATS (72%) TAKEN IN BY CAT COME FROM 35-45 SHELTER AND RESCUE PARTNERS THROUGH CAT'S NINE LIVES TRANSFER PROGRAM. CAT OFFERS ENRICHMENT, BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION, FULL-SERVICE VETERINARY CARE AND A VARIETY OF HOUSING OPTIONS TO MEET THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF THE CATS AND KITTENS IN ITS CARE.ADOPTION: IN 2023, CAT FOUND HOMES FOR 3,182 CATS AND KITTENS FROM ITS SHELTER, OFFSITE ADOPTION CENTERS AND FOSTER HOMES. ADOPTABLE CATS AND KITTENS ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT CATADOPTIONTEAM.ORG, PETFINDER.COM AND ADOPTAPET.COM.HOSPITAL: WITH AN ONSITE HOSPITAL AND A PROFESSIONAL VETERINARY TEAM, CAT PROVIDES PREVENTIVE CARE, SURGERY, AND DENTAL CARE, AND TREATMENT FOR VARIOUS ILLNESSES AND INJURIES. THE HOSPITAL INCLUDES A SURGICAL SUITE, X-RAY AND LABORATORY SERVICES, AND ISOLATION WARDS TO CARE FOR CATS WITH INFECTIOUS DISEASES. FOSTER CARE: CAT'S FOSTER PROGRAM PROVIDES CARE FOR KITTENS AND CATS WHO NEED EXTRA SUPPORT (NEONATAL CARE, MEDICAL TREATMENT, SOCIALIZATION, ETC.) AND/OR SPECIAL HOUSING WHILE PREPARING FOR OR AWAITING ADOPTION. CAT'S KITTEN FOSTER PROGRAM IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AND MODELED. IN 2023, CAT'S VOLUNTEER FOSTER HOMES CARED FOR 838 KITTENS AND 166 ADULTS (INCLUDING 48 MOTHER CATS).SPAY/NEUTER: IN ADDITION TO ENSURING THAT ALL ADOPTED CATS AND KITTENS ARE SPAYED OR NEUTERED, CAT ALSO PROVIDES LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES FOR CATS WHOSE OWNERS ARE LOW INCOME OR ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. IN 2023, CAT PERFORMED 1,206 SURGERIES AS PART OF SPAY & SAVE (OFFERED BY SEVERAL ANIMAL SHELTER ALLIANCE OF PORTLAND PARTNERS)CAT HELPLINE: THE CAT HELPLINE OFFERS RESOURCES AND ADVICE TO HELP CAT OWNERS AND OTHERS WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO KEEP OR CARE FOR THEIR OWN CAT OR TRYING TO RE-HOME A CAT. PART OF THE HELPLINE, THE KEEPING CATS IN HOMES PROGRAM PROVIDES ONE-TIME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH VETERINARY BILLS OR OTHER EXPENSES FOR CAT OWNERS EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. SHORT-TERM EMERGENCY BOARDING IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR CAT OWNERS WHO ARE TEMPORARILY UNABLE TO HOUSE THEIR CATS. THE GOAL OF THE CAT HELPLINE IS TO HELP KEEP CATS IN THEIR HOMES AND OUT OF SHELTERS WHENEVER POSSIBLE.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 GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA. CAT ALSO WORKS WITH OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SHELTERS AND ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS IN OREGON, WASHINGTON AND BEYOND.FOOD BANK: THE CAT FOOD BANK HELPS HOMEBOUND CAT OWNERS BY DISTRIBUTING CAT FOOD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAMS AND SENIOR CENTERS IN THREE WASHINGTON COUNTY CITIES. THRIFT STORE: CAT OPERATES A THRIFT STORE IN THE RALEIGH HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD OF PORTLAND; THE PROCEEDS FROM SALES SUPPORT CAT'S OPERATIONS. THE THRIFT STORE ALSO RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT CAT, HOUSES SPECIAL NEEDS CATS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION, AND HOSTS AND PARTICIPATES IN COMMUNITY EVENTS TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN CAT ACTIVITIES.ALEECE RUNGE FUND FOR SENIOR CATS: THANKS TO A GENEROUS PLANNED GIFT, CAT OFFERS SEVERAL SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CATS AGE EIGHT AND OVER THROUGH THE ALEECE RUNGE FUND FOR SENIOR CATS. THE FUND HELPS COVER EXTRA PRE-ADOPTION HEALTH SCREENING, IN-HOUSE MEDICAL CARE, POST-ADOPTION VETERINARY SUPPORT, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP COMMUNITY MEMBERS KEEP AND CARE FOR THEIR SENIOR CATS.