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Year in review 2009
​CAT weathered the economic storm pretty well thanks to the dedication and hard work of volunteers and staff. And a huge thank you to CAT’s donors for their continued support.
Adoption:
- 3,298 cats/kittens
- 2% increase over 2008 adoptions
- 21,878 total adoptions since founding in 1998 (through December 31, 2009)
Intake:
- 3,153 cats/kittens from other shelters and the public
- 1% less than than 2008
- 1,206 kittens were fostered
- 165 adult cats were fostered, including pregnant or lactating cats with kittens
Spay/Neuter:
- 3,263 total surgeries
- 11% increase over 2008 spay/neuter surgeries
- 952 were low cost/subsidized surgeries for owned cats
Cat Food Bank:
- 20,777.60 pounds of cat food distributed
- 24,522.35 total distributed since opening in June 2008 (through December 31, 2009)
- 2,949 cats fed
- 931 cat-owning families helped
- First organized pet food bank in the Portland-area
- Started cat food delivery partnership with Washington County Loaves & Fishes in September and delivered 630 pounds of cat food to feed pet cats of home-bound seniors
Volunteerism
- 434 active volunteers touching all aspects of CATs operations
- 11 offsite adoption centers staffed and run by volunteers
- Over 59,000 hours of service donated, which is equivalent to 29 full time employees
New Donation Programs:
- 80 new Meow Team Members - monthly automated giving program
- 83 virtual fundraisers brought in $10,540 through CAT’s new peer-to-peer fundraising program
- 1st annual CATnip Friday 5k on August 14, 2009 - the only 5k raising money just for cats - had 462 registrations and the fastest 5k time (15:14.4 minutes) of any Portland-area 5k
Internet Networking:
- CAT’s Facebook Group and Fan Page were launched and by the end the year had 832 group members and 288 fans
- CAT’s new Twitter page caught on and CAT had 484 followers by year end
- CAT’s website had 65,577 visitors
Click here for CAT’s 2009 Asilomar report
