Cat Adoption Team in Sherwood Oregon

CAT’s mission is to work with our community to save the lives of homeless, sick and injured cats and kittens by offering shelter, adoption, foster, hospice, and veterinary services to end needless feline euthanasia in our community.

Who We Are

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The Cat Adoption Team is the largest feline-only, limited admission, non-profit shelter in the Pacific Northwest. CAT saves over 3,300 lives each year. 

In addition to taking in many young, healthy cats and finding them homes, CAT also cares for senior cats and cats with special medical needs, ranging from fracture injuries to diabetes. When they are well, CAT finds homes for those cats, too.

Over 73 percent of CAT’s intake comes from other organizations. CAT works closely with shelters, animal control agencies, veterinary offices, and rescue organizations to take in or rehabilitate many cats or kittens who may be running out of options due to medical needs or space constraints.

  • CAT partners with pet supply stores to open offsite adoption centers throughout the Portland metropolitan area
  • CAT does not euthanize unless a cat’s condition is hopeless and the cat’s quality of life is poor
  • Many cats in CAT’s Sherwood shelter enjoy roaming and playing in one of CAT’s numerous free roam (colony) cat rooms

CAT is the only shelter in the Portland area that

  • is using the Meet Your Match Felinality program to better match feline personalities with their forever home
  • tests all cats and kittens in its care for FIV and FeLV and provides a wellness plan for adopted FIV cats
  • has an isolation room dedicated to treating cats with ringworm
  • has a special free-roam room for FIV positive cats awaiting a home
  • is a participating veterinary clinic for the Oregon Spay/Neuter Foundation, which offers low-cost spay/neuter coupons to pet owners
  • provides stocked “baby” bags to foster volunteers, helping them give kittens a healthy and loving start to a long life
  • distributes cat food directly to cat owners in need

Historical Highlights of CAT

25,000th Adoption

In May 1998, Evan Kalik opened a safe haven for abandoned, sick, and injured cats and kittens. He called it the Cat Adoption Team (CAT).

In 1999, CAT began its very successful, life-saving cat foster program. CAT provides all foster volunteers with “baby” bags fully stocked to give litters of kittens a healthy start to a long life.

In 2002, CAT became the first animal shelter in Oregon to install a full-service veterinary hospital, opening the CAT Hospital onsite.

In 2004, CAT’s Mature Companions Program began to encourage seniors to adopt cats for companionship.

In 2005, CAT saved 41 cats from the Hurricane Katrina affected area in 2005.

By 2008, CAT experienced 1,328 percent adoption growth, finding homes for 16,220 cats in that time span.

In 2008, CAT opened the first Cat Food Bank to provide cat food directly to cat owners in financial need and began offering subsidized spay/neuter services through Feline Fix-a-Thons.

In 2008, CAT found homes for five feline refugees from war-torn Beirut.

In 2008, CAT opened the doors on the very first organized pet food bank in the Portland area.

In 2008, CAT launched the Meet Your Match adoption program.

In 2009, a rare male tortoiseshell cat came to the shelter for adoption.

In 2009, cats from the shelter picked the winner of the Super Bowl and were correct (picking the Steelers).

In 2009, CAT opened its very first discount microchip clinic for dogs and cats to celebrate National Tag Day.

In 2009, the first CATnip Friday 5k & Mouse Miler took place.

In 2009, CAT dedicated the Sherwood shelter building to its founder, Evan Kalik.

In 2009, the Cat Food Bank joined with the Beaverton Meals on Wheels program to deliver cat food to home-bound seniors.

In 2010, cats from the shelter picked the winner of the Super Bowl and were correct again (picking the Saints)!

In 2010, the Cat Food Bank started delivering cat food to the Forest Grove Meals on Wheels program.

In 2011, cats from the shelter again picked the correct winner of the Super Bowl (Green Bay Packers).

In 2011, CAT’s 25,000th adoption.

We continue to grow and innovate as we pursue our mission.

14175 SW Galbreath Drive.Sherwood, OR 97140.(503) 925-8903..(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)