If you’re a cat person, you’re in the right place.
Whether you're here to adopt, volunteer, or find out more about our services, CAT can help.

Portland’s Cat Adoption Team (CAT) is the largest cat shelter in the Pacific Northwest. We offer adoption, foster care, and veterinary services to homeless cats and kittens.
Take a peek at our latest cats up for adoption. Our experienced adoption counselors will help you choose a cat likely to be a good fit for your family.

CAT Thrift Store
Get amazing deals on clothing, shoes, craft supplies, books, housewares, jewelry, vintage items, and other great finds.

Adopt a Cat Or kitten
See cats and kittens currently available for adoption from our shelter, foster homes, and offsite adoption centers.

CAT's foster volunteers care for over 1,000 cats and kittens each year. Check out the list of foster families on social media!
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Join CAT as a volunteer, donor, or foster family and help save lives with your time, love, cash donation, supplies. Your worthwhile support and contribution to CAT gives our precious cats a fresh start, essential vet care, and a chance to find loving homes.
Together, we can help homeless cats land on their feet and live happy, healthy lives.
Meet the People: Hansel Walters
Hansel Walters loves cats. Like really loves them. That’s one reason he enjoys his role at CAT Thrift Store so much. When he’s at home,
Cat Adoption Team Finds Home for 60,000th Cat
PORTLAND, Ore. (May 12, 2023) — A cat named Marcus is the 60,000th adoption at Cat Adoption Team (CAT). The fluffy feline went to his
When Mara Found Sticky Rice: How a Kitten’s Zest for Life Inspired Outdoor Adventures
— Guest post by CAT staff member Mara K. In May 2021, I was deep in the trenches of heartbreak, struggling to make it out
Cat Adoption Team Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Cat Adoption Team (CAT), a nonprofit cat shelter dedicated to building and supporting relationships between cats and people, is celebrating our 25th anniversary year in