News & Articles
Everything you want to know about what’s going on at CAT. From the latest news to articles about cat issues, you’ll find it all here!

CAT Calendar Raffle: See YOUR Cat in the Calendar
Is your cat an outgoing meow-del? If your answer is yes, then it’s time to put your kitty in the spotlight! The CAT Calendar Raffle

Oregon Children’s Theatre & Cat Adoption Team partner to celebrate pet adoption
Cat Adoption Team (CAT) is excited to partner with Oregon Children’s Theatre to celebrate cats and pet adoption during the theatre’s run of Cat Kid

Caring for Our Community: A Year in Review
(September 20, 2024) At Cat Adoption Team, we love cats — and our care extends to people too. That’s why, in 2020, we started our

“If You’re Happy and You Know It…”
It was the height of the Covid-19 pandemic and, like many of us, Morgan was feeling lost and alone. Thinking back on his life, he

Meet the People: Jac
“Put the work in, plant a garden, try to stay afloat,” is advice Jac likes to live by. Jac is Cat Adoption Team’s Admissions and

Meet the People: Anna
Anna has been hanging around the shelter for nearly 5 years. She began her journey with us as a volunteer in 2020 and was hired

Tell Petco Love your Adoption Story and Win Big!
Petco Love and BOBS® from Skechers® Announce 2024-2025 Petco Love Stories Campaign Portland, Oregon (August 29, 2024) – National nonprofit Petco Love, in partnership with

Planned Giving: If I Win the Lottery, There Will Be Signs…
You might be hoping to hit the jackpot so you can make a big-time donation to a cause you care about. But the fact is,

Serving on CAT’s Behavior Team: 4 Lessons Learned from Cats
~by guest author and Behavior Modification Team Volunteer, Tim C. When I started volunteering at Cat Adoption Team (CAT) several years ago, it was as

Meet the People: Tiffany Spahn
From fostering to adoption counseling, to serving on our DEI committee, Tiffany has been a volunteer mainstay at CAT for nearly a decade in multiple

Over 100 kittens seek loving homes at “Kitten Palooza” adoption event on June 22
(June 14, 2024) – One of the largest pet adoption events in the Portland metro area, Kitten Palooza at Cat Adoption Team (CAT), returns in

What’s it Like to Foster for Cat Adoption Team?
Each year about 1,000 cats and kittens go through our foster program to prepare for adoption. We recently chatted with a few of our foster