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!

Local Organizations Work Together to Spay and Neuter Cats and Kittens
(Dec. 30, 2021) — More cats and kittens in the Portland metro region are getting spayed and neutered thanks to a collaboration between Washington County

Cat Adoption Team and Portland-Area Cat Adopters Celebrated by Petco Love
(Dec. 16, 2021) – Cat Adoption Team was surprised with a $26,000 check from Petco Love during a celebration at Petco earlier today, all thanks

Lost Cat Reunited with Family after 4 Years: “It’s a Christmas Miracle”
(Dec. 15, 2021) – Just in time for the holidays, a family whose cat went missing in 2017 was reunited with their pet when she

Your Vote Could Help CAT Win $25K
(Nov. 30, 2021) — Cat Adoption Team (CAT) is happy to announce that we’ve been selected as one of 100 Petco Love Stories winners this

Donors Raise the Roof
Cat Adoption Team (CAT) has made our home in a 30,000 sq. ft. industrial building in Sherwood, Ore., for over two decades. As a nonprofit,

Meet the People: Robin Eckstein
Army veteran sorts clothes, helps cats After more than seven years in the U.S. military, Army veteran Robin Eckstein now serves in a new way.

October is Subaru Loves Pets Month
(Sep. 29, 2021) — In an effort to support animal welfare in the community and help the hardest-to-adopt shelter animals find loving homes, Cat Adoption

CAT Thrift Store celebrates 10th anniversary
This October, we are celebrating a special anniversary! On October 28, 2011, the CAT Thrift Store officially opened for business. Aaron Asmus, CAT’s executive director

Tails from the Foster Program: An Escape Artist at Work
Gary and Barbara started fostering for Cat Adoption Team when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and limited volunteer activities at CAT’s shelter. As cat-loving people in

2022 CAT Calendar
2022 CAT Calendar sales have ended. This fundraiser runs annually from September to February. Please check back in the fall to purchase next year’s calendar.

CAT collaborates with local assisted living center to help cats and people
Aug. 6, 2021 – Cat Adoption Team (CAT) recently provided a low-cost vaccine clinic for the cats of residents at an assisted living center in

Planned Giving 101: How to include a charity in your will
We get it. Thinking about your own mortality isn’t exactly a fun way to spend time! But making a will or other estate plans gives