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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!

A group of people in face masks raise their hands in celebration behind a large novelty check for $26,000 to Cat Adoption Team from Petco Love.

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

A cat named Ella Bella looks fearful in her shelter kennel.

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

An exterior show of Cat Adoption Team's shelter front entrance in summer.

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,

Robin Eckstein, a volunteer at CAT's thrift store, holds a black cat in her arms while standing in front of a shelf full of donated items.

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.

An orange banner reads: Subaru Loves Pets. Returning The Love Pets Give Us.

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

At the CAT Thrift Store Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, two CAT staff members smile as they hold a red ribbon across the store's front doors while a third staffer cuts the ribbon with scissors.

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

Still image taken from video footage shows Butter, an orange tabby, emerging from a vent in the floor of her foster family's bathroom.

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

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

Close up a person with dark braided hair holding a tabby-and-white colored cat almost nose to nose

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

Petco Love Invests in Lifesaving Work of Cat Adoption Team

August 2, 2021 – Cat Adoption Team (CAT) announced today a $26,000 grant investment from the newly named, Petco Love, to support their lifesaving work

Virtual Adoptions: Lessons Learned

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Cat Adoption Team (CAT), like many organizations, made quick changes to adapt. This included closing the shelter to the public