Cat Adoption Team

Cat Adoption Team

Civic and Social Organizations

Sherwood, Oregon 979 followers

Love. Laughter. Companionship. We support people and cats in the PNW — join us in saving lives! Nonprofit cat shelter.

About us

Cat Adoption Team (CAT) is the Pacific Northwest’s largest nonprofit, feline-only animal shelter. Our mission is to save the lives of cats and to work with our community to provide feline expertise and quality programs and services for people and cats. Currently we achieve this mission by: • Providing shelter, medical care, evaluation, and treatment to cats who have become homeless • Finding homes for the cats and kittens in our care • Providing people who care for cats with resources, education, and support to help keep human-animal bonds strong and prevent cats from becoming homeless • Offering low-cost spay/ neuter services to support people in caring for their pet cats • Working closely with other organizations to implement projects and programs that positively impact cats and people at a community and regional level More than 60,000 cats and kittens have found loving new homes through the Cat Adoption Team since our founding in 1998. Those currently awaiting adoption receive daily care from a trained, dedicated group of staff and volunteers. CAT works closely with animal welfare organizations, animal control agencies, veterinary offices, and other shelters to care for and rehome cats or kittens who may otherwise face euthanasia. We are dedicated to finding the right home for every feline we take in. We believe everyone deserves the love, laughter, and companionship that cats bring into our lives. And we believe in supporting people to provide their cats with healthy, happy lives! As a nonprofit organization, CAT relies on charitable contributions, volunteers, and service fees. Please visit our website for more information about how you can get involved and be a part of this live saving work.

Industry
Civic and Social Organizations
Company size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Sherwood, Oregon
Type
Nonprofit
Founded
1998
Specialties
cat/kitten adoption, volunteering, feline behavior, spay/neuter, shelter medicine, animal welfare, human-animal bond, and shelter partnerships

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    🎉 Hooray! 🎉 Cat Adoption Team is thrilled to be named one of the 100 Best Nonprofits to work for in Oregon. This honor is especially meaningful because it's based on confidential responses from our own staff members. Employees rate their satisfaction with five features of the workplace: work environment; management and communications; mission and goals; career development and learning; and benefits and compensation. Thank you to Oregon Business magazine for supporting the work of nonprofits. And thank you to everyone at CAT who works hard, has fun, and saves lives as part of our team!

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    Hey shelter & rescue friends: Want to start (or grow!) your feline foster program? Join us for Cat Adoption Team's Fostering 4 Rock Stars course, a six-week Maddie's Fund® Online Instructor-Led Course coming up this fall. In this course, you'll get practical, actionable tips and information on things like: • Finding & retaining foster volunteers • Training & supporting foster staff/volunteers • Socializing kittens • Admissions procedures • Fundraising & marketing for your program • And so much more Zoom classes will be held Wednesdays in September & October. Registration closes on August 31, so hurry and apply today! Details at: https://bit.ly/3WKpnIA

    • A mostly white kitten sits in a cream-colored cat bed near a window. Text at the bottom of the image reads, "Cat Adoption Team's Fostering 4 Rock Stars".
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    "People and pets go together like PB & J! So in my mind, if you want to help animals, you’ve simply got to be people-friendly too," says Heather Miller, Development & Communications Director, Cat Adoption Team. "When more people can access animal welfare services in a way that both supports them and shows them they matter, our interactions become a more positive experience for everyone involved, including the animals!" Heather will bring her expertise to a live discussion, Accessibility in Animal Welfare: Increase Lifesaving with Access for All, on Thursday, August 22, at 5pm ET. Meet our other panelists and register at the link in the comments.

    • Heather Miller from Cat Adoption Team will be a webinar panelist at Accessibility in Animal Welfare: Increase Lifesaving with Access for All, on Thursday, August 22, at 5pm ET.
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    Join our team! CAT is hiring for two full-time positions on our shelter team: • Shelter Manager: Lead a team of 8+ staff (plus volunteers) in daily shelter operations, including animal care, adoptions, customer support, retail sales, facilities/janitorial etc. Min. 2 yrs animal shelter/supervisory experience. Starts at $65-70K annual salary + benefits. • Shelter Associate: Support daily shelter operations by providing animal care, assisting adopters and other clients, cleaning, retail, data entry, volunteer assistance, etc. Starts at $18/hour + benefits. We're focused on creating a positive, inclusive workplace and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. To learn more, take a look at our Workplace Culture Agreement and DEI Statement of Principle on our website. For more job details and how apply, visit: https://lnkd.in/g2RZyfA

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    Our very own Heather Miller will be on the panel of this upcoming webinar from Best Friends Animal Society about Accessibility in Animal Welfare. Get practical, actionable solutions for creating more accessible environments and communication about them with pet adopters, fosters, volunteers, and employees. Register now and join live on Thursday, August 22, at 2 pm PT. More info & register: https://lnkd.in/gJjSmf73

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    "It’s easy to have a conversation with someone and write them off as someone who shouldn’t own a pet or as someone who can’t bring anything beneficial to the work that we do, when, in reality, we just may not be connecting with them because of their unique mind," says Reagan Daughtry, National Operations Support Specialist at Best Friends Animal Society. "If we as a community highlight the importance of tailoring our communication styles to the people we’re serving to match those diverse minds, I think we would find a goldmine of support." Reagan will bring her expertise and lived experience as an animal welfare professional with ADHD to a live discussion, Accessibility in Animal Welfare: Increase Lifesaving with Access for All, on Thursday, August 22, at 5pm ET. She will be joined by additional panelists: 📌 Alison Fechino: Chief Executive Officer, Norfolk Animal Care Center 📌 Heather Miller: Development and Communications Director, Cat Adoption Team 📌 Kristan McCormick: Senior Manager, Regional – East Coast, Best Friends Animal Society 📌 Joyce Quinzel: Senior Analyst, DXC Operations, Best Friends Animal Society. This panel will be moderated by Samuel White, Manager of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging at Best Friends Animal Society. Register to join us live at the link in the comments.

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    It's Foster Appreciation Week and we 😻 our fosters! Whether they're helping a sick cat recover, bottle-feeding newborn kittens, or coaxing a shy kitty out of their shell, our foster volunteers put their full hearts into the felines they foster. It's not always easy, but it's always rewarding and it really makes a huge difference! Last year, more than 100 volunteers fostered 1,004 kittens and cats. So far this year, over 670 kitties have been through the foster program at CAT. Hooray!! #FosteringSavesLives

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    • A foster volunteer holds a littler of 6 kittens in her arms with the help of a special vest.
    • A foster volunteer with headphones around his neck has sleeping kitten tucked in behind his shoulder as he sits in an office chair.
    • A foster volunteer in glass and a blue shirt holds a tuxedo kitten in her arms.
    • A foster volunteer in scrubs, gloves, and hair net, holds a gray cat wrapped in a yellow blanket.
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    🚨🆘 CAT’s shelter and foster homes are very *F-U-L-L*, and most other local shelters and rescue groups are overflowing. So starting tomorrow (8/10), we're hosting our biggest adoption event of the summer! ☀️🕶️ During the Cats R Cool 4 Back 2 School Adoption Event at Cat Adoption Team, adoption fees for cats and kittens are up to 75% off (or more)!* Summer is coming to an end, but you could be starting a beautiful friendship. Visit us in-person or online to find love! https://lnkd.in/gs7JiBi6

    Huge Pet Adoption Event at Cat Adoption Team

    Huge Pet Adoption Event at Cat Adoption Team

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    Are you a vet assistant who wants to help cats and support people? We want you to join our team! 🚑 Cat Adoption Team (CAT) is looking for a full-time vet assistant to join our feline-focused, nonprofit shelter medicine team. Our programs are mission-driven, our staff and volunteers care deeply about the work we do, and our kitty clients are oh-so-cute! 😻 We provide medical care to the cats in the shelter and offer vet appointments, spay/neuter surgeries, dentistry, and vaccine clinics to owned pet cats too. Our work is fast-paced and varied—no two days are ever exactly the same. If you are interested in working exclusively with cats in a nonprofit shelter medicine setting with a strong focus on team collaboration, this is a truly fulfilling role! Previous experience working in a veterinary setting is preferred. CAT is focused on creating a positive, inclusive workplace and welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds. Take a look at our Workplace Culture Agreement and DEI Statement of Principle on our website to learn more. This is an hourly, full-time position, starting at $19.50 – $20.50 per hour. Benefits include PTO and paid holidays, health insurance and 403(b) options, an Employee Assistance Program, and other great perks. 🔗 Learn more and see how to apply: https://lnkd.in/e9i74QEX

    • A CAT staff member, stands in front of kennels and cabinets in a CAT housing room. He wears glasses, has one arm on his hip, and is dressed in a disposable blue cap, gown, and gloves.

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