•3,129 cats and kittens found loving homes in 2007; 2,846 in 2006; 10% increase
•Since its’ founding in 1998, CAT’s adoption rate has increased 1,329%
•CAT adopts an average of 261 cats each month
•CAT’s full service in-shelter feline hospital spayed/neutered 2,571 cats/kittens in 2007
•CAT’s full service feline hospital performs 214 spays/neuters monthly
•CAT does not euthanize for space or medical condition
•CAT’s website was visited an average of 500 times daily in 2007
•CAT has 250 cats and kittens available for adoption at the Sherwood shelter every day
•CAT’s outreach locations have 70 cats and kittens, combined, ready for adoption
•CAT has nine off-site adoption outreach locations: Tigard, Tualatin, Hillsboro, Clackamas, Wilsonville, and Washington Square PetSmart stores; Tualatin Petco; Pet Loft in Portland; and Nature’s Pet in Beaverton
•CAT’s outreach locations found homes for 698 cats and kittens in 2007
•CAT found homes for 69 older cats and FIV positive cats
About CAT’s Felines
•CAT is the only shelter to test for both Feline Leukemia (FELV) and Feline Aids (FIV)
•Over 73% of the felines in CAT’s care come from other shelters and veterinary clinics
•CAT received 3,106 cats/kittens to care for in 2007
•33 days is the average stay for a cat (49 days if sick and injured)
•Every feline adopted from CAT receives: a complete veterinary examination, medical care, spay/neuter if necessary, testing for FELV and FIV, microchip and registration, FVRCP and FELV vaccinations, and parasite treatment
•Of the felines adopted in 2007, 1,584 were female; 1,281 were male
•11% of the cats adopted in 2007 were black
•54% of the felines adopted in 2007 were six months or younger
•CAT has over 483 volunteers; 380 active in 2007
•Volunteers contribute 105,000 hours annually--the equivalent of about 51 full time employees
•Volunteers helped provide daily care for over 3,100 cats and kittens
•65 volunteers working at the outreach locations helped find homes for 698 cats last year
•150 families are part of the CAT foster program – helping to raise moms and their kittens last year
•Foster families cared for 1,463 cats and kittens in 2007
•Foster families receive fully stocked care kits when fostering kittens reducing CAT’s emergency room expenses by over 50%. CAT is the only shelter in the Pacific Northwest to provide these
•February 2002, CAT was the first shelter in Oregon to add a full-service on-site veterinary hospital
•Over 2,200 veterinary doctor hours were spent to provide health care for our cats
•CAT’s Chief of Staff Veterinarian is board certified in feline veterinary medicine
•2,571 cats and kittens were spayed/neutered in the hospital or an average of 214 each month – this includes shelter cats and kittens and 414 surgeries for other organizations and the public
