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Cat Adoption Team in Sherwood Oregon

CAT’s mission is to work with our community to save the lives of homeless, sick and injured cats and kittens by offering shelter, adoption, foster, hospice, and veterinary services to end needless feline euthanasia in our community.

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Adopters, Prepare to Meet Your Match

Orange tabby, brown tabby, silver tabby, grey, white, black, black and white, calico, tortoiseshell…there are so many to choose from!

Any adopter who spends even a few minutes at the Cat Adoption Team looking for a new feline companion ponders, “How in the world do I choose one?”

On any given day, there are hundreds of cats, of all different ages, sizes, colors, and personalities, in the shelter to choose from. How do you find the “one” who is right for you?

We are dedicated to making the best possible match between felines and adopters. CAT is proud to announce the implementation of “Meet Your Match™ Feline-ality™” for all cats nine months and older. CAT is the only animal shelter in the greater Portland-metro area using this program.

This new, research-based program developed by the American Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) has a proven success rate in shelters across the country where they experienced increased adoptions, decreased returns, and shortened length of stay for cats in the shelter. Everything CAT is striving for.

Sounds perfect; how does it work?

The program is built around the Feline-ality™ Assessment that reliably predicts how an individual cat is likely to behave in his/her new home. CAT administers eight specific assessments that tell us a lot about each cat. A cat’s feline-ality is determined by her:

enjoyment of being petted and held
playfulness, “talkativeness,” and activity level
responses to new people and things.

Adopters then complete a short Meet Your Match™ Cat Adopter Survey identifying preferences, expectations, and lifestyle — 19 questions about your lifestyle and how you envision your cat fitting in to your family. These questions correlate with specific Feline-alities, resulting in a harmonious match with a well-suited feline companion.

Your results will tell what your “color” is—green, orange, or purple.

Green adopters are most successful with cats who quickly adapt to new situations.
Purple adopters are perfect for kitties who need time and encouragement to adjust to their new surroundings.
Orange adopters are a good fit with the quintessential companion kitty.

From there it is broken down a bit more to get the quirky categories:

Meet the “Private Investigator.” He’s the cat who loves to work undercover, vigilantly keeping a watchful eye.
How about the “Sidekick?” She is the steady companion, a cat who likes to be with you while enjoying her solitude as well.
Who doesn’t love the “Leader of the Band”—a kitty brimming with confidence who loves to be in the middle of things.
You will also meet other Feline-alities, like the level-headed “Secret Admirer,” affectionate “Love Bug,” busy “Executive,” ever helpful “Personal Assistant,” savvy “MVP,” and playful “Party Animal.”