Cat Adoption Team receives generous $20,000 grant
from the Petco Foundation
Grant funds will help local shelter save more lives
[March 20, 2014] —The Cat Adoption Team (CAT) in Sherwood, Ore.,
today announced that it has received a $20,000 grant from the Petco
Foundation. Funds from this grant will support three programs at CAT
to increase the number of cats and kittens the organization can help.
Thanks to this generous grant, CAT is able to further the impact of its
9 Lives Transfer Program and kitten foster program. Grant funds also
will help CAT start a new program to assist cat owners and others in
the community.
“CAT is currently poised to significantly increase the number of lives
we save each year,” says Karen Green, executive director at CAT. “The
Petco Foundation’s support will go a long way in making that
possible.”
A $20,000 grant from the
Petco Foundation will help CAT
save the lives of more cats like
Kaylee, an FIV-positive cat,
who is currently available for
adoption from CAT.
So far this year, in addition to bringing in cats from local county and
other shelters, CAT’s 9 Lives Transfer Program has already begun
to assist more felines from organizations in rural Oregon and
Washington, as well as farther afield. As “kitten season” approaches, CAT is bolstering its kitten foster
program to be able to take in and save far more orphaned, ill, and very young kittens. To provide more
focused support and advice to cat owners or good Samaritans who are trying to help stray felines, CAT is
developing an animal help line that will roll out later this year.
For more information about the Cat Adoption Team, please visit catadoptionteam.org.
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ABOUT THE CAT ADOPTION TEAM
The Cat Adoption Team (CAT) is the Pacific Northwest’s largest non-profit, feline-only shelter committed to finding
a home for every cat it takes in. CAT’s mission is to save the lives of homeless, unwanted, sick, and injured cats and
to work with our community to provide feline expertise and quality programs and services for people and cats. CAT
has found homes for more than 34,000 cats and kittens since it opened in May 1998. As a 501(c)(3) publicly
supported charity, CAT relies on the generous support of individuals and organizations.
ABOUT PETCO & THE PETCO FOUNDATION
Petco is a leading pet specialty retailer that focuses on nurturing the powerful relationship between people and
pets. We do this by providing the products, services, advice and experiences that keep pets physically fit, mentally
alert, socially engaged and emotionally happy. Everything we do is guided by our vision for Healthier Pets. Happier
People. Better World. We operate more than 1,300 Petco locations across the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico,
including more than 100 Unleashed by Petco locations, a smaller format neighborhood shop; nine Pooch Hotel
destinations for pet daycare, boarding and spa services; and petco.com. The Petco Foundation, an independent
nonprofit organization, has raised more than $125 million since it was created in 1999 to help promote and
improve the welfare of companion animals. In conjunction with the Foundation, we work with and support
thousands of local animal welfare groups across the country and, through in-store adoption events, help find
homes for more than 350,000 animals every year.