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Celebrating 10 Years - Celebrating 10 Years
In October 2014, Cat Town made history by opening America’s first cat cafe , right here in Oakland. We launched this adoption center with a big dream and radical vision: to help older, shy, and sick cats have their chance at adoption, and prove that cats least likely to be adopted could fi
September Adoptions - September Adoptions
At Cat Town, we believe in the power of relationships, whether it’s between cats and the people who care for them — or between the cats themselves. Last month, we celebrated 29 adoptions, and saw 8 bonded pairs find loving homes with their best friends. Bonded pairs often face the challenge of
July and August Adoptions - July and August Adoptions
This July and August, 53 cats found loving guardians who wanted to bring them joyful lives. These 53 bring our 2024 adoption total to 236, and 3,683 cats adopted throughout our entire history! Each one of these adoptions tells a story of transformation. From tiny kittens making way for older cats to
June 2024 Adoptions - June 2024 Adoptions
Our June adoptions helped 24 cats find homes, from seniors with medical needs and cats in hospice, to kittens reigning in the start of kitten season and plenty of cats seeking calm and love outside of scary shelter cages. Our Cat Town community is the backbone of our work, and ensures that cats most
May 2024 Adoptions - May 2024 Adoptions
In May, we celebrated 34 adoptions, bringing our total to 133 adoptions this year. These numbers prove that all cats of different ages, needs, and personalities are all highly adoptable, and remind us that each and every adoption not only makes a difference in these cats’ lives, but also in the home
April 2024 Adoptions - April 2024 Adoptions
Here you’ll find just a few stories of the 29 cats that were adopted in April — cats we wouldn’t be able to help without your support! Thank you for being a part of our Cat Town community, and being a reason why we can share these happy success stories with you today.
March 2024 Adoptions - March 2024 Adoptions
In March, we had 35 adoptions! We’re so grateful to see these cats adopted, and to have a total of 100 adoptions so far this year! We have another 61 in our care — either waiting to get adopted or receiving the support they need to get ready for a home. We'll celebrate their adoptions soon, but fo
Finding Carmen Sandiego - Finding Carmen Sandiego
Cat Town microchips each of our cats, so that if they ever turn up lost, we can be reached to help reunite them with their guardian — or, if need be, take them back into our care. When we received an email that one of our cats had been recovered, we phoned the finder to learn what had happ
February 2024 Adoptions - February 2024 Adoptions
This February, we leapt with joy to see 28 wonderful cats find their homes, including Forgotten Kittens, seniors, cats with medical needs, and graduates of our Feral or Fearful Program! We’re especially proud and grateful to see these cats adopted because they found the support they needed at Cat To
Finding Carmen Sandiego - Finding Carmen Sandiego
Cat Town microchips each of our cats, so that if they ever turn up lost, we can be reached to help reunite them with their guardian — or, if need be, take them back into our care. When we received an email that one of our cats had been recovered, we phoned the finder to learn what had happ
January 2024 Adoptions - January 2024 Adoptions
We started the new year strong with an incredible 40 adoptions! Because of your support, elderly cats like KissKiss and fearful forgotten kittens like Toast and Jam received the time and care they needed to feel confident, healthy, and safe enough to win the hearts of adopters and find lovin
Crouton's Breakthrough - Crouton's Breakthrough
Your support helped us surpass our all-time record, with a whopping 463 adoptions in 2023, and ensured we could stay focused on supporting the cats who needed us most. While we shared many of our team’s favorite adoptions with you from the year, we have one more to share as we reflect on all you hel
Who Did You Save This Year (Part 3) - Who Did You Save This Year (Part 3)
We’re wrapping up the year with more of our favorite adoptions of 2023! As we look ahead to 2024, we hope to share more of these stories with you. Thank you for supporting Cat Town’s work, and making outcomes like these an everyday occurrence for cats who have so few options at the shelter. Your sup
Batman's Story - Batman's Story
“In all the years I've been at the shelter, I've never seen a cat as scary as Batman.” This is what one volunteer at Oakland Animal Services told us when they learned that Batman had been adopted. It just goes to show how hard our friends at OAS worked to give this cat his best chance at a safe and
Who Did You Save This Year (Part 2) - Who Did You Save This Year (Part 2)
In November, we shared some of our team’s most memorable adoption stories from this year. Here are more of our favorites! Each of these adoptions was made possible by a collective effort: the shelter workers and volunteers on the front lines, taking in an enormous quantity of animals every
Who Did You Save This Year (Part 1) - Who Did You Save This Year (Part 1)
We love all our cats equally, and give each of them the best care possible to help them on their adoption journeys. That said, some of them leave a lasting impression on our hearts that we carry with us all year long. These cats each had some special connection to us and to our mission — reminding u
October 2023 Adoptions - October 2023 Adoptions
Last month, we celebrated black cat month with 40 adoptions, including 7 black cats. At Cat Town, we know black cats rule! Whether sleek or fluffy; shy or confident; kitten, senior, or somewhere in between, these beautiful cats make great companions — just ask our recently-elected mayors, C
Artist Profile: Olivia Yu - Artist Profile: Olivia Yu
At Cat Town, we’re lucky to have volunteers whose talents seem to know no bounds, and one of them is Olivia! We sat down for a chat with her to learn more about what she loves about making art, why she got involved in animal welfare, and how she combined these two passions to make an impact in her c
July 2023 Adoptions - July 2023 Adoptions
In July we had 43 adoptions, bringing us to a total of 259 adoptions so far this year! That means: 80 bonded pairs could stay together in their new homes, 68 sick and injured cats found good health and happiness, 52 black cats got the attention they deserved, 49 stressed cats could relax and feel sa
Artist Profile: Ann Marie Itamura - Artist Profile: Ann Marie Itamura
We sat down with Ann Marie Itamura, Cat Town volunteer and 2023 T-Shirt design contest winner, to learn more about her craft and her involvement in the community. Her “All Things Cat Town” design has already proven to be quite popular, and we’re doubly excited that it was created by someone who know
Tempo Saves the Day! - Tempo Saves the Day!
July 15 is National Pet Fire Safety Day, a day to raise awareness on how to prevent and protect people and pets from fires at home. Emergencies can strike anyone at any time, so it’s a good idea to plan ahead and prepare for as many steps of the way as you can.
Deep Dive: Feral or Fearful? - Deep Dive: Feral or Fearful?
For cats, socialization is a spectrum. On one end, you have extremely friendly cats who run up to greet total strangers. On the other end, you have feral cats who see people as problems to be avoided. In the middle, you have cats who haven’t made up their minds about people yet.
April 2023 Adoptions - April 2023 Adoptions
So far this year, you’ve helped us find homes for 150 cats — including 34 last month. That’s 54% more adoptions than the same period last year! By focusing on cats who need our support the most — those with nowhere to go by Cat Town, those struggling in their shelter cage, and those who get passed o
Why Alternative Placement = Success - Why Alternative Placement = Success
To ensure that we give every possible misunderstood cat the opportunity to find a home, we frequently take chances on cats who appear unadoptable in a shelter cage — and on rare occasion, we encounter feral cats who don’t actually want to live in a home with people. When this happens, we know we’re
February 2023 Adoptions - February 2023 Adoptions
In January, we had a whopping 42 adoptions, and in February, we pushed ourselves even further with 43 adoptions in just 28 days! We're thrilled that so many cats found great homes, and we're especially glad because so many of these cats wouldn't have found support anywhere else but Cat Town.