National Cat Day Gallery

National Cat Day Gallery

We're celebrating National Cat Day with a gallery featuring recent photos of our Cat Town alums. Our adopters are so special to us because the cats we take into our care are so often deemed unadaptable. Thank you all for giving these cats such loving homes.

Check out the photo gallery below, and if you'd like to become an adopter yourself, be sure to check out all our current cats by clicking the button below and email info@cattownoakland.org to learn more.

KITTEN WIRE: THE TRANSFORMATION OF A CAT NAMED TOFU

KITTEN WIRE: THE TRANSFORMATION OF A CAT NAMED TOFU

OAKLAND, Calif. — Under a pile of shy and stressed kittens, a little ball of black fur tried to make himself invisible. "He was just so tiny," Angela, a cat-care attendant, recalled.

That mini-panther got the unlikely name of Tofu. And on July 19, he began a journey from forgotten kitten — hissy and untouchable — to sweet companion, ready to find his people.

Debunking Myths About Black Cats: Pt. 4

Debunking Myths About Black Cats: Pt. 4

MYTH #4: BLACK CATS LACK PERSONALITY

In a University of California, Berkeley study that examined how cat color influences adoption rates, they found people were more likely to assign positive personality traits to orange and bi-colored cats. In contrast, black, white, and tri-colored cats were perceived as being more antisocial and aloof. This is another super-misleading myth, as anyone who has or has had, or even known a black cat can tell you!

KITTEN WIRE: PHOTO FEATURE

KITTEN WIRE: PHOTO FEATURE

OAKLAND, Calif. — Every Monday, volunteer Liz Lazich arrives at Cat Town with her Canon 5D Mark II and walks about the adoption center, looking for the newest arrivals from the Oakland shelter. Her work capturing photos of our cats is essential in helping them get noticed and eventually adopted.

We asked Liz to bring her camera to the Studios for a special session with our youngest rescues, the members of the Forgotten Kitten Project. With her art background and understanding of our shy and special-needs felines, we knew Liz would bring a special perspective to this photo shoot.