Joy's Place Animal Rescue-Gresham

08/19/2026

Happy Wednesday everyone!
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08/18/2026

This beautiful couple-inside and out!-got married this past weekend.

They asked for donations for us if people wanted them to kiss!

Isn’t that wonderful??

Thank you so much for thinking of the kitties Olivia and Noah! ❤️🐾

08/18/2026

Life happens…

Ida was returned to us.

Health challenges prevented her owners from being able to keep her.

She is the same sweetheart she was when she was adopted!

She’s not quite a year old and ready for her furever home.

Come and meet this beauty! ❤️🐾

08/17/2026

I mean cats deserve some recognition too!

Folklore-but fun to learn about! ❤️🐾

Tonight, August 17, marks the beginning of “Cat Nights” — one of those wonderfully strange pieces of late-summer folklore preserved in old calendars and almanacs. 🐈🌙

We’ve all heard of the Dog Days of Summer, but Cat Nights are much less familiar. According to an old Irish legend, witches were believed to be able to transform themselves into cats eight times and return to human form. On the ninth transformation, however, they would remain cats forever — a story often connected to the old belief that cats have nine lives.

August 17 became associated with the beginning of Cat Nights, a time when summer is starting to fade, the days are shortening, and the nights are growing longer. Cats, naturally active around dusk and dawn, would have seemed especially mysterious in the dim light of late-summer evenings.

Imagine those nights centuries ago, before electric lights. A cat slips through the shadows, its eyes reflecting the moonlight. Somewhere in the darkness comes an eerie yowl. Add old stories about witches and mysterious animals, and it’s easy to see how a tradition like Cat Nights took hold.

It isn’t a scientific season, of course — it’s folklore, part of the old traditions people used to explain the changing seasons and the strange things they noticed around them.

So when darkness settles in tonight, keep an eye on the shadows.

Tonight, August 17, the Cat Nights begin. 🐈‍⬛🌙

08/17/2026

Happy Home Day to Rusty, Copper and Gemma! This is one big happy family! They are all going to have so much fun together! ❤️🐾

08/15/2026

We are looking for love! Contact us to find your purrfect match! ❤️🐾

08/13/2026

This made me laugh so hard! A must watch! Volume on! 😂❤️🐾

08/12/2026

Happy Home Day to beautiful Gia! She picked her little girl today! The little girl wanted to make sure that Gia was looking at the camera -lol! This is one happy family! ❤️🐾

08/12/2026

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08/11/2026

So many wonderful, friendly cats and kittens are waiting for you! ❤️🐾