Don’t Miss the Cats Safe at Home™ Catio Tour on September 12 - Featuring the “Pawthorne Bridge”
When
10:00 am –– 2:00 pm
Where
Event description
Hosted by The Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon and Bird Alliance of Oregon, and presented by Catio Craftsman, the 14th Annual Catio Tour will feature imaginative catios throughout Southeast Portland, including the Pawthorne Bridge!
Register for the Catio Tour (Tickets)
- When: Saturday, September 12, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Tickets: $15 per person.
- What: Catios allow cats to enjoy fresh air and sunshine while keeping cats, birds, and wildlife safe. As a self-guided tour, Catio Tour participants can explore a range of catio designs, meet the homeowners that built them, and gather creative ideas for ways to make outdoor spaces to keep their own Cats Safe at Home.
About the Pawthorne Bridge
When Multnomah County Animal Services learned that the 2026 Cats Safe at Home™Catio Tour includes a custom, miniature Hawthorne Bridge built for cats, we asked our colleagues in the Multnomah County Transportation Division to provide a quick structural inspection to make sure Portland’s newest beloved bridge is up to spec! Multnomah County Bridges can confirm - Pawthorne is structurally sound for its resident cats, and for Catio Tour guests to observe and enjoy on September 12.
The Pawthorne Bridge is the newest, non-operating vertical-lift bridge for cats in Portland, Oregon. Designed and built by Thom Arboren of Arboren_Cathedrals at the home of his inlaws, Debra and David, the wood and steel-mesh Pawthorne bridge serves a Portland Metropawliton group of 4 cats - Fezzik, Puck, Adder, and Earl Nimbus the Gray - where they can safely enjoy the outdoors without risk of harm to either the cats or local wildlife.
Pawthorne Bridge construction was funded entirely by the homeowners, and not through public bond measures or the new Bird Tattoo Tax. It serves as an imaginative and awe-inspiring example of catio construction to enrich and protect cats- one of many featured in the 2026 Catio Tour.
