A cat stirs after a nap in a sunny spot at the Wallowa County Humane Society’s Re-Tail Boutique in Enterprise on March 21, 2024. The society will celebrate its fifth year in its Main Street location with an open house on Saturday.

ENTERPRISE — The “nutty brothers” will be on display along with one adult cat Saturday, Oct. 26, when the Wallowa County Humane Society celebrates its fifth year on Main Street in Enterprise.

“They’re adorable,” said Carol Vencill, president of the society, of “Almond” and “Peanut,” the two young tabby cats that will be there with an adult for visitors to see.

The three cats will not be immediately available for adoption, Vencill said, as the current foster family, which is out of town, needs to return and meet prospective new owners. She said there are several other cats that will be available for adoption in coming weeks once they get their shots.

But anyone interested in adopting the cats can put in a request on Saturday, when the society holds an open house and “kitten-palooza” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Re-Tail Boutique at 119 E. Main St. in Enterprise.

The event will showcase the boutique and the animals there. There will be refreshments and door prizes, Vencill said, as well as sidewalk chalk activities for children.

The boutique offers donated clothing for men and women, as well as accessories and pet items.

Space is a bit limited at the location, Vencill said, and one day the Humane Society would like to expand the store.

“We’d like to have a sanctuary where we can bring in animals,” she said. “That’s down the road. We just need to maintain what we have.”

Although there is a “catty shack” where cats are kept built into the boutique, the society has no place for dogs. On occasion, it will make use of a county-owned kennel behind the Double Arrow Veterinary Clinic, but mostly the society relies on foster homes for dogs.

“We never have had a place to display dogs,” Vencill said. “Finding homes for dogs is easier because we have fewer coming through.”

She said dogs are usually easier to find homes for than cats, largely because there are more cats. Often, when people need to re-home their dogs it’s because they’re elderly and going into a care facility.

She said the nonprofit society is doing well when it comes to donations and funding, but it always can use more.

“We’re always in need of all kinds of things, particularly volunteers and funding,” she said. “We have a phenomenal community who supports them.”

Even without a shelter for dogs, she said, “We still do pretty good.”