Podcasts by The Community Cats Podcast
Our mission is to provide education, information and dialogue that will create a supportive environment empowering people to help cats in their community.
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It's a special episode! Mike Phillips, LVT and President of Urban Cat League, interviews Stacy LeBaron. from 2023-12-12T05:11
"The cats are a vehicle for us to all get our act together and take responsibility for every part of the community."
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Calming Your Anxious Cat with Joan Ranquet, Animal Communicator, Energy Healer, Author, Speaker and Educator from 2023-12-05T06:10
“Anybody could sit down and get quiet for a moment…then just get a sense. Like, is my household stressful? Is my cat living her best life? What have we got going on here that I could do that co... Listen
Cats and Eternity with Allia Zobel Nolan, Best-Selling Author from 2023-11-28T06:10
“Little things like that…If everybody does some little thing, it will work to our benefit with the cats.”
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Oops! We Need to Fix the Veterinary Shortage with Amy Newfield, MS, CVT, VTS (ECC), Owner of Veterinary Team Training from 2023-11-21T06:00
“We’ve got to use veterinary technicians. And here’s what happens – I feel so good getting to help a pet owner and increase that pet owner-animal bond, and my veterinarian can go do doctor thin... Listen
Paying for it All Because the Cats Can't with Sandy Rees, Founder of Fundraising TV, Chief Encouragement Officer at Get Fully Funded from 2023-11-14T06:00
"Everybody has what it takes to go raise the money they need, to fully fund their organization, to grow, to help more cats, to save more lives, to do what their mission is all about. It’s all d... Listen
Starting at Grassroots and Sharing Our Spay/Neuter Skills with Becky Morrow, DVM, MS, CAWA, Asst. Teaching Prof., PSU; Adjunct Faculty, UF College of Veterinary Medicine; President&Medical Dir., Frankie's Friends Cat Rescue; Medical Dir., Vetenari from 2023-11-07T06:10
“It’s a matter of starting from the ground up; not having the resources, but still getting it done."
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Wine, Dine, and Rescue with Nicole Smith, Co-Owner of Whiskers and Wine Bar from 2023-10-31T05:00
“If we can make a small dent in helping save kitties’ lives and making people happy, . . . to us, that’s so meaningful.”
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The New Breed of Animal Control Pros with Daniel Ettinger, Animal Control Supervisor in Colorado, and Host of the Animal Control Report Podcast from 2023-10-24T05:10
“We help protect people from animals, and animals from people.”
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Boosting Your Cat-Centered Organization's Board with Sonia Saleh, Founder of Uplifting Nonprofits from 2023-10-17T05:00
“It’s really important to show that the Board is invested in the organization.”
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Cat Pawsitive 360 with Jackson Galaxy, Star of Animal Planet’s My Cat from Hell and Founder of The Jackson Galaxy Project, and Steve Kaufman, Vice President of Operations for the GOODS Program at Greater Good Charities from 2023-10-10T05:10
“It’s just the willingness to go where it takes you. And it will always take you somewhere.”
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Your Path to the Perfect Multi Cat Lifestyle with Melody Kwan, MeloCat from 2023-10-03T05:10
“[There is] nothing that love, patience, time, and effort cannot fix.”
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In Case of Emergency with Janice Cobb, Creator of the Save My Pet ID Tag from 2023-09-26T05:00
“Pets make us human.”
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Finding Cat-Loving People with Audrey Stratton, Clinic Supervisor at Feral Cat Coalition from 2023-09-19T05:10
“We need more people that are eager and willing to help see a problem and want to be a part of the solution.”
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A Friend for Life with Julie Totten, Founder of Cat Companions from 2023-09-12T05:10
“Animals are wonderful in helping comfort you and provide an opportunity for you to take care of someone rather than just worrying about yourself.”
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Strategies for Reducing Cat Populations, with Stacy LeBaron, Host of The Community Cats Podcast from 2023-09-05T05:10
“First and foremost, before me telling them [why they should neuter their indoor/outdoor cat], I want to find out what will move the needle for them.”
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Fostering Relationships with Niki Cudsworth, Board Member of the Visalia Feral Cat Coalition from 2023-08-29T05:10
“One cat at a time, we can make a difference.”
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Reporting on Resources with Daniel Spehar, Co-Founder of the Together Initiative for Ohio’s Community Cats from 2023-08-22T05:00
“We really need to explore the unique needs and challenges that exist in the different parts of the state . . . so that when potential remedies are offered or additional resources are created, ... Listen
Shifting the Mindset in Municipal Sheltering with Heidi Williams, Director of the Ingham County Animal Control&Shelter from 2023-08-15T05:00
“Have integrity, do the right thing, and the rest of it falls into place.”
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Targeted TNR&Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck, Part 2, with Bryan Kortis, National Programs Director for Neighborhood Cats from 2023-08-08T05:01
“You also want to know your community so your outreach is effective.”
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Targeted TNR&Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck, Part 1, with Bryan Kortis, National Programs Director for Neighborhood Cats from 2023-08-01T05:00
“...if you do it in this concentrated way, where you're focused on one part of the community...by in larger you'll have defeated the vacuum effect.”
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Felines, Forensics and Affordable Care with Dr. Michelle Gonzalez (aka Dr. G), Owner of the Rascal Unit from 2023-07-25T05:01
“As veterinarians, we have to educate people.”
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Tracking the Stats for Cats with Stephanie Filer, Executive Director of Shelter Animals Count from 2023-07-18T05:10
“There’s a lot of tools that we offer to make really understanding the data easier and start to identify where the need still exists.”
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Mobilizing the Community to Make TNR Happen, Part 2, with Bryan Kortis, National Programs Director for Neighborhood Cats from 2023-07-11T05:00
“We're not going to the with a sense of entitlement...that's not going to get you very far...you have to let organizations move at a pace they're comfortable with and realize things can acceler... Listen
Mobilizing the Community to Make TNR Happen, Part 1, with Bryan Kortis, National Programs Director for Neighborhood Cats from 2023-07-04T05:10
“How do you manage TNR on a much larger scale...as more of a program manager?”
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Picking, Protecting, and Pampering Cats with Justin Donne, Founder of The Kitty Boss from 2023-06-27T05:10
“There’s a lot of people that really need a cat and they don’t realize they do. So if I can marry up those two, I think that’d be a really great thing.”
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A Mass Trapping Powerhouse with Dawn Benefiel, Executive Director of Indy Neighborhood Cats from 2023-06-20T05:10
“You don’t have to be a cat person to support TNR.”
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Return-to-Field and Targeting Part 2 with Bryan Kortis, National Programs Director for Neighborhood Cats from 2023-06-13T05:01
“This brings us to one of the hot-button issues happening right now in return-to-field...what about friendly cats?”
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Return-to-Field and Targeting Part 1 with Bryan Kortis, National Programs Director for Neighborhood Cats from 2023-06-06T05:10
“How do you organize a TNR program on a very large scale and get the best results...”
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Saving Kittens with Nancy Peterson, Board Member of the National Kitten Coalition from 2023-05-30T05:10
“The National Kitten Coalition believes that every kitten deserves a chance to survive and thrive.”
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Increasing Spay-Neuter Access for Cats with Robert Murtaugh, DVM, and Robert Weedon, DVM. from 2023-05-23T05:10
“I firmly believe that spay-neuter is an essential element of access to care.” – Dr. Weedon
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Dispelling Myths About Black Cats with Linda Malik, Author of Willow’s Tale from 2023-05-16T05:10
“Willow’s mission is to show that black cats are adorable, fun, and magical and they need to be loved just as much as any other cat.”
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Cats and Common Ground with Ashley Byrne, Associate Director of Campaigns, PETA from 2023-05-09T05:10
“It’s empowering to realize that you can actually make a difference just by making different choices in the things that you do every day.”
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Inspiring Compassion for Animals with Nancy Robinson, Author and Animal Advocate from 2023-05-02T05:10
“Don’t say, I wish somebody would help them. Go out and do it.”
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Partnering For-Profit Business and Nonprofit Causes with Yvethe Tyszka, Vice President Marketing for H&H Group and Zesty Paws from 2023-04-25T05:10
“We are passionate about cats. That’s what we live for. If we can help other companies, other nonprofits that are helping pet parents do things that we don’t do directly, I think that’s a great... Listen
Women Helping Cats in West Michigan with Janet Vormittag, Author and Founder of Cats and Dogs, a Magazine from 2023-04-18T05:05
“That’s the cool thing. Some of these older groups are closing, but we have a whole new crop of young women who are starting rescues and taking over.”
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Building Understanding and Compassion for Cats with KJ McGlinn, Author and Kitty Correspondent for Pet Pals TV from 2023-04-11T05:05
“We have to honor the cat’s wishes…we have to honor the community cat who wants to be outside and have a safe, happy life there.”
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Campaigns for Community Cat Education with Louise Holton, Founder of Alley Cat Rescue and Co-Founder of Alley Cat Allies, and Deborah Holzer, Development Assistant at Alley Cat Rescue from 2023-04-04T05:10
“Our whole lives are really to get the word out that this is the solution.” – Louise on TNR
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The Animated, Illustrated Cat with Marlene Sharp, TV and Film Writer and Executive and Proprietor of Pink Poodle Productions from 2023-03-28T05:10
“I’m glad that there are organizations that . . . dispel the myth [about black cats].”
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A Mountain of Veterinary Conversation with Dr. Jeff Young, Founder of Planned Pethood and star of Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet from 2023-03-21T04:56
“I’ve always tried to make a difference. . . I want to make a difference in the long run.”
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Cats Generating Awareness on Social Media with Harris Baker, Founder of Catfluence from 2023-03-14T05:00
"There’s definitely a lot of good . . . that I’ve seen from the cat community on social media.”
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Banishing Stress and Fear in Cats with Tabitha Kucera, Owner of Chirrups&Chatter from 2023-03-07T06:15
“If anything, we should be doing more to address the anxiety, fear, and stress [of community cats]”
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Saving the World One Cat at a Time with Rachel Geller, President of All Cats All the Time from 2023-02-28T06:00
“Often times, providing people with the necessary items, the support, the kindness, [and] the caring – that can be the very important difference between a person keeping the cat and surrenderin... Listen
Your More Efficient Future with Dara Sklar, Founder of Synced with Dara from 2023-02-21T06:00
“You save yourself a lot of administrative time by being organized up front by setting up a system and a space to be organized.”
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Racing for Rescues with Laurren Darr, Author from 2023-02-14T06:15
“I thought about it from a small business . . . [or] nonprofit standpoint of here are some of the basics to help you at least upstart and continue marketing, especially if you’re on a shoestrin... Listen
The Purrfect Job for Cats with Sheila Massey, President and Founder of Hard Hat Cats from 2023-02-07T06:00
“The presence of cats is really beneficial to humans and that especially holds true in an urban setting where you have a lot of rats.”
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Teaching, Inspiration, and Black Cats with Anne Montgomery, Author and Former Television Sportscaster and Teacher from 2023-01-31T06:00
“I think we need to teach young people more that animals need to be treated with the same respect you treat a person."
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Amplifying Your Fundraising Efforts with Sally Williams, Founder and President of Mission Meow from 2023-01-24T06:00
“There are so many possibilities for organizations where this money could go."
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Working Cats with Molly DeVoss, Founder of Cat Behavior Solutions from 2023-01-17T06:00
“Because they’re so territorial, it’s hard to introduce a new cat regardless of where they came from into a new cat household.”
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Cats at Play with Dr. Mikel Delgado, Co-Owner of Feline Minds from 2023-01-10T06:00
“I’m hoping by changing people’s perspective on what play looks like and giving them really concrete suggestions on how they can improve their play technique that more cats will get the play th... Listen
Anger Drives Change with Anne Levin, Executive Director of Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition and Founder of the Brooklyn Cat Cafe from 2023-01-03T06:00
“Shar[ing] our skills and work[ing] in the best way that we individually can with our skills has been really helpful in allowing us to help more animals.”
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Honoring Our Best Friends with Cheryl Richardson, Author of How to Survive the Loss of a Pet from 2022-12-27T06:00
“There were so many ways that this little being helped to bring us closer together, to teach us about love, to teach us about unconditional love.”
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Training Tomorrow's Trappers with Bryan Kortis, Programs Director at Neighborhood Cats from 2022-12-20T05:03
“There’s still a disconnect between the grassroots groups (that are primarily doing trap-neuter-return) and the larger shelters (that are involved in return-to-field) and we need to get to a po... Listen
Open to the Possibilities with Dr. Kelly Deihl, Senior Director of Science and Communication at Morris Animal Foundation from 2022-12-14T02:15
“I would tell people: stay open, learn, [and] keep learning.”
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Justice, TNR, and Not-So-Crazy Cat Ladies with Esmerelda Alvarez, TNR Advocate from 2022-12-06T06:05
“I think the best way to rescue the most cats is through TNR.”
How to Reunite Pets and Owners with Corinne Bourgoin, Operations Coordinator, MSPCA Boston Adoption Center from 2022-11-29T06:00
“Nothing feels better than helping a pet get back to their family that loves them.”
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Your Picture Perfect Cats with Brian Vermeire and Kristina Hughes, Frame Your Feline Founders from 2022-11-22T06:00
“Once you get one cat, you can’t stop getting cats. It’s an addiction like none other."
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Help When Animal-Loving Humans Have It Ruff with Marisa Hernandez, Director of Operations&Co-Founder Ruff Haven from 2022-11-15T06:05
“We really believe in collaboration, not just in animal welfare but in human welfare.”
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Part 2 of Colony Caretaking Tips and Tricks with Bryan Kortis, National Programs Director of Neighborhood Cats from 2022-11-08T05:10
“I'd prefer to have cats in my yard instead of vegetables but other people might, justifiably, feel differently and that's perfectly fine...”
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Part 1 of Colony Caretaking Tips and Tricks with Bryan Kortis, National Programs Director of Neighborhood Cats from 2022-11-01T05:00
“It starts off as you're their feeder but overtime they form a special relationship with you...”
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Letting Gato Be Gato with Winter Miller, Author of Not a Cat from 2022-10-25T05:05
“And, so I wrote a book that is for all of those people out there who just want to be who they are.”
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One Less Thing To Worry About with Janice Cobb, Founder of ZInzie Pie from 2022-10-18T05:00
“They are love engendering machines. They are love giving machines of an unconditional nature. That’s all they want to do, is love you.”
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Special Episode! Forward-Thinking Fundraising with Chris Roy, Doobert Forward - Better than Amazon Smile For Fundraising from 2022-10-15T03:54
“How do we give tools to organizations so that they have revenue coming in on a regular basis?”
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Contraception for Cats with Valerie Benka and John Boone from Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs from 2022-10-11T05:00
“We do, in those two worlds, share some goals. We can recognize that there might be suspicion or assumptions or disagreements about how well TNR works to manage populations but by working toget... Listen
Thinking Vertically with Melody Kwan of MeloCat from 2022-10-04T05:05:47
“I always tell everyone, ‘Even if you don’t like animals, you can still help. If you don’t have what it takes, you can still help.’”
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Reducing Cats' Distress with Mikkel Becker, Leader Trainer for Fear Free Pets and Fear Free Happy Homes from 2022-09-27T05:05:32
“Fear free is all about educating people to understand their cat’s emotional needs, which are deep and complex.”
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Pedaling and Paws with Caleb Curtis and Marilyn Monroad, Founder(s) of Calico Cycles from 2022-09-20T05:00:43
“Keep following your dreams. Keep following your heart. Keep going to where you’re led to go because it’s a life worth living when you’re following your heart.”
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Romance, Suspense, and Trapping with Angela Campbell, Best-Selling Author, The Psychic Detective from 2022-09-13T05:00:43
“It’s very important to try to be diplomatic and to try to understand their point of view. . . . You have to be understanding.”
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Community Communication with Caitlin Quinn, Director of Operations at HeARTs Speak from 2022-09-06T05:00:50
“Let’s ensure that we’re starting the conversation from that place of all of the things we have in common and real compassion and understanding for why community members might be confused aroun... Listen
Emotional Support Animals with Daniel Maigler, LCSW, Mental Health Advisor for Paws for Patrick from 2022-08-30T05:00:31
“[Pets] are empathy machines, and they can sense how we’re doing without us having to say anything. Often our pets will know how we’re doing before we do, and they’ll connect in that way.”
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Pack Up Your Cat and Travel with Emily Miethner, Co-founder Travel Cat from 2022-08-23T05:00:31
“I think it’s great to bring that lens of diversity and inclusion to anything you’re working on.”
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Habitats for Cats with Mario Arbore, Founder and Owner of Square Paws from 2022-08-16T05:05:46
So if you’re doing something where they’re feeling engaged with that fun, I think it’s a better experience for people to bond with a cat.”
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Part 2 - A Drop Trap Master Class with Bryan Kortis, National Programs Director at Neighborhood Cats from 2022-08-09T05:05:51
On trapping in tight locations...“We put a spotter up on the slope who could watch the whole thing and give us a signal when to drop the traps.”
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A Drop Trap Master Class with Bryan Kortis, National Programs Director at Neighborhood Cats from 2022-08-02T05:10:53
“Because they (cats) are less afraid of drop traps, you don't need them to be as hungry to trap them... ”
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Same Team with Sterling Davis, Atlanta’s “Trap King” from 2022-07-26T05:00:57
“It’s important that we learn to work together or learn not to work against one another.”
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Together We Trap with Angéline Fahey, Community Cat Program Manager at Humane Society of Southern Arizona from 2022-07-19T05:15
“I think it all comes from being compassionate and coming to them from a place of empathy [and] understanding.” [on dealing with community members]
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Just Give TNR a Try with Joe Federico, Co-Founder&Director of Stray Paws Animal Haven from 2022-07-12T05:00:53
“We’re trying . . . [to] demonstrate that this can be done, done effectively with great results, and . . . exemplify this to every town, because my ultimate belief is that there should be TNR i... Listen
Pump Up the Volume with Dr. June Long, Happy Pets Housecall from 2022-07-05T05:11:13
“These techniques are successful because they focus on what’s essential in the procedure . . . and [this] allows the surgeon to work more effortlessly and therefore more efficiently.”
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Strategy and Collaboration with Cameron Greig, Community Cat Coordinator for the Humane Society of Huron Valley from 2022-06-28T05:00:05
“Really my big thing in TNR is education and awareness; I want as many people to know about TNR as possible so that they can help save the cats.”
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Handling Costly Surprises with Edwin Plotts, Director of Marketing at Pawlicy Advisor from 2022-06-21T05:00:01
“Just to make people aware: pet insurance is a very helpful tool; veterinary financing is a very helpful tool. When they’re combined, it creates a unique situation where they really piggyback a... Listen
Stress in Pets with Kristen Levine, Nationally Acclaimed Pet Expert and Influencer from 2022-06-14T05:05:19
“I think we probably overthink it sometimes. And sometimes it’s just a matter of trying different things to see what the cat seems to prefer or what eliminates the behavior that we’re trying to... Listen
Special Episode! Trappers’ Tips&Tricks Part 2 with Bryan Kortis, Director of National Programs, Neighborhood Cats from 2022-06-07T05:05:38
“This is for when you’re really desperate to get the tomcat.”
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Special Episode! Trappers’ Tips&Tricks Part 1 with Bryan Kortis, Director of National Programs, Neighborhood Cats from 2022-05-31T05:05:13
“What about the ones where you do all the basics - you do the feeding pattern, you withhold the food, you use the good traps, and all that - but they just won't go in?”
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A Small Organization Making a Big Impact with Linda Chitwood, Volunteer Director, Homeless Animals Relief Project from 2022-05-24T05:00:41
“The good thing about spay/neuter is one cat fixed: thousands saved. So you get one done, you can feel really good that night about what you’ve done. You don’t have to have these big huge numbe... Listen
When Pets Fly with Marta Negro, Founder of Help the Dog Fly from 2022-05-17T17:05:20
“So I think it’s really important when you start something that you really feel part of it and you have the feeling that you really want to talk about it all of the time.”
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Doing Our Best Work for Animals with Dr. Sara Pizano, DVM from 2022-05-10T05:00:20
“There’s so much noise in the world that really holds us back from doing our best work. We should just be kind to each other and work together.”
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Supporting Animals and Their People with Joe Elmore, Charleston Animal Society from 2022-05-03T05:01:54
“There’s a person behind every animal and we’re trying to translate that person’s care and concern for the animal into action.”
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Taking Care of Both Ends of the Leash with Jon Geller, The Street Dog Coalition from 2022-04-26T04:01:37
"They have cats for companionship to give them company because they’re so isolated. There are so many stigmas attached to people who are homeless.”
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Extra Credit with Carla Betlem, Instructor and Senior Staff Specialist at Rochester Institute of Technology&Founder of the Student Club Caring Hearts for RIT Cats from 2022-04-19T04:01:42
“If people know what you’re doing, they will come out of the woodwork. If the commitment’s there and you really want to do it, it’s definitely possible.”
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Documenting the TNR Experience with Photographer Erica Danger from 2022-04-12T05:00:15
“By being able to document [TNR] with photo and video . . . you can get those conversations started and start educating people why TNR is great, why it’s so helpful for everybody.”
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Lost and Found Pets with Kat Albrecht-Thiessen, Pet Detective and Founder/Director of The Missing Animal Response Network from 2022-04-05T05:00:26
“It’s important for TNR groups who trap cats to realize the same “feral” behavior you see in [true] ferals, may be a sign of a scared cat and not necessarily a feral cat.”
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Discussing Cat Behavior with the CCP Behavior Day Dream Team from 2022-03-29T05:00:43
“We’ve advanced so much in terms of understanding cat behavior but yet, we still have so far to go. We need more days like this.”
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Fixing Programs and Cats with Jonathan Howe, Public Defender and New York’s 14th Congressional District Candidate from 2022-03-22T05:15:59
“Seeing the way that people make this [TNR] their priority, make doing something good for their community a priority, was really inspiring.”
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Cat Cinema and Speech with Tracie Hotchner, Author, Animal Wellness Advocate, and Founder of The Radio Pet Lady Network from 2022-03-15T05:00:01
“When people use negative words, we need to help correct them. People might speak ill of cats because they don’t understand them.”
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Fill Your Toolkit with Amy Davila Sanchez, Marketing Manager for Strategic Initiatives at Best Friends Animal Society from 2022-03-08T06:00:01
“It’s really about expanding the amount of resources that we can give to these caretakers, to these volunteers that day in and day out go out to the field to help these cats.”
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Talking to Cats with Jessica Evans, Cat Communicator and Founder of Feline Ascension from 2022-03-01T06:00:08
“It’s really important for us to be aware of our energy. Because the imbalance that we’re currently experiencing as a collective is now translating into our cats.”
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Building a Community with Two Crazy Cat Ladies, Jae Kennedy&Adrienne Lefebvre from 2022-02-22T06:00:07
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Feline Behavior with New Zealand's The Cat Counsellor, Molly Kelsey from 2022-02-15T07:00:14
“I wanted to focus on keeping not just cats happy but owners happy with their cats and reducing owner surrender and things like euthanasia due to problem behaviors.”
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Bryan Kortis and Susan Richmond, Return-to-Field&Targeting: The Community Cat Program, Part 2 from 2022-02-08T16:53:43
“The door is always open to work together.”
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Bryan Kortis and Susan Richmond, Return-to-Field&Targeting: The Community Cat Program, Part 1 from 2022-02-01T18:04:21
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Michael Bricker, Chief Strategy Officer of Companions and Animals for Reform and Equity™ (CARE) from 2022-01-25T06:00:06
“For anything—as far as animals are related—to be completely sustainable, it has to happen in the community, it has to happen by the community.”
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Beverly Means, LMSW, Founder and Executive Director of Transitions Pet Care from 2022-01-18T05:00
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Blending Holistic and Traditional Veterinary Care for Cats with Dr. Gary Richter, MS, DVM from 2022-01-11T05:00
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Aaron Hancox, Documentary Filmmaker of Running Wild: the Cats of Cornwall from 2022-01-04T05:00
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Bryan Kortis and Susan Richmond, Colony Care Taking Tips and Tricks Part 2 from 2021-12-28T05:00
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Bryan Kortis and Susan Richmond, Colony Care Taking Tips and Tricks Part 1 from 2021-12-21T05:00
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Jon Dunn, Senior Specialist of Communications of Best Friends Animal Society from 2021-12-14T05:00
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Chris Roy, Creator of Doobert.com&Host of The Animal Innovation Show Podcast from 2021-12-07T05:00
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Dr. Jacquie Rand, Executive Director and Chief Scientist, Australian Pet Welfare Foundation from 2021-11-30T05:00
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Steve Dale, Radio Host and Certified Animal Behavior Consultant from 2021-11-23T05:00
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Emily Hall, Founder&Owner of kittycatgo.com from 2021-11-16T05:00
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Sarah Swanty, CAWA, Executive Director and Co-founder, Animal Friends Alliance from 2021-11-09T05:30
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Special Episode! Pam Johnson-Bennett, Certified Cat Behavior Consultant&Author from 2021-11-07T04:00
In this special episode, Pam Johnson-Bennett, Certified Cat Behavior Consultant and best-selling author, joins Stacy to discuss how Covid has changed cat behavioral concerns and her participatio...
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Dr. David Birse, HomeHeart Vets from 2021-11-02T04:00
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Alison Hunter Frederick, Cat Behavior Consultant and Trainer from 2021-10-26T04:00
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Dr. Nicholas Dodman, BVMS, DVA, DACVAA, DACVB, Professor Emeritus—Tufts University, Author, and Co-founder of the Center for Canine Behaviour Studies from 2021-10-19T04:00
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Dr. Kelly Diehl, D.V.M., Senior Director of Science and Communication of Morris Animal Foundation, Small Animal Internal Medicine Specialist and Veterinary Journalist from 2021-10-12T04:00
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Kristen Hassen, Maddie’s® American Pets Alive! Director overseeing Human Animal Support Services (HASS) from 2021-10-05T04:00
Kristen Hassen is the Maddie’s American Pets Alive! Director overseeing Human Animal Support Services (HASS) and serves as a board member of the National Animal Care & Control Association. Krist...
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Suzi Langer, Advocate for Specially Abled Animals from 2021-09-28T04:00
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Mandy Evans, Better Together Animal Alliance from 2021-09-21T04:00
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Hannah Senser, Ruff Start Rescue from 2021-09-14T04:00
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Caron Tuttle, Atascosa Animal Allies from 2021-09-07T04:00
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Michelle Major, Author from 2021-08-31T04:00
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Sanja Massey, Sylvester AI from 2021-08-24T04:01:30
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Basel Nassar, Creator of Boss Nation Brands from 2021-08-17T04:00
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Rick DuCharme, Founder of RLD Consulting LLC from 2021-08-10T04:00
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Lisa Wysocki, Co-director Fido Fixers from 2021-08-03T04:00
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Christi Metropole, Founder of Stray Cat Alliance from 2021-07-27T04:00
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Becky Mossor, Registered Vet Tech, Executive Director Human Animal Bond Association from 2021-07-20T04:00
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Michelle Fern, Host of Podcast Cattitude from 2021-07-13T16:00
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Chloe DiVita and Jessica Shipman, Co-founders of All Pet Voices from 2021-07-06T04:00
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Juli Cialone and Marla Valentine, Rock N’ Rescue from 2021-06-29T04:00
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Andee Bingham, Founder of Esther Neonatal Kitten Alliance from 2021-06-22T04:00
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Rita Reimers, Feline Behavior Consultant and Podcast Host from 2021-06-15T04:00
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Special Rebroadcast - Pam Johnson-Bennett, Certified Cat Behavior Consultant and Author from 2021-06-08T04:00
Daralyn Kelleher, YouTuber and Amateur Woodworker from 2021-06-01T04:00
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Anita Kelsey, Cat Behaviorist from 2021-05-25T04:00
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Reagan Pasternak, Author of Griffin’s Heart: Mourning Your Pet with No Apologies from 2021-05-18T04:00
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Carol Novello, Founder of Mutual Rescue from 2021-05-11T04:00
Special Episode! Care Dare from 2021-05-07T04:00
Find out all the details about Care Dare, taking place this May, in this special episode! CARE will be sponsoring the first ever CARE DARE Community Cat Challenge. Sterling the TrapKing will set...
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Deborah Cribbs, Chair of the Board of Trustees for Joanie Bernard Foundation&The Ten movement from 2021-05-04T04:30
This episode is sponsored in part by Kitty Sift and Listen
Rachel Herman, Founder and Executive Director, PAWS (NY) from 2021-04-27T04:00
Danielle Bays, Senior Analyst for Cat Protection&Policy, HSUS from 2021-04-20T04:00
Dawn White, author of Lola: Diary of a Rescued Cat from 2021-04-13T04:00
Michelle Adams, Founder of Chatty Cats Care from 2021-04-06T04:00
Gary Evans, Clinic Director for the Humane Society of Huron Valley from 2021-03-30T04:00
Peter Elueze, Founder of Paw Salvation from 2021-03-23T04:00
Mariah McCulley - Director of Operations at Animal Friends Alliance from 2021-03-16T04:00
Bridget Bowhay - Director of Content and Social Media at Cuddly from 2021-03-09T05:00
Dr. Aysha Akhtar – Author&Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics from 2021-03-02T05:00
Steve Appelbaum, Creator of Animal Behavior College from 2021-02-23T05:00
Maura Thomas - Empowered Productivity™ System from 2021-02-16T05:00
Sam Wilson - Program Director, Iowa Humane Alliance from 2021-02-09T05:00
James Evans - President, CARE from 2021-02-02T05:00
Nathan the Cat Lady, Tabby Dates from 2021-01-26T05:00
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Allen Kamrava, Eusoh from 2021-01-19T05:00
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Mikaela Fleisher, PennyFix from 2021-01-12T05:00
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Dr. Michael Blackwell, Director of the Program for Pet Health Equity, University of Tennessee from 2021-01-05T05:00
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Best of 2020 - Holly Ganz, Animal Biome from 2020-12-29T05:00
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Best of 2020 - Dr. Bob Weedon, TLC PetSnip&Alliance for Contraception in Cats&Dogs from 2020-12-22T05:00
In this information-packed episode, Stacy sits down with Dr. Bob Weedon, a retired veterinarian who is still going strong as a volunteer at the TLC PetSnip low-cost clinic in Lakeland, FL, a boa...
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Best of 2020 - Julie Posluns, Cat School from 2020-12-15T05:00
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Julie Posluns, the founder and owner of Cat School, an online training school for cats that uses clicker training to teach fun and practical behaviors and s...
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Best of 2020 - Camille Labchuk, Animal Justice from 2020-12-08T05:00
In this episode, Stacy is joined by Camille Labchuk, an animal rights lawyer and the executive director of Animal Justice, Canada’s only animal law advocacy organization. Camille also hosts the ...
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Best of 2020 – Dr. Jennifer Conrad, The Paw Project from 2020-12-01T05:00
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Brad Kriser, Founder of Kriser's Natural Pet from 2020-11-24T05:00
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Susan Russell, Writer, Attorney, Animal Advocate from 2020-11-17T05:00
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Founding member of Archim...
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Sarah Archer, Writer, Curator, Design&Material Culture Historian from 2020-11-10T05:00
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Writer, curator, and d...
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Kevin Coolidge, Author and Independent Bookstore Owner from 2020-11-03T05:00
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Pam Johnson-Bennett, Certified Cat Behavior Consultant and Author from 2020-10-29T04:00
Kathleen O’Malley, TNR Educator from 2020-10-27T04:00
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Meagan King, Volunteer&Advocate from 2020-10-20T04:00
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Kathy Black, Cat Fanciers’ Association Judge from 2020-10-13T04:00
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Sarah Moore&Dr. Teri Kidd, Animal Protective League from 2020-10-06T04:00
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Jennifer Barnes, Trapper&Animal Welfare Advocate from 2020-09-29T04:00
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Holly Ganz, Animal Biome from 2020-09-15T04:00
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Keith Williams, C5 Las Vegas from 2020-09-08T04:00
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Anna Raines, Best Friends Animal Society from 2020-09-01T04:00
Anna Raines, currently a community cat program manager at Best Friends Animal Society, has been involved in animal welfare for about 10 years. She started her career as a wildlife rehabilitator,...
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Dr. Anne Beall, Market Researcher, Animal Advocate, Author from 2020-08-25T04:00
Anne Beall, CEO and founder of Beall Research, a strategic market research firm in Chicago, IL, is also an animal advocate who has written extensively about the human-animal bond. In this episod...
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Julie Jacobson, Spay Tennessee and CCP Community Cats Grants Program from 2020-08-18T04:00
Stacy chats with Julie Jacobson of Spay Tennessee, who is also the grants coordinator for CCP’s Community Cats Grants program. Julie, a frequent CCP guest (check out Episodes Listen
Bonney Brown and Diane Blankenburg, Humane Network from 2020-08-11T04:00
Pastor Larry Vandever, Coalition for Feral Cats of Lehigh Valley, PA from 2020-08-04T04:00
Pastor Larry Vandever, a former police officer turned pastor, joins Stacy to talk about his nonprofit, the Coalition for Feral Cats of Lehigh Valley (Pennsylvania). His group practices what Larr...
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Carrie Lippert Gillaspie, Television&Podcast Host from 2020-07-28T04:00
In this episode, Stacy chats with Carrie Gillaspie, a television and podcast host from rural central Wisconsin with a huge passion for helping animals. Last year, Carrie began noticing larger th...
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Dr. Bob Weedon, TLC PetSnip&Alliance for Contraception in Cats&Dogs from 2020-07-21T04:00
In this information-packed episode, Stacy sits down with Dr. Bob Weedon, a retired veterinarian who is still going strong as a volunteer at the TLC PetSnip low-cost clinic in Lakeland, FL, a boa...
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Ashley Shoults, Animal Arts from 2020-07-07T04:00
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Ashley Shoults, a principal w/ Animal Arts, an architecture firm in Boulder, Colorado that specializes exclusively in the design of animal care facilities, ...
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Steven Mornelli, Waggle from 2020-06-30T04:00
In this episode, Stacy chats with Steven Morelli, CEO and founder of Waggle, a new—and very different—crowdfunding platform to help pet owners and shelters/rescues raise money for animals in nee...
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Elizabeth Finch, Good Mews Animal Foundation from 2020-06-23T04:00
Stacy talks with Elizabeth Finch, a member of the board of directors and full-time marketing and communications volunteer at Good Mews Animal Foundation in Marietta, Georgia. Elizabeth comes fro...
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Mary Howard, Community Cat Coordinator at McKamey Animal Center from 2020-06-16T04:00
In this episode, Stacy talks with Mary Howard, the community cat coordinator at McKamey Animal Center in Chattanooga, TN. The program started in 2018 with a grant from Best Friends Animal Societ...
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Mary Tan, Whisker Media from 2020-06-09T04:00
Stacy sits down with Mary Tan, owner and chief storyteller at Whisker Media, a boutique strategic communications agency that focuses on marketing and public relations for pet-related businesses ...
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Karen Little, Alley Cat Advocates from 2020-06-02T04:00
Karen Little, featured previously on CCP Episode 17 and Listen
Marian Pekar, My Nine Lives Video Game from 2020-05-26T04:00
In this episode, Marian Pekar, a software developer based in the Czech Republic, joins Stacy to talk about My Nine Lives, a game he is developing to raise money for cat-related charities. Marian...
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Lora O’Connor, The National Kitten Coalition from 2020-05-19T04:00
Stacy sits down with Lora O’Connor, Executive Director of The National Kitten Coalition (NKC), in this episode to talk about the organization, and about its partnership with Community Cats Podca...
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Dean Killingbeck, Pets Strong CBD from 2020-05-12T04:00
In this episode, Dean Killingbeck of Pets Strong CBD joins Stacy to discuss CBD and Pet Strong’s products. Born and raised on a farm, Dean developed a deep appreciation of nature and herbal medi...
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Arden Moore, Pet Health and Safety Coach from 2020-05-05T04:00
The multi-talented Arden Moore joins Stacy in this episode to discuss all things C-A-T. Arden is a radio show host, author, professional speaker, editor, media consultant, dog/cat behavior consu...
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Julie Posluns, Cat School from 2020-04-28T04:00
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Julie Posluns, the founder and owner of Cat School, an online training school for cats that uses clicker training to teach fun and practical behaviors and s...
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Tina Traster, Catnip Nation from 2020-04-21T04:00
Award-winning journalist, author, and filmmaker Tina Traster, previously featured on CCP Episode 186, joins Stacy ag...
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Danielle Bays, Humane Society of the United States from 2020-04-14T04:00
In this episode, HSUS Senior Analyst for Cat Protection & Policy Danielle Bays joins Stacy to talk about what’s going on in the world of cat policy issues. Danielle, who has chatted with Stacy i...
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Camille Labchuk, Animal Justice from 2020-04-07T04:00
In this episode, Stacy is joined by Camille Labchuk, an animal rights lawyer and the executive director of Animal Justice, Canada’s only animal law advocacy organization. Camille also hosts the ...
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Elaine Spencer and Melanie Gardner, T-Town TNR from 2020-03-31T04:00
In this episode, Stacy chats with Elaine Spencer and Melanie Gardner from T-Town TNR, an all-volunteer nonprofit dedicated to resolving the feline overpopulation crisis in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Since...
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Alisse Russell, Puff Cat Rescue, Inc. from 2020-03-24T04:00
In this episode, Stacy speaks with Alisse Russell, founder and executive director of Puff (Paws Up for Felines) Cat Rescue, Inc., a recently launched grassroots group with an ambition to grow in...
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Lori Behrman, The Toby Project from 2020-03-17T04:00
In this episode, Stacy talks with Lori Behrman, who runs the day-to-day operations of the Toby Project, including the mobile spay/neuter clinic. Lori has been with the Toby Project since Day One...
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Debbie Chatenever, community cat caretaker from 2020-03-10T04:00
In this episode, Stacy chats with community cat caretaker Debbie Chatenever, who walks several miles each day to feed the community cats in her area. Debbie gets the cats the medical care they n...
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Jill Tucker, California Animal Welfare Association from 2020-03-03T05:00
Jill Tucker, CAWA and CEO of the California Animal Welfare Association (CalAnimals), joins Stacy in this episode to talk about her career in animal welfare, which stretches back to 2002. They ta...
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Britney Fox Hover, Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society from 2020-02-25T05:00
Britney Fox Hover, the shelter director at the Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society (MRFRS) in Salisbury, Massachusetts, began at MRFRS as a volunteer in 2009. In addition to now running the gr...
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Dr. Andy Kaplan, The Toby Project from 2020-02-18T05:00
In this episode, Stacy speaks with Dr. Andrew Kaplan, the veterinarian behind New York City’s The Toby Project. Andrew has been an animal advocate since he was a child. Stacy & Andrew discuss An...
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Mario Arbore, Square Paws from 2020-02-11T05:00
Mario Abore, the founder and owner of Square Paws, a cat furniture design company, sits down with Stacy to talk about how Square Paws came to be. Mario, an architect by trade, designs all the fu...
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Jeff Parks, Author of "You Know Your Cat Loves You Because..." from 2020-02-04T05:00
Jeff Parks, a comedy writer by trade, wasn’t introduced to the world of cats until he was in his 30s, but once he was, there was no going back. He quickly turned into a “cat person,” and became ...
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A Best of CCP Episode! Will Zweigart, Flatbush Cats from 2020-01-28T05:00
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Will Zweigart, founder of Flatbush Cats, a nonprofit focused on reducing the outdoor cat population in central Brooklyn, New York through TNR and rescue wor...
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A Best of CCP Episode! Dr. Sara Pizano, DVM, Team Shelter USA from 2020-01-21T05:00
Stacy sits down with Dr. Sara Pizano (a previous CCP guest on Episode 56, Listen
Hasara Lay, Catexplorer from 2020-01-14T05:00
In this episode, Stacy speaks with Hasara Lay, founder of Catexplorer, a community, movement, and lifestyle brand for people who explore the world with their cats. Hasara, who is located in Aust...
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Dr. Jennifer Conrad, The Paw Project from 2020-01-07T05:00
In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Conrad, who founded The Paw Project in 1999, joins Stacy to discuss the organization’s mission to end declawing in the U.S. & Canada, using education, research, and...
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Julia Grosz, Cat Hustler from 2019-12-31T05:00
Julia Grosz earned the nickname “Cat Hustler” due to her ability to match cats and adopters through strategic copywriting and social media use. So it was only natural that when she developed her...
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John Boone, Wildlife Biologist at Great Bay Bird Observatory from 2019-12-24T05:00
John Boone, a wildlife biologist previously interviewed on CCP, joins Stacy to discuss new research on how we can use the tools we have to manage cat populations more efficiently and more...
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Lizz Whitacre, Pawlytics from 2019-12-17T05:00
In this episode, Stacy is joined by Lizz Whitacre, founder and CEO of Pawlytics, a technology solution to help rescues manage their paperwork and gain insights from their data. Pawlytics is also...
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Valerie Sheppard, Association for Animal Welfare Advancement from 2019-12-10T05:00
Valerie Sheppard, Director of Professional Development & Credentialing at the Association for Animal Welfare Advancement (AAWA), joins Stacy to discuss what the AAWA is all about these days, inc...
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Meagan Larrea, Joy 4 Cats from 2019-12-03T05:00
Meagan Larrea is a cat mom and cat lover who works as a civil engineer by day. The rest of the time, she runs Joy 4 Cats, a growing project that puts together toy and treat baskets for shelters ...
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Ashley Morrison, Foster Caregiver&Cat Advocate from 2019-11-26T05:00
fostering, which she initially began doing through local shelters, she has discovered a deep passion for TNR and advocacy and now works independently to take in, care for, spay/neuter, vaccinate...
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Isa Peraza-Martinez, ASPCA Community Cats Outreach Manager from 2019-11-19T05:00
Isa Peraza Martinez began her career at the APSCA as an animal caregiver at the organization’s adoption center. Today, she serves as Community Cats Outreach Manager. In this role, she delivers m...
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Dr. Kimberley Khodakhah, Veterinarian, Mentor, Wellness&Success Coach from 2019-11-12T05:00
Dr. Kimberley Khodakhah (better known as “Dr. K.”) runs Vetopia, a mentoring, wellness, and coaching business serving veterinarians. With 23 years of experience as a veterinarian herself, Dr. K....
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Sally Williams, Brodie Fund and Feline Fine Project from 2019-11-05T05:00
Sally Williams, who previously chatted with Stacy on CCP Episode 104, is a cat behaviorist and the founder and dir...
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Colleen Bray, Director, Boone County (KY) Animal Shelter from 2019-10-29T04:00
Colleen Bray, Director of the Boone County Kentucky Animal Shelter, has seen a lot of change with regards to cats in her time in animal welfare. She has worked in many roles in the field, and sh...
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Anna Skaya, Basepaws from 2019-10-22T04:00
Anna Skaya, the CEO of Basepaws, joined Stacy last year on CCP Episode 213, and now she’s back to update Stacy on ever...
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Chelsea White, Comedian and Host of “Show Me Your Kitty” from 2019-10-15T04:00
Chelsea White is a host, writer, producer, comedian, and cat enthusiast. She currently hosts the Bravo digital series “Adulting by Bravo,” a weekly Facebook live talk show called “What a Delight...
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Shelly Simmons, CAWA, Division Manager, Greenville (SC) County Animal Care from 2019-10-08T04:00
Shelly Simmons has worked for Greenville County Animal Care, the largest open-admission shelter in South Carolina, for twelve years now. She sits down with Stacy to talk about how, in the last f...
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Tabitha Kucera, Chirrups&Chatter Cat Behavior Consulting and Education from 2019-10-01T23:13:17
Tabitha Kucera, a presenter at this past January’s CCP Online Cat Conference, joins Stacy to discuss low-stress cat handling, clicker training, and more. Tabitha is a registered veterinary techn...
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Jenny Hart, Travel Writer&Cat Mom from 2019-09-24T04:00
Jenny Hart, a Brooklyn-based travel writer and mom to cat Rajah, is quickly becoming a cat travel expert. Soon after adopting Rajah as a kitten, it became clear to Jenny that he needed more stim...
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Will Zweigart, Flatbush Cats from 2019-09-17T04:00
In this episode, Stacy sits down with Will Zweigart, founder of Flatbush Cats, a nonprofit focused on reducing the outdoor cat population in central Brooklyn, New York through TNR and rescue wor...
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Preston Tobery, Adaptive Tech and Consulting from 2019-09-10T04:00
Siri Zwemke, Author, Executive Director of Siamese Cat Rescue Center from 2019-09-03T04:00
In this episode, Stacy talks with Siri Zwemke, author and founder/executive director of the Siamese Cat Rescue Center. The organization has been in operation for over twenty years, utilizing ove...
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Jayne Sage, Founder&Executive Director, Street Cat Hub from 2019-08-27T04:00
Jayne Sage began doing TNR when she moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico around 2002. After TNRing over 70 cats in her own neighborhood, she began looking for ways to help in other areas of the city...
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I Am Moshow the Cat Rapper and “Double Duty” from 2019-08-17T04:00
In this special episode, Stacy talks with Moshow the Cat Rapper about teaming up with Arm and Hammer’s “Double Duty” campaign. Moshow wrote and created a song and Listen
Betsy Banks Saul, Founder of Petfinder and Heal House Call Veterinarian (Part 2) from 2019-08-13T04:00
In the second part of this two-part episode, Stacy talks more with Betsy Banks Saul, this time about her new business venture, a franchise of house-call veterinary practices called Heal House Ca...
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Betsy Banks Saul, Founder of Petfinder and Heal House Call Veterinarian (Part 1) from 2019-08-06T04:00
Betsy Banks Saul, a co-founder of Petfinder, and founder of a new business venture, Heal House Call Veterinarian, has been working with animals since she was a teen. She has a background as a pa...
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A Brief Programing Note from 2019-08-03T04:00
Some of the content you enjoy will be releasing at on a different day of the week. Starting in August, the podcast will be released on Tuesdays instead of Saturdays. (However, being available fo...
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Dr. Rachel Geller, Certified Cat Behavior&Retention Specialist from 2019-07-27T04:00
Stacy is once again joined by Dr. Rachel Geller, who has previously appeared on CCP Episode 18 and Listen
Amanda Jones, Founder and CEO of Sunshine Kitty Catfe from 2019-07-20T04:00
Amanda Jones, a lifelong cat lover and self-described “totally sane cat lady,” talks with Stacy about opening the Sunshine Kitty Catfe in St. Petersburg, Florida this fall. They get into the det...
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Mary Chromek, Neonatal Kitten Foster from 2019-07-13T04:00
Stacy chats with Mary Chromek, who has been fostering neonatal (bottle baby) kittens for over 10 years now. A cat person since she was a child, Mary found that cats really helped with her depres...
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Steve Lawrence, Director of “The Cat Rescuers” from 2019-07-06T04:00
Steve Lawrence, an award-winning filmmaker previously interviewed by Stacy on CCP Episode 178, returns to CCP to d...
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Dr. Sara Pizano, DVM, Team Shelter USA from 2019-06-29T04:00
Stacy sits down with Dr. Sara Pizano (a previous CCP guest on Episode 56, Listen
Peter Wolf, Research&Policy Analyst for Best Friends Animal Society from 2019-06-22T04:00
Peter Wolf, previously featured on CCP Episode 74, joins Stacy again, this time to discuss a newly released research p...
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Scott Giacoppo, Director of National Shelter Outreach, Best Friends Animal Society from 2019-06-15T04:00
Scott Giacoppo (previously interviewed by Stacy on CCP Episode 25) has be...
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Jackson Cunningham, Founder of Tuft + Paw from 2019-06-08T04:00
In this episode, Stacy talks with Jackson Cunningham, founder of Tuft + Paw, a modern cat furniture company. Jackson and his girlfriend and business partner both have had cats all their lives, a...
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Sarah Dunsmore, CDE Animal Cages from 2019-06-01T04:00
In this episode, Stacy is joined by Sarah Dunsmore, who co-owns CDE Animal Cages with her husband. Lifelong animal lovers, Sarah and her husband purchased the thirty-year old company several yea...
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Christina Ha, Cat Camp&Meow Parlour Cat Café from 2019-05-25T04:00
Bryan Kortis, Director of National Programs, Neighborhood Cats from 2019-05-18T04:00
For the 300thepisode of Community Cats Podcast, Stacy is joined by Bryan Kortis, Director of National Programs for Neighborhood Cats. Previously featured on CCP Listen
Lindsay Hamrick, Policy Director for Companion Animals, HSUS from 2019-05-11T04:00
Lindsay Hamrick, Policy Director for Companion Animals at the Humane Society of the United States, works to support local, state and federal policies protecting pets. She holds an M.S. in Animal...
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Dave Hanley, CEO of Tomorrow from 2019-05-04T04:00
Dave Hanley, developer of the Tomorrow app, is an entrepreneur who is also a pet (and human) parent. Tomorrow is designed to help anyone set up a legal will quickly and easily—and even appoint g...
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Susan Getty, Project Manager for Alliance for Contraception for Cats&Dogs from 2019-04-20T04:00
Kate Hurley, DVM, Director of U.C. Davis Koret School of Veterinary Medicine and Co-founder of Million Cat Challenge from 2019-04-13T04:00
You may remember Dr. Kate Hurley, Director of U.C. Davis Koret School of Veterinary Medicine and co-founder of Million Cat Challenge, from Listen
Nikki Martinez, Trapper, Foster Mom, and Feline Welfare Activist from 2019-04-06T04:00
Nikki Martinez was always a dog person. That all changed one day when a kitten ran in front of her car on her way to a post-surgical doctor appointment. Feeling down and overly focused on hersel...
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Danielle Bays, Director of Cat Protection and Policy, HSUS from 2019-03-30T04:00
Danielle Bays, Director of Cat Protection and Policy at the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), is a frequent flyer here on CCP, having appeared before on Listen
Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado, Cat Behaviorist from 2019-03-23T04:00
Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado, a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist with a Ph.D. in psychology, has quite a list of accomplishments under her belt. She has co-authored the book Total Cat Mojo Listen
Karen Anderson, Animal Communicator, Afterlife Expert, and Coach from 2019-03-16T04:00
In this interview, Stacy speaks with Karen Anderson, an animal communicator and afterlife expert who has been practicing for over 20 years. She has received several awards and is a best-selling ...
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Kim Saunders, Operations Director, Liberty Humane Society from 2019-03-09T05:00
Kim Saunders was a practicing attorney when she decided to move into the animal welfare world full-time (after years of volunteering). She spent 15 years at Petfinder before moving into a more h...
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Elena Battles, Shelterluv from 2019-03-02T05:00
Elena Battles of Shelterluv software has been working for animals in one capacity or another since 1999. It was then that she found Trini, a stray beagle who truly changed her life. Elena had be...
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Kay Stout, ED of PAAS Vinita from 2019-02-23T05:00
Kay Stout is the Executive Director of PAAS Vinita in Oklahoma, a multi-faceted group that grew out of the initial shelter that gives the group its name (PAAS stands for “Peaceful Animal Adoptio...
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Sandy Rees, Arf Club Founder from 2019-02-16T05:00
Sandy Rees, the CEO (Chief Encouragement Officer) at Get Fully Funded and Founder of Arf Club, joins us for her second visit to Community Cats Podcast. If you missed her first chat with Stacy, c...
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Dr. Angie Kraus, Boulder Holistic Vet from 2019-02-09T05:00
Dr. Angie Kraus, a holistic house-call veterinarian in Boulder, CO, has known since the age of 3 that she wanted to be a vet. She was trained conventionally, but after graduation, she began to e...
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Veronica Coit, Asheville Cat Weirdos from 2019-02-02T05:00
Dana Andresen, Executive Director, Feline Rescue from 2019-01-26T05:00
Dana Andresen started as the first executive director of Feline Rescue, a St. Paul, Minnesota-based, no-kill companion cat rescue organization, in April 2016. Dana came to her current role after...
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Dr. Graham Brayshaw, Director of Animal Services at Animal Humane Society from 2019-01-19T05:00
Dr. Graham Brayshaw, a 2004 graduate of Texas A&M’s veterinary school, is both the chief veterinarian and the director of animal services for the Animal Humane Society (AHS), an organization bas...
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Sara Kent, CEO, Shelter Animals Count from 2019-01-12T05:00
Sara Kent, the first CEO and paid staff member of Shelter Animals Count (SAC), sits down with Stacy to discuss how SAC came to be, what its mission is, and some of its latest statistics.
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Larry Shively, Owner, ProVetLogic from 2019-01-05T05:00
In this episode, Stacy talks with Larry Shively, owner of ProVetLogic, one of the sponsors of 2019 Online Cat Conference, about controlling the spread of disease among cats, particularly in shel...
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A Best of CCP Episode! Kim Freeman, Professional Missing Cat Finder from 2018-12-29T05:00
Durning the month of December, we’re revisiting some of our favorite, most informative shows. This is a rebroadcast of Listen
A Best of CCP Episode! Shaun Sears, Arborists and Co-Owner of Canopy Cat Rescue from 2018-12-22T05:00
Durning the month of December, we’re revisiting some of our favorite, most informative shows. This is a rebroadcast of Listen
A Best of CCP Episode! Adam Myatt, The Cat Man of West Oakland from 2018-12-15T05:59:52
Durning the month of December, we’re revisiting some of our favorite, most informative shows. This is a rebroadcast of Listen
A Best of CCP Episode! Jackson Galaxy, Star of Animal Planet’s My Cat from Hell, and Founder of the Jackson Galaxy Foundation from 2018-12-08T05:00
Durning the month of December, we're revisiting some of our favorite, most informative shows. This is a rebroadcast of Listen
A Best of CCP Episode! Mike Keiley (MSPCA)&Carmine DiCenso (Dakin Humane Society) from 2018-12-01T05:00
Durning the month of December, we're revisiting some of our favorite, most informative shows. This is a rebroadcast of episodes 256 and 257 which we dubbed “The Mike & Carmine Show” ...
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Preparing for the Online Cat Conference with Stacy LeBaron and Kristen Petrie, Head Cat and Technical Cat of the Community Cats Podcast from 2018-11-24T05:00
After bringing you up to speed on how a "virtual conference" works, they chat about a special returning guest, The Kitten Lady, and the line up of brand new guest speakers and the topics they'll...
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Moshow, Cat Rapper from 2018-11-17T05:00
Internet sensation Moshow was born and raised in inner city Baltimore, MD. He didn’t grow up with pets, and it wasn’t until he was in college that what he calls “cat fever” took over. Since then...
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Aaron Hancox&Michael McNamara, Directors of Catwalk: Tales from the Cat Show Circuit from 2018-11-10T11:00
Aaron Hancox and Michael McNamara of Markham Street Films join Stacy in this episode to talk about their documentary,Catwalk: Tales from the Cat Show Circuit, which follows the Canadian competit...
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HubCats TV! Featuring Dr. William Snell, Veterinarian at Blue Pearl Pet Hospital from 2018-11-03T07:38:10
This week our show is a little different. In addition to hosting The Community Cats Podcast, Stacy LeBaron Listen
Liz Illig, Owner of Puff&Fluff Grooming&Pet Sitting from 2018-10-27T04:00
Liz Illig, owner of Puff & Fluff Grooming & Pet Sitting, located in Phoenix, Arizona, joins Stacy to talk about cat grooming, and about how Puff & Fluff helps area rescue groups. Growing up on a...
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Gary Willoughby, President&CEO of SPCA Serving Erie County from 2018-10-20T04:00
Gary Willoughby, the President and CEO of the SPCA Serving Erie County in West Seneca, New York, joins Stacy to talk about what’s going on at the nation’s second oldest humane society. A passion...
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Kelly Duer, Foster Program Consultant with Maddie’s Fund from 2018-10-13T04:00
Kelly Duer, Foster Program Consultant for Maddie’s Fund, has worked with many organizations over the years, including such big names as FEMA and Best Friends Animal Society. The goal of her work...
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Julie Jacobson, Spay Tennessee and CCP Grants Coordinator from 2018-10-06T04:00
Those of you who have been CCP fans for a long time may remember hearing Stacy chat with Julie Jacobson before in Listen
Anne Lindsay, Founder&President, Massachusetts Animal Coalition (MAC) – Part II from 2018-09-29T04:30
In Part II of this two-part episode, Stacy continues her conversation with Anne Lindsay, the founder & president of the Massachusetts Animal Coalition (MAC). Anne talks about what she feels MAC’...
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Interview! Anne Lindsay, Founder&President, Massachusetts Animal Coalition (MAC) – Part I from 2018-09-22T04:00
Anne Lindsay, the founder & president of the Massachusetts Animal Coalition (MAC), has been an animal advocate for over 30 years. Founded in 2000, MAC was one of the country’s first state-wide c...
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Darlene Duggan, Director of Operations at Tree House Humane Society from 2018-09-15T04:00
Darlene Duggan, the Director of Operations at Tree House Humane Society in Chicago, holds a master’s degree in public health and epidemiology. Darlene originally planned to be a doctor, but just...
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Olivia Westley, Development Director for Forgotten Cats, Inc. from 2018-09-08T04:00
Olivia Westley, a former teacher who discovered her true passion for helping cats when she started volunteering in a Forgotten Cats pet store adoption center, now serves as the group’s Developme...
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Jim Tedford, President&CEO of The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement from 2018-09-01T04:00
Jim Tedford, President & CEO of The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement (formerly SAWA), who previously appeared on Community Cats Podcast episode #199, joins Stacy again to discuss his o...
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Karen Kraus, Executive Director of the Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon, and Bob Sallinger, Conservation Director at the Audubon Society of Portland from 2018-08-25T04:00
Karen Kraus and Bob Sallinger’s organizations, the Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon and the Audubon Society of Portland, have formed what may seem to some to be a most unlikely partnership between ...
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Danielle Bays, Director of Cat Protection and Policy, Humane Society of the United States from 2018-08-18T04:00
Danielle Bays, the new Director of Cat Protection and Policy at the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), plays “Cat Protection and Policy Jeopardy!” with Stacy in this episode. Danielle i...
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Erin Robinson, Community Cats Program Manager at Humane Rescue Alliance from 2018-08-11T04:00
Erin Robinson admits that once upon a time, she simply didn’t know that community cats existed, let alone what you were supposed to do about them. That all began to change when she started volun...
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Pamela Merritt, Cat Advice Columnist from 2018-08-04T04:00
Pamela Merritt — better known as “Dear Pammy” through her cat advice blog — didn’t become a cat fan until she married one. At the time, she says, cats were really still second-class citizens in ...
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John Boone, Research Coordinator at Great Basin Bird Observatory, Nevada from 2018-07-28T04:00
John Boone’s professional track has been that of a wildlife biologist, but he also serves as a consultant with Humane Society International, Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), and sever...
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Interview! Mike Keiley (MSPCA)&Carmine DiCenso (Dakin Humane Society), “The Mike&Carmine Show,” Part 2 from 2018-07-21T04:00
Tune in to the second part of “The Mike and Carmine Show,” with Mike Keiley of the MSPCA and Carmine DiCenso of Dakin Humane, as they continue their conversation with Stacy. In this episode, Mik...
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Mike Keiley (MSPCA)&Carmine DiCenso (Dakin Humane Society), “The Mike&Carmine Show,” Part I from 2018-07-14T04:09:32
Stacy speaks with Mike Keiley, the Director of Adoption Centers and Programs at the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA), and Carmine DiCenso, Executive Directo...
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Ellen Quinlan, Executive Director of Darbster Foundation from 2018-07-07T05:09:02
Ellen Quinlan, Executive Director of Darbster Foundation, was one of those kids who always brought home every stray animal she found, and that passion for helping animals has stayed with her as ...
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Chad Nelson, Advocacy Director at PawsWatch Rhode Island from 2018-06-30T07:36:28
Interview! Chad Nelson, Advocacy Director at PawsWatch Rhode Island
“Tons and tons of cat lovers have no idea … that there’s this whole population of cats that really need our help.”
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Joyce Briggs, President of the Alliance for Contraception in Cats&Dogs from 2018-06-23T04:00
Interview! Joyce Briggs, President of the Alliance for Contraception in Cats & Dogs
“I am determined it’s going to be my legacy in this field that we get the tools that we need to really ...
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Richard Angelo, Legislative Attorney for Best Friends Animal Society from 2018-06-16T04:41:12
Interview! Richard Angelo, Legislative Attorney for Best Friends Animal Society
“Getting those community cat programs started, where cats are not even entering the shelter… it’s so key in...
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Niki Cochran, Program Manager at Alley Cat Rescue from 2018-06-09T04:00
Interview! Niki Cochran, Program Manager at Alley Cat Rescue
“Just because you’re getting the [positive] combo test … that doesn’t mean ‘death sentence’. That means ‘OK, now I have to go ...
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Dr. Philip Bushby, Professor of Humane Ethics and Animal Welfare at Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine from 2018-06-02T04:59:46
Interview! Dr. Philip Bushby, Professor of Humane Ethics and Animal Welfare at Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine
“I long for the day when I can walk into a shelt...
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Michele Tilford, Cat-Assisted Therapy Advocate from 2018-05-26T04:00
Interview! Michele Tilford, Cat-Assisted Therapy Advocate
Michele Tilford has over five years of experience as a cat-assisted therapy handler—but when she first became interested in cat-a...
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Kim Freeman, Professional Missing Cat Finder from 2018-05-19T04:00
“I would really like anyone who has anything to do with lost cats to realize how important it is not to give up, and not to assume anything.”
Kim Freeman turned her lifelong love for cats...
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Dr. Sara Pizano, Veterinarian and Animal Welfare Consultant - Part 2 from 2018-05-12T04:00
Interview! Part 2 - Dr. Sara Pizano, Veterinarian and Animal Welfare Consultant
“You don’t need millions of dollars—you need to allocate your pie of resources intelligently … that’s reall...
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Dr. Sara Pizano, Veterinarian and Animal Welfare Consultant from 2018-05-05T04:00
Interview! Part 1 - Dr. Sara Pizano, Veterinarian and Animal Welfare Consultant
“Northern Kentucky will be no-kill for cats this year, absolutely, hands-down!”
Dr. Sara Pizano, who...
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Christina Ha, Creator of Cat Camp from 2018-04-28T04:00
Interview! Christina Ha, Creator of Cat Camp
“I’m so incredibly excited for Cat Camp this year!”
Christina Ha, who originally joined us on Listen
Jennifer Blough, Compassion Fatigue Expert and Author from 2018-04-21T04:00
Interview! Jennifer Blough, Compassion Fatigue Expert and Author
“Self care—it’s not selfish; it’s really charging your batteries so you can go out and have the energy to do what you love...
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Sterling Davis, Atlanta’s “Trap King” from 2018-04-14T05:32:53
Sterling Davis left behind a promising rap music career to begin working with cats professionally several years ago when he took a temporary job at an animal shelter in between tours. A lifelong...
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Ep 242 - Vickie Fisher from 2018-04-07T04:00
Interview! Vickie Fisher - President of The International Cat Association (TICA)
“We cherish both pedigree and non-pedigree cats. We just want the world to value cats as companion animals...
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Ask Stacy! Online Cat Conference Review from 2018-03-31T04:30
Interview! Ask Stacy! Online Cat Conference Review
“I’m passionate about the idea of having a dedicated annual cat con...
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Ep240 - Daniel Spehar from 2018-03-24T04:00
Interview! Daniel Spehar, Co-Founder of the Together Initiative for Ohio’s Community Cats
“I hope all of us can focus on a shared goal of fewer community cats instead of focusing on the d...
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Ep239 - Dr. Lynn Bahr from 2018-03-17T05:53:18
Interview! Dr. Lynn Bahr, Feline Veterinarian and Owner of Dezi and Roo
“I like to look at life through a cat’s point of view, not my point of view, and I think that that helps me to unde...
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Ep238 - Kaleel Sakakeeny from 2018-03-10T05:00
Interview! Kaleel Sakakeeny, Founder, The Other Me Coaching
“You can’t apply a one-size-fits-all for losing a pet or animal in your life. People shouldn’t be ashamed of their feelings of ...
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Ep237 - Kate Cote from 2018-03-03T05:00
Interview! Kate Cote, Founder of Fur Love Comfort Cats
Ep236 - Dr. Linda Harper from 2018-02-24T05:00
Interview! Dr. Linda Harper, Clinical Psychologist, Compassionate Heart Specialist and Author
“Feeling compassion fatigue isn’t really a matter of if, it’s a matter of when. We naturally ...
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Ep235 - Kimberley Heeney from 2018-02-17T05:00
Interview! Kimberley Heeney, Vice President of Operations Active for Pets
“My goal is that anyone, anytime, anywhere, irregardless of economics or world areas, would be able to utilize Ac...
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Ep234 - Brianna Grant, Communications Associate at Alley Cat Rescue from 2018-02-10T05:00
Interview! Brianna Grant, Communications Associate at Alley Cat Rescue
“We believe in protecting all cats, no matter what area they are in.”
Brianna was always involved with cats a...
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Ep233 - Ann Dunn from 2018-02-03T05:00
Interview! Ann Dunn, Founder of Cat Town, Oakland, CA
"Nobody wanted to be standing in a cafe making coffee, they wanted to be helping the cats. But now, we’re seeing how helpful it has b...
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Ep232 - Gavin Ehringer, Author of Leaving the Wild: The Unnatural History of Dogs, Cats, Cows and Horses from 2018-01-20T05:00
Interview! Gavin Ehringer, Author of Leaving the Wild: The Unnatural History of Dogs, Cats, Cows and Horses
“It’s not enough to take care of animals after they’re born, we have to think a...
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Interview! Nell Thompson - Coordinator of National Getting To Zero Program from 2018-01-13T05:00
Interview! Nell Thompson - Coordinator of National Getting To Zero Program
“I’m passionate for improving outcomes for community cats. I believe TNR would work great with cooperation and c...
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Keoni Vaughn, Executive Director of Lanai Cat Sanctuary from 2018-01-06T06:42:55
Interview! Keoni Vaughn, Executive Director of Lanai Cat Sanctuary
“My job has helped me instantly get to the heart of what I want to do, which is rescue and protect animals that can’t sp...
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Ep229 - Natalise Kalea from 2017-12-30T05:00
Interview! Natalise Kalea, CEO of poundWISHES
"We want to save animals, help animals, and better the lives of animals around the world. We aim to execute on our mission through creative i...
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Ep228 - Haydn Hilton from 2017-12-23T05:00
Interview! Haydn Hilton, Owner of Java Cats Cafe in Atlanta, GA
“If I would have known how much work a cat cafe was, I might have turned around, but the cats are where the magic is. They ...
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Ep227 - Frances Carlisle from 2017-12-16T07:03:11
Interview! Frances Carlisle, Attorney
“An important and usually neglected part of estate planning is what will happen to a client’s pets and animals. Charities which are already overburde...
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Ep226 - Sandy Rees from 2017-12-09T06:56:49
Interview! Sandy Rees, Founder and Chief Encouragement Officer - Get Fully Funde
"I’ve always felt deep in my soul that I’m here to help lots of people. I have a sensitive heart and can’t...
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Ep225 - Cameron Moore from 2017-12-02T05:00
Interview! Cameron Moore, Program Manager, Million Cat Challenge
“Hurricane Irma’s reach was intense for shelters across Florida, but it will only help us to plan for future incidents." Listen
Ep224 - Jim Tedford from 2017-11-25T05:00
Interview! Jim Tedford, President and CEO for the Society of Animal Welfare Administrators, SAWA
"Our role is to make connections between people who need relief versus the members we know...
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Ep223 - Matt Michaelson&Calvin Bohn from 2017-11-18T05:49:56
Interview! Matt Michaelson and Calvin Bohn, Co-Founders of Smalls
"58% of cats are overweight, and 28% of those are considered obese. This is up 7% since just 2011 and something clearly n...
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Ep222 - Adam Myatt from 2017-11-11T06:48:54
Interview! Adam Myatt, The Cat Man of West Oakland
“These cats are street smart, tough as nails, and have definitely scene some stuff, but they are our neighborhood cats and are softies a...
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Ep221 - Dr. Mike Greenberg from 2017-11-04T04:00
Interview! Dr. Mike Greenberg, Program Director for Target Zero
"We want to teach people to set goals, and then to use metrics to measure their progress towards them."
Dr. Mike Gre...
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Ep220 - Sarah-Jane Farrell from 2017-10-28T04:00
Interview! Sarah-Jane Farrell, Multi Sensory and Forensic Medical Intuitive
“The trust process is the first step in our ability to trust that we are enough. It is as ancient as humankind....
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Ep219 - Katie Lisnik from 2017-10-21T04:00
Interview! Katie Lisnik, Director of Cat Policy and Protection, Humane Society of the United States
Ready for Round 5 of Policy Jeopardy? Katie Lisnik once again updates us on the various...
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Ep218 - Bryan Kortis from 2017-10-14T04:00
Interview! Bryan Kortis, Director of National Programs for Neighborhood Cats
“It feels like we are starting over in Maui. We are having fascinating on-the-ground experiences!”
Stac...
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Ep217 - Cathy Unruh and Chad Thompson from 2017-10-07T04:00
Interview! Cathy Unruh and Chad Thompson, Board President and Executive Director, Meow Now, Inc.
“My ultimate vision is that there really are no more community cats, because the entire Un...
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Ep216 - Dr. Nels Rasmussen from 2017-09-30T04:00
Dr. Nels Rasmussen, Animal Chiropractor and Spiritual Animal Healer
“Everyone else is saying ‘There’s just no hope anymore,’ and I’m here to say there is.”
Ep215 - Esther Mechler from 2017-09-23T04:00
Interview! Esther Mechler, Founder of Spay USA
“What’s the tipping point? What’s the age that we could get the veterinarians to agree? The answer seemed to be, by five months.”
Est...
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Ep214 - Britt Collins from 2017-09-16T04:00
Interview! Britt Collins, Author and Journalist, "Strays: A Lost Cat, a Homeless Man, and Their Journey Across America"
“Being a writer can be a lonely, hard process at the best of times....
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Ep213 - Anna Skaya from 2017-09-09T04:00
Interview! Anna Skaya, CEO and Founder of Base Paws
“The bigger database, the more associations and discoveries we can make.”
Anna Skaya is the CEO and founder of Base Paws, a comm...
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Ep212 - Maribeth Decker from 2017-09-02T04:00
Interview! Maribeth Decker, Intuitive Animal Communicator, sacredgrove.com
“It’s a connection between two souls on a non-physical level.”
Maribeth Decker is an intuitive animal com...
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Ep211 - Lorrie Shaw from 2017-08-26T04:00
Interview! Lorrie Shaw, Owner, Professional Pet Sitting & Blogger, Animals Unfolded
“Cats’ needs for enrichment are only becoming more understood.”
Lorrie Shaw is the owner of Prof...
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Ep210 - Pat Brayer from 2017-08-19T04:00
Interview! Pat Brayer, Clinic Director at the Humane Society of Southern Arizona
“The adopters that are drawn to the shy feral kittens are the ones that are going to make them blossom the...
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Ep209 - Nathan Winograd from 2017-08-12T04:00
Interview! Nathan Winograd, Executive Director, The No-Kill Advocacy Center, Part 2
“We had to come to the realization that just because you work at an animal shelter doesn’t mean you are...
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Ep208 - Nathan Winograd from 2017-08-05T04:00
Interview! Nathan Winograd, Executive Director, The No-Kill Advocacy Center, Part 1
“It’s actually the policies and procedures of the shelter that are responsible for whether animals die ...
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Ep207 - Kate Benjamin from 2017-07-29T04:00
Interview! Kate Benjamin, Designer, Blogger of Hauspanther, Part 2
“Not only does the design of the room at the shelter make it very functional and enjoyable, but it’s a showcase for what...
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Ep206 - Kate Benjamin from 2017-07-22T04:00
Interview! Kate Benjamin, Designer, Blogger of Hauspanther, Part 1
“I’m not just writing about cool-looking stuff. I’m writing about stuff that’s going to make a difference in these cats’...
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Ep205 - Meredith Hippert from 2017-07-15T04:00
Interview! Meredith Hippert, Director of Field Operations, Animal Balance
“Through this work, I recognized my passion for serving the underserved, and working with communities to implemen...
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Ep204 - Anthony Amos from 2017-07-08T04:33:57
Interview! Anthony Amos, Owner, HydroDog and Founder of the Bathe to Save Tour
“If you want to become a part of HydroDog, you’re not just part of a franchise; you’re committing to a long-...
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Ep203 - Erika Kelly from 2017-07-01T04:00
Interview! Erika Kelly, founder of Operation Git-Meow
“The Navy has always been tied to cats, and that’s how the cats got to the base in the first place.”
Ep202 - Karen Hollish from 2017-06-29T04:00
Interview! Karen Hollish, Director of Development and Marketing, Pima Animal Care Center
“The community cats project has not only helped us save outdoor community cats; it’s helped us pro...
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Ep201 - Erin Berry from 2017-06-27T04:00
Interview! Erin Berry, Executive of Marketing and Communication, BoardSource
"You have to think, “What is most important for this organization, not for myself?”
Ep200 - Katie Lisnik from 2017-06-24T04:00
Interview! Katie Lisnik, Director of Cat Policy and Protection, Humane Society of the United States
"TNR is not a cruel act; it is a humane population management tool, and it should be de...
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Ep199 - Jim Tedford from 2017-06-22T04:22:01
Interview! Jim Tedford, President and CEO of SAWA
“The strength of SAWA is in its network.”
Ep198 - Community Cats Podcast Anniversary Show from 2017-06-20T04:00
Community Cats Podcast Anniversary Show, The Podcast Team
“I’m learning so much about the talents and passions it takes to make the world a better place for cats.”
Community Cats P...
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Ep197 - Shawn Flynn from 2017-06-17T04:00
Interview! Shawn Flynn, Author, The Kitty Who Rescued Me After I Rescued Him
“He had a huge impact on my life, and that’s why I decided to write a book about it.”
Ep196 - Monica Frenden from 2017-06-15T04:00
Interview! Part Two, Monica Frenden, Cat Program Manager, Austin Pets Alive!
“This is the safest large city in the country to be a cat.”
Ep195 - Monica Frenden from 2017-06-13T05:36:35
Interview! Part One, Monica Frenden, Cat Program Manager, Austin Pets Alive!
“We let the public decide what they want rather than assuming what they want.”
Ep194 - Elizabeth Feldhausen from 2017-06-10T04:00
Interview! Elizabeth Feldhausen, Founder of Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary, Green Bay, WI
“You would think that there would be nose prints all over the windows, but it’s actually people face pr...
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Ep193 - Jennifer Smith from 2017-06-08T04:30:36
Interview! Jennifer Smith, EasyPetFence.com
“With an Easy Pet Fence, cats are able to walk around the backyard safely without worrying about attacks from birds and wildlife.”
Ep192 - Book Review from 2017-06-06T04:00
Book Review! Stacy LeBaron, Host, The Community Cats Podcast
"Get ready for the tissues..."
Stacy is back with her book review show. In today’s episode she reviews, Redemption, by ...
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Ep191 - Deanna Sanvi from 2017-06-03T05:08:35
Interview! Deanna Sanvi, Spay-Neuter Coordinator, Gateway Pet Guardians Community Outreach Program
“We help people keep their pets in their homes.”
Ep190 - Ask Stacy! from 2017-06-01T04:00
Ask Stacy! Stacy LeBaron, Host, The Community Cats Podcast
“Oftentimes, these folks are not upset about the cats in general, but the fact that they’re not being cared for.”
Ep189 - Bianca Leos from 2017-05-30T12:58:03
Interview! Bianca Leos, Student at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University
“Animals lives are going to depend on me one day, so I need to know all this information....
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Ep188 - Susan Rosenberg from 2017-05-27T04:00
Interview! Susan Rosenberg, Director of International Animal Programs at GreaterGood.org
“I am working to save everything from ants to elephants.”
Ep187 - Laura Mullen from 2017-05-25T04:22:55
Interview! Laura Mullen, SPORE Program Director at San Francisco SPCA
“Ringworm is nothing worth dying for.”
Ep186 - Tina Traster from 2017-05-23T04:00
Interview! Tina Traster, Award-winning Filmmaker, Writer, and Documentarian of “Catnip Nation”
“There are people taking care of community cats, but it begs the question: who is taking car...
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Ep185 - Rosemarie Crawford from 2017-05-20T04:00
Interview! Rosemarie Crawford, Director of Educational Programs, National Kitten Coalition
Ep184 - Tracie Hotchner from 2017-05-18T16:00
Interview! Tracie Hotchner, Author, The Cat Bible and Radio Pet Lady
“The point is to reach people and influence their hearts and minds in ways that are really meaningful.”
Tracie ...
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Ep183 - Mike Fry from 2017-05-16T04:00
Interview! Mike Fry, Founder and Senior Consultant at No Kill Learning
“The killing that takes place is harmful and costly and damaging.”
Ep182 - Susan Linker from 2017-05-13T06:09:03
Interview! Susan Linker, Co-founder of Our Companions Animal Rescue
“We’ve come a long way with spay and neuter in our area.”
Susan is the co-founder of Our Companions Animal Rescu...
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Ep181 - Bonney Brown from 2017-05-11T04:00
Interview! Bonney Brown, Founder and Principle Consultant of the Humane Network
“Engaging the public in our work is the key to making it sustainable.”
Ep180 - Jonathan Rosenberg from 2017-05-09T04:00
Interview! Jonathan Rosenberg, Founder of Tabby’s Place
“I wanted to do something for the cats nobody wanted.”
Ep179 - Harold Rhee from 2017-05-06T04:00
Interview! Harold Rhee, Host of This is Pawprint Podcast
“Your volunteers may have skills that you never knew about. You don’t really know unless you truly empower people to share their ...
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Ep178 - Steve Lawrence from 2017-05-04T04:00
Interview! Steve Lawrence, Co-Director of The Cat Rescuers, and Tara Green, TNR volunteer of Brooklyn Animal Action
“I think it’s important for viewers to understand the kind of dedicatio...
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Ep177 - Robin Olson from 2017-05-02T04:00
Interview! Robin Olson, Blogger at CoveredinCatHair.com and founder of Kitten Associates
“I love telling these stories because every single cat that we bring into our rescue always has so...
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Ep176 - Rebecca Jewell from 2017-04-29T04:00
Interview! Rebecca Jewell, Executive Director of the National Kitten Coalition
“Foster programs are my first love by far.”
Ep175 - Jackson Galaxy from 2017-04-27T14:05:26
Interview! Jackson Galaxy, Star of Animal Planet’s My Cat from Hell, and Founder of the Jackson Galaxy Foundation
“I was used to not following rules and cats don’t follow rules for the mo...
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Ep174 - Dr. Theo Capaldo from 2017-04-25T04:00
Interview! Dr. Theo Capaldo, President and Executive Director of the New England Anti-Vivisection Society
“We really try to fight science with science.”
Ep173 - Carter Luke from 2017-04-22T03:30
Interview! Carter Luke, President and CEO of the Massachusetts Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA)
“Fall in love with a cat…find a cat and try to help it."
Luke re...
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Ep172 - Renee Harris from 2017-04-20T04:00
Ep171 - Sarah Pizano from 2017-04-18T04:00
Interview! Sarah Pizano, Program Director for Target Zero
“You are doing this on behalf of the cats. Put the nerves on the back burner; it’s about saving cats.”
Ep170 - Brad Shear from 2017-04-15T10:46:07
Interview! Brad Shear, CEO of the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society
“We are not here to be exterminators.”
Ep169 - Merritt Clifton from 2017-04-13T13:40:48
Interview! Merritt Clifton, Editor at Animals 24-7
“These days, shelters probably see only a fraction of the real numbers of cats in the community.”
Ep168 - Beth Clifton from 2017-04-11T04:00
Beth Clifton, Photographer and Social Media Editor for Animals 24-7
“Take Personal Responsibility with Animals in Need”
Ep167 - Stacy LeBaron from 2017-04-08T04:00
Ask Stacy! Stacy LeBaron, Host of The Community Cats Podcast
“This is all about being a family.”
As kitten season approaches, guest host Lisa Finkel talks with Listen
Ep166 - Jocelyn Bouchard from 2017-04-06T04:00
Interview! Jocelyn Bouchard, Executive Director, Yavapai Humane Society
“How do we elevate the status of cats?”
Ep165 - Laura Baughman from 2017-04-04T04:00
Interview! Laura Baughman, Director of Operations, National Kitten Coalition
"You’re going to get a whole lot more kittens when you start a nursery.”
As we enter “kitten season,” S...
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Ep164 - Sara Kent from 2017-04-01T04:00
Interview! Sara Kent, Director of Shelter Outreach for Petfinder
“Video is a great way to let cats speak for themselves…and they don’t have to say a lot.”
Petfinder has brought the...
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Ep163 - Julie Bank from 2017-03-30T06:16:04
Interview! Julie Bank, President and CEO of Pasadena Humane Society and SPCA
“I saw the animal shelter as a living museum.”
Ep162 - Anna Murrain and Valerie Kajko from 2017-03-28T04:00
Interview! Anna Murrin and Valerie Kajko, Project Manager and TNR Coordinator, Metro Denver CAT Project
“Having a physical location in the community builds up trust.”
Ep161 - Cheryl Fernandes from 2017-03-25T04:00
Interview! Part Two - Cheryl Fernandes, Shelter Care Representative, PetLink
"The microchip is the silent voice for the animal."
Ep159 - Heather Cammisa and Tara Sannucci, from 2017-03-21T12:23:25
Interview! Part One - Heather Cammisa, CEO and Tara Sannucci, Pet Retention Coordinator, St. Hubert’s
“A database is only as good as it’s maintained.”
In part one of this two-part ...
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Ep160 - Heather Cammisa and Tara Sannucci from 2017-03-21T04:13:56
Interview! Part Two - Heather Cammisa, CEO and Tara Sannucci, Pet Retention Coordinator, St. Hubert’s
“It’s senseless to put out all this advice if you have someone who’s not willing or a...
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Ep158 - Lauren Burbridge from 2017-03-18T04:00
Interview! Lauren Burbridge, Coordinator, Massachusetts Animal Fund
“If every taxpayer in MA payed just one dollar… we could help over 40,000 cats and dogs every year.”
Lauren Burb...
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Ep157 - Joyce Briggs from 2017-03-16T04:00
Interview! Joyce Briggs, President, Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs
“Whenever we intervene with animals in an ecosystem, there are implications for other animals.”
Joyc...
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Ep156 - Dr. Dena Mangiamele from 2017-03-14T17:12:54
Interview! Dr. Dena Mangiamele, Author/Lecturer
“‘Safety first’ does not exclude cats at all.”
When Dena Mangiamele started to practice veterinary medicine with the City of Los Ang...
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Ep155 - Gavin Ehringer from 2017-03-11T11:37:48
Interview! Gavin Ehringer, Author
“We are so people-focused because behind every animal that is coming into our clinic is a person.”
Ep154 - Michelle Rivera from 2017-03-09T05:00
Interview! Michelle Rivera, Founder, Spay-Neuter Kansas City
“We are so people-focused because behind every animal that is coming into our clinic is a person.”
Ep153 - Priscilla Ma from 2017-03-07T05:00
Interview! Priscilla Ma, Executive Director, US Chapter of World Animal Protection
“People don’t want to know just about suffering, they want to know how they can help.”
Ep152 - Cheryl Fernandes, from 2017-03-04T05:00
Interview! Cheryl Fernandes, Shelter Care Representative, PetLink
"The microchip is the silent voice for the animal."
Ep151 - Brigid Wasson from 2017-03-02T05:00
Interview! Brigid Wasson, Co-founder Missing Pet Partnership
“We recommend that all cats be chipped, but it isn’t foolproof.”
Ep150 - Bruce Myers from 2017-02-28T05:00
Bruce Myers, Executive Director, United Spay Alliance
“The law tends to be way behind the needs on the ground… We’ve got to let the law catch up.”
Ep149 - Rob Halpin from 2017-02-25T05:00
Ep148 - Katie Lisnik from 2017-02-23T13:46:34
Interview! Katie Lisnik, Director of Cat Protection and Policy at the Humane Society of the United States
“This is the thick of legislative session season.”
Ep147 - Stacy LeBaron from 2017-02-21T04:47:05
Ask Stacy! Five Tenets of Building an Organization
“We have to focus on giving people the guidance they need, but also let them take ownership a task, too.”
Ep146 - Rachel Geller from 2017-02-18T05:00
Interview! Rachel Geller, Certified Humane Education Specialist
“The moral and humane response to animal abuse begins with assisting kids in developing empathy and compassion for animals....
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Ep145 - Tamar Arslanian, Author of Shop Cats of New York from 2017-02-16T05:00
Interview! Tamar Arslanian, Author of Shop Cats of New York
“Isn’t a life in a shop where they’re loved better than a cage or being put down?”
Ep144 - Christina Ha from 2017-02-14T05:00
Interview! Christina Ha, Co-Founder of Meow Parlour and Creator of Cat Camp NYC
“How can I bridge the gap between people who want to learn about cats and the experts who know all about ca...
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Ep143 - Shaun Sears from 2017-02-11T05:00
Interview! Shaun Sears, Co-Owner, Canopy Cat Rescue
"What we do is extremely dangerous…even savvy tree climbers have difficulty rescuing cats."
Ep142 - Rob Leinberger from 2017-02-09T05:00
Ep141 - Meg Bond from 2017-02-07T17:00
Meg Bond, Owner, Events by Meg
“You need to find the kingpin to what is taking up space.”
Ep140 - Joe Miele from 2017-02-04T05:00
Joe Miele, TNR project coordinator, Broken Promises SW
“A tight-knit colony is going to keep other [cats] out of the area.”
Ep139 - Gus Ray from 2017-02-02T17:00
Gus Ray, Owner of Baycom Diagnostics
“From a scientific point of view it’s been one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, but also the most rewarding.”
Ep138 - Myles Chadwick from 2017-01-31T05:00
Myles Chadwick, Vice President of the New School at Emancipet
“In order to reach people who haven’t been [reached] before, we have to do a lot of listening, not just a lot of telling.” Listen
Ep137 - Steve Smith from 2017-01-28T05:37:11
Steve Smith, Founder of Pet Releaf
“We follow the science first and foremost.”
Ep136 - Book Reviews with Stacy from 2017-01-26T05:00
Ep135 - Emma Clifford from 2017-01-24T05:00
Emma Clifford, Founder and Executive Director of Animal Balance
“I don’t think you can put a dollar figure on humanely managing all species."
Ep134 - Laura Moss&Jamie Brooks from 2017-01-21T05:00
Laura Moss, Founder, and Jamie Brooks, Communications, AdventureCats.org
“We [are] trying to… rebrand not just what it means to be a cat lady… [but also] what a cat is.”
Ep133- Mary Peng from 2017-01-19T05:00
Interview! Mary Peng, CEO & Founder, International Center for Veterinary Services (Part 2)
“It has to be high-quality, high-volume spay-neuter, with Chinese characteristics.”'
In p...
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Ep132 - Mary Peng from 2017-01-17T05:00
Interview! Mary Peng, CEO & Founder, International Center for Veterinary Services (Part 1)
“This is a program for China. It is going to raise the bar on humane animal welfare.”
In ...
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Ep131 - Chris Roy from 2017-01-14T05:00
Interview! Chris Roy, Founder, Doobert.com
"The concept behind Doobert was to automate those rescue tasks that can and should be automated."
Chris Roy is a pilot, a Milwaukeean, a ...
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Ep130 - Dr. Caitlyn Neal from 2017-01-12T05:00
Interview! Dr. Caitlyn Neal, HVHQSN Veterinarian, Washington D.C. and Maryland
“We have enormous community support through our foster network and feeders who really want to go the distanc...
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Ep129 - Nina Wolf from 2017-01-10T05:00
“Think about our kids who are cuddling animals and sticking their faces down into their fur."
Nina is a passionate a...
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Ep128 - Aimee St. Arnaud from 2017-01-07T05:00
Interview! Aimee St. Arnaud-Relaunch- Director at Humane Alliance a Program of the ASPCA
“We need to focus on stopping the problem at the root… that’s why we focus on prevention.”
Ep127 - Bryan Kortis from 2017-01-05T05:00
Interview! Bryan Kortis, Director of National Programs, Neighborhood Cats
“We’ve been able to return cats to colonies that otherwise would have been lost in the system.”
In his ret...
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Ep126 - Justin Zimmerman from 2017-01-03T05:00
Justin Zimmerman, Director of the Film, “SMART: Specialized Mobile Animal Rescue Team.”
“We fell in love with their drive and passion, and what they’re doing so visual, we thought there w...
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Ep125 - Susanna Della Maddalena from 2016-12-31T05:00
Greatest Hits! Susanna Della Maddalena, CEO and President, Central OK Humane
“We’re in the business of saving lives."
Susanna was a fan favorite and we can definitely see why! She ...
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Ep124 - Brianna Lovell from 2016-12-29T05:00
Greatest Hits! Brianna Lovell, Outreach and Events Manager, Alley Cat Allies
“No action is too big or too small.”
We couldn't have asked for a better guest on National Feral Cat Da...
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Ep123 - Hannah Shaw from 2016-12-27T05:00
Greatest Hits! Hannah Shaw, The Kitten Lady
“I live and breathe cat advocacy…that’s what I do.”
Hannah Shaw was such a popular guest earlier this year that we couldn't wait to brin...
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Ep122- Kathy Downey from 2016-12-24T05:00
Interview! Kathy Downey, Journalist and Animal Rights Advocate, Plus "Mickey’s Story"
“These cats are citizens of our community just like you are and I am.”
Ep121 - Dr. Marty Becker from 2016-12-22T05:00
Interview! Dr. Marty Becker, “America’s Veterinarian” and Founder of the Fear Free Initiative
"To finally realize we were causing psychological damage to animals…once you know it, you can...
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Ep120 - Diane Kelly and Sarah Dellea from 2016-12-20T05:00
Interview! Diane Kelly and Sarah Dellea, Founder and General Manager of the Purr Cat Cafe, Boston, MA
“We want Purr to be an opportunity to give back to the community.”
After worki...
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Ep119 - Dr. Sara White from 2016-12-17T05:00
Interview! Dr. Sara White, Founder Spay ASAP Inc.- VT
“We haven’t really been taught… how to take care of [our bodies as] this instrument that we have.”
Dr. Sara White is a mixed-a...
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Ep118 - Aly Miller&Paul Castro, Jr. from 2016-12-15T05:00
Interview! Aly Miller and Paul Castro, Jr., Creator of Aeris, A Short Film- NYC
“Our responsibility as filmmakers is to tell the most vulnerable truth.”
When Paul Castro Jr. entere...
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Ep117 - Christie Keith from 2016-12-13T05:00
Interview! Christie Keith, Communications Strategist, MI
“For me, it’s all about persuasion."
Christie Keith is a journalist and communications consultant for animal welfare and ve...
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Ep116 - Elizabeth Putsche from 2016-12-10T05:00
Interview! Elizabeth Putsche, Founder, For All Animals
“It’s all about data and supporting information. That’s what really speaks to government officials.”
Elizabeth Putsche is the...
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Ep115 - Will Allen from 2016-12-08T05:00
Interview! Will Allen, New Sales Business Manager, Frontstream
“BiddingForGood helps you expand your reach and raise more money.”
Ep114 - Dr. Julie Levy from 2016-12-06T05:00
Interview! Dr. Julie Levy, Maddie’s Professor of Shelter Medicine at University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine
“Our goal is to enculturation these life-saving key initiatives i...
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Ep113 - Dr. Christine Wilford from 2016-12-03T05:00
Interview! Dr. Christine Wilford, Founder, The Feral Cat Project
“Sometimes helping means us having to not do something, and us realizing that, for this cat, bringing it inside means it’s...
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Ep112 - Karen Little from 2016-12-01T05:00
Interview! Karen Little, Executive Director, Alley Cat Advocates
“Urban cats are accustomed to urban living. Rural cats are accustomed to rural living… Keeping those colonies in tact, ad...
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Ep111 - Andy Kola from 2016-11-29T05:00
Interview! Andy Kola, Founder, LumenLS
“To fix the problems that are facing cats, all center around increasing the perceived importance, the perceived value, and the perceived acceptance ...
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Ep110 - Karina King from 2016-11-26T05:00
Dakin, since cat overpopulation has become less of an issue across Massachusetts. Dakin has performed over 70,000 spay/neuter surgeries, and as a result, the cats entering her adoption center ar...
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Ep109 - Alana Yanez from 2016-11-24T05:00
Ep108 - Suzanne Kogut from 2016-11-22T05:00
Interview! Suzanne Kogut, Executive Director of the Petco Foundation
“Everyone wants the same thing, to do right by the cats. There’s just a disagreement often about how we get there. But...
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Ep107 - Ask Stacy! from 2016-11-19T17:00
It's an Ask Stacy episode!
“You could feel the energy busting through the wires”
Stacy reflects what all that she’s learned since launching the Community Cats Podcast, having compl...
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Ep106 - Diego Alves from 2016-11-17T17:00
Interview! Diego Alves, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pet and Tie
“We want to be the premium app for pet parents and pets.”
Ep105 - Katie Lisnik from 2016-11-15T05:00
Interview! Katie Lisnik, Director of Cat Protection and Policy, The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
“Taking an active role in legislation is the only way we’re going to move th...
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Ep104 - Sally Williams from 2016-11-12T05:00
Interview! Sally Williams, Founder, The Brodie Fund
“I think the thing that makes us a little different, and our goals quite lofty as well, is that we are putting the focus on quality of ...
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Ep103 - Sharon Secovich from 2016-11-10T05:00
Interview! Sharon Secovich, Co-founder, Spay Maine
“What I’ve found is a lot of people will feed but they don’t have the knowledge or wherewithal or the means to trap. So the only way to ...
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Ep102 - Dr. Margaret Slater from 2016-11-08T05:00
Interview! Dr. Margaret Slater, Senior Director of Veterinary Epidemiology Research and Development for the ASPCA
“One of the things that we’ve found really helpful in all kinds of progra...
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Ep101 - Audra Farrell from 2016-11-05T04:00
Interview! Audra Farrell, Community Cares Program Supervisor at the San Francisco SPCA
“I have found even the fiercest of ferals can be really great moms, ...
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Ep100 - Deborah Schutt from 2016-11-03T04:00
Interview! Deborah Schutt, Co-Founder Michigan Pet Fund Alliance
“Attending conferences, understanding what other people are doing, and...
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Ep99 - Kristen Petrie from 2016-11-01T04:00
Interview! Kristen Petrie, Creative Director, Mellarium and Technical Cat, Community Cats Podcast
“The brand is important and it is an asset to any organization, whether they are big or s...
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Ep98 - Sheila Massey from 2016-10-29T04:00
Interview! Sheila Massey, Neighborhood Activist - NYC
“I found that I spent half my time explaining TNR and working with the community ...
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Ep97 - Martha Smith-Blackmore, DVM from 2016-10-27T05:00
Interview! Martha Smith-Blackmore, DVM, Founder of Forensic Veterinary Investigations, LLC
"Don’t worry about things you can’t change…take that passion and make ...
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Ep96 - Emma Clifford from 2016-10-27T04:00
Interview! Emma Clifford, Founder and Executive Director of Animal Balance
“Islands are helping islands, which is exactly what we wanted to happen.”
Don’t miss this fascinat...
Ep95 - Jill O’Connell and Crystal Arnott from 2016-10-26T04:00
Interview! Jill O’Connell, Executive Director and Crystal Arnott, Communications and Fundraising Manager, Lowell Humane Society (MA)
“N...
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Ep94 - Stacey Carver from 2016-10-25T04:00
Interview! Stacey Carver, President and Executive Director of Berkshire Animal DREAMS (MA)
“Collaboration is a wonderful thing for all of us trying to do animal rescue work."
Stace...
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Ep93 - Aimee St. Arnaud from 2016-10-22T03:53:22
Interview! Aimee St. Arnaud, Director at Humane Alliance a Program of the ASPCA
“We need to focus on stopping the problem at the root… that’s why we focus on prevention.”
Ep92 - Julie Jacobson from 2016-10-21T04:00
Interview! Julie Jacobson, Director of Spay Tennessee
“When writing grants, you have to come in prepared, you have to know your mission, you have to know your community.”
Ep91 - Book Review Special from 2016-10-20T04:00
Ep90 - Dr. Peggy Larson from 2016-10-19T04:00
Interview! Dr. Peggy Larson, Founder of Cat Spay and Neuter Clinic, Colchester, VT
“You have to balance, to make sure that that c...
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Ep89 - Juan Martinez from 2016-10-18T04:00
Interview! Juan Martinez, Founder and President, JMart Strategies
“Pick one platform, become really good at that platform, before you expand into a second one.”
With his 20 years o...
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Ep88 - Brianna Lovell from 2016-10-15T04:00
Ep87 - Amy Sandler from 2016-10-14T04:00
Interview! Amy Sandler, Executive Coach, and Certified Breathwork Meditation Teacher
“Usually our minds are somewhere in the past or somewhere in the future.”
Ep86 Part 2 - Hannah Shaw from 2016-10-13T04:00
Interview! Hannah Shaw, “The Kitten Lady”
“I live and breathe cat advocacy…that’s what I do.”
Little did Hannah Shaw know that the day that she borrowed some shoes to climb a tree ...
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Ep85 Part 1 - Hannah Shaw from 2016-10-12T04:00
Interview! Hannah Shaw, “The Kitten Lady”
“I live and breathe cat advocacy…that’s what I do.”
Little d...
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Ep83 Part 1 - Mary Smith, Executive Leadership Team and Sheila D’Arpino from 2016-10-08T04:00
Ep83 Part 1 - Mary Smith, Executive Leadership Team and Sheila D’Arpino from 2016-10-08T04:00
Ep82 - Cindy Wiemann from 2016-10-07T15:03:59
Ep81 - Blake and Adrienne Kuhre from 2016-10-06T04:00
Interview! Blake and Adrienne Kuhre, Founders of the Furry Foundation
Ep80 - Ask Stacy! Questions and Answers for Inquiring Cats from 2016-10-05T04:00
Stacy LeBaron, podcast host and president emeritus of MRFRS answers your questions.
As Community Cats Podcast celebrates its eightieth episode, Listen
Ep79 - Christie Kamiya from 2016-10-04T04:00
Interview! Christie Kamiya, Chief of Shelter Medicine, Humane Society Silicon Valley
At nine years old, Dr. Kamiya’s first experience adopting a dog sparked a lifelong passion for battlin...
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Ep78 - Jennifer Blough from 2016-10-01T04:00
Interview! Jennifer Blough, Psychotherapist in Compassion Fatigue and Author
With experiences ranging from animal care attendant to animal control officer, Jennifer choose to passionately...
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Ep77 - Valerie Ingram and Alistair Schroff from 2016-09-30T04:00
Interview! Valerie Ingram and Alistair Schroff, Founders of The Lakes Animal Friendship Society
The combination of Valerie’s nineteen years’ experience in elementary education and Alistai...
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Ep76 - Holly Putnam from 2016-09-29T04:00
Interview! Holly Putnam, Faculty Clinician, Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program, Cornell University
Dr. Holly Putnam graduated veterinary school in 2003, and initially went into private pra...
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Ep75 - Peter Wolf from 2016-09-28T04:00
Peter Wolfe is a cat initiatives analyst at Best Friends Society and a blogger at Vox Felina, where he seeks to fill the void of TNR research and other issues affecting community cats. He ...
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Ep74 - Mike Cahill from 2016-09-27T04:00
Ep73 - Taryn Breuer from 2016-09-24T04:00
Ep72 - Diane Blankenberg from 2016-09-23T04:00
Interview! Diane Blankenberg, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Consultant for Humane Network
Ep71 - Mike Phillips from 2016-09-22T04:00
Interview! Mike Phillips, President, Urban Cat League, and Community Outreach Coordinator for the New York City Feral Cat Initiative
Ep70 - Tammy King from 2016-09-21T04:00
Ep69 Amanda Arrington from 2016-09-20T04:00
Interview! Amanda Arrington, Director, Pets for Life Program at The Humane Society of the United States
Ep68 Cheryl Ann Fernandes from 2016-09-17T04:00
Ep67 Merritt Clifton from 2016-09-16T04:00
Interview! Merritt Clifton, Journalist and Founder, Animals 24-7 News
Ep66 - Andi Kola from 2016-09-15T04:00
Ep65 Linda Gage from 2016-09-14T04:00
Interview! Linda Gage, No More Homeless Pets Network Specialist, Best Friends Animal Society
Ep 64 - Ollie Davidson from 2016-09-13T04:00
Ep63 - Kelley Bollen from 2016-09-10T04:00
Interview! Kelley Bollen, Owner and Director of Animal Alliances Consulting Firm
Ep62 - Bonnie Geisler from 2016-09-09T04:00
Interview! Bonnie Geisler, President and Founder, Felines and Friends Foundation (VT)
Ep61 - Cameron Moore from 2016-09-08T04:00
Interview! Cameron Moore, Project Manager, Target Zero
Ep60 - Sherri Gustafson from 2016-09-07T04:00
Interview! Sherri Gustafson, Spay/Neuter Community Liaison for the Massachusetts Animal Fund
Sherri serves as the Spay/Neuter Community Liaison for the Massachusetts Animal Fund, which pr...
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Ep 59 - Pamela Krausz from 2016-09-06T04:00
Ep 58 - Heidi Colonna from 2016-09-03T04:00
Interview! Heidi Colonna, Curriculum Development Manager for the Humane Society of the United States and Board Member with Association of Professional Humane Educators
Ep 57 - Kaleel Sakakeeny from 2016-09-02T04:00
Interview! Kaleel Sakakeeny, Founder, The Other Me Coaching
Ep 56 - Sarah Pizano from 2016-09-01T04:00
Ep 55 - Danielle Jo Bays from 2016-08-31T04:00
Ep54 - Angela Walters Rockwell from 2016-08-30T04:00
An Interview with Angela Walters Rockwell, Executive Director of the Animal Shelter Assistance Program (ASAP), Santa Barbara, California
Ep 53 - Caitlyn Macintosh from 2016-08-27T04:00
Ep 52 - Ask Stacy! Questions and Answers for Inquiring Cats from 2016-08-26T04:00
“My hope is that there comes to be more acceptance of the idea of a community cat.” from 2016-08-25T04:00
“I would like every veterinarian to be supportive of TNR and to understand the huge difference that it’s made.” from 2016-08-24T04:00
“We have a better option for this subset of underrepresented cats.” from 2016-08-23T04:00
“The program changed our view, philosophy, and focus and what we were saving on the cat side was helping us do better on the dog side as well.” from 2016-08-20T04:00
John’s background in wildlife management and a biology degree from George Washington University led him to become an animal control officer in 1994. Since then, he has served as the director of ...
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“I thought to myself, there has to be a better way…and that was what drove me, right after vet school, to go to work in a shelter.” from 2016-08-19T05:00
From working as an animal control officer in 1989 to becoming the first person ever to complete a veterinarian residency in shelter medicine in 2001 at UC Davis, Kate’s passion for saving the li...
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“What really keeps me and most of our team coming to work every day is the fact that we have seen such great success.” from 2016-08-18T04:00
A national expert in animal welfare issues, Rick is an advocate for spay/neuter programs targeting low income pet owners. He founded Jacksonville, Florida’s First "Coast No More Homeless Pets" i...
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“I felt if this cat shouldn’t have been born and if there weren’t such a surplus, they’d all have a better shot at a good life.” from 2016-08-17T04:00
After her first experience losing a beloved stray to overpopulation in a Bridgeport, CT shelter, Esther’s passion for improving the quality of life for community cats across the country was igni...
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“Equate the cost of helping an individual cat with how many spays and neuters you aren’t doing.” from 2016-08-16T04:00
In her 8th grade research paper, Dr. Christine reported that up to twenty-two million cats were killed annually in shelters at the time. Almost thirty years after pursuing her DVM, th...
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“We need an organization that can educate the public, but, at the same time, also provide resources for the smaller ‘mom and pop’ groups.” from 2016-08-13T04:00
With 33 years of experience as a veterinarian in Cincinnati, Ohio, Dr. Zeke founded United Pet Fund in 2010 and United Pet Resource Center in 2015. An advocate for the integration of corporate a...
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“We don’t ever want anyone to come to the clinic and say we don’t have enough traps for you.” from 2016-08-12T04:00
A computer consultant with Microsoft by day, Amber channeled both her passion for cats and her business-sense into launching Michigan’s All About Animals Rescue in 2005. Since then, she has rais...
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“I’m better at being a copycat than an original… With all the webinars and podcasts like these, you can learn so much from each other." from 2016-08-11T04:00
Always a lover of animals, a young Bryn Rogers thought she would take the obvious career path of veterinarian—until she shadowed at a vet office and found herself unable to stomach the reality o...
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“In the human side of things, you can never get to zero in something that you think is absolutely ideal." from 2016-08-10T04:00
Dr. Marvin Mackie began his lifelong work with animals from an early age. Raised on a farm around cows and horses, he entered veterinary school with the intent of becoming a large animal veterin...
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“The canine has always been given more precedence in medical care.” from 2016-08-09T04:00
Ellen Carozza is a veterinary technician with a passion for rescuing and raising neonatal kittens. She lovingly brings the kittens she raises everywhere with her, and implements innovative ways ...
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“I am extremely optimistic about the future.” from 2016-08-06T04:00
Dr. David Haworth, DVM, PhD has impact on his mind. He discusses how he works to help PetSmart Charities save 1,400 lives a day, through grantmaking, adoption centers, supporting spay/neuter and...
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“We all have our own donor sources, yes, we have our own projects and so on, but we are in this together.” from 2016-08-05T04:00
Michael tells Stacy about all things animal welfare in Arizona, from a ten-month kitten season to roaming packs of chihuahuas. In addition, he emphasizes the importance of working with other ani...
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“When an animal control agency/animal shelter is working with a TNR group, it’s a great relationship.” from 2016-08-04T04:00
Former animal control officer Alice Burton has transformed her beliefs about trap-neuter-release. Alice tells Stacy about synergistic relationships between animal control departments and TNR org...
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"Relationships and people make all of the work we do in animal welfare possible.” from 2016-08-03T04:00
CAT is the largest feline-only shelter in the Pacific Northwest, and Karen outlines their focus on taking in cats from other shelters and rescue groups for necessary medical care and rehoming. ...
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“We’re in the business of saving lives." from 2016-08-02T04:00
With her ten years of at the helm of PetSmart Charities, and her current role leading Central OK Humane, Susana is in a perfect position to share her perspective both as a a funder of animal ini...
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“I think I was born a cat lady.” from 2016-07-30T04:00
Julia says that earning her Masters in Animals and Public Policy at Tufts gave her a perfect “launching pad” for what she wanted to do with her life. It also led her to take an active role at t...
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“It’s hard and it’s messy and it’s not pretty, but when it works we can really change policies that impact so many animals.” from 2016-07-29T04:00
A veteran advocate for animals, Kara talks about her involvement in several game-changing initiatives — a license plate program and tax check-off — that created funding sources in Massachusetts ...
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“Diabetes is not a death sentence for cats." from 2016-07-28T04:00
Have a diabetic cat, or know someone who does? JaneA describes her experience with her own cat plus the work she does as a member of the “virtual” team that runs Diabetic Cats in Need. (DCIN). ...
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“The connection of one to one is really magical.” from 2016-07-27T04:00
After reminiscing about their early work together, Bonney and Stacy discuss fundraising strategies and the importance of focusing your message on successes and future opportunities. It can be ov...
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“I knew I could be the voice for the animals and wanted to help.” from 2016-07-26T04:00
Marlan leads a “boots on the ground” initiative to go into Kansas City's underserved communities to provide education, wellness and other resources to keep families and pets toget...
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“We’re all about working through compassion.” from 2016-07-23T04:00
The State of Delaware has legislation in effect establishing a spay/neuter program for non-profits and low-income individuals, which is funded by a $3 surcharge on rabies vaccines...
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"Even though we’re behind, we don’t want to be.” from 2016-07-22T04:00
Shelby describes the challenges of helping community cats in the rural South, where 40% of residents have no access to the internet. So, she reaches out to local social services organizations t...
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“People may be the problem but they’re also the solution.” from 2016-07-21T04:00
After TNR’ing 43 cats and fostering multiple litters of kittens, Ashley became “addicted” to trapping and decided that a career in animal welfare was inevitable for her. She speaks about her com...
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"Community cats are not homeless..they are loved and cared for.” from 2016-07-20T04:00
When Scott accepted the challenge of joining the Washington Humane Society, their live release rate was 28%…today it is 90%. Scott outlines the various programs that have moved the dial, includi...
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“You don’t have to change the world in 20 minutes." from 2016-07-19T04:00
Kit reflects on the “bad old days” 30 years ago when “cats were third class citizens, who came in and went out the back door” and there was no formal way for rescues or...
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“Don’t be afraid to ask complete strangers for help." from 2016-07-16T04:00
Rachael started her career as an academic scientist and brings disciplined thinking to her cageless cat shelter and TNR efforts. She and her mother founded Here Today, Adopted Tomorrow after att...
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"The first thing you want to do is find out who’s going to be a good partner.” from 2016-07-15T04:00
Nancy, who has been involved in the start-up of community cat TNR programs in Florida and now in Delaware, identifies several of the critical factors for building a successful effort: educating...
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“We all have stories…and it’s those stories that can empower us to believe that we can do more for cats.” from 2016-07-14T04:00
In this episode, Stacy’s in the interview chair and speaks about her motivation for launching the Community Cats Podcast, the wide array of volunteers, services and skills necessary to support c...
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"Cats are resourceful and a lot smarter than we give them credit for.” from 2016-07-13T04:00
Jessica has had broad exposure to many different functions necessary to helping community cats: TNR, high volume spay/neuter clinics, and even managing a pet food pantry. When she joined Indy H...
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"You can save more lives by fixing one cat than you can with one adoption.” from 2016-07-12T04:00
Julie applied her for-profit experience and strategic mindset to the issues facing Community Cats in her years at PetSmart Charities and Executive Director of the Feral Cat Spay/Neuter Program i...
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“If we can keep a cat that has a solvable, fixable behavior problem in its home, it’s better for the cat and for the owner.” from 2016-07-09T04:00
Volunteering at the Gifford Shelter, and helping socialize fearful, shy and semi-feral cats launched Rachel into her role today as a certified cat behaviorist. She describes the cat behavior and...
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“Long term vision and careful planning leads to success.” from 2016-07-08T04:00
In this episode, Karen describes how she went about determining what type of efforts and program might best solve the community cat problem in Louisville. She’s a big believer in planning and p...
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“We simply can’t say, “I’m an animal person…I don’t want to deal with people.” from 2016-07-07T04:00
In this episode, Katie chronicles her wide-ranging activities as a proponent for improving outcomes for cats and communities. She details her work helping improve public policies relating to ca...
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“A lot of cats are not really lost.” from 2016-07-06T04:00
Stacy interviews Bridget about some of the thorniest questions surrounding community cats: how do you assess whether a cat is owned, feral or a community cat, when should you intervene with a c...
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“Nobody goes into this knowing everything you need to know.” from 2016-07-05T04:00
Christy and Stacy have a wide-ranging discussion about low cost spay/neuter, developing a successful TNR effort by building community coalitions, and Christy’s experience with the Pets for Life ...
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“We know TNR works, now it’s just a matter of executing.” from 2016-07-02T04:00
Nationally recognized expert Bryan Kortis talks with Stacy about all things TNR: his beginnings trapping a colony of cats on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, the founding of Neig...
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“I had never seen one cat outside, let alone one hundred!” from 2016-07-01T04:00
Stacy talks with veteran trapper Laura Burns about her experiences, advice and resources for those seeking to make a difference for cats. Laura discusses the use of box traps ver...
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“The answer comes from all of us.” from 2016-06-30T04:00
Formerly a “true blue dog person,” Betsy tells about the kitten on a woodpile outside her house that fueled her interest in assisting community cats. She also addresses the challenges found on t...
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“People are mad…they want kittens and now there are no kittens!” from 2016-06-29T04:00
Dr. Newman describes how the Barry County Animal Shelter implemented a TNR program — with the help of the MRFRS Mentoring Program and PetSmart Charities — that has resulted in a drastic reductio...
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“We were literally swimming in cats." from 2016-06-28T04:00
In this episode, Mike describes the profound improvements and progress for cats he has seen in his 20+ year career at the MSPCA. By implementing programs to reduce the stress of cats in the shel...
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“Once you save one, you’re hooked for life." from 2016-06-25T04:00
Marnie tells Stacy about her commitment to increasing the survival rates for neonatal kittens through education, information sharing, cooperation and hands on learning. Her organization, the N...
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“I realized there was a whole world of feral cats out there” from 2016-06-24T04:00
Kit, the founder of the largest TNR group in the greater Boston area, provides insights on how to develop an effective TNR program. Because 50% of the cats found by Charles River Alley Cats are ...
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Bailing a ship with a cup of water. from 2016-06-23T05:00
"They were feeding their pets their own food." from 2016-06-22T04:00
When we work together, we exemplify a humane world. from 2016-06-21T04:00
Sandy reflects on her long career in animal welfare, why working with people might be more effective than hands-on work with animals, and the Jackson Galaxy Foundation’s current initiative to im...
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Start where you are, and use what you have. from 2016-06-20T04:00
You’ve got to fix them all! from 2016-06-19T04:00
Six Years of Progress from 2016-06-18T21:08:08
Welcome to The Show from 2016-06-18T19:03:51
Get to know Stacy LeBaron, hear a bit about her life’s work with cats and non-profit organizations, and learn more about the show and it's mission.
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