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December 17, 2024
Piecing Together the Cat Overpopulation Puzzle
December 10, 2024
How Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return Programs Protect Cats and Communities
December 3, 2024
How Meals on Wheels is Keeping People and Their Pets Together

Upcoming Conferences & Workshops

TNR Certification Workshop

Jan. 4th | 2:00-4:30PM ET.
Learn what TNR is and why it works. We’ll cover getting along with neighbors, preparations for trapping, trapping itself (including entire colonies at once), feeding, providing winter shelter, and more.

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Surrender Prevention Certification Workshop

January 15, 2025 | 2:00-3:30PM ET.
You’ll learn compassionate strategies for empathizing with cat owners, addressing their unique limitations—whether financial, time-related, or related to patience—and tackle the three most common reasons for surrender: litter box issues, destructive scratching, and inter-cat aggression.

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8th Annual Online Cat Conference

Jan. 25th & 26th | 10:00AM-5:00PM ET.
Take part in two days filled with cat-centric content, speakers from a wide variety of animal welfare roles share their perspectives on the field, providing valuable insights to help you or your organization create a more humane world for community cats.

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Scholarships may be available for these events!

Thanks for generous sponsors, many of our workshops and conferences can be attended at no charge when you apply for a scholarship.
Please visit our scholarship info page to get all the details and apply.

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Community Cats Program Management

DATE: JANUARY 13, 2025 – MARCH 9, 2025
TIME: Materials will be available on demand. Live Q+A sessions will occur every Friday at 11:00 AM ET.
REGISTRATION: Fee is $429. Click here to register before January 12, 2025

Are you ready to make a greater impact in your community? Registration is now open for the January 2025 session of the Community Cat Program Management Course in collaboration with the University of the Pacific, Benerd College!

Course leaders, Stacy LeBaron (Community Cats Podcast & United Spay Alliance) and Elizabeth Finch (Community Cats Podcast), will facilitate this unique, fully comprehensive, eight-week certificate program that covers every essential aspect of building and managing a successful community cat initiative. Aimed at animal welfare professionals, veterinary students, animal control officers, nonprofit leaders, and community advocates, this course combines theory with practical applications to cover all aspects of community cat welfare.

Through a blend of online lectures, interactive discussions, and real-world assignments, students will learn how to implement humane and effective strategies for managing community cat populations, ensuring their health and welfare while engaging positively with the communities they serve.

December 17, 2024

Piecing Together the Cat Overpopulation Puzzle

“Trap-neuter-return is one piece of the puzzle. When it’s part of a strategic cat population management program, TNR becomes a powerful tool for addressing feline overpopulation.” Listen to Episode #591 Now Featuring Vicky Halls, Head of Unowned Cats, International Cat Care This episode is sponsored-in-part by Maddie’s Fund. […]

December 10, 2024

How Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return Programs Protect Cats and Communities

“By creating this barrier to rabies between wildlife, pets, and people, it’s not just about the well-being of the cats—it’s about the well-being of the community.” Listen to Episode #590 Now This episode is sponsored-in-part by Maddie’s Fund, The Community Cat Clinic, and the Whisker Tracker App. In this […]

December 3, 2024

How Meals on Wheels is Keeping People and Their Pets Together

“97 percent of Meals on Wheels clients say that this type of programming does help them keep their pets. So it is really impactful and we’re so grateful for that.” Listen to Episode #589 Now with with Morgan Hultquist, Senior Manager of Strategy & Impact, Meals on Wheels, and Dan […]

November 26, 2024

Trap, Neuter, Write? Unraveling the Mystery of TNVR with Sharon Marchisello, Board Member, Fayette Humane Society

“Trap-Neuter-Return isn’t just a method; it’s a mission to bring community, compassion, and a little mystery into the world of cats.” Listen to Episode #588 Now This episode is sponsored-in-part by Maddie’s Fund and the Whisker Tracker App. In this episode of the Community Cats Podcast, host Stacy LeBaron […]

November 19, 2024

Building a Safe Haven for Working Cats with Mary Scott, Director of the Working Cats Program, ASAP Cats

“Working cat programs historically have been programs of last resort… I like to think of the working cats program as really going beyond that, where every cat has the possibility of a live outcome…” Listen to Episode #587 Now This episode is sponsored-in-part by Maddie’s Fund, The Community Cat […]