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November 19, 2024
Building a Safe Haven for Working Cats with Mary Scott, Director of the Working Cats Program, ASAP Cats
November 12, 2024
Saving Lives with Return-to-Field: The Future of Humane Cat Management, Part 2, with Bryan Kortis, National Programs Director, Neighborhood Cats
November 5, 2024
Saving Lives with Return-to-Field: The Future of Humane Cat Management, Part 1, with Bryan Kortis, National Programs Director, Neighborhood Cats

Upcoming Conferences & Workshops

TNR Certification Workshop

Dec. 7th | 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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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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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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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.

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 […]

November 12, 2024

Saving Lives with Return-to-Field: The Future of Humane Cat Management, Part 2, with Bryan Kortis, National Programs Director, Neighborhood Cats

“It’s important to understand that nothing else works. There’s no other method available if you want to control the cat population besides sterilization.” Listen to Episode #586 Now This episode is sponsored-in-part by Maddie’s Fund and the Whisker Tracker App. If you missed Part 1 of this episode click […]

November 5, 2024

Saving Lives with Return-to-Field: The Future of Humane Cat Management, Part 1, with Bryan Kortis, National Programs Director, Neighborhood Cats

“It’s important to understand that nothing else works. There’s no other method available if you want to control the cat population besides sterilization.” Listen to Episode #585 Now This episode is sponsored-in-part by Maddie’s Fund and the Whisker Tracker App. In this special, two-part audio presentation of a recent […]

October 29, 2024

Matt the Cat Guy Took Up a TNR Torch in South Dakota and He’s Not Stopping with Matt Tougas Founder and President, Sioux Empire TNR

“I didn’t want to start another rescue that was going to fill up.” Listen to Episode #584 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 chats with Matt Tougas, also known […]

October 22, 2024

From Fearful to Fearless and the Push to Protect Canada’s Cats with Natalia Hanson, Marketing & Communications Consultant Humane Canada

“Shelters across the country are in crisis… sometimes keeping a pet at home where they’re loved and safe is as simple as providing them with a bowl of food.” Listen to Episode #583 Now This episode is sponsored in part by Maddie’s Fund. In this insightful episode of the […]