Kitten Yoga
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Introducing the Community Cat Pyramid
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“I hope all of us can focus on a shared goal of fewer community cats instead of focusing on the differences. Let’s focus on the most effective and humane ways to reach our common goal.”
Daniel Spehar works to enact animal-friendly legislation as a volunteer with the Humane Society of the United States, along with working with the Together Initiative for Ohio’s Community Cats. This group is committed to promoting and facilitating collaboration among community cat stakeholders to work together to accomplish their goals. They run workshops and events, as well as provide other educational opportunities.
Daniel co-authored two recently published papers about the effectiveness of TNR and how it has reduced free-roaming cat populations. He has also been conducting research on community cats and their management since 2013. He will be presenting findings of a case study, which examined an iconic TNR Program (Newburyport) at the 2018 HSUS Expo.
Daniel’s passion for cats began when he was a boy, and in 2003, he had a group of feral kittens move into his yard. He ended up learning how to trap them, learned about TNR and how to help community cats, and his passion was ignited. This led him to decide that he wanted to dedicate the rest of his career to the welfare of animals, specifically cats.
Through Daniel’s research and case study work, he has learned of so many innovations that have become standard practice in many TNR programs around the country. This has helped to create a kind of “toolkit” or guide for animal welfare. This was the inspiration behind the Together Initiative for Ohio’s Community Cats, and their two-pronged mission of education and outreach, and promoting and facilitating collaboration.
Daniel can be reached through his program at communitycatsohio.org, and you may also download his article.
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