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Contributed by Head Cat, Stacy LeBaron.
Last week, I presented Strategies to Reduce Cat Overpopulation as a free webinar to Community Cats Podcast listeners. I received quite a few comments after the session that reminded me how important it is that we all focus on fundamental basics. If we strive to reduce the number of free-roaming cats in our communities, we can’t lose our way. I hope you take the time to watch this session and share it with others. In the meantime, I am listing some of the key takeaways below:
- We need to focus our access to care initiatives to ensure spay/neuter and rabies vaccinations are central to the conversation.
- After a TNR initiative, the community must continue to embrace and support our community cat members and provide them with the best quality of life. This is called elevating the status of the community cat.
- Continue educational opportunities and conversations for all to support, maintain, and monitor community cats and the cat landscape in your community.
We don’t need to make it complicated- we need to go back to basics and keep the messaging clear so we can be united in how we are helping cats and those that care for them.
Below is a listing of several resources that I think would be helpful to you as you consider your organization’s or community’s approach to cat overpopulation:
- Better Together: TNVR and Public Health, presented by veterinarian Dr. Bob Weedon during the 2021 United Spay Alliance Online Conference
- The Community Cat Pyramid and how to apply it in your community
- Cat Cycling – How to Make Your Spay/Neuter Programs Most Impactful and not Overwhelm Your Staff
- How is Kitten Season Affecting Your? and creating a Kitten Free Zone
I am looking for 2-3 organizations or communities to work with me to help develop the Community Cat Calculator. If you are interested in working on this project in April please email me directly at stacy@communitycatpodcast.com.
As we enter springtime, I recommend we all take a step back to examine our programs and get back to basics to help turn your passion for cats into action.
