The Community Cats Podcast

"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." This episode is sponsored in part by Urban Cat League , Doobert.com , and Maddie's Fund . In today's special podcast, we are proud to bring you the audio version of "Strategies for Reducing Cat Populations". In this episode, Stacy LeBaron, host of T...

"One cat at a time, we can make a difference." This episode is sponsored in part by The Urban Cat League , Doobert.com , and Maddie's Fund . On this episode, Stacy chats with Niki Cudsworth, a board member of the Visalia Feral Cat Coalition (VFCC), an organization that seeks to reduce cat overpopulation by practicing, teaching, and raising awareness of TNR. In its efforts to curb overpopulation, t...

"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, they can be targeted." This episode is sponsored in part by The Urban Cat League , Doobert.com , and Maddie's Fund . On this episode, Stacy is joined by Dan Spehar, co-founder of the Together Initiative for...

"Have integrity, do the right thing, and the rest of it falls into place." This episode is sponsored in part by The Urban Cat League , Doobert.com , and Maddie's Fund . This week, Stacy sits down with Heidi Williams, director of the Ingham County Animal Control & Shelter in Mason, Michigan. Ingham County is a municipal shelter that takes in approximately 3,000 animals per year. The county launched...

"You also want to know your community so your outreach is effective." This episode is sponsored in part by Urban Cat League , Doobert.com , and Maddie's Fund . In today's podcast, we are proud to bring you part two of the audio version of "Targeted TNR & Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck Presented by Neighborhood Cats". (If you haven't listened to part one, you can check it out here .) The more...

"...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." This episode is sponsored in part by Urban Cat League , Doobert.com , and Maddie's Fund . In today's podcast, we are proud to bring you part one of the audio version of "Targeted TNR & Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck Presented by Neighborhood Cats...

"As veterinarians, we have to educate people." This episode is sponsored in part by The Urban Cat League , Doobert.com , and Maddie's Fund . On this episode, Stacy chats with Dr. G, owner of the Rascal Unit , which consists of two mobile veterinary hospitals that provide high-volume pet sterilization and routine veterinary care throughout Ohio. In her discussion with Stacy, Dr. G describes the arr...

"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." This episode is sponsored in part by Cats of the Wild Podcast , Doobert.com , and Maddie's Fund . In this episode, Stacy chats with Stephanie Flier, Executive Director of Shelter Animals Count, an organization that maintains a centralized, standardized database for...

"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 accelerate once they get involved." This episode is sponsored in part by Cats of the Wild Podcast , Doobert.com , and Maddie's Fund . In today's podcast, we are proud to bring you part two of the audio version of "...

"How do you manage TNR on a much larger scale...as more of a program manager?" This episode is sponsored in part by Cats of the Wild Podcast , Doobert.com , and Maddie's Fund . In today's podcast, we are proud to bring you part one of the audio version of "Mobilizing the Community to Make TNR Happen Presented by Neighborhood Cats". So many cats, so few trappers… and veterinarians… and holding spac...

"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." This episode is sponsored in part by Cats of the Wild Podcast , Doobert.com , and Maddie's Fund . On this episode, Stacy chats with Justin Donne, founder of The Kitty Boss. This company provides the tools to pick, pamper, and protect your practica...

"You don't have to be a cat person to support TNR." This episode is sponsored in part by Cats of the Wild Podcast , Doobert.com , and Maddie's Fund . On this episode, Stacy chats with Dawn Benefiel, the executive director of Indy Neighborhood Cats ("INC"), a nonprofit organization based in Indianapolis, whose mission is to improve the quality of life for free roaming cats through TNR. INC also pro...

"This brings us to one of the hot-button issues happening right now in return-to-field...what about friendly cats?" This episode is sponsored in part by Cats of the Wild Podcast , Doobert.com , and Maddie's Fund . In today's podcast, we are proud to bring you the audio version of "Return-to-Field & Targeting: The Community Cat Program Presented by Neighborhood Cats". In part two of this special ep...

"How do you organize a TNR program on a very large scale and get the best results..." This episode is sponsored in part by Cats of the Wild Podcast , Doobert.com , and Maddie's Fund . In this episode, we are proud to bring you the audio version of "Return-to-Field & Targeting: The Community Cat Program Presented by Neighborhood Cats". In part one of this special episode, your host, Bryan Kortis, w...

"The National Kitten Coalition believes that every kitten deserves a chance to survive and thrive." This episode is sponsored in part by Cats of the Wild Podcast , Doobert.com , and Maddie's Fund . In this episode, Stacy chats with Nancy Peterson, Board Member of the National Kitten Coalition and Neighborhood Cats and former Community Cats Program Manager at the Humane Society of the United States...

"I firmly believe that spay-neuter is an essential element of access to care." – Dr. Weedon This episode is sponsored in part by Cats of the Wild Podcast , Doobert.com , and Maddie's Fund . In this episode, Stacy chats with veterinarians Dr. Robert Murtaugh and Dr. Robert Weedon. Dr. Murtaugh is a veterinary specialist based in Austin, Texas and a candidate for the next president of the American V...

"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." This episode is sponsored in part by Cats of the Wild Podcast , Doobert.com , and Maddie's Fund . On this episode, Stacy speaks with Linda Malik, author of Willow's Tale, a children's picture book about the adventures of a black cat named Willow. In her discussion w...

"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." This episode is sponsored in part by Cats of the Wild Podcast , Doobert.com , and Maddie's Fund . On this episode, Stacy chats with Ashley Byrne, Associate Director of Campaigns for PETA. PETA, short for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is the large...

"Don't say, I wish somebody would help them . Go out and do it." This episode is sponsored in part by Cats of the Wild Podcast , Doobert.com , and Maddie's Fund . In this episode, Stacy speaks with individual animal rescuer and advocate, Nancy Robison. After receiving help to TNR the cats outside her home in Long Island, NY, Nancy made it her personal mission to gather all the information she coul...

"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 way to support pet parenting overall, especially for cats." This episode is sponsored in part by Cats of the Wild Podcast , Doobert.com , and Maddie's Fund . In this episode, Stacy interviews Yvethe Tyska,...

"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." This episode is sponsored in part by  Doobert.com , and Maddie's Fund . In this episode, Stacy sits down with Janet Vormittag, founder and publisher of Cats and Dogs, a Magazine Devoted to Companion Animals , and author of multiple books about anima...

"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." This episode is sponsored in part by  Doobert.com , and Maddie's Fund . In this episode, Stacy chats with KJ McGill, Kitty Correspondent for the nationally syndicated show, Pet Pals TV , and author of the book, Raised by Cats: Behind the Mic and the Meows . Stacy and KJ...

"Our whole lives are really to get the word out that this is the solution." – Louise on TNR This episode is sponsored in part by  Doobert.com , and Maddie's Fund . In this episode, Stacy talks with Louise Holton, Founder of Alley Cat Rescue, and Deborah Holzer, Development Assistant at Alley Cat Rescue. Louise founded National Cat Protection Association in 1997 as the nation's first national cat p...

"I'm glad that there are organizations that . . . dispel the myth [about black cats]." This episode is sponsored in part by  Doobert.com , and Maddie's Fund . In this episode, Stacy chats with Marlene Sharp, a TV and film writer and executive and proprietor of Pink Poodle Productions. In her discussion with Stacy, Marlene talks all about her work in the animation industry and details some of her c...

"I've always tried to make a difference. . .  I want to make a difference in the long run." This episode is sponsored in part by  Doobert.com , and Maddie's Fund . On this special 500th episode of Community Cats Podcast, Stacy is joined by Dr. Jeff Young, star of Animal Planet's Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet. Dr. Young is also the founder of Planned Pethood Plus, a low-cost spay/neuter clinic known...