Upcoming Conferences & Workshops

TNR Certification Workshop

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

Colony Caretaking Tips & Tricks

November 16th | 2:00-4:00PM ET.

Ants getting into the catsโ€™ bowls or slugs making mealtime a slimy mess? Raccoons invading your colony? Got fleas? How do you keep the water from freezing in the middle of winter? Or calm the irate neighbor whose flower bed has been turned into a litter box?

Scholarships may be available for these events!

#ThanksToMaddie we have several scholarships available for folks helping cats in the United States. Want to apply? It's easy! Visit our scholarships page, choose the event or events you're interested in, and fill out the form. Scholarships are limited so don't wait.

Latest Episodes

October 29, 2024

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

“I didnโ€™t want to start another rescue that was going to fill up.” Listen to Episode #584 Now   This episode is sponsored in part by Maddieโ€™s Fund and the Whisker Tracker App. In this episode of The Community Cats Podcast, host Stacy LeBaron chats with Matt Tougas, also known [โ€ฆ]
October 22, 2024

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

“Shelters across the country are in crisisโ€ฆ sometimes keeping a pet at home where they’re loved and safe is as simple as providing them with a bowl of food.โ€ Listen to Episode #583 Now   This episode is sponsored in part by Maddieโ€™s Fund. In this insightful episode of the [โ€ฆ]
October 15, 2024

Taking Rescue to New Heights with Michael Schneider, Founder of Pilots to the Rescue

“Giving back is way more powerful than receiving. The benefits are tenfold, and they come back to you in ways you canโ€™t explain.” Listen to Episode #582 Now   This episode is sponsored in part by Maddieโ€™s Fund and the Whisker Tracker App. In this inspiring episode of The Community [โ€ฆ]
October 8, 2024

A Reproductive Revolution: Reframing TNR in Urban Landscapes with Katja M. Guenther, Professor at the University of California, Riverside

“The reproductive justice framework is really useful for thinking about community cats and TNR because it opens us up to engaging with the lives of the cats both personally and before sterilization, but also afterwards.” Listen to Episode #581 Now   This episode is sponsored in part by Maddieโ€™s Fund [โ€ฆ]
October 1, 2024

3500 Cats and Counting: A Two-Woman TNR Success Story with Dr. Christine Monroe, Owner/Veterinarian & Rhonda Shaffer, Assistant/Trapper, Spay + Neuter Northwest

“We will not spay and neuter ourselves out of the problem…the education is the lasting part of it, and that will go from person to person.” Listen to Episode #580 Now   This episode is sponsored in part by Maddieโ€™s Fundย and Tomahawk Traps. In this episode of the Community Cats [โ€ฆ]
September 24, 2024

Mastering the Drop Trap: Essential Skills for Feline Trapping – Part 2, with Bryan Kortis, National Programs Director, Neighborhood Cats

โ€œWhen youโ€™re down to the last few cats and time is running out, the drop trap can be your saving grace.โ€ Listen to Episode #579 Now   This episode is sponsored in part by Maddieโ€™s Fund, and the Whisker Tracker app. In the second part of this special webinar series, [โ€ฆ]