Upcoming Conferences & Workshops

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

March 19, 2024

Return-to-Field: How Shelters Save Community Cats, Part 1, with Bryan Kortis, National Programs Director, Neighborhood Cats

“I think it’s important to acknowledge that there’s a reason we’re trying to solve community cat over population because this is, ya know, not always a great situation for the cats. When it comes to return to field, we’re looking at animals coming into the shelter…they have good body condition […]
March 12, 2024

Picking Up Pizza and Saving Cats with Nadia Oseguera, Program Manager for the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program and Chris Ramon, Chief Program Officer for Pasadena Humane

“I pulled up to the parking lot and I baited the trap and watched a cat go in, and oh my gosh, the endorphins and the goosebumps simultaneously going off because it was that moment, I was like, “Oh my gosh, I’m going to fix the world one cat at […]
March 5, 2024

Rethinking the Shelter with Erin-Claire (EC) Michaels, Executive Director of the Cat Care Society

“I think one of the things that is incredibly important about cat sheltering is allowing people into the experience of what a cat shelter may look like versus what may be the concept they have in their head.” Listen to Episode #550 Now   This episode is sponsored-in-part by Maddie’s […]
February 20, 2024

The Surprising Language of Community Cats with Sarah Brown, Cat Behavior Consultant and Author of “The Hidden Language of Cats: How They Have Us at Meow”

“The question was, when you neuter a colony, does that remove all the need for social interaction and, you know, all that purpose? So I was trying to see whether neutered colonies still had some social life if you like, and yes, they do, is the answer.” Listen to Episode […]
February 13, 2024

The Free Feral Fix in Texas with Tiffany Ditto, Director of Marketing and Communication at Texas Coalition for Animal Protection

“I think the number one thing that’s missing is probably a deeper understanding of the unique needs of feral cats and just cat colonies in general.” Listen to Episode #547 Now   This episode is sponsored in part by Maddie’s Fund, Tomahawk Live Trap, and United Spay Alliance. Have you […]


 

Community Cat Grants

The Community Cat Grants are open to small 501(c)(3) organizations that currently have programs which support spay/neuter for community cats.

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