welfare Archives - The Community Cats Podcast

August 18, 2016

Interview! Rick DuCharme, Founder and Executive Director, First Coast No More Homeless Pets

“What really keeps me and most of our team coming to work every day is the fact that we have seen such great success.” A national expert in animal welfare issues, Rick is an advocate for spay/neuter programs targeting low income pet owners. He founded Jacksonville, Florida’s First “Coast No […]

September 29, 2016

Interview! Holly Putnam, Faculty Clinician, Maddie’s Shelter Medicine Program, Cornell University

“This is the time to get the ideas into [students’] heads…. I think [vets] have a hard time accepting new information once they’ve been doing what they’re doing; it’s hard to change people’s minds. But our veterinary students are there to be educated, and they already have open minds.” Dr. Holly Putnam graduated […]

October 15, 2016

Interview! Brianna Lovell, Outreach and Events Manager, at Alley Cat Allies

“No action is too big or too small.” To commemorate National Feral Cat Day (NFCD), Stacy speaks with Brianna about the origins of this annual event. Originally, National Feral Cat Day was simply a way to celebrate Alley Cat Allies’ 10th anniversary, but in the years following that, it’s become […]

February 25, 2017

Interview! Rob Halpin, Director of Public Relations at the MSPCA

“Journalists love to help animals just like we do.” Rob Halpin is the director Public Relations at the MSPCA Angell Animal Hospital in Boston, MA. He transitioned from the corporate sector, working as a PR agent for At&T, to his current job about five years ago and found a perfect […]

August 18, 2016