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Peter J. Wolf, Best Friends Animal Society’s cat initiatives analyst

Duncan — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 04:00:22 +0000

Peter J. Wolf—who works for Best Friends Animal Society as cat initiatives analyst, which involves helping the organization shape its community cat policies, and has overseen some of its national cat programs—starts the conversation by answering the almost-inevitable question: How did he move from holding an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering, and a master’s degree […]

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Sterling Davis–“Trap King”–Pioneering Expert on TNR and Community Cats

Duncan — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 05:00:41 +0000

Sterling Davis—also known as “Trap King,” reflecting his prowess with the humane traps used in the commission of Trap Neuter Return (TNR) of community cats, previously called feral cats—recounts his unlikely path into cat rescue and TNR, and the budding career he turned his back on to travel this path. Living in Atlanta then and […]

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Stacy LeBaron, host of The Community Cats Podcast

Duncan — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 04:00:49 +0000

Stacy LeBaron—a veteran animal welfare advocate (felines, in particular) who hosts The Community Cats Podcast—recalls her first memory of a cat…who happened to be named Duncan! Still, she allows that her powerful passion for cats was cultivated cumulatively; over the course of several kitties she’s known and loved. LeBaron explains what it is she finds […]

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Michele Lazarow, activist against pet stores selling puppy mill dogs

Duncan — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 04:00:10 +0000

Michele Lazarow—a Hallandale Beach city commissioner and activist who has helped pass numerous laws across Florida preventing pet stories from selling dogs that come from puppy mills—recounts the dreadful experience she had in 2004 after buying her dog, Alfie, from a pet store, which misrepresented where the dog had come from, thereby launching Lazarow on […]

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Jeanine Cohen, co-founder of Cat Crusaders

Duncan — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 04:00:39 +0000

Jeanine Cohen—the co-founder and co-director of Tampa Cat Crusaders, an all-volunteer cat rescue—recalls the circumstances that propelled her into cat rescue, a story which involves a semi-feral feline near Cohen’s office that had kittens. (That cat, Tramp, now lives with Cohen and her family.) This led to her volunteering for many years with an organization […]

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Ian Hallett, Director of Hillsborough County Animal Services

Duncan — Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:44 +0000

Ian Hallett—Director of Hillsborough County Animal Services—discusses his formative years in Riverview, the sort of animals he grew up with and around, including becoming a staff vet tech at 16. He explains how his educational path took him to Austin, where he began volunteering at the animal shelter there, taking on various volunteer roles, […]

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Becky Robinson, co-founder of Alley Cat Allies

Duncan — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:38:03 +0000

Becky Robinson—co-founder and president of Alley Cat Allies, which bills itself the only national advocacy organization dedicated to the protection and human treatment of cats—recounts the incident and surrounding circumstances that led in 1990 to the launching of Alley Cat Allies. She also discusses the history, evolution and effectiveness of Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR). Robinsons responds to […]

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Carrol Clancy, co-founder of Oasis de los Gatos

libby — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 14:00:27 +0000

Carrol Clancy, co-founder of Oasis de los Gatos–a sanctuary for feral cats in Apache Junction, Arizona–discusses the history of Oasis de los Gatos and her own history that led to starting the sanctuary, as well as her theories and time-tested techniques for taming feral cats. [www.oasisdelosgatos.org] COMEDY CORNER: Bill Cosby’s “The Story Of The Chicken” MUSIC: […]

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