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Kim Caswell, president of Skyway Cats, Inc.

Duncan — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 04:00:41 +0000

Kim Caswell–president of the Skyway Cats Inc., a nonprofit operated by a cadre of volunteers who feed and care for a feral cat colony in a distinctive location, the South Skyway Fishing Pier, in Tampa Bay—notes that, as a longtime cat lover, the first time she saw a colony, she recognized a problem that needed […]

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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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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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Cathy Unruh, Author Of “Taming Me: Memoir Of A Clever Island Cat”

Duncan — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:00:01 +0000

Cathy Unruh–author of “Taming Me: Memoir Of A Clever Island Cat,” longtime animal advocate and former TV journalist in Tampa (who still hosts programs on the Central Florida PBS affiliate)–discusses the factors that led to writing “Taming Me,” her first book. As part of this, Unruh addresses the decision to write the story in the […]

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