Hear from the experts on the different choices available to your community for large-scale feral spay/neuter. Gail Buchwald, Vice President of the ASPCA Cares Program, oversees a mobile clinic program that provides free spay/neuter for ferals in NYC's five boroughs. Karen Little of Alley Cat Advocates organizes mass spay days where veterinarians and volunteers come together to alter large numbers of ferals in one day. The Humane Society of NY, out of its regular facility, runs a no-cost seven-day-a-week feral cat clinic. Learn the pros and cons of each approach and practical tips for making them work.

2. Creating Special Events to Achieve Your Fundraising,
Public Relations & Humane Education Goals
Valerie Sicignano / In Defense of Animals

Special Events can play a significant role in the success of your Fundraising, Media Coverage and Educational Programs. Whether you choose to produce a silent auction, awards ceremony, press conference, guerrilla marketing promotion, roundtable or conference, Special Events can help you achieve your goals quickly and cost-efficiently! Topics covered include choosing a theme, establishing and meeting set goals, and creating a workable timeline and budget. Valerie Sicignano is the Northeast Guardian Campaign Coordinator for In Defense of Animals and Producer of The Natural Pet Fair, and has two decades of experience producing Special Events. Materials included.

3. How To Conduct a Feral Cat Mass Trapping
Meredith Weiss & Emma Cobb / Neighborhood Cats

The aim of all TNR programs is to quickly bring the feral population under control. Mass trapping, which involves the TNR of all or most of a colony at once, effectively and efficiently achieves this result. Learn the step-by-step method from Neighborhood Cats directors Meredith Weiss and Emma Cobb, pioneers and veterans of the approach. Meredith’s mass trapping credits include the Rikers Island TNR project where over 250 cats were trapped. Emma is co-director and editor of “Mass Trapping,” the new instructional video produced by Neighborhood Cats.
 

At Maricopa County Animal Care & Control, Ed Boks and Julie Bank led one of the most dramatic turnarounds ever at a major animal control agency, drastically cutting euthanasia rates. Now Ed has brought his expertise to New York City while Julie carries on in Maricopa. In both programs, TNR plays a critical role. Learn how and why from these two leading animal control experts.

2. The Nuts & Bolts of Implementing a Community-wide TNR Program
Holly Sizemore / No More Homeless Pets in Utah
Bryan Kortis / Neighborhood Cats
Dona Baker / Feral Cat Caretakers’ Coalition
Lisa Tudor & Greg Brush / IndyFeral

You know TNR is the only humane and effective means of bringing feral cat populations under control and have decided it’s right for your community. Now, how do you do it? This workshop covers the practical aspects of implementing a TNR program, including legal issues, administration, allocation of resources, equipment needed, colony registration, gaining caretaker participation and all the elements needed for making your program a success. The panelists draw from their years of grassroots and community TNR experience to show you how to make your program work.

3. Feral Cat Care: Colony Nutrition, Nursing the Sick and Injured,
& Socializing Kittens
Anitra Frazier / Author, “The New Natural Cat”

One of the founders of the modern holistic movement in cat care, Anitra Frazier has worked with Neighborhood Cats for the past several years on difficult feral cat issues. From her own hands-on experience, learn easy and inexpensive ways to boost the nutrition and health of your colony, techniques for safely treating ferals in your home who suffer long-term injury or illness, and tricks and tips for how to socialize feral kittens.