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Please Step Away from the Cat: Knowing When and When Not to Rescue
Destiny Haney and Christie Rogero
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Destiny Haney
• Has worked in Los Angeles cat rescue since 2000
• Admittedly was not as progressive as I could have been
Joined Best Friends in 2010
• Community Animal Assistance Specialist (Animal Help Line)
• NKLA Coalition Coordinator
• Established the Best Friends Kitten Nursery in Los Angeles
• Manages Community Cat Programs in Southern California
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Christie Rogero
• Has worked in Philadelphia animal welfare community since 2004• Also admittedly less than progressive in my early days
Joined The Jackson Galaxy Project in 2015
• Manager of The JGP and the Cat Pawsitive initiative at GreaterGood.org
Prior to 2015
• HSUS, local shelters, spay/neuter providers
• Specialized in community outreach in under-resourced areas, TNR, targeted spay/neuter, pet retention
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May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears. – Nelson Mandela
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“What are you talking about?”
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Let’s get this out of the way …
• Severely ill or injured
• Documented cruelty
• Hoarding cases
• Demolition of home territory
• (Some) special needs
• True unweaned orphans
• Non-thriving
We aren’t talking about:
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State of the union: Intakes
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State of the union: Killed
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“Positive” thinking
Traditional Positive Outcomes
• Adoption and transfers: varies, but estimated to be low, even for friendly stray cats
• Return-to-owner and owner redemption (2.5%*)
Shelter systems have been failing cats.
*Source: Shelter Animals Count, 2016 Animal Shelter Statistics (shelteranimalscount.org)
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“Pawsitive” thinking
Community cat programs• Trap-neuter-return• Return-to-field
New(er) Positive Outcomes
But it’s not just for feral cats anymore!
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Studies show …
Lost pet cats were more than 13 times more likely to be reunited with their owners by non-shelter means than by a visit or call to a shelter, with "returning home on their own" accounting for over 66% of found cats.
Lord, L.K., et al., Search and identification methods that owners use to find a lost cat. J Am Vet Med Assoc, 2007. 230(2): p. 217-20.
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A moment of Zen
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Different rules
Instinctually we know that cats live by a different set of rules!
When we see a dog alone on the street, we know that it’s not “normal.” But what about cats?
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Help is only help if it helps
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Community-building
Start at the individual cat level and save hundreds of lives.
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Labels and underestimating value
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“I bet no one here cares.”
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Understanding obstacles
Obstacles for people =
obstacles for cats
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Challenging assumptions: A two-way street
“Being forced, every once in a while, to question your assumptions and talk it through almost always makes the thing better.” – Jonathan Nolan
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Underserved, not undeserved
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Building connections to save more lives
Cats Outside
• Do you ACTUALLY know why they are outside?
• Do you know FOR SURE that no one is taking care of them?
• First impressions
• Lost opportunities
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Building connections saves more lives
Get Inside Cats Back Inside (and Help Cats Already There)
• Understand why they are outside and what can get them inside
• Learn about cats already indoors
• Help to keep them there
• Continue the cycle of spay/neuter
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Working WITH the caregivers
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What about cats without caregivers?
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Community cat conversations!
• Community cats are a great ice-breaker!
• SMILE and be genuine
• Learn the signs of cats in the area
• Talk to known caretakers and colleagues
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Community cat conversations!
• Share your own experiences
• Power of kindness
• Power of words
• Power of listening
• Address concerns and provide solutions
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Cats have a community, too
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Questions?
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