Schedule of Events
9:00-10:00
Registration
10:00-10:30
Introduction
Dona Cosgrove Baker, President/Founder
Lauren Laster, Vice President, Feral Cat Caretakers’ Coalition
10:30-11:20
TNR
Successful humane methods for trapping, transporting, holding, return and much more!
Alma Vera, President/Programs
Melanie Wagner, Executive Director Kitty Bungalow Charm School for Wayward Cats
11:20-11:35
Q & A - 15 Minutes
11:35-12:25
Caretaker based solutions for post-op boarding
Customized safe boarding in traps, cages, playpens/adults and kittens, learn how to administer vet approved treatments. When do you need a drop trap?
Dona Cosgrove Baker, President/Founder
Lauren Laster, Vice President
Cassandra Morris, Director of TNR
Jodi Smith and Nancy Aja
12:25-12:40
Q & A - 15 Minutes
12:40-1:10
Start a Spay Ship? – How to organize a successful transporting program
Jennifer Parsignault, Director, Heaven on Earth Society
1:10-1:25
Q & A - 15 Minutes
12:40-1:10
Start a Spay Ship? – How to organize a successful transporting program
Jennifer Parsignault, Director, Heaven on Earth Society
1:25-2:25
Lunch Break
2:25-3:00
Learn how to fundraise online for your projects!
Shirley Austin, Board Member – Feline Underground Network
3:00-3:15
Q & A - 15 Minutes
3:15-4:00
How to Organize, a humane return, prior to starting a TNR project.
Why does cleanliness save lives? Create innovative sheltering and feeding. Oversight and population control.
Dona Cosgrove Baker, President/Founder, Lauren Laster, Vice President
4:00-4:15
Q & A - 15 Minutes
4:15-5:10
Keep outdoor cats out of shelters
Learn how to ”change hearts & minds” with proven successful Caretaker Based methods. Understand the logistics of moving feeding & sheltering to safe areas. Manage a relocation without trapping. Relocation with trapping. Take your cats with you.
Dona Cosgrove Baker, President/ Founder
5:10-5:25
Q & A - 15 Minutes
5:25-5:40
15 Minute Break
5:40-6:30
Enjoy the Cat Expert
Methods and guidelines for socializing outdoor cats and kittens.
Ben Lehrer, President, Kitten Rescue