We also hope you'll join our own Cameron Moore, who serves as our Million
Cat Challenge program manager, at a lunchtime roundtable discussion of removing barriers to implementing TNR and return to field programs.
Cameron Moore, part of the team that created Target Zero, has joined the Maddie's ® Shelter Medicine Program at UF as Million
Cat Challenge Program Manager.
Not exact matches
And just to put a final positive spin on the year that's coming to an end: 2017 is the year the animal shelters of the Million
Cat Challenge, which we co-founded with the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine
Program, passed the 1 million
cats saved mark.
If you haven't heard about the Million
Cat Challenge, it's a joint project of Maddie's Fund ®, our
program, the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program, and the A
program, the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine
Program, and the A
Program, and the ASPCA ®.
«The
programs of the
Challenge have made it clear that saving every healthy or treatable
cat isn't just possible, but within our grasp today.»
Just a few years ago (and sadly still true in far too many communities), shelters were deluged with
cats and kittens, and the number of
cats and kittens killed was depressingly high — but today, thanks to commonsense
programs, and the support of organizations like the Million
Cat Challenge, we're seeing headlines like this one out of Michigan, «CATastrophe: Where have all the West Michigan kittens gone?»
Nonetheless, developing a physical rehabilitation
program for a
cat, while sometimes
challenging, is absolutely possible.
If a stray dog,
cat, horse, deer or person enters a dog's territory, the a dog is
programmed to
challenge, and even attack, the intruder.
NOTE: We are a proponent of the S - N - R / Million
Cat Challenge, at this time we are in discussions with the shelter to implement this type of
program.
Dr. Julie Levy, Director of Maddie's ® Shelter Medicine
Program at the University of Florida, and Shaye Olmstead, Executive Director of Operation Catnip, gave a presentation at Face - to - Face with Feral Freedom in Jacksonville, FL, demonstrating how a tiny staff, a giant volunteer pool and a relentless will to save
cats can end euthanasia as a way to manage populations, even in the most
challenging communities.
One of the most exciting new directions in No Kill is the Million
Cat Challenge, which is run by Dr. Hurley and Dr. Julie Levy of the Maddie's Shelter Medicine
program at the University of Florida.
In an effort to maximize the impact of the amazing Million
Cat Challenge, the ASPCA ® is thrilled to announce that we're joining forces with Maddie's Fund ®, the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine
Program and the Maddie's ® Shelter Medicine
Program at the University of Florida.
The Million
Cat Challenge, a joint project of the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine
Program and the University of Florida Maddie's Shelter Medicine
Program, launched the shelter - based campaign in 2014 to save
cats all over North America, with Edmonton being the first shelter in Western Canada to take part.
In fact, says Dr. Cynthia Delaney, «Thanks to all of our
programs following the Million
Cat Challenge initiatives, not only did she find a home but she did it with a length of stay of only nine days!»
The Million
Cat Challenge will be led by the directors of the shelter medicine
programs, Dr. Julie Levy and Dr. Kate Hurley.
Is your organization an animal welfare group, rescue or foster network, veterinary or spay / neuter clinic, TNR
program, or other great organization that shares the vision of the Million
Cat Challenge?
The premise of this
program is best expressed by this quote from HSBV: «As staff at the humane society we get to sample dogs and
cats all the time... Over and over we have talked about the unfairness of the «adopt now» requirement, and it took the
Challenge for us to decide to test the idea: If you adopt and it isn't a good fit, then bring the pet back with no consequence and full money back because we want to guarantee your satisfaction!»
The Million
Cat Challenge is a joint project of the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine
Program and the University of Florida Maddie's Shelter Medicine
Program, two of the most widely - recognized shelter medicine
programs in the world.
The
program helps clinics to overcome the unique
challenges that
cats may have with going to the vet and create a positive experience for you and your
cat instead.
In 2014, the Koret Shelter Medicine
Program at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine collaborated with the University of Florida Maddie's Shelter Medicine
Program to launch the Million
Cat Challenge, a five - year campaign to save
cats all over North America.
Our veterinary faculty, in partnership with the University of Florida Maddie's Shelter Medicine
Program, created the Million
Cat Challenge to help shelters reduce euthanasia of
cats in North American animal shelters.
Bus will depart promptly at 7:30 a.m. Presenters: Dr. Julie Levy, Professor of Shelter Medicine, University of Florida Maddie's Shelter Medicine
Program, College of Veterinary Medicine and Million
Cat Challenge Co-Founder; Dr. Christine Wilford, Founder, Feral
Cat Spay / Neuter Project
Presenters: Dr. Kate Hurley, Director, UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine
Program and Million
Cat Challenge Co-Founder; Dr. Julie Levy, Professor of Shelter Medicine, University of Florida Maddie's Shelter Medicine
Program, College of Veterinary Medicine and Million
Cat Challenge Co-Founder
Topics include, but are not limited to,
programs to help owners overcome obstacles such as behavior problems, family changes, housing
challenges, health issues or other situations that might cause the
cat to lose his home, and reporting on legislation or community projects to help abandoned
cats.
The community
cat program popularized by the Million Cat Challenge, which will hit its goal very soon, is a dramatically effective way for a No Kill shelter to mentor its neighbo
cat program popularized by the Million
Cat Challenge, which will hit its goal very soon, is a dramatically effective way for a No Kill shelter to mentor its neighbo
Cat Challenge, which will hit its goal very soon, is a dramatically effective way for a No Kill shelter to mentor its neighbors.
Since 2010, the organization has
challenged top Manhattan architecture firms to come up with whimsical yet practical winter shelters for homeless
cats living on the city's streets; the awards ceremonies doubled as fundraisers for Manhattan - area trap - neuter - return (TNR)
programs.
Beyond the
challenge of changing its approach to feral
cats, the county must research the costs involved in the
program and consider the long - term - safety and public - health issues, Stone said.
Help financially
challenged pet owners and shelter animals by joining our Sponsorship
Program to sponsor the spay / neuter surgery of a dog or
cat.
Now when someone
challenges you on No Kill, the myth of pet overpopulation, why the cages are empty, PETA's reign of terror, why feral
cats have a right to live, whether we can adopt our way out of killing, the hows, whens, and whys of transport
programs, saving pit bulls, and more, you'll have it all at your fingertips.
They are addressing this
challenge with aggressive spay / neuter campaigns and creative adoption
programs, including a barn
cat adoption
program and a July 4th $ 4 adoption promotion that yielded more than 260 adoptions in four days.
Maddie's Fund ® and the Million
Cat Challenge partnered to present a free webcast, The Milk Man and Wait Until 8
Programs: Saving
Cats and Kittens by Thinking Outside the Box, with Miami - Dade Animal Services Chief Veterinarian Dr. Maria Serrano and Director Alex Muñoz.
She emphasized that
cats are genetically
programmed to hide sickness and injury, which makes it more
challenging to diagnose and treat them.
Cat Depot has participated in the Jackson Galaxy Foundation's
program «
Cat Pawsitive,» where team members learned clicker training to train
cats, and to help
cats with behavioral
challenges.
While all pounds are always full of dogs and
cats for adoption, we are facing a particular
challenge: this is a high kill pound with no adoption
program.
From return - to - field efforts to barn
cat programs to lives saved thanks to the Million Cat Challenge, there's a lot happening to help free - roaming felin
cat programs to lives saved thanks to the Million
Cat Challenge, there's a lot happening to help free - roaming felin
Cat Challenge, there's a lot happening to help free - roaming felines.
A guest post from Maddie's Shelter Medicine
Program at the University of Florida professor and Million
Cat Challenge co-founder Dr. Julie Levy on rabies vaccination issues in TNR and return - to - field
programs.
The Million
Cat Challenge, a joint project of the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program and Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida, has as its motto, «Every cat counts.&raq
Cat Challenge, a joint project of the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine
Program and Maddie's Shelter Medicine
Program at the University of Florida, has as its motto, «Every
cat counts.&raq
cat counts.»
Director Mike Keiley of the Noble Family Animal Care and Adoption Center MSPCA at Nevins Farm and Bryn Conklin Rogers,
Program Manager for the MSPCA Boston Adoption Center, will share how one small change at their shelters - lowered intake, boosted adoptions, and helped drive innovations in helping
cats with behavioral
challenges.
That's the premise of the Million
Cat Challenge, a joint campaign of the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine
Program and the Maddie's ® Shelter Medicine
Program at the University of Florida.
Our very own Maddie's ® Professor of Shelter Medicine, Dr. Julie Levy, has been hard at work alongside Dr. Kate Hurley and the team at UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine
Program on the Million
Cat Challenge, a new initiative that
challenges shelters across North America to save the lives of 1 million
cats over the next 5 years.
Since its inception, the
Challenge has evolved from a vision for North America's
cats to become an established
program endorsed by nearly all major animal welfare organizations in the U.S. and Canada.
In fact, all the author could state in summary is, «Evaluating the effect of the implementation of the feral
cat neutering
program is
challenging in the face of other changes within the agency and the area.
The Million
Cat Challenge is a joint project of the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine
Program and the University of Florida Maddie's Shelter Medicine
Program.
One way shelters can better serve a growing senior
cat population is by developing expanded volunteer services, similar to
programs in many cities that visit the elderly and others with health and disability
challenges to provide daily care for their pets.
True to their feline nature,
cats insist on making things a bit more
challenging than the dogs — which is why large - scale community
cat programs are so essential.
Here's what
Challenge co-founder Dr. Julie Levy of the UF Shelter Medicine
Program shared on the Million
Cat Challenge blog about this moment:
The
Challenge, a joint project of the Maddie's Shelter Medicine
Program at UF, the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine
Program, Maddie's Fund, and the ASPCA, is a shelter - based campaign to save the lives of 1 million
cats in North American animal shelters over the course of five years.
As part of the Million
Cat Challenge we are proud to be among the first Ontario shelters to bring this
program into Ontario, and are pleased to see more and more shelters initiate life - saving
programs like SNR.
Spay / neuter
programs are the only way to prevent community
cat populations (and their environmental, public health, and ethical
challenges) from growing exponentially.
The companies have joined forces to launch the Pet Shape Up
Challenge, a Dog and
Cat Weight Loss
Program, which aims to help pet owners manage their pets» weight and encourage healthy lifestyles for pets.