First-Ever Feral Cat Caretaker Boot Camp! - Fall 2008 - NYC Eartips

New York City Feral Cat Initiative - Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals

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First-Ever Feral Cat Caretaker Boot Camp!

On Sunday, December 7, 2008, the New York City Feral Cat Initiative will present its first Feral Cat Caretaker Boot Camp!, a day-long workshop for feral cat caretakers, at Animal Haven SoHo. This event is sponsored by the New York City Feral Cat Initiative, Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, PetSmart Charities, In Defense of Animals, and Animal Haven.

Presented by experienced Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) practitioners, topics will include:

Bottle Babies

•	Film & Lecture: Bottle-Feeding & Proper Care of Orphaned Kittens Film sponsored by the PETCO Foundation Tammy Cross (Kitten Little Rescue)

Socializing Feral Kittens

•	Film & Lecture: Tough Love: Socializing Feral Kittens Mike Phillips (Urban Cat League)

Drop Traps

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Film: Drop Traps

Hub Cats

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Demonstration: How to Use a Drop Trap

Nancy Fahnestock (CSM Stray Foundation)

Carole Milker (CSM Stray Foundation)

Secondary Caretakers & Colony Registration

Valerie Sicignano (In Defense of Animals and NYC Feral Cat Initiative)

Colony Set-up & Care

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Tour: Components of a Feral Cat Colony

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Question & Answer

Meredith Weiss (NYC Feral Cat Initiative and Neighborhood Cats)

Valerie Sicignano (In Defense of Animals and NYC Feral Cat Initiative)

Neighbor Relations: A Dramatization

Jesse Oldham (ASPCA and Slope Street Cats)

Illness & Injury in Feral Felines

Michael Rubenstein, DVM (Humane Society of New York)

Attendees will receive a tote bag filled with a feral cat caretaker resource binder, cat food samples, catnip, cat toys, cat magazines, and other goodies. There will also be a raffle for feral cat colony items, including winter shelters and feeding stations. A delicious vegan lunch from Whole Foods, sponsored by PetSmart Charities, is included.

Registration

This workshop is free, but registration is required. To request a reservation, please send an e-mail with your name, city, and state, and "Boot Camp" in the subject line to events@NYCFeralCat.org. A limited number of spots are available due to space restrictions, so only those who are awarded a spot will receive a reply. If you do not receive a reply, it means all spaces have been filled. Reservations are non-transferable. If you need to cancel, you may not give your spot away; we will reassign it to the next person on the list.

More Information

E-mail: events@NYCFeralCat.org

Web: www.NYCFeralCat.org

Photos courtesy of Meredith Weiss and NeighborhoodCats, unless otherwise noted

NYC Feral Cat Initiative • c/o Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals • 244 Fifth Avenue, Suite R290 • New York, NY 10001 • (212) 330-0033 • info@NYCFeralCat.org