Feral
Cat Seminar - Metro Atlanta
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A Group Effort
Improving the lives of feral cats and reducing their
numbers require a community-wide effort. It takes people working together -
feral cat organizations, veterinarians, animal shelters and rescue groups,
municipal officials, public health officials, wildlife advocates, and
feral cat caretakers - to achieve results.
Program
Day One - Friday, June 22, 2007
For feral cat organizations, veterinarians, animal shelters and rescue
groups, municipal officials, public health department officials, and
wildlife advocates
9:00 a.m. - 12 noon: TNR Policy Perspective
The morning session will explore in-depth issues pertaining to
Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), including a definition of TNR and its potential
benefits, alternatives to TNR and why they often fail, examples of
successful TNR programs, wildlife issues, and public health issues.
• 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. Lunch (provided) |
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• 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Building a Communitywide TNR Program
The practice of TNR on a large, communitywide scale is a new and growing
movement that requires careful planning and organization. The afternoon
session, which includes a 15-minute break, will cover the necessary
methods for success, including collaborating with other animal groups and
agencies, working with the municipality and local laws, administering the
program, forming a strategic plan and correctly allocating resources,
obtaining equipment, holding training workshops, tracking results, and
much more.
• 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.: Community Collaboration Meeting
This initial meeting among representatives of local organizations will
facilitate the launching of a community TNR program.
Day Two - Saturday, June 23,
2007
For feral cat caretakers and activists
• 9:00 a.m. - 12 noon: Caretaker Training Workshop
This session will address the steps for setting up a managed
feral cat colony, including establishing good community relations,
feeding, providing winter shelter, arranging vet care, finding recovery
space, safely handling feral cats, and trapping (with an emphasis on
conducting a mass trapping of an entire colony).
• 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. Lunch (provided)
• 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.: Organizing a Grassroots TNR Movement
By following the basic principles of grassroots community activism, you
can start a TNR movement in your area with few resources or volunteers.
You, too, can implement the strategy that helped Neighborhood Cats grow,
in fewer than five years, from a few neighbors working on one colony to a
citywide program.
• 2:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.: Persuading Municipal Officials to Go
with TNR
Because TNR impacts so many areas of municipal concern, such as public
health, animal control, and wildlife issues, it is critical for feral cat
activists to gain support of the local government. Learn how to
effectively present your case, including what not to say.
Instructor
Bryan Kortis
Mr. Kortis serves as executive director of Neighborhood Cats, a New
York City-based nonprofit specializing in the management of feral cats
using TNR. In addition to administering a citywide TNR program,
Neighborhood Cats produces educational materials and conferences, assists
in setting up communitywide TNR programs around the country, and is a
leading voice for the humane care of feral cats. A consultant to The
Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) on feral cat issues, Bryan is
the primary author of the award-winning The Neighborhood Cats TNR
Handbook: A Guide to Trap-Neuter-Return for the Feral Cat Caretaker,
is the codirector of the instructional video How to Perform a Mass
Trapping, and is a featured speaker at feral cat events around the
country.
When and Where
Friday and Saturday
June 22 & 23 2007
9:00 am to 5:00 p.m.
Location: (click to see map)
Brook
Run Theater
4770 N Peachtree Rd
Atlanta, GA 30338
Direction:
From the East on 285, take Exit 30 (North Peachtree
Road). At the bottom of the
ramp, take a right onto N. Peachtree.
The entrance to the park will be on the left shortly past Peachtree
Middle School.
From the west on 285, take exit 30 (Chamblee Dunwoody Road).
Continue straight across the intersection onto Savoy Drive.
At the second right, take a left onto N. Peachtree Road.
The entrance to the park will be on the left just past Peachtree
Middle School.
Take the 1st left and park. The theater will be straight ahead.
Doors Open at 8:30 a.m.
Registration Fees
$15.00 for one day
$20.00 for both days
Fee includes lunch and course materials
Register early! Space is limited.
Cancellation
fee is 25% of the registration fee. No refunds after June 15, 2007.
Please contact Nancy Peterson if you need the fee waived.
For More Information
Please contact Nancy Peterson at 301-258-3129, e-mail npeterson@hsus.org
Please mail your registration
form and a check, PO, or money order (payable to Humane Society
University) to the address below, or fill in the form and charge
information and mail or fax.
If faxing, please fax the registration form to Nancy Peterson, Feral
Cat Program Manager, The HSUS, at 301-258-3081, or mail this form and
payment to Nancy Peterson, The HSUS, 700 Professional Drive, Gaithersburg,
MD 20879.
Accommodations
Residence
Inn Atlanta Perimeter
1901 Savoy Dr.
Chamblee, GA 30341
770-455-4446
