Feral Cat Boot Camp! December 7, 2008

The New York City Feral Cat Initiative of the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals presents:

Feral Cat Caretaker Boot Camp!
A day-long workshop for the feral cat caretaker

Sunday, December 7, 2008
11:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Animal Haven SoHo
251 Centre Street (between Broome and Grand Streets), 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10013

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Give-aways & Raffle

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.

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 cannot give your spot away; it will go to the next person on the list.

Schedule

11:00 a.m. 

Bottle Babies

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Film & Lecture: Bottle-Feeding & Proper Care of Orphaned Kittens

Film sponsored by the PETCO Foundation

Tammy Cross (Kitten Little Rescue)

11:30 a.m. 

Socializing Feral Kittens

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Film & Lecture: Tough Love: Socializing Feral Kittens

Mike Phillips (Urban Cat League)

12:00 p.m. 

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)

12:45 p.m. 

Secondary Caretakers & Colony Registration

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

1:00 p.m. 

Lunch: Vegan Delectables from Whole Foods

    Sponsored by PetSmart Charities

Raffle

1:30 p.m.  

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)

2:15 p.m. 

Neighbor Relations: A Dramatization

    Jesse Oldham (ASPCA and Slope Street Cats)

2:45 p.m.  

Illness & Injury in Feral Felines

    Michael Rubenstein, DVM (The Humane Society of New York)

More Information

E-mail: events@NYCFeralCat.org

Web: www.NYCFeralCat.org

Sponsors

New York City Feral Cat Initiative, Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, PetSmart Charities, In Defense of Animals, and Animal Haven.

New York City Feral Cat InitiativeMayor's Alliance for NYC's AnimalsPetSmart CharitiesIn Defense of Animals (IDA)Animal Haven