WVXU panel of experts answer kitten season, answer listener pet questions
The Joanie Bernard Foundation and Ten Movement Board of Trustees Chair Deborah Cribbs joined WVXU Cincinnati host Lucy May, along with SPCA Cincinnati Vice President of Medical Services Jennifer Smith, DVM and Paws Look Listen Owner and Certified Professional Dog Trainer Nick Hof, to discuss kitten season and answer general pet-care questions from listeners.
Don’t kit-nap! What to do if you find kittens outdoors this Spring
Brett Kruger, cat program manager for Ten Movement partner Cincinnati Animal CARE Humane Society, spoke with Fox19 Now anchor Lauren Minor to help the station’s audience know what to do and NOT DO when they find a litter of kittens outside.
How to help community cats through Trap Neuter Return
Dr. Brittany Rogers, clinical medical director for Ten Movement partner Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay/Neuter Clinic, spoke with Fox 19 Now host Lauren Minor about carrying for neighborhood cats. Dr. Rogers discussed trap-neuter-return techniques that help both cats and area animal welfare organizations by controlling community cat populations.
Hundreds of Adoptable Animals at My Furry Valentine at the Sharonville Convention Center
CityBeat, along with the Cincinnati Enquirer, WCPO-TV, WLWT-TV and Local 12 featured the return to an in-person My Furry Valentine 2022. Hundreds of cats, dogs, kittens and puppies found new homes during the annual event.
Community cats featured on the 90-Second Naturalist
Thane Maynard, director of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, shared with audiences the benefits community cats bring to our lives during a special episode of his “90-Second Naturalist” on NPR.
Joanie Bernard Foundation’s $1 million donation helps make new Boone County Animal Shelter a reality
Thanks in part to a generous donation of $1 million from the Joanie Bernard Foundation, the Boone County Animal Shelter announced on Nov. 15 the launch of a capital campaign to raise funding to construct a new, more modern building and grounds in that Northern Kentucky County. The money donated by the foundation is part of the estimated $6 million that will be needed to make the new shelter a reality.
Kitty-loving volunteer makes community better for cats – and people who love and hate them
WCPO reporter Lucy May interviewed Ten Movement Chair Deborah Cribbs and volunteer Mel Dial about creating a no-kill cat nation through Trap-Neuter-Return efforts in Greater Cincinnati. As Lucy May said in her column, “I’m going to fly my cat lady freak flag and write this as a column. A column about how another cat-loving woman is channeling her passion for kitties to make the world a better place.”
Ten Movement Celebrates New Expansion to Improve Cat Care in Dayton
Ten Movement Chair Deborah Cribbs and Scooter the Neutered Cat joined the Humane Society of Greater Dayton to celebrate the ribbon cutting on its newly expanded campus. The Joanie Bernard Foundation Spay/Neuter Clinic will allow the center to scale up its community cat initiative, which currently performs 4,000+ play/neuter surgeries. Over the next decade, the nonprofit will increase surgeries by 400% as a way to humanely and effectively battle cat overpopulation and improve the lives of community cats in Greater Dayton.
Scooter the Neutered Cat Supports IHNGC’s Pawty Pawlooza
Scooter the Neutered Cat joined his friends from the Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Cincinnati (IHNGC) for the nonprofit’s Pawty Pawlooza at Otto Armleder Dog Park Saturday, Sept. 25. The annual “pawty” supports IHNGC’s Pet Support Program to help families experiencing homeless keep their dog, cat or other small companion animals with them during their shelter stay rather than surrendering their pets to animal shelters or leaving them behind.
The Ten Movement Launches ‘Scooter’s Safari Squad’
They’re fun, friendly and affectionate. They have names like Rando, Chester and Dash. They don’t have owners, and they don’t need them. They’re members of Scooter’s Safari Squad. Scooter the Neutered Cat is highlighting members of his Safari Squad in each Greater Cincinnati neighborhood and needs your help to find them. Go out in the […]