Give Them Ten was honored to present at our first international conference, Humane Canada’s Summit for Animals. Monica Tarant, alongside Dr. Sara Pizano and Deborah Cribbs, led a thoughtful discussion on the challenging topic of “The Ethics of Letting Go: Behavioral Euthanasia for Cats and Dogs.” The presentation addressed the difficult realities shelter professionals sometimes face when caring for animals with significant behavioral challenges. Too often, shelter staff face the impossible choice between warehousing unadoptable animals indefinitely or facing backlash for making the humane (but heartbreaking) decision to euthanize.

Stress is one of the biggest barriers to cat adoption, but clicker training may be the solution. In our latest "Cat Chat," Deborah Cribbs talks with Lindsey Vansandt, Director of the Imperiled Cat Project at the Cincinnati Zoo, about how clicker training and double-compartment housing can make shelters more comfortable and help hard-to-place cats find homes.

What if community cats could be sterilized in minutes—no surgery required? On the latest "Cat Chat," Dr. Lindsey Vansandt of the Cincinnati Zoo joins Deborah Cribbs to share an exciting breakthrough: a sterilizing injection that could one day replace traditional spay/neuter procedures. This innovation could make TNR faster, simpler and far more affordable, helping communities reach more cats than ever before. Watch the segment now.

Deborah Cribbs joined Stacy LeBaron of United Spay Alliance on the United We Spay podcast to share how Give Them Ten is changing feline welfare locally and beyond. She discusses using strong strategy, data, and bold messaging to expand community cat programs—and why spay/neuter remains the most practical, scalable solution to feline overpopulation.

In the latest "Cat Chat" segment on Rappaport to the Rescue, our own Deborah Cribbs talks with Lindsey Vansandt, Director of the Imperiled Cat Project at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. Together, they discuss promising new research on a potential one-time contraceptive injection for cats—an innovation that could make humane population control more practical and widely accessible than ever.

Do you know how early a young cat can become pregnant? The answer may surprise you. In this episode of Rappaport to the Rescue, Deborah Cribbs joins “Cat Chat” to dive into the “Fix by Five” initiative—and why spaying or neutering your kitten by five months is so important. Watch the clip to learn the benefits of early spay/neuter.