Stacy LeBaron

Head Cat

Community Cats Podcast

Participates in 1 Session

Stacy LeBaron has been involved in animal welfare for over 20 years. She currently hosts a weekly podcast called the Community Cats Podcast(www.communitycatspodcast.com) where she interviews nationally and internationally renowned experts helping with the problem of cat over population and cat welfare.

Previous to starting the Podcast, she served for 16 years as President of the Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society (www.mrfrs.org). Under her leadership, the MRFRS has assisted over 105,000 cats and kittens through a variety of innovative programs. Among the MRFRS’s programs are two mobile spay/neuter clinics, known as the Catmobiles, and an adoption center in Salisbury, MA.

Sessions in which Stacy LeBaron participates

Saturday 4 April, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

11:30 AM

How to Raise Money for Emergency Veterinary Services

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A

Talk

Stacy LeBaron, Community Cats Podcast (Participant)

In this session explore many different methods to prepare financially for the onslaught of very expensive funding needs for medical care for animal...

Sessions in which Stacy LeBaron attends

Saturday 4 April, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

9:00 AM

Welcome to the Conference

30 minutes, 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

9:30 AM

New England Non Profits Leading the Way to Bring Accessible Veterinary Care to Low Income Pet Owners

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A

Panel

Dr. Greg Wolfus DVM, Tufts at Tech (Participant)

Dr. Kayla Sample DVM, Monty Tech High Veterinary Clinic (Participant)

Dr. Hank Wietsma DVM, MS, ABVP Avian, Pets in Need Clinic (Participant)

The missions of the Pets in Need Vet Clinic, Tufts at Tech Vet Clinic and the Monty Tech Vet Clinic are to bring quality veterinary services to qua...

2:00 PM

Socially Conscious Sheltering

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B

Talk

Jan McHugh-Smith CAWA, Boulder Humane Society (Participant)

Judith Calhoun, Larimer Humane (Participant)

3:45 PM

From New England to the Nation's Capital: Lessons Learned and the Future of Animal Welfare

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track B

Talk

Stephanie Frommer, Humane Rescue Alliance (Participant)

Lisa LaFontaine, Humane Rescue Alliance (Participant)

There is a prevailing belief in the animal welfare community that New England has ‘solved’ pet overpopulation, has no more shelter animals, yet has...

7:00 PM

Networking Event

3 hours, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

Sunday 5 April, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

8:00 AM

Registration and Breakfast

1 hour, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

If this is your first day attending, stop by the registration table on your arrival. Pick up your packet and name badge.

9:00 AM

Welcome to the Conference

30 minutes, 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

9:30 AM

Smile because it happened!

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

Talk

Jodi Buckman CAWA, Denver Dumb Friends League (Participant)

The New England Federation of Humane Societies is celebrating its 75th anniversary because of the people who’ve invested their energy...

11:30 AM

The Role of Social Science in Animal Welfare

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track C

Talk

Sharon Pailler, ASPCA (Participant)

This session will discuss cutting-edge social science research and discuss these concepts in the c...

2:00 PM

Reunited and It Feels So Good: Changing the conversation about stray cats in our shelters and increasing your reclaim rate!

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track C

Talk

Corinne Bourgoin, MSPCA Boston Adoption Center (Participant)

Leave all your preconceived notions about "dumped, abandoned, or unwanted" stray cats at the door! What if we presumed every stray cat w...

3:45 PM

Terrified Tigers and other Ferocious Felines: Shelter Cat Behavior Modification

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track C

Talk

Rebecca Lohnes MS, CDBC, ACCBC, Lollypop Farm Humane Society (Participant)

Behavior modification isn’t just for the dogs! In this presentation, learn about how to work with cats with different personalities and behavior...

Monday 6 April, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

9:00 AM

Welcome to the Conference

30 minutes, 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

9:30 AM

GENERAL SESSION: Animals We Are Placing in the Community

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Grand Ballroom

Panel

Melissa McCue-McGrath CPDT-KA, author (Participant)

Mike Keiley, MSPCA-Angell (Participant)

Seana Dowling-Guyer MS, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University (Participant)

Should or should not? When it comes to placing behaviorally challenged dogs, that is the question.The unintended consequence ...

2:00 PM

The Forgotten Pets of Domestic Violence

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A

Talk

Devon Krusko, RedRover (Participant)

Your shelter (and you!) are a resource for your community. Animal sheltering is very much a social service that is expanding to me...

3:45 PM

Beyond Spay/Neuter: Innovative Programs & Practices to Decrease the Number of Pets Relinquished to Animal Shelters & Rescue Groups

1 hour 30 minutes, 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Radisson Hotel Nashua - Track A

Talk

Kim Wolf, Beyond Breed (Participant)

Jenna Coffey LMSW, Animal Haven (New York City) (Participant)

Animal shelters in the Northeast have made tremendous strides in reducing the homeless animal population through spay/neuter programs. New programs...