Date
August 16, 2006
Contact
Valerie Sicignano
(212) 662-5761
In Defense of Animals
3010 Kerner Blvd
San Rafael
CA 94901
IDA is an international, California-based animal advocacy organization dedicated to ending the abuse and exploitation of animals by defending their rights, welfare and habitats.
IDA Sponsors the National Feral Cat Summit
National Event Converges in San Francisco Drawing Attendees, Experts from Across U.S.
San Francisco—In Defense of Animals (IDA) and Neighborhood Cats present the 3rd Annual National Feral Cat Summit. This one-day conference, which garnered rave reviews last year, will feature presentations and workshops by feral cat experts and Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) leaders from around the country as well as a special welcome address by IDA founder and President Elliot Katz, DVM.
When: Saturday, September 9, 2006 9:30a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Where: South San Francisco Conference Center, 255 South Airport Blvd.
Daniel Crain, the President of the San Francisco SPCA, will give the keynote address. Esther Mechler, Founder and President of SPAY USA and an early pioneer of the spay/neuter movement, and Dr. Laura Gay Senk, creator of the Long Island Cat Project - a county-wide feral spay/neuter initiative - will explain how to develop a low cost spay/neuter network in your community.
Other presenters include Bryan Kortis, Esq. of Neighborhood Cats, Sandra Monterose of the ASPCA, and IDA’s Valerie Sicignano. The Summit will also feature special guest Anitra Frazier, author of The New Natural Cat, who will do book-signings and offer a Question & Answer session.
This year’s sponsors include In Defense of Animals, The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), East Bay SPCA, PETCO Foundation, PETsMART Charities, The Humane Society of the United States, San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SFSPCA), SPAY USA, and the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals.
For a complete event program and to purchase tickets, visit www.neighborhoodcats.org.