Hannah Shaw and Royal Canin – Fostering
Kitten Lady Hannah Shaw is our guest, and we’re honored to have her back to talk about her ongoing venture with Royal Canin. She’s here to talk about fostering kittens, and why it is so important to their development and adoptability.
Rita and Linda talk with Hannah about the different ways you can foster, everything from taking on those very tiny bottle-fed cats all the way to adopting a fragile senior cat who is unexpectedly without a home after being a loving companion for many years. Tune in and learn about Fostering, how Royal Canin is helping to spread the word, and how you can help cats and kittens in need.
BIO:
Hannah Shaw is a kitten rescuer, humane educator, and New York Times bestselling author who has dedicated her life to finding innovative ways to protect animals. Her project, Kitten Lady, strives to create global change in the way we perceive and treat the tiniest and most vulnerable felines.
Kitten Lady provides educational media, training resources, and instructional workshops that help individuals and animal shelters learn how to save the lives of kittens--in a fun and engaging format.
Shaw is the author of the bestselling book Tiny But Mighty (Penguin Random House, 2019) and the children’s book Kitten Lady’s Big Book of Little Kittens (Simon and Schuster, 2019.) She has been featured as a guest expert on Animal Planet's My Cat From Hell, and her work has been profiled in People Magazine, Cosmopolitan, and other media outlets around the world.
Shaw has received several awards for her advocacy work, including the 2019 Cat Advocate of the Year award by ASPCA, 2018 Advocacy Award by Kitten Rescue LA, and 2017 Advocate of the Year award by CatCon Worldwide. She was named one San Diego City Beat’s “People of the Year” for 2018.
Kitten Lady has amassed a viral social media following. Shaw shares inspiring and adorable images from the daily life of a kitten advocate on her Instagram and Facebook, and educational videos about kitten care through her YouTube channel.
Shaw is also the founder of Orphan Kitten Club, a 501(c)3 charitable organization which provides lifesaving programs including a neonatal kitten nursery, a TNR program, and the world’s first grant program specifically funding innovation in kitten welfare.