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Hannah Shaw
New York Times bestselling author of TINY BUT MIGHTY: Kitten Lady's Guide to Saving the Most Vulnerable Felines Hannah Shaw is an award-winning kitten rescuer, humane educator, and unwavering animal advocate who has dedicated her life to protecting the tiniest and most vulnerable felines. Her project, 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. She is the 2019 ASPCA Cat Advocate of the Year, and she has been featured as a guest expert on Animal Planet's My Cat from Hell. She is also the founder of Orphan Kitten Club, a 501(c)3 charitable organization that provides rescue and adoption services to orphaned kittens in the San Diego area.
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"Kitten Lady", Cat Advocate, Humane Educator, and Author of TINY BUT MIGHTY
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NPR's Fresh Air - How Hannah Shaw, The 'Kitten Lady,' Rescues The Most Fragile Felines
Hannah Shaw's job title is "professional kitten rescuer."
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Fast Company - ‘Kitten Lady’ Hannah Shaw’s creative approach to making you care about saving kitties
As her new book, ‘Tiny but Mighty,’ hits stores, Hannah Shaw talks about her constant quest to find new ways to convince people to save vulnerable felines.
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BuzzFeed - We Learn How To Foster Kittens From A Professional Kitten Lady
Thank you, Hannah Shaw!
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It’s an exciting time to be an advocate, as things are truly getting better for cats all the time. Having rightfully won the adoration of the general public, cats are now being adopted in higher numbers than ever before. Roughly 37 percent of US households are now home to a cat, and while I obviously think that number should be higher (seriously, have you met cats? they’re pretty great), this is a huge achievement. More people than ever are discovering the joy of sharing life with a feline, resulting in a steady rise of cat companionship. As adoption rates rise, there is, in turn, a marked decrease in euthanasia.
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To me, kitten advocacy has very little to do with cuteness, and everything to do with a great need for tangible change in the way we view, understand, and treat the tiniest and most vulnerable felines.
The truth is that kittens are universally loved in our culture, yet we kill them in epidemic numbers. Unweaned kittens make up a large proportion of feline euthanasias nationally; for many shelters, their deaths account for the majority of euthanasias. The general public is completely unaware that kittens under eight weeks old are one of the most at-risk populations in the US shelter system.
