The Shelter Cats Podcast

Episode 81: The Best Of Season 4 🐾

We made it through Season 4, and we’re celebrating with our first-ever "Best Of" compilation episode! Whether you’re catching up or re-living the highlights, Dan and Mic

Episode 80: Where the Love Began: Your First Cat Adoptions (Season 4 Finale!)

It’s the Season 4 finale, and Dan "The Cat Man" and Michelle "The Meow Maven" are bringing you a jam-packed episode to close out an incredible season! In this episode, w

Episode 79: Awesome Happy Awesome Healthy With Amy Dudley of Weruva

Amy Dudley, community manager from Weruva, joins the show to discuss how Weruva is making an impact on the quality of cat food! Amy has been involved in the pet industry

Episode 78: Finding Purpose For Non-Socialized Cats With Sheila Massey Of Hard Hat Cats

What happens to the cats that aren’t looking for a lap to curl up in? In this episode, we sit down with Sheila Massey, the founder of Hard Hat Cats®. After a black kitte

Episode 77: Get Meowta Here: Treetop Cat Rescues With Duane Hook

What do you do when a cat climbs higher than a ladder—or a fire truck—can reach? In this episode, we’re joined by Duane Hook, a professional tree climber and founder of

Episode 76: Tiny But Mighty: Hannah Shaw, Kitten Lady

Hannah Shaw is an award-winning kitten rescuer, humane educator, and New York Times bestselling author who has dedicated her life to innovating kitten care and protecting

Episode 75: Why do we love cats?

In our 75th episode, we check in with Michelle to see how she is faring on her breast cancer journey, and we also read your responses that we posed on our social media to

Episode 74: Urban Cat League

Mike Phillips is the president of Urban Cat League which he co-founded in 2003. In 2010, the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association named Mike recipient of its aw

Episode 73: Dr. Mary Manspeaker, DVM, MS

We finally get to interview a veterinarian! Dr. Mary Manspeaker, DVM, MS is a small animal veterinarian with experience in both shelter and general medicine. A 2002 gr

Episode 72: Cat Amazing/Brook Fountains!

Meet the CEO of Cat Amazing and Brook Fountains! Andrey Grigoryev is the founder and CEO (Cat Entertainment Officer) of Cat Amazing, which specializes in enrichment for

Episode 71: Holiday Episode!

It's that time of year! Holiday time! You know what that means.....our annual holiday episode! Joining hosts Dan and Michelle for this year's holiday episode are Caitli

Episode 70: Jackson Galaxy

Season Four Premiere! Jackson Galaxy is a two-time New York Times bestselling author and the host of My Cat from Hell, Animal Planet’s long-running hit show that helped

Episode 69: Cat Treats: Holiday Safety Tips!

Episode 69: Cat Treats: Holiday Safety Tips! Host Dan The Cat Man, along with Producer Stephen Quandt of catbehaviorhelp.com, discuss important holiday dangers and tips

Episode 68: Cat Treats: Shelters Are Overcrowded!

Shelters are overcrowded and need our help! Adopt a cat (or dog) today! In our latest Cat Treats episode, Stephen Quandt, our producer and cat behavior expert from catb

Episode 67: Cat Treats: The Fraidy Cat Club

Just when you thought it was safe to turn off your favorite podcast platform, The Shelter Cats Podcast is back with a between-seasons series of mini "Cat Treats" episodes

Episode 63: David Grimm: Citizen Canine

Author David Grimm joins the panel! David Grimm is an award-winning journalist and the Online News Editor of Science, the world’s leading journal of science news and sci

Episode 62: Animal Care Centers of NYC: Katy Hansen

Katy Hansen is the Director of Marketing & Communications for Animal Care Centers of NYC.  Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC) is dedicated to ending animal homelessness in

Episode 61: Terri Grow, Feline Nutritionist

Terri Grow, pet sage and feline nutritionist, joins us to dispel the myths regarding the food we feed our cats and offer advice on what a healthy diet should be for our c

Episode 59: Jeff Carstens: Feline Advocate

Jeff Carstens, feline advocate from Floral Park, New York, joins us to discuss his efforts to overturn feral cat feeding law #7 in Floral Park. According to Jeff: "The

Episode 58: Cat Treats: Why do cats make biscuits?

Another in our cat treats series, where we answer one question related to cat behavior! We posed the following question on our social media and then asked Google Gemini