Jackson Galaxy has been on a objective to enhance cats’ lives for most of his life. thanks to his show My feline From Hell, feline guardians around the world are discovering from the difficult situations he offers with on the show. however Jackson doesn’t just want to modification home cats’ lives, he wishes to make life much better for all cats, which is why he developed the Jackson Galaxy foundation in 2014. The foundation is the realization of Jackson’s long-standing dream of bettering the lives of animals at danger as well as assisting the people who care for them.
The foundation’s newest initiative, feline Pawsitive, focuses on improving the lives of shelter cats by introducing positive-reinforcement training to shelters. The program’s goals are:
• enriching daily life for cats in shelters
• building social skills
• promoting the human-cat bond
• improving “adoptability”
Reduce stress for shelter cats
The pilot program will take location in nine shelters across the country, ranging from small, limited-admission personal shelters to large, open-admission municipal facilities. The shelters will each take part in three webinars with a hand-picked training team. shelter personnel will likewise have direct gain access to to the team for consultations throughout the three-month program.
“Our goal with feline Pawsitive isn’t just to keep cats in the shelter behaviorally as well as physically active—we’re likewise working to equip personnel as well as volunteers to continue utilizing positive reinforcement techniques when the program concludes,” states Jackson. “This program will raise the public profile of cats, demonstrate their trainability as well as will serve as a design for organizations assisting animals everywhere.”
Increase adoptions
The program is designed to assist cats gain confidence as well as experience reduced stress with clicker training sessions. positive cats will have an easier time developing connections with staff, volunteers as well as prospective adopters. By assisting a timid feline ended up being more confident, cats may be more comfortable coming as much as the front of the cage to satisfy an adopter. A truly outgoing kitten may even discover to provide a “high five” to his visitors to seal the adoption deal.
Cat Pawsitive will run from April 19 with mid-July as well as will wrap up with an analysis of the program’s impact. Participating shelters are the Washington Humane Society/Washington animal Rescue League, animal care Centers of new York City, Maryland SPCA, Furkids, feline Adoption Team, The Anti-Cruelty Society, Providence animal Rescue League, Tabby Town, as well as the SPCA of Texas.
For more info about the feline Pawsitive Initiative, please go to .
Ingrid King
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9 comments on feline Pawsitive effort Enriches Life for shelter Cats
Lisa says:
May 29, 2016 at 3:52 pm
Love this, as well as all the fantastic things JG is doing for cats! utilizing him as a Masters degree subject on Branding! likewise would like to understand where the Yellow stairs in the top picture can be purchased, working on Catification of my home! Thanks
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Ingrid says:
May 29, 2016 at 4:43 pm
How awesome that you’re utilizing Jackson as a topic for your Master’s thesis, Lisa! I believe the picture with the yellow stairs was taken at the Humane society of Boulder Valley. Here’s more info on the “catification” they underwent a couple of years ago:
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Bobbie Wilson says:
May 9, 2016 at 11:14 am
Hi Jackson. I love, love, like your show. My Khodi is 10 years old as well as the physician states he’s most likely to old to be de-clawed. I want new furniture as well as my hubby states we can’t have it up until we can stop Khodi from stratching as well as ripping the furniture. Can you send me a link on exactly how to get him to stop destroying the furniture please?
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Ingrid says:
May 9, 2016 at 12:08 pm
I can’t believe your vet even discussed declawing with you, Bobbie. Sadly, far as well many vets still think about it a viable option. Declawing is an inhumane as well as unneccessary procedure that is banned in 25 countries around the world. This article will assist keep your feline from scratching your furniture:
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Wild feline willy says:
May 3, 2016 at 11:27 pm
I like the concept of Jackson’s foundation. Anything that can assist cats is always appreciated.
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Deziz world says:
April 25, 2016 at 6:31 pm
Great publish as well as great deals of useful infurmation.
Luv ya’
Dezi
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