People for Animals chosen for Jackson Galaxy's new program!

Hillside’s Spay/Neuter Clinic & Rescue Chosen for The Jackson Galaxy Project’s Life-Saving Cat Pawsitive Program

People for Animals is Selected for Innovative Training Program to Increase Cat Adoptions

People for Animals is selected by The Jackson Galaxy Project (JGP), a Signature Program of GreaterGood.org, to participate in the Summer 2018 Semester of Cat Pawsitive, a life-saving initiative that introduces positive-reinforcement training to cats in shelters and rescues. Supported by the Petco Foundation and Halo® pet food, this innovative training program for cats aims to increase feline adoption rates and maintain cat “mojo.”

Jackson Galaxy (star of the television show My Cat from Hell on Animal Planet, and founder of JGP) developed Cat Pawsitive with a team of feline behavior experts. Highlights of the program include:

• Maintaining cat “adoptability” and feline social skills by enriching cats’ day-to-day lives
• Increasing adoptions
• Showing potential adopters that cats are cool and can even be trained!
• Decreasing length of stay
• Engaging and empowering volunteers and staff

“The genesis of Cat Pawsitive stemmed from the simple desire to duplicate the “AHA!” moment I had in the early stages of my life with cats as a shelter worker,” said Jackson Galaxy. “By utilizing the training concepts that were, to that point, only used for the dogs in our care, not only were the cats stimulated, motivated and energized, but so was I. That, along with the most important result, lives being saved, was the win-win I envisioned passing on to as many cats and shelters and rescues as I possibly could. So today I am filled with an indescribable mix of joy and anticipation as we enter the Summer 2018 session of The Jackson Galaxy Project’s Cat Pawsitive program.”

The Cat Pawsitive program is designed to keep adoptable cats mentally and physically active in a shelter or rescue environment. The focus is on fun, positive reinforcement-based training sessions that go beyond playtime-as-usual to help cats maintain their mojo and connect more quickly with potential adopters. From teaching high fives and head bumps to “sit” and “come when called,” caregivers at Cat Pawsitive participating organizations engage with cats in a brand new way to really help cats to “click” with adopters.

“We help build the cats confidence and make them feel more secure engaging with people” states Valerie Wilson the Community Cat Program Manager. “Cats who are comfortable approaching new people will get adopted much quicker than cats who are shy.”

Galaxy will be sharing highlights of the program on The Jackson Galaxy Project Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages.

About People for Animals

Founded in 1980, People for Animals, Inc. is an independent nonprofit animal welfare organization not affiliated with any other humane society or any national or local animal welfare groups. The primary mission of PFA is to eliminate animal suffering through affordable essential healthcare, public policy advocacy and community programs. Our experienced veterinarians perform over 22,000 spays and neuters annually at our three low-cost high-quality spay/neuter clinics located in Hillside, Robbinsville and Clayton, NJ, and through our Mobile Surgical Units.

About The Jackson Galaxy Project

The Jackson Galaxy Project, founded in 2014, is a Signature Program of GreaterGood.org, a public 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The Project is the realization of Jackson’s long-standing dream of improving the lives of animals at risk and helping the people who care for them.

About GreaterGood.org

GreaterGood.org is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that works to improve the health and well-being of people, pets, and the planet. Over the last 10 years, GreaterGood.org has given over $100 million in cash and in-kind grants to over 3,000 charitable partners worldwide. To learn more, visit GreaterGood.org

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About The Petco Foundation

At the Petco Foundation, we believe that every animal deserves to live its best life. Since 1999, we’ve invested more than $200 million in lifesaving animal welfare work to make that happen. With our more than 4,000 animal welfare partners, we inspire and empower communities to make a difference by investing in adoption and medical care programs, spay and neuter services, pet cancer research, service and therapy animals, and numerous other lifesaving initiatives. Through our Think Adoption First program, we partner with Petco stores and animal welfare organizations across the country to increase pet adoptions. So far, we’ve helped more than 5.5 million pets find their new loving families, and we’re just getting started. Visit petcofoundation.org to learn more about how you can get involved.Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

ABOUT HALO, PURELY FOR PETS®

For over 30 years, Halo® has insisted on creating only holistic pet foods that rely first on real WHOLE meat, poultry or fish…never ANY rendered “meat meal”…making these recipes fundamentally different from the kibble found in almost all leading “natural” pet food brands. Halo uses OrigiNative™ GAP and MSC-certified proteins that say NO to factory farming and offer Superior Digestibility. Halo uses Non-GMO Vegetables in its pet food. Plus, Halo feeds it forward (#HaloFeeditForward), donating a bowl of Halo to shelter pets every time consumers buy, in partnership with Freekibble.com and GreaterGood.org. Halo invites pet parents to “Feed for 14 Days, Love it or it’s Free!” Learn more about Halo’s HOLISTIC. WHOLE. HUMANE. pet food for dogs and cats at HaloPets.com.

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