Ep178 - Steve Lawrence

Interview! Steve Lawrence, Co-Director of The Cat Rescuers, and Tara Green, TNR volunteer of Brooklyn Animal Action "I think it's important for viewers to understand the kind of dedication and commitment that's required to do this work."  When Steve Lawrence moved to Brooklyn with his wife Helen, he didn't know the first thing about community cats. However, after individuals of a backyard colony started showing up at his backdoor begging for food, he began to investigate and uncover the world of the estimated 1,000,000 community cats roaming the streets of New York City. With co-director Rob Fruchtman, Steve has followed the work of four TNR rescuers working in Brooklyn (including co-guest Tara Green of Brooklyn Animal Action) for the past three years, filming them in action for a documentary called The Cat Rescuers. He and Helen are now also certified in TNR and hope to bring the film to wider audiences at international film festivals to raise awareness of community cats and to spread TNR as a global practice.   If you are interested in learning more about the upcoming film, please visit catrescuersfilm.com. There, you can view the demo reel and sign up for the email list to be notified when the Kickstarter for finishing the film goes live!