Danvers|Local Event
Understanding Your Cat with Dr. Rachel Geller
Understanding Your Cat
Everyone loves a good cat video…but what if your cat isn’t acting quite as cute as the ones you see on the internet? Are you tired of your cat thinking “outside the box?" Or are you living with a hardcore shredder - and I don’t mean snowboarding! And when it comes to your multi-cat household – why can’t they all just get along? Meet Dr. Rachel Geller, certified cat behaviorist, and she will answer all of these questions and more. Bring those cat behavior questions!
Bio:
Rachel Geller, Ed.D. is the Founder and President of All Cats All the Time, Inc. a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to promoting the adoption of cats and preventing their surrender and abandonment by helping animal shelters – and cat owners who cannot otherwise afford to do so – access cat behavior counseling free of charge for the cats in their care. Rachel is certified as a: Cat Behavior and Retention Specialist, Surrender Prevention Specialist, Humane Education Specialist, Pet Chaplain®, Fear Free Shelter Specialist, Cat Friendly Veterinary Advocate and an Empathy for Animals Reader. She is certified in Diversity Equity & Inclusion through the Association for Animal Welfare Advancement. She is currently a cat behaviorist for cat/animal shelters all over the world, including working with adopters, training shelter volunteers and instituting surrender prevention programs. She also provides individual cat behavior help to cat parents. Rachel is the author of the webinar “Activities for Inclusion” for the Association of Professional Humane Educators which presents instruction and concrete techniques for animal shelters on including the special needs population as volunteers. She is a contributing author to “The Ark Project – Jewish Initiative for Animals” which focuses on the humane treatment of animals. Rachel authored the “Surrender Prevention Specialist” certification program which is offered four times a year and is recognized by the National Animal Care and Control Association for continuing education credits. Rachel’s book, “Saving the World, One Cat at a Time” was written to help with resolving cats’ behavioral and emotional problems with the goal of creating harmonious relationships between cats and their owners.
Rachel has been awarded a Certificate of Excellence and the prestigious MUSE Medallion from the Cat Writers Association for her cat behavior instructional videos.
If you or someone in your party need accommodations to attend this event, please email danversref@noblenet.org at least two weeks in advance of the date of the program.