San José Animal Care and Services announced on Mar. 4 that it will host award-winning kitten care advocate Hannah “Kitten Lady” Shaw for two days of educational workshops focused on neonatal kitten care and community cat practices.
The initiative aims to strengthen the capacity of San José’s animal services during the busy kitten season, a period described as the most resource-intensive for the department. The sessions are designed to improve outcomes for kittens by enhancing staff training, standardizing best practices, expanding foster and rescue capacity, and reducing length of stay.
According to the announcement, an advanced training session for ACS staff and rescue partners will take place on Friday, March 6. This workshop is closed to the public but offers media opportunities for interviews with Monica Wylie, Deputy Director of Animal Care and Services, and Hannah Shaw from 9 to 9:45 a.m. On Saturday, March 7, a second workshop will be open to both new and experienced volunteers as well as members of the public at San José Council Chambers in City Hall. The Saturday sessions focus on humane community cat practices and fundamentals of kitten foster care; registration details are available at bit.ly/KittenLadySJ.
“These sessions directly support audit recommendations 1, 2, 4a, 4c, 5, and 6a in the San José Animal Care and Services Audit Report by strengthening staff training, standardizing best practices, expanding foster and rescue capacity, and reducing length of stay,” said Monica Wylie.
The City of San Jose promotes cultural diversity through initiatives such as the Japanese Friendship Garden and Mexican Heritage Plaza as noted on its historical context page. The city also maintains sites like the San Jose Historical Museum in Kelley Park according to city records, features unique historical replicas such as Statehouse buildings constructed in previous centuries as documented online, serves neighborhoods throughout Santa Clara Valley according to city history, is led by a mayor elected at large alongside an eleven-member council representing specific districts per its official charter,
and seeks to deliver quality public services while fostering a safe community for residents,
businesses,
and visitors according to its mission statement.
Looking ahead,
the educational events with Hannah Shaw reflect ongoing efforts by ACS
to address recommendations from recent audits while engaging both professionals
and volunteers in improving animal welfare across San José.
