Free-roaming cats pose significant, long-term threats to local wildlife, ecosystems, and community health. The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) supports the One Health approach to managing free-roaming cats to promote animal welfare, public health and ecological resilience. This webinar will explore the role of RVTs in mitigating the impacts of free-roaming cats while ensuring the humane and ethical treatment of all animals. Key topics include:

• Impacts of free-roaming cats on wildlife and ecosystems
• Ethical responsibilities of RVTs in cat welfare and wildlife conservation
• Effective management and rehabilitation strategies for owned outdoor and feral cat populations

CE Credits: 1

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvd-Cppj4rH9b9ZYYsg_zEWDrxGwR-nI4x#/registration

About the speaker: Dr. Judit Smits, DVM, MVetSc., PhD, is an Emerita Professor of Wildlife & Ecotoxicology at the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Smits’ long-term research focuses on the impacts of environmental contaminants and ecosystem degradation from human-related activities on the health and fitness of birds, humans, and other vertebrates, including amphibians, small mammals and carnivores across the globe.

This presentation is supported by the Stewardship Centre for BC.