“That’s the cool thing. Some of these older groups are closing, but we have a whole new crop of young women who are starting rescues and taking over.”

This episode is sponsored in part by Doobert.com, and Maddie's Fund.

In this episode, Stacy sits down with Janet Vormittag, founder and publisher of Cats and Dogs, a Magazine Devoted to Companion Animals, and author of multiple books about animals, including You Might Be a Crazy Cat Lady If…(volumes 1 & 2) and Cat Women of West Michigan: The Secret World of Cat Rescue.

Janet shares a few of her favorite stories from her career as a reporter, writer, and animal advocate. She talks about the euthanasia numbers for her community, and how drastically things have improved over the past 15 years.

Stacy and Janet chat about her most recent book, Cat Women of West Michigan, and the incredible women who are making the community a better place for cats. Janet highlights a few of the women readers will encounter in the book, including women who start rescues, women who serve cats as individual volunteers and caregivers, and women who support cats in other unexpected – but equally significant – ways.

To learn more about Janet and see the complete list of books she’s written, visit her website at www.janetvormittag.com. Books can also be purchased directly from Amazon:

• Cat Women of West Michigan: The Secret World of Cat Rescue
• You Might Be a Crazy Cat Lady If…
• You Might Be a Craz Cat Lady If… (volume 2)

Some of the groups Janet mentions in this episode are:

• Focus on Ferals
• Crash’s Landing & Big Sid’s Sanctuary
• Happy Cat Cafe 
• Hands for Paws West Michigan