• Fixing Cats, Feeding Communities: How One Woman Sparked a Movement, Featuring Wednesday Hugus, Founder of Wednesday’s Community Cats and Kittens

  • Apr 29 2025
  • Duración: 29 m
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Fixing Cats, Feeding Communities: How One Woman Sparked a Movement, Featuring Wednesday Hugus, Founder of Wednesday’s Community Cats and Kittens

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  • “If you can’t fix ’em, don’t feed ’em. You may think you’re being kind, but make sure you do the responsible thing and spay and neuter.” This episode is sponsored-in-part by Maddie’s Fund. What started as a COVID-era effort to help feed pets in need has transformed into a full-fledged nonprofit tackling the staggering population of community cats in Orlando, Florida. In this powerful conversation, Wednesday Hugus shares how her organization evolved from a pet food pantry into a multifaceted rescue operation focused on TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return), medical advocacy, and grassroots community support. Wednesday, founder of Wednesday’s Community Cats and Kittens, pulls back the curtain on what it takes to coordinate a network of trappers, feeders, and fosters — all while navigating limited resources, volunteer burnout, and systemic challenges. With a sharp eye for strategy and deep compassion, she’s proving that a small-but-mighty group can make a real dent in a county with an estimated 90,000 community cats. From leveraging Nextdoor for real-time outreach to raising over $375,000 for medical cases, Wednesday shows what’s possible when you combine hustle, heart, and hyper-local focus. This episode is an inspiring blueprint for turning personal passion into community-wide impact. Press Play Now For: How Wednesday built a nonprofit from her garage — no website required!The power of using Nextdoor for local cat rescue and real-time responseWednesday’s take on what Orlando gets right (and wrong) about TNRThe critical importance of spaying and neutering—including owned catsHow to prevent burnout in volunteer-heavy operationsWhy feeding cats must go hand-in-hand with fixing catsNavigating limited veterinary access and thinking creatively about care Resources & Links: Wednesday’s Community Cats and Kittens on Nextdoor (https://tinyurl.com/38ajp4un), Facebook(https://www.facebook.com/WednesdaysCommunityCats), and Instagram(https://www.instagram.com/wednesdayscommunitycats/)Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando (https://petallianceorlando.org/)Franklin’s Friends (https://franklinsfriends.info/)Community Cats Podcast's Community Cat Pyramid (https://www.communitycatspodcast.com/cat-pyramid-2/) and Cat Calculator (https://www.communitycatspodcast.com/community-cat-calculator/)Pawsitive Pantry Pet food bank in VT & MA (https://pawsitivepantry.org/) Sponsor Links: Maddie's Fund (https://www.communitycatspodcast.com/maddies609) Follow & Review We’d love for you to follow us if you haven’t yet. Click that purple '+' in the top right corner of your Apple Podcasts app. We’d love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts(https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-community-cats-podcast/id1125752101?mt=2). Select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then share a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast.
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