Gary Evans, Clinic Director for the Humane Society of Huron Valley

This episode is sponsored in part by CDE Cages and Doobert.com. Stacy’s guest this week, Gary Evans, works as the Clinic Director for the Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV), where he previously worked as a “cat wrangler” or Community Cat Coordinator. Before coming to the world of animal welfare, Gary worked in the entrepreneurial space with tech startups. HSHV is a high volume spay/neuter and full-service vet clinic, and adoption shelter. They have been working as the leading provider of TNR in Michigan for over a decade and have helped about 16,000 outdoor cats. Gary and Stacy talk about how Gary has been able to use his background to help scale up the number of cats HSHV helps, including finding better ways to use resources, mobilize volunteers, and provide tools and education to the community. While COVID-19 has slowed them down some, they’re still working toward their goal to make Washtenaw County the best place in the country to be an animal. To find out more about HSHV and to find resources on community cats, visit their website.