Carmine DiCenso's guest appearances

Carmine DiCenso

The Community Cats Podcast

Karen Anderson

Jennifer Smith

Juan Martinez

Anthony Amos

MIKE PHILLIPS

Angela Walters

Steve Smith

Sally Williams

Steve Appelbaum

Jamie Brooks

Gary Evans

Emily Hall

Sarah Archer

Keith Williams

Chad Nelson

OwlTail

Mike Keiley

Durning the month of December, we're revisiting some of our favorite, most informative shows. This is a rebroadcast of episodes 256 and 257 which we dubbed “The Mike &amp; Carmine Show” - enjoy! Stacy speaks with Mike Keiley, the Director of Adoption Centers and Programs at the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA), and Carmine DiCenso, Executive Director of the Dakin Humane Society in Leverett &amp; Springfield MA in this first part of “The Mike &amp; Carmine Show.” You can check out Mike's first visit to Community Cats Podcast in 2016 in Episode 9 Both Mike &amp; Carmine have been in the animal welfare field as long as Stacy has, and the two of them speak together regularly at conferences and programs. Both recognized as leaders and innovators, they discuss many topics with Stacy in this episode, including the trends and changes they have seen with community cats over the years. When Mike started in animal welfare, there was an overwhelming number of cats. In general, people felt that they were simply dealing with an unwinnable situation, with no room for strategy. In the last five years, however, the MSPCA has formulated strategies for their adoption program, their targeted spay/neuter programs, and for dealing with different populations of cats in different ways. “We are now at the point,” Mike tells us, “where, largely, in New England, we are not dealing with an overpopulation of cats any longer.” — which is something he would not have imagined when he first started in the field. Carmine’s experience has been fairly similar to Mike’s, but he adds some words of wisdom to folks who feel they will never be able to get to where New England is, telling us that it’s good to start to look at trends in numbers. Once you do, you’ll start to see declines and patterns that will help things not seem so bleak. To the people who say that there are pockets of New England where there are still overpopulation issues and people are still overwhelmed, Carmine would challenge them by asking whether what your organization is experiencing is truly overpopulation and being overwhelmed — or whether it is a lack of ability to let go of animals in your care. Mike &amp; Carmine go on to talk with Stacy about their community outreach programs, and how there is a big need for more low-cost services, particularly around dental care for pets. They also answer this question from Stacy: “You each have $100. You can divide it up between low-cost spay/neuter for cats, TNR, or an adoption program. How would you divide up that $100?” Listen to find out how what they say, and why both Mike &amp; Carmine feel that animal welfare organizations are going to morph more into helping animals where they are — vs. taking them from whatever situation they are in. To learn more about Carmine DiCenso’s organization and their work, visit dakinhumane.org. You can also email Carmine at cdincenso@dakinhumane.org. To learn more about Mike Keiley’s organization and their work, visit mspca.org, or email Mike at mkeiley@mspca.org.

Durning the month of December, we're revisiting some of our favorite, most informative shows. This is a rebroadcast of episodes 256 and 257 which we dubbed “The Mike &amp; Carmine Show” - enjoy! Stacy speaks with Mike Keiley, the Director of Adoption Centers and Programs at the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA), and Carmine DiCenso, Executive Director of the Dakin Humane Society in Leverett &amp; Springfield MA in this first part of “The Mike &amp; Carmine Show.” You can check out Mike's first visit to Community Cats Podcast in 2016 in <a href="http://www.communitycatspodcast.com/interview-mike-keiley-director-noble-family-animal-care-and-adoption-center-mspca-at-nevins-farm-methuen-ma/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 9</a> Both Mike &amp; Carmine have been in the animal welfare field as long as Stacy has, and the two of them speak together regularly at conferences and programs. Both recognized as leaders and innovators, they discuss many topics with Stacy in this episode, including the trends and changes they have seen with community cats over the years. When Mike started in animal welfare, there was an overwhelming number of cats. In general, people felt that they were simply dealing with an unwinnable situation, with no room for strategy. In the last five years, however, the MSPCA has formulated strategies for their adoption program, their targeted spay/neuter programs, and for dealing with different populations of cats in different ways. “We are now at the point,” Mike tells us, “where, largely, in New England, we are not dealing with an overpopulation of cats any longer.” — which is something he would not have imagined when he first started in the field. Carmine’s experience has been fairly similar to Mike’s, but he adds some words of wisdom to folks who feel they will never be able to get to where New England is, telling us that it’s good to start to look at trends in numbers. Once you do, you’ll start to see declines and patterns that will help things not seem so bleak. To the people who say that there are pockets of New England where there are still overpopulation issues and people are still overwhelmed, Carmine would challenge them by asking whether what your organization is experiencing is truly overpopulation and being overwhelmed — or whether it is a lack of ability to let go of animals in your care. Mike &amp; Carmine go on to talk with Stacy about their community outreach programs, and how there is a big need for more low-cost services, particularly around dental care for pets. They also answer this question from Stacy: “You each have $100. You can divide it up between low-cost spay/neuter for cats, TNR, or an adoption program. How would you divide up that $100?” Listen to find out how what they say, and why both Mike &amp; Carmine feel that animal welfare organizations are going to morph more into helping animals where they are — vs. taking them from whatever situation they are in. To learn more about Carmine DiCenso’s organization and their work, visit <a href="http://dakinhumane.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">dakinhumane.org</a>. You can also email Carmine at <a rel="noopener">cdincenso@dakinhumane.org</a>. To learn more about Mike Keiley’s organization and their work, visit <a href="http://mspca.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">mspca.org</a>, or email Mike at <a rel="noopener">mkeiley@mspca.org</a>.

A Best of CCP Episode! Mike Keiley (MSPCA) & Carmine DiCenso (Dakin Humane Society)

Tune in to the second part of “The Mike and Carmine Show,” with Mike Keiley of the MSPCA and Carmine DiCenso of Dakin Humane, as they continue their conversation with Stacy. In this episode, Mike &amp; Carmine offer their tips for people who feel like they are hitting a brick wall around their efforts at advocating for change. Carmine suggests that people begin by looking at themselves and their approach, focusing on what they can change —and that they guard against focusing solely on the desired outcome, and instead try to break the issue up into a step-by-step process. Mike notes that we sometimes tend to lose our cool in animal welfare, and that we just need to think about adjusting our approach and trying to hit the smaller, more achievable goals, rather than trying to do everything at once Mike, Carmine &amp; Stacy go on to discuss transport programs, including the fact that Dakin imports animals, while MSPCA generally does not. Carmine feels it’s important to continue to fulfill the traditional shelter role of in helping people find animals. Meanwhile, Mike feels that the infrastructure changes the MSPCA would have to make in order to be able to have an impactful transport program are simply not as valuable as focusing on other programs at this time. In the future, both Mike &amp; Carmine — and Stacy! — would like to see more strategy behind importation programs. They would love to see a coordinated effort between New England groups to work together to partner with a specific area from which to bring animals, in order to make a truly big impact on that area. In the final part of the show, Mike, Carmine &amp; Stacy talk about what animal welfare is going to look like in the coming three to five years. Both Mike &amp; Carmine feel that shelters and animal welfare organizations have some serious soul-searching ahead of them in terms of thinking about whether to continue doing what they’ve always been doing. One thing they both feel is going to have to change is making sure that we increase our focus on people and animals’ connection to people. They believe that if we all work together — instead of separating ourselves with divisive labels and points of view — the animal welfare world can continue to grow and change, and to help even more animals and people in the coming years. To learn more about Carmine DiCenso’s organization and their work, visit dakinhumane.org. You can also email Carmine at cdincenso@dakinhumane.org. To learn more about Mike Keiley’s organization and their work, visit mspca.org, or email Mike at mkeiley@mspca.org.

Tune in to the second part of “The Mike and Carmine Show,” with Mike Keiley of the MSPCA and Carmine DiCenso of Dakin Humane, as they continue their conversation with Stacy. In this episode, Mike &amp; Carmine offer their tips for people who feel like they are hitting a brick wall around their efforts at advocating for change. Carmine suggests that people begin by looking at themselves and their approach, focusing on what they can change —and that they guard against focusing solely on the desired outcome, and instead try to break the issue up into a step-by-step process. Mike notes that we sometimes tend to lose our cool in animal welfare, and that we just need to think about adjusting our approach and trying to hit the smaller, more achievable goals, rather than trying to do everything at once Mike, Carmine &amp; Stacy go on to discuss transport programs, including the fact that Dakin imports animals, while MSPCA generally does not. Carmine feels it’s important to continue to fulfill the traditional shelter role of in helping people find animals. Meanwhile, Mike feels that the infrastructure changes the MSPCA would have to make in order to be able to have an impactful transport program are simply not as valuable as focusing on other programs at this time. In the future, both Mike &amp; Carmine — and Stacy! — would like to see more strategy behind importation programs. They would love to see a coordinated effort between New England groups to work together to partner with a specific area from which to bring animals, in order to make a truly big impact on that area. In the final part of the show, Mike, Carmine &amp; Stacy talk about what animal welfare is going to look like in the coming three to five years. Both Mike &amp; Carmine feel that shelters and animal welfare organizations have some serious soul-searching ahead of them in terms of thinking about whether to continue doing what they’ve always been doing. One thing they both feel is going to have to change is making sure that we increase our focus on people and animals’ connection to people. They believe that if we all work together — instead of separating ourselves with divisive labels and points of view — the animal welfare world can continue to grow and change, and to help even more animals and people in the coming years. To learn more about Carmine DiCenso’s organization and their work, visit <a href="http://dakinhumane.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">dakinhumane.org</a>. You can also email Carmine at <a rel="noopener">cdincenso@dakinhumane.org</a>. To learn more about Mike Keiley’s organization and their work, visit <a href="http://mspca.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">mspca.org</a>, or email Mike at <a rel="noopener">mkeiley@mspca.org</a>.

Interview! Mike Keiley (MSPCA) & Carmine DiCenso (Dakin Humane Society), “The Mike & Carmine Show,” Part 2

Stacy speaks with Mike Keiley, the Director of Adoption Centers and Programs at the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA), and Carmine DiCenso, Executive Director of the Dakin Humane Society in Leverett &amp; Springfield MA in this first part of “The Mike &amp; Carmine Show.” You can check out Mike's first visit to Community Cats Podcast in 2016 in Episode 9 Both Mike &amp; Carmine have been in the animal welfare field as long as Stacy has, and the two of them speak together regularly at conferences and programs. Both recognized as leaders and innovators, they discuss many topics with Stacy in this episode, including the trends and changes they have seen with community cats over the years. When Mike started in animal welfare, there was an overwhelming number of cats. In general, people felt that they were simply dealing with an unwinnable situation, with no room for strategy. In the last five years, however, the MSPCA has formulated strategies for their adoption program, their targeted spay/neuter programs, and for dealing with different populations of cats in different ways. “We are now at the point,” Mike tells us, “where, largely, in New England, we are not dealing with an overpopulation of cats any longer.” — which is something he would not have imagined when he first started in the field. Carmine’s experience has been fairly similar to Mike’s, but he adds some words of wisdom to folks who feel they will never be able to get to where New England is, telling us that it’s good to start to look at trends in numbers. Once you do, you’ll start to see declines and patterns that will help things not seem so bleak. To the people who say that there are pockets of New England where there are still overpopulation issues and people are still overwhelmed, Carmine would challenge them by asking whether what your organization is experiencing is truly overpopulation and being overwhelmed — or whether it is a lack of ability to let go of animals in your care. Mike &amp; Carmine go on to talk with Stacy about their community outreach programs, and how there is a big need for more low-cost services, particularly around dental care for pets. They also answer this question from Stacy: “You each have $100. You can divide it up between low-cost spay/neuter for cats, TNR, or an adoption program. How would you divide up that $100?” Listen to find out how what they say, and why both Mike &amp; Carmine feel that animal welfare organizations are going to morph more into helping animals where they are — vs. taking them from whatever situation they are in. To learn more about Carmine DiCenso’s organization and their work, visit dakinhumane.org. You can also email Carmine at cdincenso@dakinhumane.org. To learn more about Mike Keiley’s organization and their work, visit mspca.org, or email Mike at mkeiley@mspca.org.

Stacy speaks with Mike Keiley, the Director of Adoption Centers and Programs at the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA), and Carmine DiCenso, Executive Director of the Dakin Humane Society in Leverett &amp; Springfield MA in this first part of “The Mike &amp; Carmine Show.” You can check out Mike's first visit to Community Cats Podcast in 2016 in <a href="http://www.communitycatspodcast.com/interview-mike-keiley-director-noble-family-animal-care-and-adoption-center-mspca-at-nevins-farm-methuen-ma/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 9</a> Both Mike &amp; Carmine have been in the animal welfare field as long as Stacy has, and the two of them speak together regularly at conferences and programs. Both recognized as leaders and innovators, they discuss many topics with Stacy in this episode, including the trends and changes they have seen with community cats over the years. When Mike started in animal welfare, there was an overwhelming number of cats. In general, people felt that they were simply dealing with an unwinnable situation, with no room for strategy. In the last five years, however, the MSPCA has formulated strategies for their adoption program, their targeted spay/neuter programs, and for dealing with different populations of cats in different ways. “We are now at the point,” Mike tells us, “where, largely, in New England, we are not dealing with an overpopulation of cats any longer.” — which is something he would not have imagined when he first started in the field. Carmine’s experience has been fairly similar to Mike’s, but he adds some words of wisdom to folks who feel they will never be able to get to where New England is, telling us that it’s good to start to look at trends in numbers. Once you do, you’ll start to see declines and patterns that will help things not seem so bleak. To the people who say that there are pockets of New England where there are still overpopulation issues and people are still overwhelmed, Carmine would challenge them by asking whether what your organization is experiencing is truly overpopulation and being overwhelmed — or whether it is a lack of ability to let go of animals in your care. Mike &amp; Carmine go on to talk with Stacy about their community outreach programs, and how there is a big need for more low-cost services, particularly around dental care for pets. They also answer this question from Stacy: “You each have $100. You can divide it up between low-cost spay/neuter for cats, TNR, or an adoption program. How would you divide up that $100?” Listen to find out how what they say, and why both Mike &amp; Carmine feel that animal welfare organizations are going to morph more into helping animals where they are — vs. taking them from whatever situation they are in. To learn more about Carmine DiCenso’s organization and their work, visit <a href="http://dakinhumane.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">dakinhumane.org</a>. You can also email Carmine at <a rel="noopener">cdincenso@dakinhumane.org</a>. To learn more about Mike Keiley’s organization and their work, visit <a href="http://mspca.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">mspca.org</a>, or email Mike at <a rel="noopener">mkeiley@mspca.org</a>.