In episode 40 of the Anthrozoology Podcast we continue our conversation with, Dr. Irina Frazin discusses the challenges faced by NGOs in Romania, including difficulties in building trust and networks, and the complexities of legal obligations for cat microchipping and the issue of ear tipping for sterilised cats. Irina shares her experience with a severely injured cat who transforms from a non-social cat to a loving companion. She also addresses the problem of community cat abandonment and the need for better support networks for companion animal guardians. The conversation touches on the historical association of cats with the feminine and the evolution of the "crazy cat lady" trope.

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PodCrew

Dr.Kris Hill

⁠https://academiccatlady.com/ ⁠

Dr. Michelle Szydlowski ms835@exeter.ac.uk www.internationalelephants.org@intl_elephants

Sarah Oxley Heaney

PhD Candidate, University of Exeter

sh750@exeter.ac.uk ​

⁠www.kissingsharks.com/⁠

Podlet Guest

Dr Irina Frasin

irina.anthrozoology@gmail.com

⁠https://anthrozoology.acadiasi.org/en/home/⁠

References

Frasin, I “Of Cats and Women: A Cultural History of a Relationship” in Anthrozoology Studies: Animal Life and Human Culture, I. Frasin, G. Bodi, S. Bulei, C. Dinu Vasiliu, Eds. (Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2022), pp. 158–182.
⁠http://www.editura.ubbcluj.ro/bd/ebooks/pdf/3343.pdf⁠

Frasin I. “Cat Sanctuary. Co-existence with community cats” in Anthrozoology studies. Non-Human Animals in Open Societies, I. Frasin, G. Bodi, S. Bulei, C. Dinu Vasiliu Eds. (Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2023) pp. 112 -146.
⁠http://www.editura.ubbcluj.ro/bd/ebooks/pdf/3839.pdf⁠

Frasin I. “Portraits for community cats - the story of a more-than-human relationship” Multispecies Communities and Narratives, I. Frasin, G. Bodi, S. Bulei, C. Dinu Vasiliu Eds. (Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2024) pp. 161-184. ⁠http://www.editura.ubbcluj.ro/bd/ebooks/pdf/4365.pdf⁠

Frasin I. “Co-existence with community cats” Colloquium Series by Animals and Society Institute
⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb2hHVZg-_I&list=PL3vTRlNA7pSmLDrnXV83_C5YuhT5YPam4&index=2