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Kate Nattrass Atema

Director Companion Animal Program, International Fund for Animal Welfare

Kate leads the global Companion Animal Program at International Fund for Animal Welfare(IFAW), overseeing community-based animal welfare projects in South Africa, Indonesia, China, Germany, Mexico, Haiti, China and Native communities in the United States and Canada.



She has focused on the development of a framework IFAW refers to as “Adequate Guardianship,” which ensures that communities are able to tailor program that address animal welfare concerns based on the needs of the local people and animals as well as their unique circumstances.

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