Hannah Shaw

Hannah Shaw (known as the Kitten Lady) is an animal welfare advocate and internet celebrity, known for being an educator on kittens.

Career After leaving a consulting job to create training materials for animal shelters, She informs others on how to foster kittens, reduce stray cat populations, and contribute to animal welfare through her videos on social media, in-person workshops, personal interviews, and public speaking events. She has also published several books on kitten rescue, or based on her fostering stories.

Shaw frequently posts on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. Her accounts and channel detail her rescue work, and feature instructional videos and posts on kitten fostering. Once the kittens featured in her videos are old enough, they are adopted out, with Shaw saying "Goodbye is the goal".

She runs her work through her nonprofit, the Orphan Kitten Club.

Personal life Shaw lives in San Diego with her husband, Andrew Marttila, a professional cat photographer.

Shaw is the daughter of Tommy Shaw, the co-frontman and guitarist for the rock band Styx.

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