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More than 70% of cats who enter our nation’s animal control pounds and shelters are killed.
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Cat Fatalities and Secrecy in U.S. Pounds and Shelters “Euthanasia” in animal control pounds and shelters is the number one documented cause of death of all cats in the U.S. Read more »
Ordinances that Push More Cats into Pounds and Shelters In spite of the existing levels of killing in animal control pounds and shelters, some jurisdictions are passing laws that force even more cats into these facilities.
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The Difference Between Euthanasia and Killing
The millions of cats who die in U.S. animal control pounds and shelters every year are not euthanized, they are killed. Read more »
What's Best for Cats: Being Alive or Dead?
The bottom line is: being killed is not in cats' best interests. Read more »
Alley Cat Allies Response to PETA: Feral Cats Deserve to Live
PETA’s promotion of the mass killing of cats is remarkably backwards and out of step. First and foremost, it is in no animal’s best interest to be killed. Read more »
North Carolina Cat Fatalities
In 2007, over 81% of cats entering government-funded animal pounds and shelters in North Carolina were killed. Read more »
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Lives Count, Secrets Kill Campaign. Learn more »
Have you and an animal you tried to help been victims of deception by pounds or shelters? Tell us your stories to help us put a face on the Lives Count, Secrets Kill campaign, and help Alley Cat Allies end the killing. Learn more »
U.S. Public Opinion on Humane Treatment of Stray Cats
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The Vacuum Effect: Why Catch and Kill Doesn't Work
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Feral Cats and the Public—A Healthy Relationship: The science behind why feral cats are safe members of our communities
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Related Multimedia
Save this Cat Alley Cat Allies is changing the fate of our nation’s cats by leading the massive movement to stop the killing across the country.
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Related Alley Cat Allies Press Releases
June 7, 2012 - Alley Cat Allies Requests an Immediate Moratorium on the Trapping of Cats at Aloe Village Senior Complex in Galloway, NJ Read More »
May 30, 2012 - Alley Cat Allies Calls on New York Lawmakers to Support Historic Animal Sheltering Bill Read More »
May 21, 2012 - Alley Cat Allies Calls on Wake County, N.C. Commissioners to Vote in Lifesaving Laws Read More »
April 17, 2012 - Alley Cat Allies Denounces Worcester County, MD Animal Control for Killing Pet Cats Read More »
March 29, 2012 - Alley Cat Allies Denounces Loews' Decision to Trap and Remove Cats at Orlando Resort Read More »
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