Alley Cat Allies engages elected officials in support of lifesaving laws and policies for cats and against cruel and harmful policies rooted in misinformation. You can find some of our letters and testimony to elected officials on this page.
In each letter, we leverage our decades of expertise to provide officials with critical education and guidance on humane and effective measures for cats.
2025
| September 18, 2025: Anderson: Opposition to Proposed Ordinance adding Chapter 6.33 of the Anderson Municipal Code Location: Anderson, CA Subject: Registration |
September 18, 2025: Carroll County: Opposition to Proposed Amendments to Chapter 90 of the Carroll County Code Location: Westminster, MD Subject: Registration |
| September 18, 2025: Deltona: Community Cat Program Location: Deltona, FL Subject: Registration |
September 18, 2025: North Lebanon Township: Opposition to Ordinance 2-2025 Location: Lebanon, PA Subject: Registration |
| September 18, 2025: Lewis County: Alley Cat Allies Offers Expert Legal Assistance in Prosecution of Juan Lopez Abrego Location: Chehalis, WA Subject: Animal Cruelty |
September 17, 2025: Marietta: Opposition to Amendments to Chapter 96 of the Borough Code Location: Marietta, PA Subject: Registration |
| September 17, 2025: Township of Franklin: Opposition to Ordinance #4471-25 Location: Somerset, NJ Subject: Registration |
September 16, 2025: Hiram: Opposition to Ordinance #2025-26 Location: Hiram, OH Subject: Feeding Ban |
| September 16, 2025: Decatur: Alley Cat Allies Offers Expert Legal Assistance in Prosecution of Delbert W. McGee Location: Decatur, IL Subject: Animal Cruelty |
August 21, 2025: Bradenton: Alley Cat Allies Offers Expert Legal Assistance in Prosecution of Keshaun Williams Location: Bradenton, FL Subject: Animal Cruelty |
| August 21, 2025: Marco Island: Alley Cat Allies Offers Expert Legal Assistance in Prosecution of Olga Murphy and Igor Mursalimov Location: Marco Island, FL Subject: Animal Cruelty |
July 31, 2025: Festus: Amended Bill 4832 Location: Festus, MO Subject: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) |
| July 28, 2025: California: Proponent testimony to AB 867 Location: California Subject: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) |
July 28, 2025: McLennan County: Alley Cat Allies Offers Expert Legal Assistance in Prosecution of James Barnes Location: McLennan County, TX Subject: Animal Cruelty |
| July 22, 2025: Hawai’i County: Opponent testimony to Bill 51 Location: Hawaii Subject: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) |
July 2, 2025: Jefferson, TX: Opposition to Ordinance #2025-7-2 Location: Jefferson, TX Subject: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) |
| June 19, 2025: Lakewood, OH: TNR is the Only Humane and Effective Approach to Community Cats Location: Lakewood, Ohio Subject: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) |
May 30, 2025: Fort Meyers: Alley Cat Allies Offers Expert Legal Assistance in Prosecution of Alfonso Perez Nas Location: Fort Meyers, Florida Subject: Animal Cruelty |
| May 21, 2025: New Jersey: Proponent Testimony to SB 1406 Location: New Jersey Subject: Declawing |
May 20, 2025: Paragould: Alley Cat Allies Offers Expert Legal Assistance in Prosecution of Charles Thessing Location: Paragould, Arkansas Subject: Animal Cruelty |
| May 15, 2025: Muscatine: TNR is the Only Humane and Effective Approach to Community Cats Location: Muscatine, Iowa Subject: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) |
May 7, 2025: Orange County: Alley Cat Allies Offers Expert Legal Assistance in Orange County “Serial Cat Killer” Case Location: Orange County, California Subject: Animal Cruelty |
| April 30, 2025: Wheeling: TNR is the Only Humane and Effective Approach to Community Cats Location: Wheeling, West Virginia Subject: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) |
April 25, 2025: Connellsville Township: TNR is the Only Humane and Effective Approach to Community Cats Location: Connellsville Township, Pennsylvania Subject: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) |
| April 24, 2025: Rochester: TNR is the Only Humane and Effective Approach to Community Cats Location: Rochester, Minnesota Subject: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) |
April 21, 2025: Mountain Home: Trap-Neuter-Return Is NOT Abandonment, It’s A Homecoming Location: Mountain Home, Idaho Subject: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) |
| April 17, 2025: Alley Cat Allies Offers Expert Legal Assistance in Case of Cruelty to Cats in New Jersey Location: Atlantic City, New Jersey Subject: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) |
April 3, 2025: Middletown, OH: TNR is the Only Humane and Effective Approach to Community Cats Location: Middletown, Ohio Subject: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) |
| April 1, 2025: California: Ban Cat Declawing Statewide Location: California Subject: Declawing |
March 28, 2025: St. Johns, MI: TNR Works, Feeding Bans Do Not Location: St. Johns, Michigan Subject: Feeding Bans |
| March 28, 2025: St. Johns, MI: TNR Works, Feeding Bans Do Not Location: St. Johns, Michigan Subject: Feeding Bans |
February 12, 2025: Cypress, CA: TNR is the Only Humane and Effective Approach to Community Cats Location: Cypress, California Subject: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) |
| January 27, 2025: Glen Dale, WV: TNR is the Only Humane and Effective Approach to Community Cats Location: Glen Dale, West Virginia Subject: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) |
January 6, 2025: Woodsfield, OH: TNR is the Only Humane and Effective Approach to Community Cats Location: Woodsfield, Ohio Subject: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) |
| January 3, 2025: Mechanicsburg, PA: TNR is the Only Humane and Effective Approach to Community Cats Location: Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Subject: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) |
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2024
| December 27, 2024: Ambler, PA: TNR Works, Feeding Bans Do Not Location: Ambler, PA Subject: Feeding Bans |
December 26, 2024: Seeking Justice After Deadly Poisoning of 13 Community Cats Location: Summerville, South Carolina Subject: Animal Cruelty |
| December 6, 2024: Pleasant Hill: TNR is the Only Humane and Effective Approach to Community Cats Location: Pleasant Hill, Ohio Subject: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) |
August 21, 2024: Tell Mogadore, Ohio, to Take the Bounty Off Community Cats Location: Pleasant Hill, Ohio Subject: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) |
| August 21, 2024: Tell Mogadore, Ohio, to Take the Bounty Off Community Cats Location: Mogadore, Ohio Subject: Animal Cruelty |
August 1, 2024: Alley Cat Allies Acts to Protect Cats in Birmingham After Disturbing Situation Caught on Video Location: Birmingham, Alabama Subject: Animal Cruelty |
| June 21, 2024: Lamar, Missouri: Trap-Neuter-Return is Not Abandonment Location: Lamar, Missouri Subject: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) |
April 18, 2024: Alley Cat Allies Supports Strong Penalty in the Case of Ellie, a Cat Horrifically Tortured and Killed Location: Asbury Park, New Jersey Subject: Animal Cruelty |
| April 17, 2024: Defending Richland County, South Carolina’s Community Cat Program Location: Richland County, South Carolina Subject: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) |
April 15, 2024: Silsbee, Texas: Reject a Community Cat Feeding Ban Location: Silsbee, Texas Subject: Animal Cruelty |
| April 4, 2024: Alley Cat Allies Condemns Comments About Drowning Community Cats Location: Sleepy Hollow, New York Subject: Animal Cruelty |
April 1, 2024: Waconia, Minnesota: Reject Amendments That Place Cats in Danger Location: Waconia, Minnesota Subject: Law |
| March 11, 2024: Alley Cat Allies Urges Babylon, New York, to Reject Feeding Ban Against Cats Location: Babylon, New York Subject: Feeding Ban |
February 27, 2024: Alley Cat Allies Files Amicus Brief to Seek Justice for Kitten Victim of Cruelty Location: Ohio Subject: Animal Cruelty |
| February 23, 2024: Alley Cat Allies Calls for Removal of Dangerous Amendment in Virginia Declaw Ban Bill Location: Virginia Subject: Declawing |
February 22, 2024: Alley Cat Allies Calls for Strictest Penalty for the Torture of Juliet the Cat Location: Hamilton, Ohio Subject: Animal Cruelty |
| February 1, 2024: Alley Cat Allies Supports Rhode Island Bill to Protect TNR Location: Rhode Island Subject: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) |
February 1, 2024: Alley Cat Allies Urges Rhode Island to Ban Cat Declawing Location: Rhode Island Subject: Declawing |
| January 9, 2024: Our Goal: Protect Cats and TNR in Granite Shoals, Texas Location: Granite Shoals, Texas Subject: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) |