Metro Ferals (Feral Cats Only)
Services Offered: Sterilizing feral and domestic cats is the most important thing you can do to help curb the serious overpopulation problem among felines. This problem is so great that high-volume sterilization is essential in lowering the numbers of community/feral cats. Sterilizing cats and stopping future litters from being born is the only …
Op-Ed: Feral cats and their kittens are better off left outdoors
… a cat or kittens indoors, that is frequently not the best course of action.
Cats who live outdoors are called “community cats.” They may be friendly or feral. Spayed or unaltered. Claimed by someone or not. Community cats can raise a number of questions. How best to help these outdoor cats should be guided by …
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Alley Cat Allies Calls on the Government of Australia to Stop Killing Feral Cats and end its "War on Cats"
BETHESDA, Md. May 3, 2019 Alley Cat Allies calls on the Australian government to end its war on cats, through which it has empowered countless vigilantes to slaughter cats with a goal of over two million killed by 2020.
“Killing millions of feral cats is barbaric, reprehensible and a morally flawed choice,” said Becky Robinson …
My town either already has unfavorable laws for feral cats or is considering new laws. How can I change them or stop this process?
We have resources to help you fight harmful laws for cats and advocate for good laws to protect them at alleycat.org/community-cat-care/fighting-laws-and-policies-that-endanger-cats/.
feral cats be socialized and then adopted into homes?' rel="bookmark">Why can't feral cats be socialized and then adopted into homes?
The ideal window for socializing (or acclimating cats to people) is when cats are young kittens. It is very difficult, and often impossible, to socialize an adult feral cat who has lived outdoors her whole life. Alley Cat Allies does not recommend attempting to socialize adult feral cats and promotes devoting time, energy, and resources …
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University of Nebraska Is Wrong About Feral Cats
… researched as “Feral Cats and Their Management,” a recent report from The University of Nebraska. This publication not only makes egregiously inhumane, inaccurate, and inflammatory assertions about cats, but it also promotes illegal animal cruelty by recommending shooting cats as an acceptable approach for feral cats.
Let us set the record straight:
It is illegal …
Killing Feral Cats Is Not a Responsible Course
… alongside cats there. Good park management and an excellent trap-neuter-return program deserve the credit.
Cats have lived outside, near humans and other animals, for thousands of years, and multiple scientific studies show it’s healthy for them to do so. It is time for responsible solutions. Killing cats isn’t one of them.
Los Angeles Residents: Show Your Support for Feral Cats!
… Cats poster and hang it at a local store, café or coffee shop, library, or in your workplace. It’s a great way to show your support for stray and feral cats and Trap-Neuter-Return! It will also help others take action to get spay/neuter funding restored for L.A.’s feral cats.
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Feral Cats Belong Outdoors
… While you might have the time and resources to dedicate to adopting out a socialized community cat, unsocialized cats, also called feral cats, never belong indoors. A feral cat belongs one placeoutside.
“Feral“ is a way to describe where cats fall on the spectrum of socialization. Because they’re not socialized to people, feral cats …
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Feral Cats and the PublicA Healthy Relationship
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The science behind why feral cats are safe members of our communities
Public health policies all over the country reflect the scientific evidence: feral cats live healthy lives outdoors and don’t spread disease to people. But advocates of catch and kill programs continue to justify this cruel practice by insisting that feral …