We’re Providing a Lifeline for Cats and Kittens Threatened by Dallas Ransomware Emergency
In response to a major ransomware attack on the City of Dallas that took many municipal services offline—including Dallas Animal Services—Alley Cat Allies is providing emergency grants to help care for and save the lives of cats, kittens, and dogs. “These cats, kittens and dogs are in desperate need of help because of the ransomware […]
Alley Cat Allies Grant to Spay and Neuter 1,000 Cats This Summer in Atlantic County, NJ
Alley Cat Allies is building upon our work with the Humane Society of Atlantic County to reach cats and kittens throughout New Jersey with critical spay and neuter and any other necessary veterinary care through Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR). Our next goal: help 1,000 cats by the end of summer! We have provided a new grant to […]
Alley Cat Allies Grant Provides Relief to Declawed Cats
Alley Cat Allies is working with The Paw Project to not only end cat declawing through legislation, but provide surgery and other treatment to help cats suffering from long-term harmful effects of their declaw. When we say declawing is far from a nail trim, we mean it. Removing a cat’s claws involves removing bone, akin […]
Make a Disaster Preparedness Plan TODAY to Protect Cats
May 8 is National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day. Today, if you have not already, Alley Cat Allies recommends taking time to create a disaster plan for your cats and other indoor animals. Additionally, the right plan can help ensure the safety of community cats you care for outdoors. Since 1990, Alley Cat Allies has responded […]
5 Ways You Can Protect Cats’ Mental Health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! For those of us with cats in our lives, we know well the power of a warm, purring ball of fur curled up in your lap to reduce stress and improve mental wellbeing. It isn’t just our cat person bias, either. Cats are increasingly proving to excel as therapy […]
6 Ways to Help Kittens This Spring
April showers are about to bring May flowers—and kittens! When the weather warms up, most kittens are born. That is why the spring and summer months are known as kitten season! Compassionate people will always feel the pull to protect kittens they see outdoors. However, they don’t always know the best ways to help. Alley […]
Alley Cat Allies’ Feline Frenzy® in Rochester, NY, Reaches Almost 100 Cats in One Day
April 20 was a game-changing day for cats and their caregivers in the greater Rochester area of New York—and it couldn’t have come at a more important time! Yesterday, Alley Cat Allies brought our Feline Frenzy® to the area, starting with a high-quality, high-volume Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) event in collaboration with Lollypop Farm, Humane Society of […]
Dangerous Bill for Cats Passes Missouri Senate–Stop it in the House
Missouri is moving closer to passing a dangerous bill that would lead to cats being harmed and killed while overturning bans on cat declawing in St. Louis and St. Louis County. The bill, SB 115, has already passed the Missouri Senate. Alley Cat Allies is rallying advocates to act urgently to stop the bill in […]
Alley Cat Allies and Local Advocates Convince Cedarville, OH, to Table Dangerous Proposal for Cats
Dangerous ordinances for cats in Cedarville, Ohio, were tabled indefinitely on April 10 thanks to pressure from Alley Cat Allies and the compassionate voices of our supporters, advocates and local residents. If the ordinance had passed, cats would have been subjected to cruel, ineffective feeding bans—among other absurd measures. Alley Cat Allies rallied advocates to […]
Man Accused of Killing Tabby Cat Mr. Meow Arrested on Disturbing Charges
Breaking news: Colton Fontes, the man charged with felony cruelty to animals related to death of tabby cat Mr. Meow in 2022, has been arrested on 27 felony counts including Rape of a Person Incapable of Giving Consent, Rape Of A Person By Force, Sexual Intercourse With Person Under 18, and Possession And Transmission Of […]