How We Can REALLY Protect Black Cats on Halloween–and Every Day
Halloween is fast approaching. Pumpkins abound, skeletons are in season—and Halloween black cats rule, featured front and center on everything from decorations to movies. Our midnight-furred feline friends are also on the brain for another reason. When October 31st creeps around, you probably hear scary stories about black cats being in danger—especially if you’re one […]
3 Ways to Put Your Beliefs into Action on Global Cat Day®
Global Cat Day®, on October 16, 2020, is a powerful reminder that it is only through YOUR voice that cats are defended. Cats need us to speak for them because they cannot speak for themselves. On this special day dedicated to saving cats and kittens, Alley Cat Allies is calling on compassionate people to join […]
Alley Cat Allies Global Cat Day® is October 16, 2020
Bethesda, Md., USA – Oct. 14, 2020 – Alley Cat Allies Global Cat Day®, on Friday, October 16, 2020, is a day for which an international movement will mobilize to save cats and kittens from being killed at a time when many longstanding threats to their lives have the potential to race forward. “Global Cat […]
Alley Cat Allies Protects Cats as Wildfires Burn
As wildfires continue to blaze in the West, Alley Cat Allies is providing support for the rescue, veterinary care, food, emergency supplies, and reunion of cats and other animals harmed or displaced by the disasters. “Speed is essential. By acting even while the wildfires are still burning, we can save many cats and other animals […]
Alley Cat Allies Presents Atlantic City Mayor with Honor
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Sept. 30, 2020 – Becky Robinson, the president and founder of Alley Cat Allies, will honor Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. for the city’s collaboration with the Alley Cat Allies Boardwalk Cats Project®, which has dramatically improved life for cats while also enriching Atlantic City. Robinson will present Small with […]
Alley Cat Allies Provides Urgent Support to Help Cats in Danger from Western Wildfires
EUGENE, Ore. – Sept. 29, 2020 – Alley Cat Allies is delivering lifesaving emergency support for rescue, veterinary care, food and emergency supplies for cats and other animals in harm’s way from wildfires burning in the West. “Speed is essential. By acting even while the wildfires are still burning, we can save many cats and […]
NEW RESOURCES: COVID-19 Guides for Advocates and Animal Professionals
At Alley Cat Allies, we are committed to providing you with good common-sense advice to protect yourself and the animals you care for during the COVID-19 pandemic. Things are far from “business as usual,” and we have to operate in new, innovative ways in order to continue our important work for cats and kittens. With […]
Defending Cats in 2020
It’s been a busy summer in our global movement to protect cats. We have been hard at work protecting the cats of Casper, Wyoming, where a cruel feeding ban on cats outdoors would have passed last month if not for pressure from Alley Cat Allies, dedicated grassroots advocates, and our supporters. Journalists across the country […]
Alley Cat Allies COVID-19 Funding Saves Kittens and Feeds Cats in North Carolina
Through our Keeping Families TogetherTM campaign, Alley Cat Allies is helping to save cats and kittens in communities across the nation, including the Brunswick County area in North Carolina, during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn. Our emergency funding allowed local organization Paws-Ability to feed and care for cats in need—like a tiny kitten named Opie. Opie was […]
Alley Cat Allies Thanks Local Advocates for Big Shift in Casper, Wyoming Law
Alley Cat Allies deeply thanks our supporters, and especially all of the local grassroots advocates, who successfully pressured the City Council in Casper, Wyoming, to drop a proposed feeding ban for cats outdoors. By empowering these Casper residents to speak out, advocate, and spread the word about the unacceptable ban, we drove a big shift […]