UPDATE: Cats and Mental Health, Adoption Success, and More
Cats Have a Positive Impact on Mental Health On World Mental Health Day, we want to emphasize that spending time with cats, including caring for community cats, has a marked and studied positive impact on our mental health! Cats are also increasingly recognized as therapy animals. ADOPTED! Congratulations Clover and Charm After a long road […]
Everybody Loves a Good Cat Story…Tell Us Yours!
Global Cat Day is less than two weeks away! We can’t wait for October 16, and we hope you feel the same. There is so much to be done to spread the word that Cats Are Community™ and take action on their behalf. Sometimes, it’s as simple as sharing your story. People like you all […]
Community Cat Mikey Knows the Secrets Beneath the Boardwalk.
The theme of Global Cat Day 2023 is Cats Are Community™, but what does that really mean? Mikey’s story paints the picture. Living each day outdoors among the surf and sand of the world-famous Atlantic City Boardwalk in New Jersey, Mikey and his fellow community cats—known as the Boardwalk Cats—are as much a fixture of […]
Maine is on the Right Path with TNR
This letter was submitted in response to the following: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/09/10/maine-rescue-leaders-say-its-raining-cats-and-cats-with-shelters-full-and-colonies-growing/ Maine has dedicated advocates and organizations on the right path with Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) for community cats in the state (CentralMaine.com, Sept. 10), and yet much more can be done to expand, promote, and bolster these lifesaving efforts. Increased support for low-cost spay and neuter, […]
Luna Lands in a Loving Home + More Lifesaving Updates
Luna Lands in a Loving Home ADOPTED! Luna, all of us at Alley Cat Allies are unbelievably happy for you! Luna was in rough shape when we met her earlier this year through our ongoing spay and neuter and wellness program with The Humane Society of Atlantic County (we’re well on track to spaying and […]
Outdoor Cats Are Not Invasive
This letter was submitted in response to this article: https://www.salon.com/2022/12/03/outdoor-cats-are-an-invasive-speciesand-a-to-themselves-scientists-say/ To the editor: Matthew Rozsa’s story about the Herrera paper on the relationship between cats and birds leaves out critical context and common sense while including misinformation about cats who live outdoors. The missing context comes from the conveniently ignored information that weakens Mr. Herrera’s […]
Alley Cat Allies Earns Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator
BETHESDA, Md. – Alley Cat Allies, the leader of the global movement to protect cats and kittens, is proud to announce that its strong financial health and ongoing accountability and transparency has earned a Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator. This rating designates Alley Cat Allies as an official “Give With Confidence” organization, indicating that it […]
Get Your Gear On for Global Cat Day–October 16
Global Cat Day, October 16, is a day to take action for the cats who are your friends, family, and neighbors. And to do that, you need some great gear!We’ve got you covered—Check out the Global Cat Day shop. > You asked and we heard you: We’ve added fun new items to our Global Cat […]
MAUI UPDATE: Emergency Surgery for Lucky and More Lifesaving Aid
Alley Cat Allies was on the ground in Maui, Hawaii, again to provide critical veterinary care and food support to the many cat survivors of the historic wildfires. Recently, we flew a veterinary team out to the island to examine, treat, and vaccinate cats who lived through the disaster but were displaced from their homes. […]
Updates on Maui Response, Lifesaving Kitten Stories, and More
From Dental Surgery to Vaccination—Helping More Cat Survivors of the Maui Fires We’re on the ground in Maui to help more cat survivors of the historic wildfires. Thanks to our supporters like you, we’ve provided food, veterinary examinations, vaccinations, and treatments for multiple cats from the devastated Lahaina community. And yesterday, we covered the costs […]