Alley Cat Allies Congratulates New York Legislature for Passing Declawing Bill
ALBANY, N.Y. June 4, 2019 Alley Cat Allies congratulates New York for becoming the first state to pass a bill prohibiting the declawing of cats. Today both the New York Assembly and Senate passed the bill, which will now be delivered to the desk of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. If Gov. Cuomo signs the bill, New York would become the first state to ban cat declawing. […]
Alley Cat Allies Reacts to Ruling Against Texas Cat-Killing Veterinarian
AUSTIN, Texas May 31, 2019 Alley Cat Allies applauds a ruling from the highest state court in Texas that reaffirms the decision to punish Kristen Lindsey. Lindsey is the veterinarian who cruelly shot Tiger the cat through the head with an arrow in 2015 and bragged about it on social media. The Texas Supreme Court […]
A Bicycle Built for Boardwalk Cats
On a warm spring morning in Atlantic City, New Jersey, a red bicycle makes its way down the wood planks of the famous Atlantic City Boardwalk. A small attached trailer rumbles along behind it, loaded with cat food that will soon be distributed to the 83 community cats for whom the boardwalk is home. Every […]
Michigan Considers Bill to Clarify that Trap-Neuter-Return is Not Abandonment
Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) is the humane and effective approach to community cat populations. It is a vital program that protects cats by spaying and neutering them so they can live out their lives in the outdoor homes where they thrive. To return a cat outdoors through TNR is to bring her back to where she belongs, […]
Reward Offered by Alley Cat Allies in Howell, N.J., Cat Shooting
HOWELL, N.J. May 15, 2019 Alley Cat Allies is offering a reward of $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for shooting and injuring a cat with a crossbow arrow in Howell, New Jersey. “There are well-known links between animal cruelty and human violence, so this […]
Granted: Alley Cat Allies Provides Grants to Help Animals in Need
Mopsey Malone and Salvador are playful, healthy, and thriving cats. But last fall, their fate was uncertain. The team at the nonprofit CATNIP Foundation found the felines in a Louisiana trailer park where the group has been carrying out Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) thanks to a grant from Alley Cat Allies. Mopsey, a black kitten, was tangled […]
From Recovery To Reunion: True Tales Of The Camp Fire Cats
The Alley Cat Allies Recovery Center® continues to work around the clock to care for cats who survived California’s deadliest wildfire in November 2018. The Camp Fire devastated the town of Paradise and several other communities. Alley Cat Allies President and Founder Becky Robinson was on the front lines as cats were rescued in the […]
The Transformers: San Jose Embraces Shelter-Neuter-Return
When Alley Cat Allies visited the San Jose Animal Care Center earlier this year, all the adoptable cat cages were empty. Each cat had been adopted or returned to their outdoor home. This should be every shelter’s goal! In most shelters, cats fill all or most of the cages, which leads to more cats being […]
Profile in Compassion: Keith Williams
On any given morning, you’ll find Keith Williams, founder and president of nonprofit Community Cat Coalition of Clark County (C5) in Las Vegas, awake at the crack of dawn to drive dozens of newly spayed and neutered cats back to their outdoor homes. It’s a typical day for Williams. He hasn’t let retirement, working solely […]
Planned Giving Profile: Wendy Averill
Cats have always been a part of Wendy Averill’s life, whether she’s caring for her own cats, or carrying out Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR). “There’s a majesty, grace, and intelligence that cats have,” she says. Wendy is a retired elementary school teacher from Los Angeles who taught for 38 years. She values education and finds it especially […]