An Amazing ACO: Tim Reeder Establishes Lifesaving Trap-Neuter-Return Program
Tim Reeder recently retired after 30 years of dedicated work as an animal control officer with Huntsville Animal Services in Alabama, but not before leaving a lasting lifesaving legacy for cats. In his time on the job, Reeder saved countless animals’ lives and helped kickstart a successful Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program. He became an ACO in 1987, […]
An Amazing ACO: Tom Conerly Changes City’s Approach to Community Cats
What a difference a year can make. Before September 2017, officials in Orange Beach, Alabama, didn’t have a procedure in place for addressing people’s concerns about outdoor cats. Today, the city has a thriving Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program. The Orange Beach Animal Care and Control Program (OBACCP) has spayed or neutered more than 150 cats and […]
An Amazing ACO: Cat Cottle Opens Shelter to Trap-Neuter-Return
Antioch Animal Shelter in Antioch, California’s, Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program may be brand new, but it already has the most important tool for success: the support of the community! Just a few months ago, Officer Cat Cottle flung the shelter’s doors wide open to the help of local TNR advocates. Together, they have saved the lives of every single community […]
Doubleheader Cat Workshop for Atlantic County
ATLANTIC COUNTY, N.J. April 3, 2018 Alley Cat Allies will offer a cat workshop doubleheader on Saturday, April 14 to continue its ongoing work to save the lives of cats in Atlantic County. This pair of workshops, the fourth and fifth in a months-long series that have been given to the people of Atlantic County […]
Alley Cat Allies Launches Employee Microchip Initiative
To better align with its mission to ensure all cats are microchipped, Alley Cat Allies has announced a new initiative to microchip its employees so they can be returned to work if they get lost or fail to make it back to the office after a particularly festive lunch hour. The microchipping-a-worker initiative is set […]
What Household Items Are Dangerous to Cats?
We all know holiday lights and tinsel are hazardous to cats, but you might be surprised to learn that everyday items lying around your household could be dangerous too, even toxic. To help you keep your home safe for your feline companions, Alley Cat Allies has created a list of little-known but potentially dangerous objects […]
Move to Earlier-Age Spay and Neuter Gains Momentum
Changing the thinking around the decades-old practice of spaying and neutering cats at the age of 6 months has long been a challenge. Although research has shown that healthy kittens can be safely neutered at earlier ages, it wasn’t generally accepted by many veterinarians and shelters. Until now. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has […]
Alley Cat Allies Saves A Lucky Kitten
It’s St. Patrick’s Day, and Alley Cat Allies is happy to say one brave little kitten had the Luck of the Irish on her side! Maybe it was St. Gertrude herself, the patron saint of cats also celebrated today, who led a man to this tiny kitten in need. Jakob Martin, a contractor who works […]
Community Cats the Highlight at Animal Welfare Conference in Charlottesville
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA Animal protection experts and advocates from the entire commonwealth will gather in Charlottesville from March 22-24 for the Virginia Federation of Humane Societies (VFHS) annual conference. Alley Cat Allies, the global engine of change for cats, will take a leading role in discussions about how Virginia is caring for its community cats. Sometimes […]
Kansas Woman Shares Passion for Outdoor Cats With Her Community
A Kansas City, Missouri, woman was concerned when she saw five community cats, a mother and her kittens, living outdoors near her home. She reached out to Cindy Weber, a Kansas-based member of Alley Cat Allies’ Feral Friends Network®, for help. Weber explained that community cats can live happy, healthy lives outdoors, especially with the […]