Get Ready for a New Alleycat.org
We’re excited to announce that the Alley Cat Allies website is getting a makeover! We’ll be launching our new and improved alleycat.org soon, and we can’t wait for you to see it. There are so many featuresold and newthat you’re going to love about the website. Just to name a few: The website is mobile-friendly […]
Animals Are Not The Only Victims: Can We Afford the Human Cost of Humane Euthanasia?
This article was published in the Feral Cat Activist, a publication of Alley Cat Allies, in June of 2005. In the United States, euthanasia* is the accepted method of disposing of unwanted companion animals. The District of Columbia’s animal control contractor killed 5,900 animals in 2004 alone. More than 4,000 were cats. In six Texas […]
Alley Cat Allies Offers Five Tips to Help Cats in Summer
Photo Gallery Demonstrates Each Tip Contact: Lauren Tate, [email protected] or 513-639-7461 BETHESDA, MD.Cats love to nap in the sunshine, so summer can be a great time of year for them. Alley Cat Allies reminds cat lovers that they can help keep cats comfortable, hydrated, and cool. You can help both your pet cats and outdoor […]
When It Comes to Declawing, Reality Bites
Published on The Huffington Post, July 22, 2016. New York could have become a more humane state for cats had two bills to ban declawing passed. The bills, introduced in New York’s Assembly and Senate, sought to prohibit declawing unless medically necessary to treat injured or diseased paws. It would have made New York the first […]
Alley Cat Allies Responds to the New Ordinance in Seaside Heights, New Jersey
The vote on July 20 to pass Ordinance 2016-11 in Seaside Heights was regrettable. After our twenty-six years of experience working with communities across the country, we have reached the unambiguous conclusion that in this case, Mayor Tony Vaz served the people and cats of Seaside Heights poorly. By plowing ahead with his ordinance, he […]
Alley Cat Allies Asks Veterinarians To Help Save Cats’ Lives This National Feral Cat Day
Media Contact: Lauren Tate 513-639-7461 BETHESDA, Md. As Alley Cat Allies prepares to celebrate National Feral Cat Day on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016, it encourages veterinarians to join the movement to save cats’ lives. “The veterinary community plays an essential role in the humane treatment of community cats both by serving as a resource for […]
Kristen Lindsey Denied a New Trial
Kristen Lindsey, the Texas veterinarian who shot and killed a cat, was recently denied her request to have a partial new trial, reopen the case record, and strike testimony against her. Lindsey caused huge public uproar last year when she posted a picture of herself on Facebook holding a cat by an arrow through his […]
Tell Worcester County to Adopt Humane Policies and Stop Killing Cats
Worcester County, Maryland’s inhumane practices are killing cats all over the community. We need your help to stop it. Make your voice heard and tell Worcester County to end the cruelty and adopt humane policies that protect cats. Right now, Worcester County Animal Control is using tranquilizer guns to shoot darts at two community cats […]
Alley Cat Allies Holds Vigil In Honor of Oliver the Cat
We are sorry to inform you that Worcester County Animal Control has killed Oliver the cat. Alley Cat Allies will be holding a peaceful vigil in Oliver’s memory on Thursday, July 14. Please join us to honor Oliver and stand against Worcester County Animal Control’s cruel decision. Worcester County Animal Control has a horrible record. […]
Stop Seaside Heights From Passing a Deadly Ordinance
Cats in Seaside Heights, New Jersey are in danger. Despite Mayor Tony Vaz’s claims that he intends to preserve the Borough’s Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program, the Seaside Heights Borough Council is considering a deadly ordinance that would end TNR in all but name and endanger hundreds of community cats. You can help! Speak up for cats […]