ALLEY CAT ACTION, FALL 2026 | 5 www.alleycat.org Taking a Stand for TNR in Hawai‘i For years, Alley Cat Allies has been actively engaged in Hawai‘i to champion TNR and promote humane treatment of cats. That’s why this August, we testified in strong opposition to amendments to the Hawai‘i Administrative Rule that would exceed existing state law and agency authority, prioritize lethal control of community cats, and undermine TNR on the islands. The amendments ban the feeding of “domestic animals,” which would include cats, on Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) lands in Hawai‘i— among other harmful measures. The goal, purportedly, is to protect threatened native wildlife. However, all evidence points to the well-known major causes of species decline: human-led activities and development. That is where Hawai‘i’s focus belongs. Alley Cat Allies supports efforts to protect Hawai‘i’s indigenous, threatened, and endangered wildlife while [In Legislation and Beyond] IMPACT Your 7920 Norfolk Ave., Suite 600 • Bethesda, MD 20814-2525 Tel: 240-482-1980 www.alleycat.org OUR MISSION: To transform and develop communities to protect and improve the lives of cats. ALLEY CAT ACTION, Volume 37, Issue 1, FALL 2026 © 2026 Alley Cat Allies. All rights reserved. We may make this material available for use by other groups, but none of it may be reproduced in any format without specific written permission from Alley Cat Allies. Alley Cat Allies is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and tax-exempt organization. Alley Cat Allies’ federal employer ID number is 52-1742079, and our CFC number is 10964. All contributions, donations, and gifts are tax deductible, as allowed by law. ensuring that cats living on the islands are treated humanely. We will fight to protect the community cats of Hawai‘i. Milestone: Nearly 7,000 Helped in Atlantic County Collaboration Maui, Hawai'i COCONUT WAVE We’ve almost reached a stellar milestone: 7,000 cats and kittens helped through our TNR initiative in conjunction with the Humane Society of Atlantic County (HSAC). “The colony caregivers are very appreciative and the general public is thrilled that Alley Cat Allies has been so supportive of HSAC and the community cats in our area,” said Steve Dash, executive director of HSAC. “The biggest impact is the elimination of euthanasia in the shelter. We see fewer litters coming in so we can concentrate on placing more adults. These programs are saving cats’ lives every day.” Coconut and Wave are just two of the kittens to benefit from the program. Their story shows the true success of Leave Them Be—meaning allowing mother cats to raise their kittens in their outdoor home. The brothers Coconut and Wave stayed with their mother until they were old enough to be adopted. Their mother was spayed, vaccinated, eartipped, and returned outdoors. Here’s to the next 1,000 cats!
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