ALLEY CAT ACTION, SUMMER 2025 | 5 www.alleycat.org 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 35, Issue 4, SUMMER 2025 © 2025 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. In this summer marked by severe heat waves, Alley Cat Allies is sharing information and resources on how to keep community cats cool and safe. Because though community cats thrive in all climates, you can still lend a helping hand. Find all of our top tips at alleycat.org/SummerWeather. Hydration is key Provide cats outdoors with plenty of water sources and keep them topped off. Use deep bowls to prevent water from evaporating and place them in shaded areas. You can even freeze water bowls! Choose wet food Throughout the summer, feed community cats wet food instead of dry—it’s nutrition and hydration all in one. To ensure bugs don’t swarm the food, pick up any uneaten food after the cats have finished. You can also create a “moat” with baking soda or food-grade diatomaceous earth around the bowl! Provide outdoor shelters for cats An outdoor shelter built specifically for cats gives them a cool, shady space to hide away in the most extreme weather. Be sure to place them in hidden, shaded areas! Provide cooling items for cats Place frozen water bottles beneath the bedding in cats’ outdoor shelters. You can also try a cooling mat created for cats. Cover them up, or cats may find them unpleasant to step on. If it’s too hot to be out, it’s too hot to TNR Community cat advocates can do Trap-Neuter-Return in all seasons, but should always use best judgment. If there are dangerous heat advisories, save the trapping for another time. While trapping in the summer heat, it’s more critical than ever to only set traps in grassy, shaded areas and move trapped cats IMMEDIATELY to a temperature-controlled area. TO BUD Today, the siblings are all grown up and have found forever homes of their own! To be part of their transformation from tiny newborns with closed eyes and folded ears to bright-eyed, bushy-tailed young cats was a true privilege. And as you read this, we’re strategizing even more community change and humane education that will save so many kittens like them! (continued from page 3) You SAVED Their LIVES Get ready for Global Cat Day® and National Feral Cat Day® 2025! For updates, keep an eye on GlobalCatDay.org. #CatsAreCommunity
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