Our Work

Threats to Cats

Alley Cat Allies confronts any and all barriers to cats' safety.

Animal Shelter System

Although progress has been made, there are still too many animal shelters killing cats and kittens due to outdated policies and procedures. Alley Cat Allies works with shelters to implement lifesaving programs for all cats. Under our leadership, shelters are making humane and necessary change.

Lies and Propaganda

Baseless claims cost millions of cats their lives every year. Alley Cat Allies works to set the record straight and stop the killing. We're educating communities and institutions regarding the truth about community cats and correcting false claims that cause cats to be killed in shelters.

Outdated Laws

Without expert guidance on humane best practices, laws related to cats can do more harm than good. Alley Cat Allies educates decision makers about policies that protect cats and benefit the communities where they live. We're helping communities remove harmful laws and pass positive legislation that reflects their humane values.

Cruelty To Cats

Alley Cat Allies stands against all acts of cruelty to animals. The life of every animal is valuable and deserves to be protected. We seek justice for cats who have been threatened, harmed, or killed, and support stronger animal cruelty laws across the United States.

How We Address These Threats

From individuals with cats in their backyards all the way up to government decisionmakers, Alley Cat Allies is changing the world for cats.

Transform & Develop Communities

Humane Education

Alley Cat Allies provides education on the humane treatment of all cats. Learn how you can spread awareness of caring for cats, including feral cats, across the globe.

Creating Community Change

Many animal control officers and shelter professionals still believe that a dead cat is better off than one living outdoors on its own. Learn how you can change attitudes and promote policies that protect the lives of cats in your own community.

Animal Shelters

Alley Cat Allies works with shelters to implement life-saving programs for all cats. Today, many shelters realize that they can do things differently and that positive changes benefit shelters and cats alike.

Cats and the Law

Alley Cat Allies works to educate other on local and state cat laws and ordinances. Learn more about laws that affect cats.

Feral Friends Network®

Our Feral Friends Network is comprised of people working around the world to help cats and the people who care for them. Find a Feral Friend near you!

Veterinary Outreach

Alley Cat Allies helps educate veterinarians by making sure they have the specialized information they need about cats. We also make veterinarians aware of the big issues that face cats so that they can better advocate on cats' behalf!

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response

Alley Cat Allies is here for you and cats as the COVID-19 outbreak causes major upheavals in our lives. Right now, we are taking immediate, swift action. We're making it possible to keep food banks for animals stocked. For people who can't afford to feed their cats, or even find food in local stores, these food banks are a lifeline.

Protect & Improve the Lives of Cats

Trap Neuter Return - cat being released after neuter

Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR)

Learn about TNR (Trap, Neuter, Return) programs for cats. Sometimes called catch and release, Trap-Neuter-Vaccination-Return, or Trap-Neuter-Release, TNR saves cats' lives.

stray cats that have been spay or neutered

Spay and Neuter

Alley Cat Allies advocates to spay and neuter cats by educating the public, providing educational resources to veterinarians, promoting Trap-Neuter-Return and pediatric spay and neuter.

How to take care of feral cats and protect against cruelty

Anti-Cruelty

Is it illegal to kill a cat? Alley Cat Allies advocates for strict enforcement of existing animal cruelty laws and support stronger animal cruelty laws across the country.

Cats and Wildlife

As the national experts on cats, Alley Cat Allies works to inform the public on the truth about cats and correct misinformation that can get cats killed. Find out more truths.

Disaster Response

Alley Cat Allies has expertise to help cat caregivers prepare for natural disasters and their aftermath. We help connect cat owners and community cat caregivers get the information, resources, and support they need in the event of an emergency.

Exposing Cruelty at Berkeley County Animal Control in West Virginia

Alley Cat Allies is taking action after our in-depth investigation in Berkeley County, West Virginia, revealed that Berkeley County Animal Control intentionally, knowingly, and recklessly withheld critical veterinary treatment from animals in its shelter, causing extreme suffering and, in some cases, death.

Keeping Families Together™

Supporting animals and those who care for them during the COVID-19 crisis

Since the early months of the COVID-19 crisis, Alley Cat Allies' Keeping Families Together program has been providing food and other supplies to communities to help people caring for cats and dogs, including caregivers feeding community cats, throughout the difficulties caused by the pandemic.

Ending the Shooting of Cats in East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD)

The East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) based in Oakland, California, has operated for decades with a policy to kill cats in parklands. Most of the killing involved shooting cats in the dead of night. These horrific acts of animal cruelty were carried out using taxpayer money in an outrageous abuse of the public trust.

Stockton Breakwall Cat Shootings

Read how Alley Cat Allies is working to challenge the horrific cat massacre ordered by the Port of Newcastle in Newcastle, NSW, Australia, and address the underlying beliefs and thinking that led to the killing.