Keep Cats Cool with Alley Cat Allies' Summer Tips
Warmer weather means special considerations for feral cat colony care. We’ve got tips for keeping the outdoor cats you care for happy, healthy, and cool.
Place narrow, deep water bowls in the shade to reduce evaporation.
Keep wet food from drying out by adding a little water.
Elevate feeding stations and surround them with …
Alley Cat Allies Delivers 55,000 Signatures to Smithsonian to Protest Flawed Study on Cats and Birds
… conducted the study have a history of publishing papers blaming cats for wildlife decline and calling for an end to Trap-Neuter-Return. There is abundant scientific evidence that TNR works. More and more local governments and states are adopting TNR because it is the only humane and effective way to reduce feral cat populations.
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Maryland Residents: Protect Cats from Intentional Harm from Hunters
The Maryland State Senate is considering an important bill that makes it clear that hunters cannot intentionally shoot cats and dogs. While Maryland law already protects companion animals from cruelty, this law clarifies that hunting is no excuse for harming any pet, stray, or feral cat or dog.
Last year, a family on the Eastern …
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Brevard County, Florida Residents: Speak Up to Protect Cats
… ordinance. Thanks to this ordinance, thousands of cats have been neutered, vaccinated, and returned to their homes outdoors instead of being killed in shelters, benefiting both the cats and the community at large.
Now, with no forewarning, Brevard County has stopped accepting new registrations of feral cat colonies. Andto make matters worseif additional restrictions pass …
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Watch and Share Our "Save Loews Cats" Video
We won’t let Loews Hotels get away with mistreating catsand neither should you. Get the word out by watching our video and sharing it with your friends. Help us expose Loews Hotels’ inhumane trapping to remove healthy, neutered feral cat colonies from its properties. Together we can Save Loews Cats!
Alley Cat Allies Denounces Worcester County, MD Animal Control for Killing Pet Cats
… system that is truly broken and not accountable to its constituents. Being killed in an animal pound or shelter is the leading documented cause of death for cats in the United States7 out of every 10 cats taken to shelters are killed there. No cat is safestray, feral or pet.
We join the neighborhood in …
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Pressing for Better Policies for Canton, Ohio Cats
… Town Hall meeting on Wednesday, March 14 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the McKinley Room of the Stark County District Library (715 Market Ave. N, Canton.), where we will present a plan to help the city effectively and humanely control the city’s stray and feral cat population.
Read the Press Release.
Be Prepared for Disastersfor You, and the Cats You Care for
Our hearts go out to everyone affected by the recent tornadoes and violent storms in the South and Midwest. We are reaching out to our network in the affected areas to ascertain the situation and determine how we can help. Anyone with information about groups and individuals helping cats in these areas that may need …
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Pro-Feral Cat Bill Passes the Virginia Senate
… bill.
SB 359 will make it clear that localities can carry out Trap-Neuter-Return, and makes important clarifications that are crucial to supporting humane care for cats across the state of Virginia.
The bill now must go through the same process in the Virginia House of Delegates. Stay tuned next week for more information.
Talking Cats on Steve Dale's Pet World
Alley Cat Allies President Becky Robinsons talks cats with Steve Dale on his nationally syndicated radio show, Steve Dale’s Pet World.
Becky discusses the feral cat population, Trap-Neuter-Return, and the vacuum effect.
Watch the clip.