Alley Cat Action, Volume 27, Issue 3, Spring 2017
You Can be a Kitten Caregiver
The History of the Domestic Cat

Cats have lived outside among people for over 10,000 yearsindoor-only is a new idea! Learn about the history of cats, from wild cat to domestic companion.
Reporting Animal Cruelty
Do you know what to do if you see someone abusing an animal? Or, find what you believe is an abused animal? Witnessing abuse is traumatic, and it can be hard to keep calm and focused. Knowing what to do, before you need to use it, will help you accurately and effectively report animal cruelty which will help animals in your community get safety and justice.
Advocacy Toolkit
Animal Cruelty Facts: Understanding the Law and the Link
Animal cruelty laws exist in all 50 states, however they are lacking. Learn what you can do to help your community.
Cats and the Law: Finding and Understanding Laws That Impact Cats
If you are involved with community cats, Trap-Neuter-Return, colony care, or advocating on behalf of cats, knowing your local laws about catsas well as your state anti-cruelty lawsis valuable. There may be local laws that directly, or indirectly, effect Trap-Neuter-Return programs and other work you are doing. Additionally, anti-cruelty laws exist in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and apply to all cats.
Letter to State Court Services | Alley Cat Allies Incorporated v. Berkeley County Animal Control
Alley Cat Allies brings this mandamus action to compel Berkeley County Animal Control to perform its nondiscretionary legal duty of preventing animal cruelty, in particular within its own office.
Trap-Neuter-Return Ordinances
The Power of a Microchip: Reuniting Cats and their Families
A scan of a microchip reunited these cats with their familiesand this is just scratching the surface of all the success stories!
Alley Cat Action, Volume 33, Issue 2, Winter 2023
Fearlessly Defending Cats and All Animals
Alley Cat Action, Volume 32, Issue 4, Summer 2022
Fearlessly Defending Cats and All Animals
How to Draft a Lifesaving Cat Ordinance with Trap-Neuter-Return
NEWLY UPDATED! Now with a model TNR ordinance template! Since 1990, Alley Cat Allies has been the only national organization practicing and promoting Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and the humane care of feral cats. As a result of this experience, we are regularly contacted by communities and legislative bodies across the country that are seeking our input on ordinances. They ask us both to review draft ordinances and to suggest appropriate language for inclusion in those drafts.