TNR: Now Being Considered in the Maryland Senate' rel="bookmark">Support Ash's Law to Protect TNR: Now Being Considered in the Maryland Senate

… process—the Maryland Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee will hear Ash’s Law as SB 750 on Tuesday, March 10.
How Ash’s Law Protects TNR and Community Cats
If passed, Ash’s Law would officially establish and protect TNR as the law of the land in Maryland. Ash’s Law is unique …
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Introducing the 1st Comprehensive Statewide TNR Law
… a historic precedent in protecting community cats across the country.
The Ash Law takes protections for TNR further than any other state legislation. It not only establishes TNR as the law of the land, but it also prevents Maryland jurisdictions from prohibiting or restricting TNR efforts through local laws. No other state-level laws take …
TNR' rel="bookmark">The Story of Ash's Law: The First Comprehensive State Bill to Protect Community Cats and TNR

This is our chance to make HISTORY for cats! Alley Cat Allies drafted, named, and is championing Ash’s Law—the first-ever comprehensive statewide law protecting Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and community cats.
If you live in Maryland, join us by taking action now to support this groundbreaking bill. Tell your delegates to vote …
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First Comprehensive Statewide Trap-Neuter-Return Law to Protect Cats, Drafted by Alley Cat Allies, Introduced in Maryland
Ash and Piluco, community cats Ash’s Law was created to honor and protect.
MARYLAND—The first comprehensive statewide law in the United States to protect Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and community cats has been officially introduced in Maryland. Drafted with expertise and guidance from Alley Cat Allies, the leader of the global movement to …
Alley Cat Allies Drafts and Champions First Statewide TNR Bill in the United States

… Ash’s Law is unique in that it takes protections a step further, preventing local jurisdictions from passing measures that undercut the bill by prohibiting or restricting TNR efforts.
And to further protect advocates, Ash’s Law amends state criminal law to clarify that returning a cat to her outdoor home through a TNR program …
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Reaching 6000 Cats with TNR Collaboration in Atlantic County

… Allies. “Our new goal in this collaboration is to help 1000 more community cats in the next months with TNR and cat food.”
Each week in the TNR collaboration, community cats like Tequila are spayed or neutered, vaccinated, eartipped (the universal sign of a cat sterilized through a TNR program), microchipped, and given any other …
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Alley Cat Allies Reaches 5000 Cat Milestone in Trap-Neuter-Return Collaboration in Atlantic County

ATLANTIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEY—Alley Cat Allies reached a milestone of 5000 cats helped in its latest Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) collaboration with the Humane Society of Atlantic County (HSAC). To continue the lifesaving momentum, Alley Cat Allies has issued a new grant to help 1000 more cats and kittens in the next months.
The …
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Mountain Home: Trap-Neuter-Return Is NOT Abandonment, It's A Homecoming
Alley Cat Allies sent the following letter to the City of Mountain Home, Idaho, urging strongly against the city’s false and dangerous interpretation that Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) is abandonment under its animal ordinance. TNR is not abandonment, but a homecoming that provides community cats with critical, life-improving spay and neuter and vaccination …
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NEW RESOURCES: Step-by-Step Guide to Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR)—Field Edition
… resources include…
Step-by-Step Guide to Trap-Neuter-Return – FIELD EDITION
This new resource is an updated version of our popular Step-By-Step Guide to Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR)! Durable, spiral-bound, and waterproof, it’s designed to carry with you in the field while caring for community cats and doing TNR.
Our …
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5 Reasons to Never Leave Traps Unattended During TNR
Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) is the humane and effective approach to community cats—but following the best practices is crucial to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the cats. It cannot be stressed enough that set humane traps should never be left unattended.
TNR advocates should keep careful track of every trap they set and …
