Virginia’s spay/neuter bill, which would create a statewide spay/neuter fund for Virginia’s cats and dogs, has been continued to next year. This means that it won’t be voted on this year, but it will be reconsidered in 2015. This bill would fund spay/neuter surgeries for feral cats, animals in pounds and shelters, and pets of […]
Today we’re asking the Virginia Senate to support S.B. 622, legislation that would establish a commonwealth-wide spay/neuter fund for dogs and cats. Spay/neuter surgeries for pets in low-income households, feral cats and animals currently in pounds and shelters would be eligible for funding under the bill’s provisions. Our researchpublished in the Journal of the American […]
Today we’re asking the Virginia Senate to support S.B. 622, legislation that would establish a commonwealth-wide spay/neuter fund for dogs and cats. Spay/neuter surgeries for pets in low-income households, feral cats and animals currently in pounds and shelters would be eligible for funding under the bill’s provisions. Our researchpublished in the Journal of the American […]
Virginia state senators will soon consider a groundbreaking bill that would save the lives of countless animals across the state. The proposed law would create a fund that would greatly increase the availability of spay/neuter where it is needed most. This bill would fund spay/neuter surgeries for community cats, animals adopted from pounds and shelters, […]
Local advocates in Bedford, Texas are scheduled to present a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) proposal at Bedford’s City Council meeting tomorrow, January 28. The program is designed to significantly decrease the number of cats killed at the Bedford Animal Shelter by endorsing and encouraging TNR for stray and feral catscommonly referred to as community cats. After obtaining […]
If you care for outdoor cats in your community, please remember cats should never be taken to animal pounds or shelters, even in extreme cold. In animal pounds and shelters nationwide, seven out of every 10 cats are killed rather than adopted outand for unadoptable feral cats, that number is virtually 100 percent. Feral cats […]
Good news! On December 18, Hillsborough County commissioners enacted a Trap-Neuter-Return ordinance by a 6-1 margin. Feral cat caregivers now have legal protection for the valuable community service they perform. The commissioners made some, but not all, of the changes that Alley Cat Allies requested to the ordinance. They removed some dangerous provisions, including the […]
On Wednesday, December 18, Hillsborough County commissioners will vote on amendments to Hillsborough County’s animal control ordinanceand their vote could either help cats, or hurt them. Two weeks ago, the commissioners gave 6-1 approval on a very positive ordinance that would support and encourage Trap-Neuter-Return for feral, or “community,” cats. But the latest proposal contains […]
You are the cats’ most powerful advocate in your own community. Your legislative representatives make decisions that affect the lives of cats living in your community, and they need to hear from you and other community members who support humane policies for cats. This toolkit will arm you with the basics in citizen lobbying and […]
Thanks to the dedication and support of New Jersey organizations and activists, Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., has agreed to halt its plans to kill the cats living on its property. This shows that when we work together and join our voices, we can accomplish amazing victories for cats. The prison administration has agreed […]
