SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS—Alley Cat Allies, the leader of the global movement to protect cats and kittens, is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to a prosecution and conviction in the case of a cat shot with a blowgun dart. On Saturday, November 29, a brown tabby cat named Smokey was […]
UPDATE: After Alley Cat Allies issued a $10,000 reward for information leading to the prosecution and conviction of a man caught on video strangling a kitten in a San Antonio apartment complex, an arrest was made on November 18, 2025. Ryan Berlanga, 31, turned himself in to the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) following […]
Alley Cat Allies’ in-depth investigation into animal cruelty in Berkeley County Animal Control (BCAC) in West Virginia revealed that BCAC routinely, intentionally, knowingly, and/or recklessly withheld critical veterinary treatment from animals in its sheltera violation of West Virginia law. We have been pursuing extraordinary judicial remedies, including filing a writ of mandamus asking a West […]
Alley Cat Allies Calls for Felony Conviction and Justice for Mr. Meow in Copperopolis, Calif., Cat Cruelty Case COPPEROPOLIS, Calif. Alley Cat Allies President and Founder Becky Robinson is calling for the maximum punishment allowed by law in the case of Colton Fontes, a California man accused of a felony of animal cruelty that […]
Behind Alley Cat Allies’ campaign and lawsuit to end cruelty in the Berkeley County Animal Control (BCAC) shelter in West Virginia are heartbreaking stories of the animals who were its victims. Alley Cat Allies wants to share with you the names and stories of just some of these animals, who we rescued to treat urgent […]
In late 2020, Alley Cat Allies received a report of neglect of animals inside the Berkeley County Animal Control (BCAC) shelter in West Virginia. We investigated and found another disturbing case. Then another. Then yet another. We conducted an in-depth investigation … and uncovered a shocking pattern of extreme animal cruelty in the very institution […]
“Stop Cruelty to Cats” Campaign to Address Violence Directed Against Cats METAIRIE, La. Alley Cat Allies, the global engine of change for cats, has provided $100,000 in funding and is teaming up with the Humane Society of Louisiana (HSLA) on a new joint initiative, “Stop Cruelty to Cats,” to address the crisis of cruelty against […]
Alley Cat Allies is offering a cash reward of $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the recent deaths and disappearances of up to 30 cats in Martinsville, Indiana. Cats have been found dead in the neighborhood near Home Avenue and South Street. Anyone with any […]
In June 2013, just one year ago exactly, you helped us confront an unbelievable tragedy in North Ridgeville, Ohiowhere “Humane” Officer Barry Accorti killed five kittens. “The woodpile five,” as they came to be known, were shot in a resident’s back yard while children watched. Together, we brought national attention to the incident and thought […]
One year ago, almost to the day, North Ridgeville Humane Officer Barry Accorti was in an Ohio residential neighborhood and shot and killed five kittens in front of children. Just this week, Accorti was at it again. This time his victim was a baby raccoon. Again, children looked on as he shot and killed the […]
