The Animal Welfare Federation of New Jersey has awarded Mayor William Akers of Seaside Heights, N.J. with its Scott McVay Unity Award and a $1,000 cash prize. Alley Cat Allies nominated Mayor Akers for the Unity Award for his support of a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program for feral cats living at the Seaside Heights boardwalk. Seaside Heights […]
The Antioch City Council is considering an ordinance that would impose a pet limit law and restrict the feeding of community cats. Laws like this can be used to hinder Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) efforts. This ordinance is a serious threat to Antioch’s community cats: Feeding bans can deprive cats of their regular food source and do […]
Macomb County Animal Shelter in Michigan has adopted a lifesaving TNR program. But some cities in the county want to stop using the shelter’s services so that they can keep killing feral cats. Alley Cat Allies has been working with local groups and individuals to encourage these cities to save cats’ lives. Thanks to everyone […]
A Visit with Lee County Domestic Animal Services As part of our Future Five: Shelter Partners to Save Cats’ Lives program, we recently visited shelter partner Lee County Domestic Animal Services (LCDAS) in Fort Myers, Fla. to check in and provide training and guidance. We found that the shelter has already made impressive strides in […]
We are lucky there are so many Good Samaritans who spend their time, money and energy caring for stray and feral cats. These compassionate people form a cornerstone of animal care in our communities by caring for cats for whom they are not responsible. In some communities, caring for cats is discouragedor even criminalized. A […]
As part of the Future Five: Shelter Partners to Save Cats’ Lives program we are hosting a Trap-Neuter-Return workshop at the Johnson County Courthouse Annex in Franklin, Indiana so community members can learn the basics of this humane and effective program from our expert staff. The workshop will take place Tuesday, March 11 at 6 […]
Lee County Domestic Animal Services in Fort Myers, Fla., one of our Future Five: Shelter Partners to Save Cats’ Lives shelters, shared this video update on the shelter’s progress in becoming a model shelter. Shelter Director Donna Ward explains why the shelter implemented Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR). She also shares a sneak peak of TNR in process […]
The stories of those who deserve to be celebrated…and scorned. PURRS to Copperas Cove, Texas, for listening to its citizens and repealing a harmful ordinance that attempted to stop Trap-Neuter-Return programs. All Copperas Cove City Council members except one voted in favor of repealing the controversial ordinance, which included fines for any citizen who fed […]
Alley Cat Allies has been working with Macomb County Animal Control to expand its TNR program to protect the lives of feral, or community, cats. A group of cities in Macomb County recently formed an animal control coalition to try to stop using the county shelter and its lifesaving TNR servicesand to instead have feral […]
This past weekend the Washington Post Magazine published a story riddled with errors and misrepresentations of cats and Trap-Neuter-Returnand those who advocate on behalf of outdoor community cats. Two groups that vehemently oppose this lifesaving program were provided ample space to voice their views, but cat advocates were narrowly and incorrectly represented. Sign the petition […]
