Planned Giving Profile: Lynn Kennedy, Ph.D.
When Lynn Kennedy, Ph.D., decided to update her estate plans, she said she included Alley Cat Allies because we “make cats’ lives better.” Lynn grew up surrounded by cats and dogs. During her busy career teaching English, and as chair of the Humanities and Developmental Studies Division at Darton State College (now called Albany State […]
Hurricane Harvey: Checking In 14 Months Later
More than a year after Hurricane Harvey ravaged parts of Texas and Louisiana in August 2017, rescue groups are still helping animals displaced by the storm as communities rebuildand Alley Cat Allies continues to support these efforts. We teamed up with A Life to Live in coastal Baytown, Texas, which was hit hard by flooding, […]
Animal Cruelty Suspects Must be Prosecuted to Protect Communities
Animal cruelty harms everyone. It harms communities by making them less safe. It harms neighborhoods by instilling fear in families with children and pets. It harms the minds of children by teaching them that abusing and killing animals is acceptable. Landlord Jennifer Oustrich allegedly poisoned at least two feral (also called community) cats at the […]
Seven Years of Helping Community Cats
Published on globalcatday.org on October 16, 2018. My name is Christine and I am the founder of Love Your Feral Felines. I started this rescue seven years ago. In April 2011, I decided to do something for the greater good in honor of my birthday. I decided to start volunteering at one of our local shelters. […]
Global Cat Day is Today
BETHESDA, Md., USA Oct. 16, 2018 Alley Cat Allies will commemorate Global Cat Day on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, with a celebration of the movement of people who protect cats by advocating for humane local policies, adopting or fostering, and carrying out non-lethal cat management including Trap-Neuter-Return. The president and founder of Alley Cat Allies, […]
Alley Cat Allies Welcomes Global Cat Day 2018
When I look back from the founding of Alley Cat Allies to today, I’m humbled by the tremendous progress we’ve been able to achieve for the wellbeing of cats over the past 28 years. Tomorrow, October 16, is Global Cat Day. On this special day, we celebrate the power of this movementthe compassion and hard […]
Alley Cat Allies is on the Ground Amid Hurricane Michael Devastation
Hurricane Michael caused catastrophic damage throughout the southeastern United States. These areas are still being impacted in its wake. As rescue and recovery efforts get under way in Florida, cats are often overlooked victims in disasters like this. Alley Cat Allies is already on the ground working with local organizations and shelters as well as […]
Hernando County, Florida, Goes All In for TNR
Barriers to the groundbreaking Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program in Hernando County, Florida, have just come crumbling down. The Hernando Board of County Commissioners unanimously voted to approve a countywide TNR program in April, but the county’s animal control code needed updates to fully support the measure. On October 9, the board voted to approve an ordinance […]
Chile Makes TNR Mandatory
Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) is now Chile’s official approach to community cats and all municipalities must make efforts for its proper implementation under new regulations enacted in August. It is the first time that groundbreaking protections for community cats across the country have been mandated. With Global Cat Day approaching on October 16, it is an amazing […]
Spencer County Animal Shelter Closes Amid Demands for Reforms
The Spencer County Animal Shelter is closing, effective immediately. The decision by the county Animal Control Board was announced on October 4th and was issued more than a month after Alley Cat Allies hit the ground in Spencer County, mobilizing supporters and advocates and fighting for humane changes at the shelter. In August, shelter volunteers […]