Maryland Awards Funds for Non-Lethal Programs for Cats
Here’s some good news to kick off your Tuesday! Maryland just awarded $892,864 to save cats with funds for low-cost spay and neuter initiatives and Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) programs in 2019. Five of those grants were awarded to members of Alley Cat Allies’ Feral Friends Network®. Before Alley Cat Allies was formed 28 years ago, TNR was virtually unheard of in Maryland or in the United States, and low-cost spay and neuter clinics didn’t exist for community cats. Today TNR is […]
Alley Cat Allies Heads to Spencer County, Indiana, to Demand Shelter Reforms
Update: September 22, 2018 Alley Cat Allies is demanding accountability and increased oversight after a prosecutor in Spencer County, Indiana, decided not to file charges in the case of an animal control officer accused of killing cats and kittens by putting them into a freezer. See the most recent stories in local media about our presence […]
Michael Pammer: Building Shelters and Compassion for Community Cats
Community cats in Kankakee County, Illinois, will be keeping cozy in the crisp chill of winter thanks to the dedication of Michael Pammer, a local cat lover and shelter-builder. Inspired and guided by Alley Cat Allies, Pammer has single-handedly built more than 30 plywood winter shelters for cats. Every year starting in July, Pammer hunkers […]
Tips for Hard-To-Trap Cats
When you’re practicing Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), you may find cats who are particularly difficult to trap. Cats are cautious, clever, and crafty, and the savviest among them will figure out ways to avoid being caught. Some cats will be too suspicious to ever enter the trap, and some will figure out how to nab the bait […]
Now Even Actress Melissa McCarthy Knows: Cats Are Uniquely Talented
Those of us at Alley Cat Allies couldn’t agree more with actress Melissa McCarthy as she praised her fabulous feline co-star in the new movie, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” The film was just screened at the Telluride Film Festival. McCarthy said Towne, a male cat, played a female cat in the movie “very well.” […]
Hurricane Preparation Tips for Cat Caregivers, Pet Owners in Path of Florence
BETHESDA, Md. Sept. 11, 2018 As Hurricane Florence approaches the East Coast of the United States, Alley Cat Allies has assembled a set of Disaster Preparation Tips for community cat caregivers, pet owners, and others involved with animals. These tips will help community cat caregivers and pet owners in the path of Florence weather the storm […]
Top TNR Talking Points
People who are just learning about Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) often have many questions, such as how does it work exactly and how does it benefit the community? It’s important for cat advocates to know how to talk effectively to neighbors, public officials, animal control officers, shelter staff, and others to convey that TNR is in the […]
Alley Cat Allies Demands Accountability and Reforms After Cats Put to Death in Indiana Shelter’s Freezer
SPENCER COUNTY, Ind. Aug. 31, 2018 Alley Cat Allies, the global engine of change for cats, is demanding accountability and immediate reforms after news reports revealed that a local animal shelter in Spencer County, Indiana, has been killing kittens in one of the cruelest ways imaginableby placing them in plastic garbage bags and tossing the […]
Feral Friends Network® Profile: Nadia Sbeih Helps Cats Around the World
Living on a multinational military camp in Egypt, foreign service officer Nadia Sbeih was on a missionbut not the kind of operation one might imagine. This one involved animals living at the camp. The camp commander wanted all the feral animals on the groundscats, dogs, and even ferretsremoved and killed. Sbeih stepped in to try […]
From the Field: Working in Fort Bend County, Texas, to Support Trap-Neuter-Return
In our “From the Field” series, we share reflections and field notes from our staff members who work hands-on, every day, to protect and improve the lives of cats. Hi everyone, If you’ve been following Alley Cat Allies’ efforts in Texas, you know that we’ve been working closely with Fort Bend County to save cats’ […]