Alley Cat Allies, Inc.

We know that majority of people want positive outcomes for cats, but what happens in animal shelters doesn't line up with those beliefs. More than 70% of cats who enter shelters are killed there. Additionally some institutions have put lethal cat control policies in place. Alley Cat Allies is committed to ending the killing and protecting the lives of cats. We seek to promote humane care and treatment for cats, provide access to better tools and education regarding Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), and make connections between cat caregivers, veterinarians and advocates. Alley Cat Allies works directly with key decision makers and communities on critical cat lifesaving state and local policies that protects cats and caregivers.

For 32 years, Alley Cat Allies has led the movement for change. Our work includes global advocacy and education initiatives in addition to local campaigns designed to create sustainable change within communities. Alley Cat Allies mobilizes individuals and communities by sending staff experts to meet local advocates and decision makers, and present workshops about the humane treatment of cats, TNR, animal control and state and local policies. These efforts produce lifesaving changes.
We have developed world-recognized best practices for humane care of outdoor cats, and have produced materials, trainings, and advice on these practices for the millions of Americans providing care to stray and feral cats in their community. This includes guides to conducting Trap- Neuter-Return, Colony Care Guides, and providing tools for advocating within the community.

Alley Cat Allies is the only national organization dedicated to the protection of all cats. As leaders of the movement we have extensive expertise and use innovative approaches to change communities, create positive lifesaving change for cats.

• We have:
o Made Trap-Neuter-Return mainstream and accepted as the only effective approach to outdoor cat populations
o Established the Feral Friends Network
o Brought together experts and advocates for the first community cat conference in America
o Transformed shelters through advocacy and guidance
o Established the ongoing Boardwalk Cats Project in Atlantic City, NJ
o Founded National Feral Day, a national day of action that has grown to include events in all states and many countries worldwide And Global Cat Day
o Helped dozens of local governments design lifesaving ordinances and local policies.
o Reversed hundreds of of deadly local ordinances and policies and several state laws, replacing them nonlethal ordinances and policies that protect cats.
o Launched the Cat Help Desk to provide in depth guidance and advice to the millions of Americans with questions about cats
o Is established as the national expert on cat care.
• Have not:
o We continue working toward a world where healthy cats are no longer “euthanized" in shelters
o We work toward establishing TNR programs in all communities
o We need to increase public understanding of outdoor cats' role in the community.