Update: DC Council Drops Cat Licensing from Animal Bill
As a result of objections from Alley Cat Allies and its supporters, the DC Council removed a cat licensing provision from a bill amending the District’s animal
control laws. The bill, which the DC Council passed on Tuesday, July 15, includes a provision spelling out that animal control “shall promote” the use of Trap-Neuter-Return.
Read more.
Read the letter Alley Cat Allies sent to the D.C. Council.
Read Alley Cat Allies' press release.
Alley Cat Allies President Becky Robinson to Speak at the Animal Rights Conference
Alley Cat Allies President Becky Robinson will speak at the Animal Rights Conference taking
place August 14-18 about feral cats and their place in urban landscapes. Alley Cat Allies staff, including Frank the Feral, will be exhibiting. Visit our exhibit to pick up some complimentary
materials and enter a drawing to win prizes!
The Animal Rights Conference is being held at the Hilton
Alexandria Mark Center, 5000 Seminary Rd., Alexandria, VA 22311.
Learn more and register at www.arconference.org.
Community Comes Together to Protect Feral Cats in Richmond, VA
The Fox affiliate in Richmond, WRLH-TV, contracted with a pest control company to eradicate a colony of feral cats who made their home on station property. Three cats were trapped
and killed, and many more remained in harms way when the company brought bulldozers on site to eliminate the cats’ homes. Alley Cat Allies issued a press
release and offered our help to the Richmond SPCA in negotiating with the company, which was not allowing local rescuers to humanely trap and move the cats to safety.
Now the operator of Critter Control, the pest control company – Keith Copi – is facing up to a year in jail on each of three charges of unnecessarily killing feral cats.
Copi is charged under animal-cruelty statutes that make it illegal to kill any animal unnecessarily.
The good news is that the community of rescuers came together to protect the rest of the cats who will be trapped, spayed or neutered, and either returned or adopted depending upon
temperament and age. If you are interested in fostering or helping in some other way contact SOS.
To read more, click here and here.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Threatens to Kill All Cats on San Nicholas Island
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) wants to kill all the cats on San Nicholas Island using cruel leghold traps and hunters with dogs. Alley Cat Allies has issued formal comments
criticizing the FWS for failing to provide any evidence that such killing is necessary or even beneficial, and for rejecting Trap-Neuter-Return.
Read Alley Cat Allies’ comments.
American Bar Association Publishes Article by Legal Director of Alley Cat Allies
Humans are the overwhelming cause of bird deaths. Those who try to frame the issue as a “cats versus birds” debate contribute perhaps unwittingly to the further decline
of bird populations. Alley Cat Allies Legal Director Wendy Anderson explores the real reasons birds are at risk, human accountability, and the role lawyers can play in animal protection
in the current American Bar Association’s Animal Law Committee Newsletter. Read the full article here.
Alley Cat Allies Asks New Jersey Senate to Protect Cats from Antifreeze Poisoning
Antifreeze tastes sweet and appealing to cats, but even a tiny amount can kill them. Stray and feral cats are especially vulnerable to accidental and deliberate poisoning. Alley Cat Allies
is urging the New Jersey Senate to pass a bill requiring a bittering agent to be added to antifreeze. Read
more.
Read the letter Alley Cat Allies sent to the New Jersey Senators.
Alley Cat Allies featured in USA Today
Feral cats get national attention in USA Today, the nation's
leading newspaper. Alley Cat Allies' Becky Robinson praises
caregivers. "There are people who have been taking
care of these cats for years, getting up before dawn to
leave food and water." Once perceived as odd are
now regarded as "unsung heroes." Read
more.
Learn
how you can help.
Alley Cat Allies’ Successful First Month in Chantilly, Virginia
In its first month under an agreement with Equity LifeStyle Properties, Alley Cat Allies has logged dozens of hours working in person with residents in Chantilly, Virginia to mediate
complaints and install humane deterrents. In May and June, Alley Cat Allies will build shelters and feeding stations, complete the first round of trapping, and educate caregivers on
the property about appropriate feeding and caring guidelines.
Please email us if you or your civic group is interested in volunteering to help build shelters and feeding stations.
Read more about Alley Cat Allies’ efforts in Chantilly.
National Poll Reveals Americans' Humane Ethic
A national survey conducted by Harris for ACA reveals that an overwhelming majority of Americans — 81% — believes that leaving a stray cat outside to live out his life
is more humane than having the cat caught and killed. These results reveal a significant disparity between the public’s humane ethic and the operating policy of most U.S. animal
pounds and shelters. Click to read the Public
Opinion Poll or the Press Release.
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