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Have you heard? Alley Cat Allies' FREE guide on how to care for your neighborhood’s community cats is out now! Our guide has the latest information on...

Cats live in every imaginable environment. As long as they can eat and sleep in peace, you’ll find them in a variety of places, including correctional institutions, jails, and prisons. Though they aren’t serving time, community cats living on prison grounds are often locked in their own challenging situation. Many prisons consider trapping and moving […]

Punishing people like Nancy S. for helping cats is a miscarriage of justice. When community cat caregivers feed cats, it is a compassionate act. These good Samaritans not only help cats, they are often providing a valuable service to their communities. Instead of charging community cat caregivers, local governments should embrace the humane and effective approach to community cat populations: Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR).

A community cat is an unowned, outdoor cat. Also called stray or feral cats, they are generally not friendly to people and can't live indoors. Learn how to help them today.

As the national experts on cats, Alley Cat Allies works to inform the public on the truth about cats and correct misinformation that can get cats killed. Find out more truths.

Download: PDF NEW! This publication is now available in Spanish and French. Removing cats from an area creates a vacuum. The Vacuum Effect has been documented worldwide in many species. Animal control’s traditional approach has been to catch and kill community cats. While this may temporarily reduce the number of community cats in a given […]

The answer depends on the cat! Cats can have unique needs based on many factors, and we'll walk you through the basics in this quick guide.

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Contact: media@alleycat.org or by phone at 240-482-2597, or 240-482-1980 Bethesda, Md.A group of cats who were chained to wooden boxes and generated widespread social media attention last October are now living in dramatically better conditions thanks to Alley Cat Allies and a number of partner organizations. Alley Cat Allies has secured a large outdoor fence […]

Yes, you can conduct Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) during the cold winter season, wherever in the world you live. In fact, it's one of the most important times of year to do so. Just follow our cold weather tips!

IMPACT STORY: Saving Community Cat Tippy Alley Cat Allies is here to support community cat caregivers and provide advice and guidance. That’s what our Cat Help Desk is all about! So when a dedicated caregiver in Texas contacted us about one of her colony cats who wasn’t eating, we advised her to seek veterinary attention […]

KITTEN SEASON Do not remove found young or newborn kittens from their mother! Although most people think they are doing the right thing, newborn to four-week old kittens are better off with the mother cat to take care of

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April 20 was a game-changing day for cats and their caregivers in the greater Rochester area of New York—and it couldn’t have come at a more important time! Yesterday, Alley Cat Allies brought our Feline Frenzy® to the area, starting with a high-quality, high-volume Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) event in collaboration with Lollypop Farm, Humane Society of Greater Rochester. A whopping 96 cats and kittens were spayed or neutered, vaccinated, eartipped, and microchipped with costs covered, as ...

Learn how to care for 5 week old kittens including what type of food and how much to feed them. Our kitten guide has everything you need know.

Cats communicate primarily through body language including their posture, tail, and ears. Learn more by using our visual guide to cat body language.