A Michael Broad Blog
Becky Robinson, the founder and President of Alley Cat Allies is throwing her weight behind the fight against what I would describe as state-sponsored killing of unwanted cats. She’s pushing the idea that governments should move away from their objective to kill feral and stray cats to funding widespread TNR programs. Among many people, …
This is a bittersweet story from Alley Cat Allies. According to their Facebook page, Thomas was rescued in early December 2019. He was being looked after by a foster carer who you can see in the picture below as she cuddles him. He appears to be missing his right eye. Young Thomas – he …
Pfc (Private first class) Hammer was a tabby kitten born at the US military’s base for the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. He had two siblings but they ran away never to be seen again while Hammer stayed and became a working cat by keeping the mice population down in the …
The classic image of an alley cat that most people have is of a dirty stray cat or a feral cat living in the urban jungle, surviving and surviving quite well. There is a cartoon character called Top Cat who fits the image. There is a cat charity called Alley Cat Allies which focuses …
On July 18, the Alley Cat Allies website posted they are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the men caught on video who killed three Atlantic City Boardwalk cats. The cats were well known in the community and part of the Atlantic City Boardwalk Cats Project and …
People ask: are feral cats a health hazard? I can answer the question in two ways. I can take a scientific approach which I do later on in this article but initially I will simply comment generally on the question. I have read thousands of pages on the Internet and in books about cats …
Roberta recently passed away. She was much loved. Today, she represents all of the loved and cared for boardwalk cats of Atlantic City. Roberta was adored by the Alley cat Allies community of volunteers who have cared for the boardwalk cats in partnership with the city while conducting a trap-neuter-return (TNR) program for 17 …
It will be National feral Cat Day on October 16, 2016. It is celebrated every year on this date. It is organised by the well-known Alley Cat Allies. The theme for the 2016 National Feral Cat Day is “All Cats All Communities”. Alley cat Allies have a wonderful package of educational materials and goodies …
