Alley Cat Rescue Inc

ACR'S MISSION IS TO LEAD THE WAY FOR HUMANE CARE FOR ALL CATS. ACRS TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN PROGRAMS AND ADVOCACY PROMOTE BETTER CARE FOR COMMUNITY CATS.WE PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY CAT CARETAKERS ACROSS THE U.S. OUR FERAL FIX CHALLENGE HAS DEVELOPED A NATIONAL NETWORK OF VETERINARIANS OFFERING FREE OR LOW-COST TNR SERVICES.

DIRECT CARE & SERVICES: ACR MANAGES MUTLIPLE CAT COLONIES IN MARYLAND AND LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. THIS INVOLVES TRAPPING, STERILIZING, AND VACCINATING NEW COLONY ARRIVALS AS THEY ARE DISCOVERED, AS WELL AS FEEDING ALL OF THE CATS AND MONITORING THEIR HEALTH DAILY. ANY CATS IN NEED OF MEDICAL ATTENTION ARE TAKEN TO A VETERINARIAN FOR CARE. FRIENDLY CATS AND YOUNG KITTENS FOUND IN COLONIES ARE SPAYED/NEUTERED, VACCINATED, AND CARED FOR IN FOSTER HOMES UNTIL THEY ARE ADOPTED.

NATIONAL AND GLOBAL PROGRAMS: NATIONAL CAT ACTION TEAMS, NO-KILL ORGANIZATIONS THAT ASSIST GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS TO HELP DOMESTIC AND FERAL CATS. ACR PROVIDES A NATIONWIDE LISTING OF GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS,ORGANIZED BY STATE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF INTERESTED PARTIES WHO WOULD LIKE TO HELP WITH FERAL CATS IN THEIR AREA. ACR OPERATES AN AFRICAN WILDCAT CONSERVATION PROGRAM IN SOUTH AFRICA WITH THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING AND PRESERVING THE AFRICAN WILDCAT (AWC) SPECIES, WHICH IS THREATENED BY HABITAT LOSS. THE SPECIES IS ALSO ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY THREATENED BY HYBRIDIZATION WITH DOMESTIC CATS. THE AWC IS THE ANCESTOR OF THE DOMESTIC CAT AND THE TWO SPECIES READILY INTERBREED. OUR CONSERVATION PROGRAM SEEKS TO PREVENT INTERBREEDING THROUGH TNR OF OUTDOOR DOMESTIC CATS WHO LIVE NEAR AWC TERRITORIES.

ADVOCACY & PROMOTING SPAY/NEUTER: ACR WORKS TO PUT AN END TO THE MYTHS AND MISINFORMATION SURROUNDING FERAL AND STRAY CATS, WHO ARE OFTEN USED AS SCAPEGOATS FOR COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS HABITAT LOSS CAUSING THE DEPLETION OF BIRD AND OTHER WILDLIFE POPULATIONS. ACR PROMOTES THE CONCEPT THAT ALL ANIMALS DESERVE RESPECT AND COMPASSION, AND THAT HUMANE, NON-LETHAL METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THEIR POPULATIONS, SUCH AS TNR, SHOULD BE USED. ALL ACRS MAILINGS INCLUDE CALLS TO ACTION THAT WILL AID IN SAFEGUARDING THE HEALTH AND LIVES OF CATS, AS WELL AS INFORMATION TO HELP REDUCE THE HUMAN IMPACT ON BIRDS AND WILDLIFE. ACR SPEARHEADS AN ANNUAL GLOBAL FERAL CAT STERILIZATION INITIATIVE, THE FERAL FIX CHALLENGE, WHICH URGES VETERINARIANS TO OFFER FREE OR LOW-COST SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES FOR FERAL CATS, TO WHATEVER DEGREE IS POSSIBLE FOR THEIR INDIVIDUAL PRACTICE. THIS CAMPAIGN BRINGS NATIONAL ATTENTION TO THE NEED FOR TNR AND ALSO ADVANCES THE HUMANE MANAGEMENT OF CAT OVERPOPULATION.ACR ALSO GIVES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT PRACTICE TNR IN OTHER STATES AND COUNTRIES.