Alley Cat Allies
| Founded | 1990 |
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| Type | 501(c)(3) |
| Focus | Animal protection |
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Area served
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USA and globally |
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Members
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500,000 in 2014 |
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Key people
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Becky Robinson, President Donna Wilcox, VP and Board Chair |
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Revenue
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$7.2 million in 2013 |
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Employees
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over 40 |
| Slogan | The Cats' Leading Advocate |
| Website | www.alleycat.org |
Becky Robinson, President
Alley Cat Allies (incorporated on October 6, 1991) is a nonprofit advocacy organization whose mission is to transform and develop communities to protect and improve the lives of cats. The organization advocates for reform of public policies and institutions to better serve the interests of cats and develops educational materials on feral cats and trap-neuter-return. The organization is based in Bethesda, Maryland.
Alley Cat Allies specialize in stray and feral cat advocacy and provides extensive information on Trap-Neuter-Return, the only method of managing feral cat populations the organization considers humane and effective. Alley Cat Allies, helps communities, individuals, and grassroots groups launch or improve Trap-Neuter-Return programs and expand the accessibility of affordable spay and neuter services. Alley Cat Allies, best known as the group that introduced trap-neuter-return to the United States, also educates the public about the number of cats killed in animal shelters and works to reform the shelter system to better serve the needs of feral cats.
Alley Cat Allies was founded in 1990, by Becky Robinson and Louise Holton after they discovered an alley with 56 cats and two smaller colonies in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Washington, D.C.. They neutered the cats using the trap-neuter-return method. Deluged by requests for help with similar work, and aware of the lack of resources and information on the method, they formed a network for feral cats.
Robinson serves as the organization’s president, running the organization with Vice President and Board Chair Donna Wilcox. Holton left the organization in 2001, to form Alley Cat Rescue.
In 2014, Alley Cat Allies began a pilot project with five animal shelters to expand humane programs that save cats' lives. The selected shelters have committed to a Feral Cat Protection Policy, supporting trap-neuter-return and only accepting feral cats to divert them to TNR or Shelter-Neuter-Return programs. Participating shelters receive $5,000 and a year of expert guidance from Alley Cat Allies. The program is expected to result in models for shelter TNR programs that can be used even where shelters have limited funds and face challenges.
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