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Taco has been avoiding being trapped for a long time. His caretaker has been feeding him and a few others for years. Taco's mates were all trapped, spayed or neutered and then returned home, but Taco was having none of it. For the last few months, Taco has been sporting a wound that has gotten progressively worse and he has drawn the attention of most of the neighborhood. With the wound looking nastier and nastier, the efforts to trap Taco were intensified. After teamwork in the community and a persistent caretaker who pulled out every [...]

You can now request an appointment through our online portal. Your appointment request will be reviewed and you will be contacted to confirm. Remember, you must be feeding the cats and the cats must be unowned to be spayed or neutered at Alley Cat Advocates.

Announcement! The Catalyst Club is our brand new monthly giving program and we would love for you to join. Commit to a monthly gift to Alley Cat Advocates and improve the lives of community cats who visit the Community Cat Complex for vaccines and spay or neuter surgery all year long. Those who join the Catalyst Club this year will be added to a special donor acknowledgment wall installed at the Community Cat Complex early in 2025. Already a monthly giver? Then you are an inaugural member of the Catalyst Club and your name will [...]

We are excited to announce that we were recently awarded a $15,000 grant from the Humana Foundation. This grant was secured by Alley Cat Advocates volunteer Lynn Westberg who works for Humana and participated in a special fundraising event held by the Humana Foundation where she was selected to award a grant to the nonprofit organization of her choice. We are so thankful to Lynn for choosing us to receive this grant and for the generosity of the Humana Foundation!

We have gotten another round of vaccines as part of Petco Love’s commitment to 1 million free vaccines for animals in need! We're doing our part here by providing no-cost vaccines to community cats who come through our trap-neuter-return program. #Petcolovevax #PetcoLovePartner

Tax season is a powerful moment to support Alley Cat Advocates' work, and our free tool makes it easier than ever to save while you give. By giving a tax-smart gift — like appreciated stock or an IRA contribution — you can make an impact with Alley Cat Advocates now and feel the financial benefits tomorrow. Give a tax-smart gift here P.S. Give smarter this tax season with a gift of stock or an IRA contribution Learn more and save while you give!

Petunia is staying at the Community Complex for extra care. She came to us a few weeks ago with severe diarrhea. She was very thin and disheveled. She has been receiving treatments to help stop her diarrhea and help her gain back weight. She still has a little more to go, but she is making improvements. Your donations will help us cover the costs of diagnosis and treatment of Petunia's "tummy troubles" and get her back to health. Please donate today. Make a Donation for Petunia

Kitten season isn't just coming it is here at Alley Cat Advocates. Mother cats with tiny kittens are beginning to arrive at our doors. While moms are receiving vaccinations and getting spayed so that they will never have to care for another litter of kittens, the babies are cared for by our special group of kitten daycare volunteers. As we move into the spring season and kittens begin to arrive we need many supplies to care for the tiniest visitors to the Community Cat Complex. We are throwing a virtual Kitten Shower to help [...]

Alley Cat Advocates is excited to announce that the Bernice Barbour Foundation has awarded the organization a grant of $15,000.  These funds will go to support the spaying and neutering of cats in Jefferson County with a focus on those cats who make their home in mobile home parks. "Recognizing the need to humanely reduce the community cat population through spay and neuter efforts and by supporting our efforts where the need is greatest, the Bernice Barbour Foundation once again demonstrates their ability, as their mission statement makes clear, to make the lives of animals happier and healthier," says Executive Director [...]

Founded 25 years ago today, Alley Cat Advocates has spayed or neutered more than 70,000 stray, free-roaming cats and has seen our community transformed into one that respects the needs of our citizens – cat lovers or not - and our community cats. After a successful capital campaign in 2019, Alley Cat Advocates was able to move into their current home at the Community Cat Complex located on the campus of Louisville Metro Animal Services. This move has enabled the organization to provide onsite spay/neuter surgeries and medical care for the cats. Adam Hamilton, Interim [...]

This Frosty doesn't have "two eyes made out of coal." Instead, he has two beautiful cat eyes that need some help. Frosty has a condition called entropion in his left eye. If you have been around awhile, you know that this happens when the eyelid curls inward and causes the hairs to rub against the eye. This irritation causes pain, and vision impairment and can lead to infections. Surgery will correct the problem and Frosty will go on his merry way soon. Meanwhile, please donate toward Frosty's surgery here.

Monthly recurring donations make it easy to support community cats all year long! We use your PayPal account to set up your monthly gift so you can easily manage and update your giving information. Set up your monthly recurring gift today or contactus@alleycatadvocates.org and we can do it for you.

Are you feeding community cats? Did you know that cold weather increases a cat’s energy and nutritional needs? You should provide extra food and extra water to prevent dehydration and replace it often to keep it from freezing. To prevent pests, only leave food out for 30 minutes to an hour and pick up any disposable plates or trash every time you feed. Learn more about feeding and feeding stations for community cats on our website.     Read More Here

Big Moses will be so happy to have pain-free clear vision. This beautiful boy has been living life with entropion in both eyes. His eyelids curl inward, allowing fur to scratch against his eyes. It is very uncomfortable for him. Fortunately, this condition can be corrected. Alley Cat Advocates will make sure that Moses sees clearly very soon. Would you please help cheer Moses up by donating today toward his surgery today?

Our friends at Petco Love have come through again. To ensure the health and wellness of community cats and to address a critical need for vaccinations against preventable diseases, Petco Love has provided Alley Cat Advocates with 1,000 more vaccines that will be given to community cats. This type of support for our mission helps us provide low or no-cost trap-neuter-return services to cats in our area.

Alley Cat Advocates has Styrofoam coolers now transformed into winter shelters for community cats. We distributed 101 shelters to caretakers on October 15. If you still want a Styrofoam shelter, don't worry you didn't miss out. We are going to have a second distribution day on Sunday, October 29 at the Community Cat Complex, 3524 Newburg Rd. There is no cost, but donations are gladly accepted. Shelter distribution will be from 2-4 pm (unless we run out before 4 pm). We will be set up in the parking lot and you will just need to [...]

No lip fillers are needed here. Daisy came to the Community Cat Complex with some pretty severe rodent ulcers that had her lips very swollen. Rodent ulcers have nothing to do with rodents. The actual cause is not completely clear, but veterinarians believe that it may be caused by an allergic reaction to something in the environment, which can even be fleas! Usually, there is mild swelling and an ulceration that looks like a little sore on the mouth area. Daisy's case is definitely severe, but thankfully rodent ulcers don't seem to be very painful [...]

Image By freepik We are very excited to be partnering with Z Salon & Spa to promote our great work in the community. Stop by the salon on October 24 to learn more about Alley Cat Advocates. When you book your services or purchase products on October 24 a portion of that sale will be donated to Alley Cat Advocates. Z Salon & Spa is located at 9407 Shelbyville Rd., Louisville, KY 40222. We hope to see you there!

  It's no big surprise to us, but a recent study says that community cat caretakers care about the cats that they feed just as much as a pet. Caretakers who'd worked with Alley Cat Advocates in the past helped contribute data to this recently published study:” A Cat Is a Cat: Attachment to Community Cats Transcends Ownership Status” The study is now published in the Journal of Shelter Medicine and Community Animal Health.  You can read the article here.  

As part of Petco Love’s Initiative to Provide One Million Free Pet Vaccines, Alley Cat Advocates Will Distribute Donated Cat Vaccines as Part of Trap-Neuter-Return in the Louisville Area   Louisville, KY (September 15, 2023) – Alley Cat Advocates will continue to provide donated vaccinations for Louisville area community cats. The no-cost vaccines are made possible through Petco Love's national vaccination initiative, which is providing one million free pet vaccines for family pets in need to existing animal welfare partners, including Alley Cat Advocates. Parvovirus and distemper in dogs and panleukopenia in cats — the [...]

Did you know that August is National Make-A-Will Month? What does that have to do with Alley Cat Advocates? Well, we’re committed to the safety and well-being of our alley cats through our Trap-Neuter-Return program, but we’re also keen on ensuring that you and your own furry friends are also taken care of. National Make-A-Will Month is an annual observance that emphasizes the significance of having an up-to-date plan because it’s one of the smartest ways to: Protect your pets: You can identify a guardian for your furry friends in your estate plan and even describe their needs, such [...]

It begins TODAY!  The Alley Cat Advocates 2024 Cat Calendar Photo Contest is underway!   Enter the Contest Submit your cat's photo to pounce on one of the 13 top spots and win great prize packages.  Get started at https://alleycatadvocates.org/calendarcontest/ Grand Prize "Calendar Cover Cat" Winner (1) The photo with the most votes will put this winning kitty on the cover of the 2024 Alley Cat Advocates Cat Calendar. Prize package includes: Featured placement as the 2024 Calendar Cover Photo Happy Cat Bundle, including the Fold & Store Cat Hammock/Scratcher/Cave and an ELS PET Cat Water [...]

Louisville, KY – Alley Cat Advocates is proud to announce it received a grant from the Honorable Order ofKentucky Colonels (HOKC) in the amount of $4,500 to cover the cost of 100 spay/neuter surgeries for catsliving in Louisville’s West End.Alley Cat Advocates serves over 1.2 million citizens in the Louisville Metropolitan area and a bit beyond byproviding spay/neuter surgeries for stray, free-roaming community cats.HOKC awarded $3.1 million in grants supporting 343 non-profits, impacting more than 3.8 millionKentuckians. Grants are made possible through donations from Kentucky Colonels from throughout theCommonwealth and around the world who chose [...]

Sabrina had a traumatic injury to her tail and needed to have a dead portion of the tail removed. She is feeling a little shy about the whole situation, so she wouldn't let us share a photo of her tail, but she is definitely looking and feeling better without the injured tail. Could you donate to show Sabrina that we love tailless kitties just the same as their tail-having friends?   Donate for Sabrina Today