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They say it takes a village. Today our village needs your support. Our friends at Louisville Metro Animal Services reached out for help with a community cat named Biddy Bee and we knew that our supporters would be there for us. Biddy Bee is an ear tipped cat that was dumped in the parking lot of Louisville Metro Animal Services Manslick location in 2014. With her spicy take on being a loveable community cat she quickly adapted to her life at the shelter. Friendly with dogs, she took her role as Feline Tolerance Tester for [...]

Katy Black has literally been an animal lover since she uttered her first word, "Josh," which was the name of the babysitter's dog! In the past she has worked at a variety of animal clinics and she has enjoyed every one! Katy says that she is "honored to have been chosen to work at Alley Cat Advocates." She truly loves being part of a wonderful team that works to improve the lives of community cats. Katy looks forward to coming to work each day. Who wouldn't want to be able to say that! However, her [...]

Princess is feeling a little embarrassed about her current situation. It seems her bum is the topic of conversation and she isn't so sure how she feels about that.Staff at Alley Cat Advocates recognized that she needed urgent care and arranged for Princess to travel directly to an emergency hospital immediately after checking in at the Community Cat Complex. Doctors there were able to treat Princess for a prolapsed rectum and she came back to recover with us.Since she was treated, her back side has been carefully monitored and Princess finds the focus on her [...]

Drum roll please... The winner and 2022 Alley Cat Advocates Calendar Cover Cat is Walter Matthau Michalak with 1805 votes! Congratulations. The next highest vote getters are: Buzzy with 894 votes, Tiger the orange tabby with 636 votes, and Tiger the gray tabby with 635 votes. Please congratulate all of our entrants on a wonderful campaign. Information on how to purchase your very own calendar will be available soon. Keep following for updates! BuzzyTigerTigerWalter Matthau Michalak

Jeanette Brown has been volunteering at Alley Cat Advocates for around 8 months. Jeanette jumped in and began trying out lots of volunteer jobs until she found her favorites. Learn more here: Website Link: We always say that we have a volunteer opportunity for anyone that wants to help. Jeanette Brown jumped in to lots of training opportunities when she started volunteering about 8 months ago. She has settled in to some of her favorites which include preparing supplies and instruments for surgery and helping with the laundry. Of course, Jeanette is great at deep [...]

The official numbers are in and the week of July 12 - 16 was a record breaking week. We spayed or neutered 194 cats in just 3 days of surgery that week. That is the most cats that we have ever been able to help in a one week time span.Thanks to all the staff, volunteers and caretakers that made this possible!

Spalding is taking some time to relax at the Community Cat Complex. He is another cat the desperately needs dental surgery to remove broken and painful teeth.Please donate to help us make sure that Spalding receives the Gold Standard of Care. We estimate that it will cost between $300 to $400 for his treatment. Please donate now.

Check out the latest newsletter highlighting our awesome work here.  Learn about one cat family's visit to the Community Cat Complex. This edition also features a special story from Orange Crush about his experiences with Nice Lady, New Person and Alley Cat Advocates and Metro Animal Services. AC104200_KYAC2_NEWSLETTER_FA_webreadyDownload

Have you considered creating a legacy gift to support the Alley Cat Advocates? Legacy gifts in your will or other estate plan are powerful ways to support the humane treatment of unowned cats for generations to come, and cost nothing to give today.To make it easier to create your legacy, use this online tool to write your legal will, for free. In 20 minutes or less, you can protect the things you love, and make a lasting commitment to ensuring unowned cats get the essential neuter surgeries they deserve. Get started at FreeWill.com/AlleyCatAdvocates.P.S. Have you [...]

It begins TODAY!  The Alley Cat Advocates 2022 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 http://www.gogophotocontest.com/alleycatadvocates. Grand Prize "Calendar Cover Cat" Winner (1) Grand Prize!!! The photo with the most votes will put this winning kitty on the cover of the 2022 Alley Cat Advocates Cat Calendar. Prize package includes: Featured placement as the 2022 Calendar Cover PhotoUltimate Pet Relaxation Bundle: Including the Natural Scratch Cat Scratch Post and the Donut Cuddle [...]

Alley Cat Advocates is proud to announce it received a grant from the Honorable Order Kentucky Colonels (HOKC) in the amount of $2000 to purchase a dishwasher and an exam light.  The Alley Cat Advocates serves Louisville and surrounding communities by working to stabilize and reduce Louisville’s community cat population and improve the lives of community cats, through the tested, proven and humane method of trap-neuter-return. HOKC will award $2.1 million in grants supporting 275 non-profits, impacting close to 3.7 million Kentuckians. Grants are made possible through donations from contributing Kentucky Colonels from throughout the [...]

Even though Mel is a shy guy, he wanted to let you know that he is very thankful for the care that he received at the Community Cat Complex. Mel had a wound on his hip that needed some extra care after he was neutered. Some cage rest, medication and TLC was all he needed to heal. Mel knows that your donations are the reason that he was able to get help at Alley Cat Advocates. He hopes you will donate in his honor to help more cats like him.

Volunteer Chris Denniston is a very special volunteer at Alley Cat Advocates. For over 10 years Chris has been volunteering and supporting Alley Cat Advocates great work. She has spent most of that time using her experience and knowledge to help the smallest of our charges survive. Chris found Alley Cat Advocates when a stray that she was feeding showed up injured. Because of Alley Cat Advocates Gold Standard of Care her cat was able to have his injury treated and be neutered and vaccinated all at the same time. Chris is a retired Jefferson [...]

We know you are busy enjoying the summer weather, but we need your help. Alley Cat Advocates depends on our army of volunteers to keep up our great work. And we need you. There are many volunteer jobs and a variety of times and days. If you have just a couple of hours a week, we have a job for you. We even have several work from home positions. Most importantly, when you volunteer at Alley Cat Advocates, you help save the lives of thousands of cats each year. Come to the next volunteer orientation [...]

Caretakers can make great volunteers at Alley Cat Advocates. Melissa Tindle is a caretaker of a cat colony in Charlestown, IN. After she got help to TNR all of the cats in her colony she wanted to help other caretakers do the same. Melissa loves working with the caretakers at Caretaker “Caturday” when they pick up traps and paperwork and at Check-In. Melissa says she knows the stress of taking care of a colony of community cats and how important TNR is for those cats and caretakers. Melissa is great at encouraging caretakers and letting [...]

Eleanor Short has been a volunteer for only about three months. She enjoys her time at the Community Cat Complex washing, drying and folding many towels, blankets and more. It was her love of cats and Alley Cat Advocates' mission that brought Eleanor to volunteer, not her love of laundry! She is happy to help out in a way that she can help keep Alley Cat Advocates functioning. Eleanor likes to spend time volunteering and giving back to the community. Her other interests include walking and hiking, and reading a good book. Most importantly, she [...]

Marion Whelan joined the Alley Cat Advocates volunteer team in November 2020. She chose Alley Cat Advocates because she wanted to help animals in the community and recognized the impact of trap-neuter-return. She enjoys helping in the cat recovery area of surgery. She helps give injections, fluids and helps the cats wake up safely after surgery. Marion says she really enjoys volunteering because, "everyone is so professional and caring towards the cats. It's quite impressive." Marion is a retired medical photographer. She has also spent many years volunteering to do photographs of dogs and cats [...]

Would you help us help Fred?Fred has severe dental disease causing painful inflammation in his mouth. He needs to see a dental specialist to treat the disease and allow him an opportunity to eat without pain.We can't wait for meal times when Fred doesn't cry out in pain while he eats!You can help cover the cost of what will surely be a very expensive procedure by donating today.

In late 2018, Alley Cat Advocates accepted the opportunity to move our operations onto Louisville Metro Animal Services’ new campus with the lease of a freestanding building of approximately 4,500 square feet. To accommodate our needs, we began an $800,000 campaign to raise the funds to prepare this new Community Cat Complex for our use. When completed the building would provide adequate space to have, under one roof, the following functions: Spay/Neuter Clinic – allowing us to return to directly providing surgeries for our community cat clients and LMAS’ community cats, Medical Rehabilitation Space – [...]

If you’re organizing your finances before the tax deadline, consider joining our most tax-savvy supporters with two ways to save on your future tax bill while helping reduce cat overpopulation and cat homelessness: Donate stocks - Most Alley Cat Advocates supporters who donate appreciated stocks are thrilled to save on two types of taxes as they support the humane treatment of unowned cats in our community Learn more about giving stock today. Give from your IRA - Tax-free IRA gifts are powerful ways to help solve cat overpopulation — and for our many supporters over [...]

Alley Cat Advocates is very happy to welcome Emily Crowl, DVM to the team!  Dr. Crowl was born and raised in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois and attended University of IL for veterinary school.  After school she spent a few years in Texas, but ultimately decided to move back up north to be close to family and to spend time with her new niece (who is now 5 months old!).   Outside of work, Dr. Crowl loves spending time with family and friends, exploring Louisville, traveling, listening to podcasts, and going to the gym.  She also [...]

When you think about awesome volunteers, you have to think about Marilyn Hrbek. Marilyn is a dedicated volunteer that has been supporting Alley Cat Advocates for the last 9 years. As a lifelong cat lover, Marilyn was well aware of the problems that community cats face. She joined Alley Cat Advocates to make a difference in their lives and the lives of people that love them. Marilyn works in many volunteer roles and is quick to jump in to help whenever and wherever needed. Helping the cats have better lives is Marilyn’s favorite part of [...]

Meet volunteer Jim Roberts. Jim has been volunteering with Alley Cat Advocates for years. He tends to be a behind the scenes type of guy, opting for volunteer jobs like setting up or washing traps and sanitizing traps. Staff say he never complains and is always happy to help. Jim definitely feels a sense of accomplishment when he helps during Caretaker Caturday's trap distribution. When he isn't helping cats, Jim also enjoys volunteering with Henry's Ark and Project Warm. Jim enjoys a home with his cat companions and his favorite hobby is playing bluegrass music! [...]

Each quarter Alley Cat Advocates earns approximately $4,880 from supporters participating in the Kroger Community Rewards program. With your help we can bring in over $5,000 next quarter. If you aren't already enrolled, it is easy to enroll online. Once you have enrolled, you will start earning rewards for Alley Cat Advocates right away on qualifying food, gas and pharmacy purchases made using your Kroger Shopper’s Card. Alley Cat Advocates challenges you to help at least one unenrolled friend to sign up.

Shaggy's caretakers were very concerned when they brought him in to Alley Cat Advocates. After being gone for a short while, Shaggy returned home looking horrible. They feared the worst.After an examination, our veterinarian found that Shaggy had deep puncture wounds to his head and an infection had developed in his sinuses. He had stopped eating and was growing weak. Our team cleaned him up and started treatment.Shaggy has made an amazing recovery. Your support is what makes happy endings for stories like Shaggy's. If extra care and medications had not been available, Shaggy would [...]