Thanks for posting Madras.

I am an Alley Cats Advocate and the new website is awesome. They are soon going to be adding some new features that we can participate in including the street  teams.

BTW, wanted to let Chrissy know that I contacted Alley Cats this weekend and got the plans for 2 different cat shelters to make, one plan is like yours and the other is a very simple one you can make with 2 different sizes of Sterlite plastic containers and rubber tubing. Both the plans are on the Alley Cats Allies website. Hubby is going to start on some this weekend.

There are also some places listed that sell these online from 40.00- 70.00, but the shipping is high because of the weight of the shelters.

Can't wait to get mine done!

Angela

I’m proud to announce that Alley Cat Allies has a whole new look. Today we launched our revamped website--www.alleycat.org--now with even more comprehensive materials, instructional photo slideshows, videos, and opportunities to take action!

When you visit alleycat.org make sure to create a login by clicking the “Sign Up Now” button on any page. This will give you access to add or modify your Alley Cat Allies’ newsletter subscriptions, join our Street Team, view your donation history, and more!

As a current supporter, you are automatically signed up to receive our e-action alerts, FeralPower!, and our monthly Alley Cat Allies eNews.

We are so excited to make this transition and we are grateful to have you, and all our advocates and supporters, on board as we continue to pursue our mission to stop the killing of cats and lead the movement for their humane care.

For the Cats,

Becky Robinson
President

Alley Cat Allies - Changing The World For Feral Cats

July 9, 2008

Thanks to the support of loyal donors like you, we've been very busy this month protecting feral cats around the country. Here are just a few of our current projects and successes:

Supporting Local Efforts
This past month, Richmond's Fox affiliate, WRLH-TV, contracted with a pest control company to eradicate a colony of feral cats who made their home on station property. Before they could be stopped, three cats were trapped and killed, and many more remained in harms way when the company brought bulldozers on site to eliminate the cats’ homes. Alley Cat Allies quickly offered our help to the Richmond SPCA to negotiate with the pest control company. A community of rescuers came together to protect the rest of the cats, who are now safe from danger and will be trapped, spayed or neutered, and returned. And now the operator of the pest control company is facing up to a year in jail on charges of unnecessarily killing feral cats. Click here to read the Alley Cat Allies' press release.

Counting the Lives of our Nation's Cats
Alley Cat Allies is proud to announce the launch of our Lives Count, Secrets Kill Campaign. This campaign will expose the animal control pound and shelter system's failures. Not only are millions of cats continuing to be killed, but this killing is done in secret, away from the public eye, and off the record. While a few facilities keep track of their intake and kill rates, only a few states require record keeping or reporting. The public needs to know that their tax dollars and donations are being spent irresponsibly. Through the Lives Count, Secrets Kill Campaign, Alley Cat Allies will urge state governments to pass laws requiring these facilities to keep track of every cat who enters their care. These are not just numbers, they are lives, and we demand humane care.
Click here to learn more about the Lives Count, Secrets Kill Campaign.