Alley Cat Allies is sponsoring this national awareness event to promote trap-neuter-return (TNR) for feral cats as the humane alternative to death in shelters. If you are not familiar with TNR, I recommend visiting Alley Cat Allies’ website. Although the website is now more difficult to navigate, informative articles and how-to’s are still included.
National Feral Cat Day (NFCD), October 16, is the annual kick-off for Alley Cat Allies’ national educational campaign about the protection of feral and stray cats, why they need a different kind of care, and how communities can stop the killing of cats in their local animal control pounds and shelters.
You are invited to demonstrate your support through Alley Cat Allies’ online photo pledge. Just print an “I’m an Alley Cat Ally” sign, snap a photo of yourself, your friends or your pets with the sign, and upload the photo to the site. For a list of National Feral Cat Day events going on across the country – or to list your own – visit our NFCD events page.
As always, I recommend donating to your local organizations where the funds can do the most good for your community. Most areas have cat rescues and feral cat TNR programs that are in desperate need of donations, or you can simply look out your back door and begin a TNR program in your own neighborhood.
