ALLEY CAT ALLIES INC
7920 NORFOLK AVENUE NO 600, BETHESDA, MD 20814 www.alleycat.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: ALLEY CAT ALLIES' MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM AND DEVELOP COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CATS. OUR THREE MAIN PROGRAM AREAS ARE: HUMANE CARE AND OUTREACH, LAW AND POLICY, AND ADVOCACY.

TO TRANSFORM & DEVELOP COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT & IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CATS.

ADVOCACY - THE ORGANIZATION EMPOWERS AND MOBILIZES CITIZENS (TAXPAYERS) TO CHANGE POLICIES IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES THAT DICTATE HOW ANIMALS ARE TREATED. CITIZENS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND WORLD REQUEST THE ORGANIZATION'S HELP TO ENGAGE LAWMAKERS SO NEW LAWS ARE PASSED IN THEIR CITY AND STATE TO BETTER PROTECT THE LIVES OF CATS AND OTHER ANIMALS. INTERNATIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSES ON HELPING ADVANCE LIFESAVING POLICIES AT LOCAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENT LEVELS. AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN OTHER NATIONS, THE ORGANIZATION ADVOCATES TO SHIFT SOCIETAL VIEWS AND NATIONAL POLICIES AND LAWS. THE ORGANIZATION'S SHELTER REFORM PROGRAM CREATES LIFESAVING AND LIFE ENHANCING POLICIES FOR CATS AND ALL IN HUNDREDS OF LOCAL SHELTERS INCLUDING GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, CONTRACTED SHELTERS, AND NONPROFIT HUMANE SOCIETIES WHICH RECEIVE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FUNDING. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL IS TO CREATE A SOCIETY IN WHICH CATS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO CRUELTY AND LETHAL "CONTROL" SCHEMES. THE ORGANIZATION IS WORKING TOWARD TRANSFORMATIONAL SOCIETAL CHANGE, WITH A PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVE, FOCUS ON COMPASSION FOR ANIMALS, COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT, AND COMMUNITY COHESION. THIS WORK INCLUDES ENVIRONMENTAL CARE AND SUSTAINABILITY. ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK HINGES ON SOCIETY HAVING SUFFICIENT RESOURCES, VIBRANT COMMUNITIES, AND A HEALTHY PLANET.

HUMANE CARE, HUMANE EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH - THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES MULTIPLE PROGRAMS TO HELP DIRECTLY WITH ANIMALS. THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECT CARE INCLUDES - BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO - HANDS-ON VETERINARY TREATMENT INCLUDING SPAY AND NEUTER, VACCINATIONS, TREATMENT OF ILLNESSES, EMERGENCY SURGERY; PROVISION OF FOOD AND SUPPLIES TO RESCUE GROUPS; AND DELIVERY OF FOOD FOR DISTRIBUTION TO FAMILIES IN NEED. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES GRANTS AND PUBLISHED RESOURCES, WORKSHOPS, AND ONLINE WEBINARS, AND COLLABORATES WITH GRASSROOTS GROUPS, INDIVIDUALS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO BUILD ALLIANCES AND UPDATE ORDINANCES THAT IMPACT ANIMALS. THE ORGANIZATION'S HUMANE EDUCATION, DIRECT CARE, RESCUE EFFORTS, AND KITTEN CARE EFFORTS ARE EXTENSIVE IN SCOPE AND IN TERMS OF LOCALITY, SPANS BOTH THE UNITED STATES AND BEYOND. THE ORGANIZATION HAS WORKED EXTENSIVELY IN STATES INCLUDING LOUISIANA AND FLORIDA, AND DOZENS OF METROPOLITAN AREAS INCLUDING JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, HOUSTON, TEXAS, ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY, AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TO FURTHER MISSION IMPACT. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FUNDING AND RESOURCES TO NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) ENTITIES TO SUPPORT HIGH-VOLUME SPAY AND NEUTER AND VACCINATION, MICROCHIP CLINICS, AS WELL AS VETERINARY CARE AND TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN (TNR), RETURN-TO-FIELD (RTF), AND SHELTER-NEUTER-RETURN (SNR). THE ORGANIZATION RESPONDS TO NATURAL AND HUMAN DISASTERS AND PROVIDE RELIEF, EMERGENCY FUNDING, AND TRANSPORT. THE ORGANIZATION RESPONDS IN CRISES, CONDUCTS RESCUE WORK, AND ASSISTS GEOGRAPHICALLY AND/OR ECONOMICALLY DISPLACED FAMILIES TO STAY TOGETHER WITH THEIR ANIMAL FAMILY MEMBERS.

LAW AND POLICY - THE MANY POLICY AND LEGAL ISSUES WITH WHICH THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES INCLUDES TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN, RETURN-TO-FIELD, SHELTER-NEUTER-RETURN ORDINANCES; LEGISLATION THAT BANS DECLAWING; POLICIES THAT REPLACE 'LETHAL CAT CONTROL SCHEMES' WITH NONLETHAL CAT MANAGEMENT POLICIES ROOTED IN COMPASSIONATE CONSERVATION; AND THE RECISSION OF FEEDING BANS. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CATS AS WELL AS HUMANS AND OTHER ANIMALS GIVING THEM A MUCH BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE, PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY, AND PEACE. THE ORGANIZATION ORGANIZES GRASSROOTS GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES TRAININGS, TEACHES BEST PRACTICES, DRAFTS BILLS AND POLICIES, CONDUCTS RESEARCH, SHARES SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS AND OTHER SUPPORTING INFORMATION, PROVIDES SUPPORT OF LEGAL CHALLENGES, AND MORE. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES GUIDEBOOKS AND TRAININGS TO EDUCATE CITIZENS ON HOW LOCAL ORDINANCES ARE PASSED AND CHANGED, HOW LOCAL POLITICAL DECISIONS ARE MADE, AND ON HOW TO EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES RESOURCES TO ACHIEVE JUSTICE IN CAT CRUELTY CASES, TO SEE THAT LAWS THAT ENDANGER CATS ARE ABOLISHED, AND TO HELP ENSURE THE PASSAGE OF HUMANE ORDINANCES AND STATE LAWS WITH PROGRESSIVE LANGUAGE THAT PROTECTS CATS, OTHER ANIMALS, AND CAREGIVERS.

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