Advocacy
TNR Supporters Win in Hillsborough County, FL Vote Today
A hotly contested TNR proposal easily won the day in a 6-1 vote in Hillsborough County, FL today. Read more
Gwen Samms: Trooper's Rescuer Needs the Support of Her Friends
The woman who rescued Trooper and many other animals needs the support of her friends now that she has legal troubles over a dog she was asked to take when he was removed from his owner in an abuse case seizure. Read more
Texas Senate Votes Unanimously to Ban Animal Shelter Gas Chambers
Texas is on track to ban the use of a euthanasia method widely viewed as being cruel and barbaric. Read more
Chicago's Oldest Pet Shop to Stop Selling Kitten and Puppy Mill Pets
Advocates are celebrating a victory for the animals as a venerable pet shop cuts ties with brokers who keep puppy and kitten mills in business. The shop will now feature adoptable cats and dogs from shelters and breed rescues. Read more
Backlash Follows Audubon Editor's Call to Poison Cats
TNR advocates and cat lovers are hitting back after an Audubon Magazine columnist’s opinion piece recommends poisoning feral cats and suggests how to kill them. Read more
Woman Sues Shelter That Killed Her Kitten Immediately on Intake
Kaitlyn Hughes told her story in detail last month, when she was looking for signatures on a petition seeking reform at the shelter that killed Porkchop. Now she is suing the shelter and everyone responsible for the kitten’s death. Read more
Animal Shelter Reform Bill Passes FL Senate Committee Unanimously
A bill requiring Florida’s animal shelters to keep records of the outcome for animals taken into their care is moving through the state senate. Read more
Cat Group Raises Outcry Against Change in Shelter Policy
A cat rescue group is speaking out against a change in policy at a large shelter that they say represents a huge step backward and away from practices that save the lives of animals. Read more
Justice for Bella, Young Cat Deliberately Killed at Shelter Despite Rescuers' Pleas
One year old Bella was killed on the orders of a shelter sergeant, despite the pleas of rescuers trying to get to the shelter in time to save her. Read more
Are These Cats Worth Saving?
A rescuer asks the question of whether less than perfect, traditionally unadoptable cats are worth saving. Her answer is yes, they are. Read more
Hearts Break at Kodak's Needless Death and Controversy Flares
A blind cat known to thousands through an unforgettable photo was killed at the shelter on Monday, the day he was scheduled for release to rescuers. Read more
Cats to Stay Wants You to Dance With Your Cat
A group set up in response to Gareth Morgan and his Cats to Go invites cat lovers to submit short clips of themselves and their cats for a video project. We include their amusing invitation video here, along with a link to their Facebook page. Read more
