BETHESDA., Md., Oct. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Alley Cat
Allies President and Founder Becky
Robinson, a globally recognized visionary for her work to
defend and protect cats, is calling for Global Cat Day, on
Saturday, October 16, to end the
killing of cats, and a shift to the sustainable, nonlethal
neutering and returning of cats.
"Millions of people on every continent love cats and share their
lives with them, and yet cats are in grave danger as governments
have pursued killing as a means to remove cats," Robinson said. "We
are exposing their actions to be cruel and unlawful. While many
civic leaders have applied scientifically-proven, humane and
nonlethal approaches for managing cats, it is urgent for all
municipalities to embrace this successful model. Global Cat Day is
a call to action for compassionate approaches for cats and all
animals."
On Global Cat Day, Alley Cat Allies will debut a special video
report by Robinson in which she exposes government-sanctioned
killing of cats and explains that the U.S. Endangered Species Act
does not legalize cruelty to cats. The investigation reveals the
truth behind institutionalized killing, the rising tide of animal
cruelty worldwide, and the social change she is spearheading.
In the report, Robinson exposes the assumptions and excuses
being made to kill cats as being immoral, cruel and with malicious
intent. As a reflection of the global nature of this crisis,
Robinson is joined in the video by her guest Emma Hurst, a member of the Australian Animal
Justice Party and a member of the New South Wales Parliament. This
video will debut on Global Cat Day at GlobalCatDay.org and the
Alley Cat Allies YouTube channel.
Robinson is leading the charge in courtrooms and government
halls to end cruelty and killing of cats. For example, Alley Cat
Allies filed a lawsuit in California to stop the East Bay Regional Park
District's unlawful new policy to remove cats from parklands with
methods including lethal force. In Australia, Alley Cat Allies is fighting for
cats and kittens hunted and killed by the Port of Newcastle. In both cases, civic institutions
acted against proven science and ordered cats and kittens to be
shot and killed. On both continents, the massacres inflicted
extreme cruelty and suffering on cats.
Robinson urged people to step up and become advocates for cats
by visiting GlobalCatDay.org and signing the Alley Cat Allies
pledge to protect cats. In the pledge, supporters commit to inform
themselves about issues and threats affecting cats in the
community, stand against cruelty to cats and act as an unwavering
voice for cats, since they cannot speak for themselves.
Alley Cat Allies launched Global Cat Day in 2017 to shine a
spotlight on the life-threatening dangers cats face from many
different corners around the world. Supporters can join the
conversation about Global Cat Day online with the #GlobalCatDay
hashtag on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
About Alley Cat Allies
Alley Cat Allies is the leader
of a global movement to protect cats and kittens. Now in our
31st anniversary year, we are joined by over 650,000
supporters worldwide.
Alley Cat Allies believes every cat deserves to live out his or
her life to the fullest. We exposed an entrenched system in which
animal control agencies and shelters have been killing millions of
cats for over a century. Today, the programs we introduced in
the United States are
mainstream.
To achieve our goals, we collaborate with grassroots advocates,
animal shelters, municipal managers, and lawmakers to replace
deadly laws and policies with ones that protect cats. We
defend all cats by offering cutting edge education online, in
person, and through one-on-one dialogue. We advance lifesaving
innovations such as Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and
Shelter-Neuter-Return (SNR), high-quality, high-volume spay and
neuter, microchipping, anti-declawing legislation, and any program
that best serves the interests of cats.
Our website is www.alleycat.org, and we are active on Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.
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