Phone: 301-277-5595
Alley Cat Rescue is helping to solve the crisis and tragedy of unwanted and abandoned cats.
Our Mission Statement:
Alley Cat Rescue (ACR) works to protect cats
on several levels: locally through rescue, rehabilitation
and adoption of cats and nationally through a
network of Cat Action Teams. ACR is dedicated to the health, well-being
and welfare of all cats: domestic, stray, abandoned
and feral. ACR also assists the international animal
community.
Adoption:
ACR has many domestic and feral cats in need of a good
home. Please visit the PETsMART at 12020 Cherry Hill Rd. in Silver
Spring, MD or call (301)586-8262 to visit our cats up for
adoption, or see them online at Petfinder or Pets911
Want to show your support for Alley Cat Rescue and make a donation at the same time?
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New Bill May be Used to Target Feral Cats
Introduced by Representative Ron Kind (D-Wisconsin), HR 767 is titled
the Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act,
or REPAIR Act. The purpose of the bill is "to protect, conserve, and
restore native fish, wildlife, and their natural habitats at national
wildlife refuges through cooperative, incentive-based grants to
control, mitigate, and eradicate harmful nonnative species, and for
other purposes."
Although the bill does not specifically mention cats (or any other
animal), the broad wording of the act leaves for a "broad"
interpretation. Ultimately, if the bill is passed it will allow the
"control, mitigation, and eradication" of any animal demeaned a
"harmful nonnative species." Allowing such interpretation and not
providing clear definition could pose threatening to feral cats;
especially, if someone makes the argument feral cats are a "harmful
nonnative species" and a detriment to other native species.
On October 22 of this year, the H.R. 767 bill was passed by the House
of Representatives and it is now being reviewed by the Committee on
Environment and Public Works. Once reviewed by the Committee, the
bill will go before the Senate. If passed, the REPAIR Act will allow
for the mass killing of numerous species, including cats, all at the
tax payer's expense.
To learn more about the bill and decide for yourself, please visit www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h767/show *
*ACR cannot verify the contents of the website www.opencongress.org
and ACR does not necessarily agree with the opinions posted there.