Action Center

There are more ways than ever to take action for cats and help save lives. Your voice can help change laws and direct public opinion toward humane care for all cats. Take a look below to see how you can make a difference with just a few clicks. 

Feral Cats in Australia

The Australian government wants to rid the continent of feral cats through a cull of two million animals.  This plan was introduced in 2015 and is still in action! Speak out against the government-sanctioned shooting, poisoning and bounty-killing happening right now.

Kitten Act of 2019

UPDATE (December 2020): The USDA has voluntarily ended the research program responsible for thousands of kitten deaths. However, we still need to pass the KITTEN Act to make sure no kittens are ever used and discarded in this way again.  

Global Feral Fix

VETERINARIANS: Help stop the killing of healthy cats and kittens in shelters by providing low-cost spay/neuter services in your community. Sign-up today and start making a difference! 

Michigan - Promote TNR

MI RESIDENTS: Lawmakers are considering a bill that would make community cats easier to care for while removing barriers to trap-neuter-return (TNR) programs. The bill would help cats and caregivers alike.

California Declaw - AB1230

UPDATE (Jan. 2021): The bill is now inactive or "dead." In April of 2019, the bill failed to pass out of committee and not brought up again for vote in time.  But CA RESIDENTSshould still contact your representatives to voice your opposition to declawing and revive this cause state-wide!
Campaigns to End Deadly Eradication Methods
All too often, eradication methods are implemented to attempt to control feral cat populations. Not only are eradication methods cruel, but they are also ineffective. ACR held campaigns to protest killing cats in Australia and the U.S.
Demand China to End Cat Meat Trade
In parts of China, cats are regularly stolen from their owners and barbarically slaughtered for human consumption. It is estimated that in southern China's Guangdong province alone, which has a population of roughly 113 million, that people consume 10,000 cats every day. This must be stopped. Contact Chinese Ambassador Cui Tiankai and sign our petition today to urge him to speak out against these atrocities and to put an end to this egregious practice immediately. 
Contact Councilman Joseph Betrus Jr.
Councilman Betrus has proposed a new ordinance in Utica, NY that would penalize the public for feeding feral cats. This ordinance would be detrimental to the feral cat population as well as the citizens of Utica, as the population of feral cats will only increase without the implementation of TNR. We urge you to contact Councilman Betrus and encourage him to abandon this ordinance and promote TNR. 
Help Prevent Passing of Bill that Outlaws Feeding Feral Cats in Maui
UPDATE (May 14, 2020):  The bill is now with the Healthy Families and Communities Committee.  
Council Member Hokama of Maui has proposed an ordinance that would ban the public from feeding feral cats on the island. Submit your comments supporting TNR and urging the Committee to not enact this ban. You can also contact Gov. Ige by phone at (808) 586-0034, or submit your comments via his website. 
Urge Your Local Shelters to Release Ear-Tipped Cats
Your voice can help change laws and direct public opinion towards humane care for all cats. Feral cats are at a much higher risk for euthanasia because they cannot be adopted out. To prevent this needless loss of life, urge your shelters to release ear-tipped cats they trap to TNR groups. This simple action will save many innocent lives. 
Don't Let Cats be Labeled an Invasive Species!
We need to take the real causes of wildlife and bird depletion seriously - habitat loss, climate change, pollution, pesticides - and STOP the rampant scapegoating of cats. It's just too easy to blame cats and not to tackle the tough issues. Call your senators today and urge them to prevent legislation from passing that unfairly labels cats as invasive species. 

Pledge to be an example for good!

Pledge to Spay/Neuter

About 2500 cats and kittens are killed in U.S. shelters each day, simply because there are not enough homes for them. Pledge to do your part in ending overpopulation by spaying or neutering your pets.

Pledge Not to Declaw

Declawing is an unnecessary procedure that can cause pain and behavioral problems. Click to find out more and pledge to never declaw your cat.

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Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (P.A.C.T.) Act of 2019

UPDATE (November 26, 2019): PACT has been made public law!
​The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act would complement state anti-cruelty laws, make malicious acts of animal abuse a federal crime, and close loopholes in current federal law.

New York State Declaw Legislation

UPDATE: The bill was signed into law by Governor Cuomo!
NY RESIDENTS: Legislators are considering a state-wide ban on the declaw procedure. If passed, New York would be the first U.S. state to explicitly ban declawing.
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