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. Scroll through our Calls to Action to see how you can make a difference!
Stop Cat Culling in Australia
Protect Managed Community Cats from Being Killed in Australia's ACTThe ACT Cat Plan makes TNR illegal and unsocialized cats that cannot be taken into a home are to be hunted and killed, all in a misguided effort to protect ACT wildlife from cat predation. It is imperative that the government understand that well-managed colonies of sterilized cats are fed regularly and therefore pose little threat to wildlife. These cats are also vaccinated, which ensures they will not spread zoonotic diseases. Managed colony cats should be considered owned by their caretakers and be exempt from the Cat Plan’s indoor-only cats rule.
Sign our petition for ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr, signifying your support of these exemptions. |
Help Us Stop the Inhumane Killing of Cats on Kangaroo Island
The Australian government and environmental groups such as Kangaroo Island Land for Wildlife are now persecuting cats on Kangaroo Island with more fervor than ever before. Their goal is to kill all cats on the island, which they've labeled an "invasive species," through some truly inhumane methods. Click the button below to learn more and to sign ACR's petition against the culling.
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Bills to Ban Declawing Statewide!
Arizona
HB 2224 has passed in the House Committee. Now it is scheduled to be voted on by the full House. Write to your district representatives to voice your support of the bill!
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CaliforniaUPDATE (March 2022): A new bill to outlaw declawing, AB-2606, has been introduced! It will be heard by a Senate committee on April 26, 2022. Please write your reps!
CA RESIDENTS: Contact your representatives to voice your opposition to declawing and revive this cause state-wide!
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New Jersey
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Rhode Island
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Crossover bills A2578 and S1803 would ban surgical declawing of cats and other animals throughout New Jersey. The same initiative failed in 2020. Make is successful this time by contacting the chairs of the Assembly and Senate committees that will be voting on this bill!
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Bills S2445 and H7574 have been introduced in the Senate and House (respectively). They would prohibit declawing. Contact your reps to support this bill!
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Support a Hawaiian Spay/Neuter Fund for Feral Cats
Bill SB2837 would create a special fund to finance spaying/neutering of community cats in order to “humanely [reduce]…pet overpopulation and the number of free-roaming cats in the State."
It stands in stark contrast to HB1987, which called for a massive culling of almost all of them by the end of 2025. Please go to the Hawaii State Legislature’s website to read the full bill and to create a FREE account so that you can submit a statement in support of SB2837. You do not need to be a resident of Hawaii to register. |
Defend Senior Outdoor Cats at the Grand Wailea Resort in Maui
The Grand Wailea Resort in Wailea, Maui is home to 31 spayed / neutered, vaccinated senior cats who are in danger of being displaced or worse.
Click the button below for a letter template that you can sign and mail/Email to the resort decision-makers that explains why removing the cats is unnecessary and would be dangerous to the cats' wellbeing. |
Tell Your Reps to Support the Big Cat Public Safety Act
UPDATE (Dec 3, 2020): The bill passed in the House. No information of when it will go to the Senate floor is available yet.
The Big Cat Public Safety Act would protect big cats from exploitation and improper care by prohibiting private individuals from owning them as pets. It would also prohibit public interactions with cubs such as photo ops and petting. Big cats should be respected as wild animals, not bred and captured for the pleasure of individuals! Please contact your representatives and tell them to support the Big Cat Public Safety Act.
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