Alley Cat Advocates | Trap-Neuter-Release and Volunteer Services for Greater Louisville, KY 2026-04-29T21:57:52Z https://alleycatadvocates.org/feed/atom/ WordPress https://alleycatadvocates.org/wp-content/uploads/acalogosmall-150x150.jpg Analese Lytle <![CDATA[Petco Love Donates 1,000 FVRCP Vaccines to Alley Cat Advocates]]> https://alleycatadvocates.org/?p=13340 2026-04-29T21:57:52Z 2026-04-29T21:57:52Z We’re excited to share that Alley Cat Advocates has received another 1,000 FVRCP vaccines from Petco Love—part of their nationwide effort to provide 1 million free vaccines to pets in need. These vaccines help us continue offering no-cost protection for community cats in our TNR program, preventing the spread of serious illness and improving overall [...]

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]]> Analese Lytle <![CDATA[Alley Cat Advocates 2025 Statistics]]> https://alleycatadvocates.org/?p=13321 2026-04-04T19:39:25Z 2026-04-04T19:39:25Z Thanks to the help of our volunteers and donors, we have spayed or neutered over 86,000 cats since performing our first surgeries in October of 2000. Spay/Neuter surgeries by month during 2025: Total spay/neuter surgeries by year since 2000: Hotline calls by year since 2009: Jefferson County, KY – Feline Outcomes 2025: Jefferson County, KY [...]

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]]> Analese Lytle <![CDATA[Karen Little Retires!]]> https://alleycatadvocates.org/?p=13282 2026-03-02T18:11:47Z 2026-03-02T15:29:43Z After decades of tireless dedication to cats and the people who care for them, Karen Little is retiring — but her legacy is just getting started. As the founders of Alley Cat Advocates, Karen and Hoyt Little have helped transform the landscape for community cats in Louisville and beyond. Through Karen's leadership, more than 86,000 [...]

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]]> Analese Lytle <![CDATA[Send a Valentine!]]> https://alleycatadvocates.org/?p=13228 2026-02-04T20:35:19Z 2026-02-04T20:35:19Z Give your Valentine a special treat this year sponsor a community cat in their honor! They will receive a Valentine's letter from Alley Cat Advocates! Take a look at some of the Valentine's Gift pricing options: $25 - Honor Your Valentine $50 - Be Mine Sponsorship $100 - Two Hearts Sponsorship $150 - Better than [...]

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]]> Analese Lytle <![CDATA[Alley Cat Advocates Announces Next Executive Director]]> https://alleycatadvocates.org/?p=13129 2026-02-12T14:41:52Z 2026-01-07T13:40:45Z Mackenzee McKittrick Named Executive Director of Alley Cat Advocates The Board of Directors is thrilled to announce that Mackenzee McKittrick has been selected by Alley Cat Advocates’ Board of Directors as the next Executive Director of Alley Cat Advocates. Mackenzee begins her tenure in this role on February 16, 2026.  She will succeed Alley Cat [...]

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]]> Analese Lytle <![CDATA[Meet Louise – A Community Cat who Needed Extra Care!]]> https://alleycatadvocates.org/?p=13122 2026-01-06T15:03:08Z 2026-01-06T15:03:08Z Louise came to us from our partners at Louisville Metro Animal Services as a consult case, and from the moment she arrived, our veterinary team got to work making sure nothing was overlooked. While her initial blood work looked normal, her X-rays raised a concern — a possible blockage. Because intestinal blockages can be serious and even life-threatening, [...]

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]]> Analese Lytle <![CDATA[Our 2026 Cat Calendar is SOLD OUT!]]> https://alleycatadvocates.org/?p=13097 2025-12-22T17:28:25Z 2025-12-22T17:28:25Z Hermie has some news for you! He purchased the last copy, and our 2026 Cat Calendar is SOLD OUT— 175 copies have been sold and shipped! Just in time for the holidays. Featuring 13 winners from our feline photo contest along with many of your community’s favorite kitties, this calendar isn’t just a pretty keepsake — it [...]

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]]> Analese Lytle <![CDATA[A Gift that Saves Lives for Years to Come]]> https://alleycatadvocates.org/?p=13088 2025-12-18T23:45:15Z 2025-12-18T23:45:15Z As we near the end of 2025, consider a gift that benefits you and our community cats! Make a gift of appreciated stock, a distribution with your donor-advised fund (DAF), or a qualified charitable distribution with your IRA, and leave a life-saving legacy for our feline friends. These methods of giving may also provide significant tax benefits, making [...]

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]]> Analese Lytle <![CDATA[Petco Love Donates 1,000 FVRCP Vaccines to Alley Cat Advocates]]> https://alleycatadvocates.org/?p=13083 2025-12-09T14:00:17Z 2025-12-09T14:00:17Z We’re thrilled to share that Alley Cat Advocates has received an additional 1,000 FVRCP vaccines from Petco Love — a wonderful boost as part of Petco Love’s campaign to deliver 1 million free vaccines to animals in need. These doses will allow us to continue offering no-cost vaccinations to community cats enrolled in our trap-neuter-return [...]

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]]> Analese Lytle <![CDATA[Double Your Gift this Month]]> https://alleycatadvocates.org/?p=13071 2025-12-08T14:57:43Z 2025-12-08T14:57:43Z A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported community cats this #GivingTuesday! Together, we raised $12,803 in 24 hours— an incredible achievement that will help protect and care for cats across Louisville. And thanks to every donation being matched, your generosity has doubled in impact — meaning more cats will receive the care, shelter, and hope they deserve. With your help, [...]

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]]> Analese Lytle <![CDATA[YOUR Donation Doubled on Giving Tuesday!]]> https://alleycatadvocates.org/?p=13045 2025-12-01T15:39:57Z 2025-12-01T15:38:11Z It's Giving Tuesday! December 2nd is Giving Tuesday: a global day of generosity — and Alley Cat Advocates is proud to join in. For ONE DAY ONLY: every donation will be matched on Giving Tuesday— doubling your impact for community cats! But there’s more good news — this match will continue through the month of [...]

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]]> Analese Lytle <![CDATA[Alley Cat Advocates Receives 1,000 FVRCP Vaccines from Petco Love Grants]]> https://alleycatadvocates.org/?p=13001 2025-10-15T14:02:59Z 2025-10-15T14:02:59Z We have received an additional 1000 FVRCP vaccines from PetCo Love as part of their commitment to 1 million free vaccines for animals in need! We're doing our part here by providing no-cost vaccines to community cats who come through our trap-neuter-return program. #Petcolovevax #PetcoLovePartner

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]]> Analese Lytle <![CDATA[Announcing Search for New Executive Director]]> https://alleycatadvocates.org/?p=12977 2025-09-22T15:55:04Z 2025-09-22T15:55:04Z Dear Friends of Alley Cat Advocates, It is with mixed emotions that we announce that our current Executive Director and Founder of Alley Cat Advocates, Karen Little, will be retiring in 2026. As such, a search for an Executive Director is being launched. This transition marks an exciting new chapter for our organization. The Board [...]

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]]> Analese Lytle <![CDATA[Remembering Hurricane Katrina]]> https://alleycatadvocates.org/?p=12956 2025-09-08T21:28:59Z 2025-09-08T21:28:59Z This past August marked 20 years since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, displacing more than a million people, devastating thousands of lives, and creating an unprecedented animal welfare crisis. In the weeks following Katrina, our very own Karen Little traveled to New Orleans to join animal rescue teams in locating, trapping, neutering, and returning [...]

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]]> Analese Lytle <![CDATA[1,000 Vaccines Donated to Alley Cat Advocates Thanks to Petco Love]]> https://alleycatadvocates.org/?p=12723 2025-04-21T21:21:27Z 2025-04-21T21:21:27Z We’re thrilled to share some big news: Alley Cat Advocates has received an additional 1,000 free vaccines thanks to a generous grant from our incredible partners at Petco Love! This gift is part of Petco Love’s bold, nationwide commitment to provide 1 million free vaccines to pets in need. We’re proud to be a part [...]

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]]> Karen Little <![CDATA[Summer 2024 Happy Tails]]> https://alleycatadvocates.org/?p=12575 2024-08-21T19:30:50Z 2024-08-26T11:28:18Z  

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]]> Karen Little <![CDATA[Alley Cat Advocates Receives 1,000 Vaccines from Petco Love Grants]]> https://alleycatadvocates.org/?p=12566 2024-08-12T16:05:56Z 2024-08-12T16:05:56Z We have gotten another round of vaccines as part of Petco Love’s commitment to 1 million free vaccines for animals in need! We're doing our part here by providing no-cost vaccines to community cats who come through our trap-neuter-return program. #Petcolovevax #PetcoLovePartner

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]]> Karen Little <![CDATA[Did you know August is National Make-A-Will Month?]]> https://alleycatadvocates.org/?p=12564 2024-08-12T16:03:36Z 2024-08-12T16:03:36Z By creating your will this month, you can get peace of mind for the future, protect your family, and even support the future of community cats. Nearly 67% of American adults don't have a will, and we’re sharing a free, online will-writing tool from FreeWill so 100% of our Alley Cat Advocates community can protect [...]

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]]> Karen Little <![CDATA[We Can Fix Pumpkin’s Smile]]> https://alleycatadvocates.org/?p=12561 2024-08-12T16:02:31Z 2024-08-12T16:02:31Z Pumpkin needs some dental care. This handsome guy is thin and dehydrated because of painful fractured teeth. We can help relieve him of pain and you can help by donating toward his dental procedure. We know he will feel better and gain weight as soon as his mouth heals. Make a Donation for Pumpkin's Dental [...]

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]]> Karen Little <![CDATA[Congratulations to the 2025 Calendar Photo Contest Winners!]]> https://alleycatadvocates.org/?p=12549 2024-08-12T15:45:53Z 2024-08-12T15:45:53Z Thank you to everyone who entered, voted, and shared. You made a difference in the lives of community cats.   Presenting the 2025 Alley Cat Advocates Calendar Cover Cat: Moki Congratulations to the twelve 2025 Alley Cat Advocates Cat Calendar Cat of the Month Winners!

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]]> Karen Little <![CDATA[Calling All Cute Kitties!]]> https://alleycatadvocates.org/?p=12515 2024-07-10T20:29:08Z 2024-07-22T13:10:48Z The Alley Cat Advocates 2025 Cat Calendar Photo Contest is underway. Make your cat a star! Upload a high-quality image of your favorite feline today and help Alley Cat Advocates care for this community's unowned cats. Submit your cat's photo and collect votes to pounce on one of the 13 top spots to appear in the 2025 Cat [...]

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]]> Karen Little <![CDATA[What a Difference for Spirit]]> https://alleycatadvocates.org/?p=12511 2024-07-10T20:27:35Z 2024-07-22T13:05:59Z A few weeks ago baby Spirit started her stay with Alley Cat Advocates with a painful eye injury. Spirit is thankful that Alley Cat Advocates helped her keep her eye. The tissue around her eye was very inflamed, but with treatment, her eye has now healed. Please celebrate this happy outcome for Spirit. Donate today! [...]

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]]> Karen Little <![CDATA[Tax-smart ways to shine gratitude on Alley Cat Advocates this summer]]> https://alleycatadvocates.org/?p=12508 2024-07-10T20:25:49Z 2024-07-22T13:00:16Z Do you have an IRA, Donor-Advised Fund, or appreciated stock or cryptocurrencies? If so, we have a gift for you — an online platform that makes it easy to use these resources and give back to Alley Cat Advocates. Tax-smart gifts come with a series of advantages for you while making an immediate impact on [...]

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]]> Karen Little <![CDATA[Pawsitive Futures Continues]]> https://alleycatadvocates.org/?p=12518 2024-07-10T20:35:46Z 2024-07-22T13:00:14Z Alley Cat Advocates, in partnership with Pet Friendly Services of Indiana and Piece of My Heart Rescue, is continuing to offer no-cost trap-neuter-return services to Indiana caretakers. Anyone feeding unowned cats in Indiana is encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to have those cats spayed or neutered and vaccinated through Alley Cat Advocates. Schedule an [...]

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]]> Karen Little <![CDATA[Alley Cat Advocates Receives Grant for Building Generator]]> https://alleycatadvocates.org/?p=12473 2024-06-18T15:04:22Z 2024-07-01T15:01:33Z Alley Cat Advocates is proud to announce it received a grant from the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels (HOKC) in the amount of $10,541.50 to go toward the purchase of a total building generator. This amount will fund half of the generator. Alley Cat Advocates will be seeking donations to fund the remaining half and [...]

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