AC&A Board of Directors 

Tia Hagnas, Founder and President
Marie Brewer, Vice President
Daryl Majkowski, Treasurer
Eric Moinet, Secretary

Contact Info

Alley Cats and Angels
PO Box 785
Apex, NC  27502
919-303-3500
info@alleycatsandangels.org
www.alleycatsandangels.org

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Alley Cats and Angels is run entirely by volunteers and supported solely by donations.  We are a 501(c)3 organization, all donations are tax deductible. 

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Jazz is a handsome gray tabby with a brown tabby nose - who could resist that.  Jazz is super sweet and likes dogs.  All of his siblings have been adopted and he would very much like a forever home soon. 

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Message from the President
As we begin a new year, we pause to reflect on a few of the many cats and kittens who faced impossible odds last year, many who were found and assisted by Good Samaritans, many whose very lives were spared because of people who cared enough to get involved. Every cat has a story. Every story begins with an action. Every action then brings together the efforts of caring individuals.

Thank you to the Good Samaritans who choose not to turn away from an animal in need. Thank you to our core volunteers who spring into action each time a crisis arises. Thank you to the veterinarians who advise and assist, as well as perform miracles to save the lives of the cats which others have cast aside. Thank you to the people who adopt our dear feline friends, especially those who choose the adult cats, or those who will take a chance on the cats and kittens with challenges (the ones who may be considered less than perfect in  the eyes of many).

A special thanks to our donors and supporters who amaze us with their generosity. In celebration of the new year, we celebrate those who support the cats we have the privilege of saving and we appreciate the joy and wonder that we all receive as a result of loving these amazing creatures. 

2009 Statistics and Fun Facts
We started the year with 20 cats in our adoption program and were able to take 141 more cats into our program.  In 2009, AC&A had 108 adoptions and also placed 71 cats into barn homes. 

Most of our cats came to us as kittens born into feral colonies or friendly adult cats found living in feral colonies.  We also took in cats at the request of two large rescue groups who were heading up rescuing cats from hoarding and bad living situations.  In addition, we were able to take in cats from owners losing their homes to foreclosure.  Finally, we were also able to pull some cats from high-kill shelters.  

Year of the one eyed cats: We had three one-eyed cats the last four months of 2009.  Cider came to us with his eye already removed.  Wimbledon and Yaya came to us needing eye enucleation (removal) surgery.  Amazingly, we ended up with three cats all with the right eye as the good/remaining eye. What are the odds?!

We've gone from having no place to hold adoption events the first two months of 2009 to now having four locations at which we will hold regularly scheduled adoption events and other venues where we can hold additional events as time allows.  While the main objective of the adoption events is to find our cats great homes, we also use this time to educate people about the importance of spay/neuter, provide handouts on local low-cost spay/neuter options, and provide information on TNR and colony management for feral cats.

Alter an Alley Cat
Through our Alter an Alley Cat program, Alley Cats and Angels sponsors spay/neuter surgeries for lower-income cat owners and feral cat caregivers.  We were able to sponsor spay/neuter surgeries of feral or stray cats on a monthly basis.  Helping end overpopulation through adoption, feline sterilization, and public education is one of our main objectives.  As such, we strongly believe in sponsoring spay/neuter surgeries on a regular basis as part of our Alter an Alley Cat program.  As we continue to grow, our Alter an Alley Cat program will continue to grow and the number of spay/neuters that we can sponsor each month will increase.  The funds for our Alter an Alley Cat spay/neuter assistance program come from generous donations and through our fundraisers such as our yard sales, fudge fundraisers, and Santa Claws photos. 

Success Stories
It's easy to have a lot of success stories for super friendly cats, but we've adopted out quite a few cats in 2009 that weren't "Hallmark" kitties -- meaning they weren't the perfect lap cats from the minute they were adopted - they were timid and required more acclimation time than most cats.  Below are just a few of our many happy tales:

• Gracie, a 9-year-old long-haired beauty, had only one owner until her person’s house was foreclosed on.  Gracie came to Alley Cats and Angels and was fostered by a person who was a big dog lover who never owned a cat.  Cherri thought she was doing Gracie a favor by fostering her, but said Gracie did her a favor by coming into her life.  Gracie is now a permanent member of Cherri’s family.  Read more about this perfect match at http://alleycatsandangels.blogspot.com/2009/08/email-from-one-of-our-fosters-ode-to.html
• Bridgey was an adult cat adopted from us after 15 months.  A sweet lady, poor Bridgey was overlooked for well over a year before she found a new home complete with two other cats and three dogs.  And after telling the other cats and dogs that she's in charge, she's doing great!
• Meena, an often overlooked adult cat because she didn't "show well" at adoption events was adopted and is doing great in a house with two dogs and Fairfax (renamed Otto), a very shy older kitten, who she now wrestles with.  Meena has the hard job of deciding which family member she is going to sleep with at night now.
• Fairfax, an extremely shy kitten with a very rough start in life (came to us infested with ear mites and fleas, flea anemia, severely malnourished), was adopted with Meena and is slowly coming out of his shell and the family loves him.