BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Friday, October 16, is Global Cat Day® and National Feral Cat Day®, both created by Alley Cat Allies, the leader of the global movement to protect cats and kittens. To make a lifesaving impact, Alley Cat Allies is calling on people around the world to take positive action for cats in their communities.
"On Global Cat Day and National Feral Cat Day, we are sending a strong message that Cats Are Community™ around the globe, coexist with wildlife, and deserve to thrive wherever they call home," said Coryn Julien, Program Communications Officer at Alley Cat Allies. "Alley Cat Allies will be on the ground on October 16, providing cats with Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), no-cost cat food, access to care, and other critical support. We are calling on advocates everywhere to join us by helping cats where they live."
On October 15 and 16, Alley Cat Allies will be continuing its global work for cats, with special events on the ground stocking a no-cost cat food bank in Richmond, Virginia; providing access to care and cat food for community cats in Prince George's County, Maryland; holding a TNR clinic in Granite Shoals, Texas; and providing lifesaving medical care for cats in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
People worldwide are encouraged to visit alleycat.org to learn more about Global Cat Day and National Feral Cat Day and find their own action ideas for cats. Actions can include holding a low-cost spay and neuter clinic, carrying out TNR in their community, sharing Alley Cat Allies educational materials on social media, talking to local officials about community cats and the programs that protect them, and much more.
Then, on October 16, advocates can go out in their communities to take that action and share their impact on social media with #GlobalCatDay and #NationalFeralCatDay.
Every year, cat advocates, caregivers, veterinarians, shelters, and animal protection organizations around the globe observe Global Cat Day and National Feral Cat Day by taking action to protect cats and advance humane, evidence-based policies for their care.
About Global Cat Day and National Feral Cat Day
Alley Cat Allies' Global Cat Day, founded in 2017, and National Feral Cat Day, founded in 2001, are observed annually on October 16 as the biggest days of advocacy and action for cats. Their message is simple but powerful: Cats Are Community™.
Cats Are Community means acknowledging that cats coexist in harmony and balance with wildlife, including birds, in environments across the globe. It also means advocacy and action until all cities, towns, states, and countries have laws and resources that recognize and protect cats as the community members they are.
About Alley Cat Allies
Alley Cat Allies believes every cat deserves to live out his or her life to the fullest.
Founded in 1990, Alley Cat Allies is the leading advocacy organization for cats with a mission to transform and develop communities to protect and improve the lives of all cats and kittens. Together with our over 1.8 million supporters, we work toward a world where cats are valued and every community has humane and effective programs and policies to defend them.
Through our fearless advocacy, humane care, education and outreach, and law and policy activism, we equip and mobilize citizens, advocates, grassroots groups, shelters, veterinary professionals, and elected officials across the United States and around the world to improve their communities for cats through nonlethal, evidence-based approaches.
Our website is www.alleycat.org, and we are active on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, X, Bluesky, and Threads. Charlene Pedrolie is the president and chief operating officer of Alley Cat Allies.
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