Many of the links available in this section are from Alley Cay Allies located in Washington D.C. USA. In 1990, the great majority of shelters and animal control agencies either ignored feral cats or practiced removal and “euthanasia,” They knew nothing about non-lethal methods to control and reduce feral cat colonies. Alley Cat Allies was created to be a national resource center providing assistance, guidelines, and educational materials on non-lethal feline population control.
Fixed Fur life was formed in 2004 by Darlene Quinsey after attending one of these educational No Kill conferences in Windsor, Ontario. The conference offered a wealth of resources and information from many organizations in the USA who are putting an end to pet over population. To date
3,114 cats and dogs have been spayed, neutered and vaccinated in the Quinte Region as a result.