Feral Cats
How to get the word out about
humane alternatives to killing feral
cats in your community

Amy Santiago

Amy Santiago is a program manager with Alley Cat Allies (ACA). She helps implement trap/neuter/return (TNR) in jurisdictions around the nation, primarily by providing local feral cat activists and caregivers with the tools and materials they need to develop strategic campaigns for change in their towns.

She used her extensive knowledge of Florida animal activism to spearhead ACA's campaign to "Protect Florida's Cats" and to overturn the Florida Fish and Wildlife's policy against TNR. Through these efforts, she helped coordinate an ever-growing network of activists throughout the state and helped establish a thriving statewide feral cat coalition. She also helped orchestrate a successful campaign to protect TNR programs statewide in Pennsylvania and continues to work on local issues in these two states. She is currently working on campaigns in California and New Jersey.

Amy has a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Chicago. Her work in animal issues began after graduating from college and moving to Great Britain, where she volunteered with the RSPCA. Her interest and involvement in animal issues continued and she went on to pursue a graduate degree in animals and public policy from the Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. Prior to joining ACA, she successfully coordinated a ballot campaign in Florida that targeted corporate factory farms. As part of her work in Florida, she developed a network of thousands of activists and planned hundreds of events. Her experience includes grassroots organizing, advocacy, campaign management and event planning.

Amy shares her life with six wonderful men - her husband and their five cats.