What We Do
We’re a coalition of cat rescuers across the five boroughs, organizing to advocate for NYC government funding and resources.
Our Mission
We are working to eliminate outdoor cats in New York City through TNR. Some volunteers have been trapping cats and getting them spayed or neutered for more than 20 years, and we’re not seeing progress in the city’s most underserved communities. Without significant intervention and support from the city government, the feral cat population will continue exploding in our poorest neighborhoods.
The problem is made worse by:
A nationwide shortage of veterinarians has drastically reduced discounted spay/neuter appointments for rescuers and driven up the cost of private appointments, making it unaffordable for the average pet owner
Income inequality has concentrated the feral cat overpopulation in NYC’s low-income neighborhoods
A lack of city fund and services has resulted in the feral cat problem falling on the shoulders of low-wage earning residents of the under-resourced neighborhoods with the most cats
Our Goals
End the reproductive cycle of outdoor, uncared-for cats in NYC, using proven, effective and humane methods of trap-neuter-return (TNR)
Educate the public on the daunting task rescuers face and how they can help
Advocate for a public-private partnership with the NYC government to fund TNR because private donations alone will not solve this public problem
With city funding, provide affordable spay/neuter in neighborhoods with the highest feral and abandoned cat populations so that all New Yorkers can be responsible pet owners
Help rescuers rehabilitate abandoned tame cats and get them adopted into caring homes, making impactful reductions in the outdoor population