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Home > About Us > Our Participants > New York City Feral Cat Council (NYCFCC) New York City Feral Cat Council (NYCFCC) The New York City Feral Cat Council (NYCFCC) operates within the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals. The Council functions as an advisory board to the New York City Feral Cat Initiative, a program of the Mayor's Alliance that is working to reduce New York City's feral cat population through the use of Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR). Feral cats, the semi-wild offspring of abandoned domestic cats, live and reproduce in our streets, parks, and backyards and number in at least the tens of thousands in New York City alone. When unneutered and unmanaged, they contribute significantly to overcrowding in our shelters and increased euthanasia rates. Through TNR, the cats' health and well-being are significantly improved because fighting and mating are greatly reduced or eliminated, the spread of disease is markedly decreased, and no new litters are born to suffer. The stabilized population diminishes over time naturally through attrition. The NYCFCC provides a forum for involved organizations to share information and join together to promote TNR. Participating NYCFCC Organizations American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) CSM Stray Foundation (USA) Inc. Other Feral Cat Organizations Join the NYCFCC Any member of the Mayor's Alliance with a substantial TNR program is eligible to join. An organization must be a Mayor's Alliance Participating Organization (APO) in order to become a member of the NYCFCC. Click here for information about becoming an APO. For information about the New York City Feral Cat Initiative and its resources, information, and services, please visit www.NYCFeralCat.org.
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