Category: Feral Cats & TNR

By Posted on Posted in Alliance Participating Organizations, Cats, Feral Cats & TNR, Pet Adoption, Pet Fostering, Spay/Neuter

Brian Hull is the Vice President of the Tenant’s Association at the Kingsborough Houses where he lives in Brooklyn, and is friendly with officers of the NYPD Housing Bureau’s Police Service Area, PSA2, located there to police the development. He also happens to be a Certified Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) Caretaker. So, earlier this year, when a couple of feline-friendly officers told …

NYCFCI and NYPD Collaborate to Help Community Cats in Brooklyn Read more »

By Posted on Posted in Cats, Feral Cats & TNR, Fundraising

Tens of thousands of stray and feral community cats live in the alleyways, backyards, and outdoor spaces of New York City. The NYC Feral Cat Initiative of the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals brings New Yorkers together, teaching organizations and individuals to perform Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) to effectively and humanely reduce the population of community cats in NYC. Certified TNR Caretakers …

Would You Let These Cats Go Hungry? Read more »

By Posted on Posted in Cats, Feral Cats & TNR, Policy & Legal

Recently, four feral cats that we helped relocate to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center have caught the attention of journalists. Their stories and headlines have focused on how these cats are providing the service of driving rats away from the Javits Center’s loading docks. While this is true, many of these articles have been misleading and simplistic in their …

NYC Feral Cat Initiative Does Not Place Cats for Rodent Control Read more »

By Posted on Posted in Cats, Events & Campaigns, Feral Cats & TNR, Fundraising

    Each month, the Jackson Galaxy Foundation’s Monthly Mojo program rallies support for an animal welfare organization. Monthly Mojo is an example of the JGF vision in action. This unique program allows the use of the extensive media reach of Jackson Galaxy and the Jackson Galaxy Foundation to share the inspiring work being done by animal welfare organizations across the …

Jackson Galaxy Picks NYC Feral Cat Initiative for October #MonthlyMojo Read more »

By Posted on Posted in Cats, Feral Cats & TNR

    The NYC Feral Cat Initiative (NYCFCI), a program of the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals, recently launched its newly designed website, NYCFeralCat.org, revamped to offer a better user experience. The reorganized, enhanced site is chock-full of easy-to-find information and resources for Certified TNR Caretakers and for anyone who is interested in learning more about feral and stray cats, collectively …

New NYC Feral Cat Initiative Website Has Something for Everyone Read more »