Though you may not see them, this city has many, many feral cats living in it. Though on a rare occasion somebody will turn up pushing a "solution" to the problem involving trapping and euthanizing them by the dozen (even cats that aren't actually feral and have homes and owners), there are also many people and organizations working to help the feral cat population from getting worse. Especially since a recent bill passed by the City Council endorsed the Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) method—as practiced most notably by members of The Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals—as the most humane and effective way to control the city's cat population. more ›

Since he decided he could no longer justify the idea of TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) for urban feral cats, Paul Zhang has seen a lot of cats put down. How many? "I did five cats from a few other people," he told us, before describing taking 62 cats—25 from his own home—to three different vets in Queens to be freed from their mortal coil. "People keep calling me crazy now and won't talk about my solution" he says, "but I told the three vets I used exactly what it is. I am trying to prevent or reduce colony cat suffering. Why would I go through this trouble, to do this? What sick reason could I have?" more ›

Dozens of cats in Brooklyn and Queens have been killed by an "angel of death" trained to trap-neuter-and-return, who now wants to do the right thing and "save" them, a fact which might never have come to light if it weren't for one unfortunate orange cat from Bushwick named Anthony. more ›

Sunday is the 10th Annual Feral Cat day! Have you bought extra grain free BFF canned cat food to leave out for the feral cats in your neighborhood? The annual celebration includes hundreds of events nationwide to improve awareness and the welfare of feral and stray cats. And if you'd like to do more to help the feral kittehs you see on the streets, The Humane Society of the United States is offering scholarships to encourage more New Yorkers to become certified feral cat caretakers. So what's a certified feral cat caretaker? more ›

Coney Island may be the land of "nice Cappuccinos" now, but it's also become the stomping grounds for hundreds of feral cats. "The feral population there is tremendous; there's a lot more that needs to be done," said Susan Richmond, executive director of advocacy group Neighborhood Cats. Maybe they're among the few who really like the concretewalk? more ›