Comments on: Bed-Stuy Cat Rescue? http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2007/12/bed-stuy-cat-rescue/ Bedford, Stuyvesant Heights & Tompkins Park North Sat, 02 Jul 2011 13:25:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: cc http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2007/12/bed-stuy-cat-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-2996 cc Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:45:45 +0000 http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2007/12/02/bed-stuy-cat-rescue/#comment-2996 Hi, I started doing rescue about a year or more ago when I moved into the neighborhood. I took a TNR class via the ASPCA and have been successful in finding good homes for a number of cats. I have had to cut down because one of the ones I brought in is diabetic and taking a bit more time to get healthy. There are great groups out there to help. I highly recommend contacting Mike Phillips of Urban cat League who helped me. There are people who work through that organization that have also helped me find homes for the cats. Craigslist: after getting the cat fixed/neutered via the mobile clinic (after you take the tnr class), you should post every Friday, but you must must ask for a donation as there are nasty people who will use/abuse the animals in ways you don't want to know about. Minimum fee should be about $65. I recommend screening them with the adoption screening sheet found on the Best Friends website. The first thing to do though is get them all fixed! Also there are ways to catch the other cats that you will learn through the class so you can stop that mom cat from producing any more kittens. I'm glad to hear you are out there as I can't keep up with the numbers. Hi, I started doing rescue about a year or more ago when I moved into the neighborhood. I took a TNR class via the ASPCA and have been successful in finding good homes for a number of cats. I have had to cut down because one of the ones I brought in is diabetic and taking a bit more time to get healthy. There are great groups out there to help. I highly recommend contacting Mike Phillips of Urban cat League who helped me. There are people who work through that organization that have also helped me find homes for the cats. Craigslist: after getting the cat fixed/neutered via the mobile clinic (after you take the tnr class), you should post every Friday, but you must must ask for a donation as there are nasty people who will use/abuse the animals in ways you don’t want to know about. Minimum fee should be about $65. I recommend screening them with the adoption screening sheet found on the Best Friends website. The first thing to do though is get them all fixed! Also there are ways to catch the other cats that you will learn through the class so you can stop that mom cat from producing any more kittens.

I’m glad to hear you are out there as I can’t keep up with the numbers.

]]> By: Jimmy Legs http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2007/12/bed-stuy-cat-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-2800 Jimmy Legs Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:33:18 +0000 http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2007/12/02/bed-stuy-cat-rescue/#comment-2800 i think most cat rescue operations are pretty disorganized! glad to see so many others pitching in on this effort. i can't say enough good stuff baout the Mobile Spay Clinic, which does both neuter/spay and vaccinations. i just took a cat in this morning, 3 hours later i had a spayed, vaccinated cat (cut her nails too)! i plan to get in on the TNR thing soon, too, then you can schedule the mobile clinic to come and fix the cats in your neighborhood. i've adopted out several cats using craigslist, if you're careful and ask a lot of questions, you will find some really good people out there to adopt. when you get used to seeing so many cats wandering the streets, it's easy to forget there are tons of decent folk who might want them. i think most cat rescue operations are pretty disorganized! glad to see so many others pitching in on this effort. i can’t say enough good stuff baout the Mobile Spay Clinic, which does both neuter/spay and vaccinations. i just took a cat in this morning, 3 hours later i had a spayed, vaccinated cat (cut her nails too)! i plan to get in on the TNR thing soon, too, then you can schedule the mobile clinic to come and fix the cats in your neighborhood.

i’ve adopted out several cats using craigslist, if you’re careful and ask a lot of questions, you will find some really good people out there to adopt. when you get used to seeing so many cats wandering the streets, it’s easy to forget there are tons of decent folk who might want them.

]]> By: Kenyanchick http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2007/12/bed-stuy-cat-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-2791 Kenyanchick Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:49:10 +0000 http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2007/12/02/bed-stuy-cat-rescue/#comment-2791 When I lived on Tompkins between Putnam and Madison there was a cat that was on the roof of the adjacent building. Someone used to come up and feed it sporadically, but didn't make any move to get it down. I called Animal control (or some such org, I forget the name) and they said they couldn't do anything about it! I also had 3 strays that used to come to my window every day - I had a cat in the apartment that they were keen to get to know better, but when I called about them I was told that I had to take them to the shelter myself. I had no car, and the shelters were only open during work hours when I couldn't get there. There's got to be a better way! When I lived on Tompkins between Putnam and Madison there was a cat that was on the roof of the adjacent building. Someone used to come up and feed it sporadically, but didn’t make any move to get it down. I called Animal control (or some such org, I forget the name) and they said they couldn’t do anything about it! I also had 3 strays that used to come to my window every day – I had a cat in the apartment that they were keen to get to know better, but when I called about them I was told that I had to take them to the shelter myself. I had no car, and the shelters were only open during work hours when I couldn’t get there. There’s got to be a better way!

]]> By: Jas http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2007/12/bed-stuy-cat-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-2789 Jas Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:43:23 +0000 http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2007/12/02/bed-stuy-cat-rescue/#comment-2789 I wish I wasn't allergic to cats because those kittens are so cute! Also, there's a cat that I see on my block and it's been around for a while. I hope it can find a home before it gets too cold... I should get on that. I wish I wasn’t allergic to cats because those kittens are so cute! Also, there’s a cat that I see on my block and it’s been around for a while. I hope it can find a home before it gets too cold… I should get on that.

]]> By: herkimer http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2007/12/bed-stuy-cat-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-2788 herkimer Mon, 03 Dec 2007 02:49:55 +0000 http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2007/12/02/bed-stuy-cat-rescue/#comment-2788 TNR is the best solution. I have a small managed colony on Classon near Fulton. The ASPCA offers a workshop and lots of resources if you participate. For a more local program check out http://www.slopestreetcats.com/ Avail yourself of the help you can get at these organizations! There are mobile clinics, etc., that offer low cost spay/neuter servcies (for ex., Muffins Pet Connection sells coupons that get you reduced rates at Vet clinics). Check this out too: http://www.animalalliancenyc.org/services/spayneuter.htm TNR is the best solution. I have a small managed colony on Classon near Fulton. The ASPCA offers a workshop and lots of resources if you participate. For a more local program check out http://www.slopestreetcats.com/ Avail yourself of the help you can get at these organizations! There are mobile clinics, etc., that offer low cost spay/neuter servcies (for ex., Muffins Pet Connection sells coupons that get you reduced rates at Vet clinics). Check this out too: http://www.animalalliancenyc.org/services/spayneuter.htm

]]> By: Alida http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2007/12/bed-stuy-cat-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-2784 Alida Sun, 02 Dec 2007 20:56:10 +0000 http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2007/12/02/bed-stuy-cat-rescue/#comment-2784 Hi, I started doing TNR on my block this year - Quincy Street at Malcolm X. I was able to catch three strays and they were all fixed. Let me know if this is something you would be interested in as i will be doing it again when it gets warm. You may also try BARC in Williamsburg which is a no kill shelter - they might be able to help you. Good Luck. Hi, I started doing TNR on my block this year – Quincy Street at Malcolm X. I was able to catch three strays and they were all fixed. Let me know if this is something you would be interested in as i will be doing it again when it gets warm. You may also try BARC in Williamsburg which is a no kill shelter – they might be able to help you. Good Luck.

]]> By: sally http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2007/12/bed-stuy-cat-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-2782 sally Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:23:42 +0000 http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2007/12/02/bed-stuy-cat-rescue/#comment-2782 I thought Central/North stuy would be the likely area more strays would be found in, and just because they came from this area, doesn't make them any less cute and adorable. I do think it's important to know where the cats were found because there could be owners out there that have lost their cats and have no sense of tracking where they were from or how far they wandered off. Many of these cats seem like they have been on the streets forever, but it only takes one night on the streets to make you look like a stray. I thought Central/North stuy would be the likely area more strays would be found in, and just because they came from this area, doesn’t make them any less cute and adorable. I do think it’s important to know where the cats were found because there could be owners out there that have lost their cats and have no sense of tracking where they were from or how far they wandered off. Many of these cats seem like they have been on the streets forever, but it only takes one night on the streets to make you look like a stray.

]]> By: Alexa11221 http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2007/12/bed-stuy-cat-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-2781 Alexa11221 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:07:12 +0000 http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2007/12/02/bed-stuy-cat-rescue/#comment-2781 I seem to be doing de facto cat rescue. But I don't really want to be! I would love to hear from anyone who is more experienced/better organized. I seem to be doing de facto cat rescue. But I don’t really want to be! I would love to hear from anyone who is more experienced/better organized.

]]> By: The Changeling http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2007/12/bed-stuy-cat-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-2780 The Changeling Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:06:12 +0000 http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2007/12/02/bed-stuy-cat-rescue/#comment-2780 Central/North Stuy is Feline-ville. I'm so sorry to see these strays. They look so cute and innocent. I hope that there are Bed-Stuyers out there who can/will/are doing cat rescue. Central/North Stuy is Feline-ville. I’m so sorry to see these strays. They look so cute and innocent. I hope that there are Bed-Stuyers out there who can/will/are doing cat rescue.

]]> By: anonymous http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2007/12/bed-stuy-cat-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-2779 anonymous Sun, 02 Dec 2007 15:56:14 +0000 http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2007/12/02/bed-stuy-cat-rescue/#comment-2779 What area of the nabe did you find these cats in? I usually don't see them in Stuy Heights. What area of the nabe did you find these cats in? I usually don’t see them in Stuy Heights.

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