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Donate Nowopens in a new windowOur mission is to improve the lives of the millions of cats living on our streets and support the compassionate people caring for them.
Do TNR
Want to help the cats in your neighborhood? Take our online TNR certification workshop hosted by Community Cats Central and learn how to talk to neighbors, trap the cats and get them spayed and neutered.
Build Winter Shelter
Keep your colony cats warm and toasty with their own special shelters! You can buy them or make your own with our do-it-yourself designs - all you need to get started is a Styrofoam box.
Feed a hungry cat
Your gift of cat food will go directly to New York City colony caretakers and their cats. Thanks for helping!
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Colony Caretaking Tips & Tricks
Water freezing in the winter? Neighbor angry because her garden is a litterbox? Got fleas? Take on these challenges plus. $10.00 fee. Recording will be available.
Colony Caretaking Tips & Tricks
Ants getting into the cats' bowls or slugs making mealtime a slimy mess? Are raccoons invading your colony? How do you keep the water from freezing in the middle of winter? Or calm the irate neighbor whose flowerbed has become a litter box? Got fleas? Find out how to deal with these and many more caretaking challenges from the pros at Neighborhood Cats.
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TNR Certification Workshop
Live and online! Safely and effectively get your cats trapped & fixed. Can't make it? Register and watch the recording. $10 fee.
Targeted TNR & Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck
The more cats you fix, the more impact your TNR program will have, right? Wrong! Spay/neuter volume alone is rarely enough by itself to keep consistently reducing a community's free-roaming cat population over time. Another goal needs to be identifying areas of high need (meaning, lots of cats) and then achieving high sterilization rates in those locations. Discover what targeting is, why it's important and how you can do it whatever the size of your current program.
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Feral News Watch
Study finds outdoor cats, after TNR and regular feeding, consume less wild prey
Posted Nov 6, 2025
The research suggests spay/neuter and provision of food can reduce the ecological impact of free-roaming cats on wildlife
Milestone in restoration of Scottish wildcat
Posted Nov 6, 2025
After the release of 35 captive-bred wildcats, the first wild-born litter was spotted
Straight talk on FIV
Posted Nov 6, 2025
A quick primer on what the FIV virus is - and what it isn't
Cat doors return to Ottoman-era palace
Posted Nov 6, 2025
Istanbul's street cats regain access to suitable accommodations