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The cat overpopulation crisis is found throughout all of New York City. This film visits areas of all five boroughs to cover the city-wide issue.

An official trailer will release in Spring 2026.

A first look teaser was released in September 2024, one year after the 2024 State of Animal Rescue City Council hearing.

Write to your City Council Member and the Mayor’s Office to request that they support and fund the requests made by the rescuers and advocates during their 2024 City Council hearing.

• Affordable and accessible veterinary care for low-income households.

• Provide citywide no-or-low cost spay/neuter clinics in every borough,

• Form a Department of Animal Welfare to dispense these funds, and manage all animal welfare municipal services and responsibilities.

There is likely an rescue organization or independent rescuer working in your area who you can donate to, foster with, or adopt from. Many rescuers benefit from volunteer help for holding space, transportation, coordinating, or just extra hands.

Please note this may take an application or verification process to ensure the safety of the animals.

If its left ear is tipped (the very top is clipped off), this means that this cat was spayed/neutered, treated for fleas, and vaccinated. It is most likely feral and being fed by a community member. Feral cats usually will not interact with people.

If the cat is friendly and not ear tipped, you can reach out to the rescue organization in your area to ask their advice. However, these rescuers have very limited space and you may be the resource to help hold the cat in your bathroom and collaborating with the rescue organization to get the cat medical treatment and be it's foster home until adoption.

TNR is a human method of managing feral cat populations by means of “Trap-Neuter-Return.”

Feral cats are trapped by a rescuer and taken for an exam, spay/neuter surgery, vaccinated, and released back to the same area where there is usually an established cat colony. Friendly cats are usually not returned and are instead fostered until adopted.

More recent variations include: Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) and Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return-Monitor (TNVRM). Monitoring ensures that the release feral cats remain in good health and any new unaltered cats that appear in their colony are also examined, spay/neutered, and vaccinated.

Stray cats is a general term for outdoor cats, but is usually attributed to lost or dumped pet cats.

Feral cats have not been socialized with humans and will not allow petting or eat in front of humans.

Feeder-friendly cats are feral cats that have grown to trust they colony feeders enough to eat in front of them and sometimes interact. They may only trust this one human. Later in life, ferals may change their mind and become friendly

Friendly cats have been socialized with humans, usually before they are 4 months old. Many friendly outdoor cat have been put outside due to their owners facing hardship finances or housing. Though the Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC) state they do not euthanize for space, it is a common concern and it can feel safer release them in a colony where there are other cats thriving.

Feeders monitoring colonies have reported they can quickly spot a dumped friendly cat — they often appear distressed, hungry, and unkempt because they are used to an indoor lifestyle and have not learned the same skills to fend for themselves outdoors, and compete with other cats.

Multiple rescue groups have stated that if you are facing hardship, and have no other options, it is safest to surrender your pet to the ACC instead of releasing it outside.