About NYCW

Our Mission

NY Cat Warriors (NYCW) is an all-volunteer animal rescue organization in New York City, founded by New York women of diverse ethnic backgrounds. Our mission is to assist NYC street cats that are abandoned and homeless, often in danger, disabled, and abused, with the ultimate objective to place them in loving forever homes. With assistance from dedicated, loving fosters in NYC, we are able to help over one hundred cats per year. When our rescues are ready, we reach out to shelters such as Bideawee to find loving, permanent homes for them.

We are also committed to trap-neuter-return (TNR) to relieve overpopulation and suffering among feral cats in NYC. We facilitate spays and neuters through veterinary clinics and raise awareness and acceptance of TNR in local communities by educating people about the benefits of neutering for both pets and feral colonies. Our efforts are facilitated by compassionate NYC veterinarians to provide us with low cost services.

NYCW is both a new and old operation. Although we were incorporated in 2022, our core operation has been around for years. Since the pandemic our rescue work has grown exponentially due to issues such as lack of spay, neuter, and rescue services. The resulting neglect of street animals has inevitably led to alarming levels of over-population, abuse, and disability in street cats. We realized that our individual efforts in the field and personal resources were inadequate to meet the demands of the moment. And so, NY Cat Warriors was born to provide stability and infrastructure to our ongoing rescue operations. Our core organization is made up of three women who volunteer their spare time to do everything from trapping feral cats and rescuing pregnant mama cats to keeping the books, managing our foster program, and engaging in outreach to local communities. As a nonprofit, we rely on individual and corporate donations of funds, goods, and services to sustain our work.

NY State Rescue Registration #483