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Helping the forgotten cats find forever homes 501(c)3 Rescue advocating for the frightened & forgotten, (re)building trust w/ time+space+love.

Run by Jenni, mama to 👣🐾

26/01/2025

He waited so long to finally be rescued…10 years! And though he’s safe now, Max is still waiting for his happily ever after 😔✨❤️

Please share to help Max find his forever home!!!

It’s never too late to rescue a cat from the horrors of the street and it’s always so worth it to give them the life and love they deserve 🙏❤️

Posted • The absolutely stunning Max is enjoying the comforts of inside life while patiently waiting for his special forever home. After spending 10 years on the street, 10 freezing winters, 10 brutal summers…miraculously surviving life on the streets of dangerous East Harlem, he finally deserves his forever place.

The struggle he endured must have been heartbreaking. But somehow he survived, with a little bit of luck along the way. Because most street cats live 3 years tops.😿

Max is a very sweet boy, even though he’s still a little bit in survivor mode. Who could blame him? And he would do best being an only cat.

These big Tom cats just break your heart. Everyone thinks they’re so tough, but in actuality, they have it just as bad as any other cat.

Please share Max’s story! And let’s find him an amazing forever home ❤️

19/01/2025

Beautiful Juliet is SAFE but needs an immediate foster!! Juliet is a senior who spent most of her life on the street and is finally getting her chance at the good life after all these years. She is extremely docile and allows pets but needs time to decompress and build trust.

I was helping to feed her and her partner last minute over Christmas and made a promise this would be their last winter freezing outside.

You know those cats who spend years in a shelter being overlooked and forgotten? This is Juliet. This is all those cats still on the street spending years — for some, most of their lives — waiting for their chance, waiting for someone to care.

Please care.

Please step up for this sweet girl and play a vital life-saving role in her happily ever after…finally.
🙏🙏🙏

Juliet is being held temporarily (enormous thanks to ) but she can not be held much longer.

Please help! PLEASE SHARE!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

19/01/2025

This is a reminder that if you want to help a cat in need, don’t give up. Don’t message once and move on. Keep at it, keep messaging, keep reaching out to multiple rescues. Keep looking for ways to find fosters or temp holding spaces or ways to support care after rescue. Rescuers are so overwhelmed. We can all do our part to save lives ❤️

I want to make it a point to call out Coco’s feeders who were persistent in asking for help and noticed when he wasn’t doing well. Coco had been on my radar and my long list of cats to help but their dedication and sheer persistence in bugging me and sending updates saved him and made his rescue finally happen. They’ve also been supporting his care while he’s been at Camp Halfway Cats and have been trying to find a home for him as well. I’m very grateful to them. 💖

Be persistent. Do not give up.

16/01/2025

Casper was neutered yesterday! 🎉🎉 He’s recovering well and enjoying lots of snacks and treats with some pets practice 🥹 (thank you for help with appt and transport!)

As an unneutered male, Casper was SUPER stinky and my guess is he was tossed out of someone’s home, likely the victim of his humans moving and dumping him outside to fend for himself. He was VERY shut down when he was first rescued and seemed deeply traumatized. He was hissy and the poor guy was hyperventilating 😔 Despite this, he allowed pets and has been leaning into into them more and more every day now as he continues to build trust. He’s now licking churu from my finger and even making some cute little grunty noises when I scratch the back of his neck 🥹

The way Casper behaved at first, and with the way he looks, he would’ve quickly been labeled “feral” and put back outside in the cold. But he landed at Camp Halfway Cats. And he’s never going to have to face the harsh and traumatic streets ever again ❤️

Casper is felv/fiv neg, neutered, vaxxed, microchipped and gets along with other cats (he’s been meowing to Lenny 🥹). He will need a FOSTER who can help him continue his journey!

If you can’t foster please consider donating food, litter, or funds. It has been increasingly difficult to keep up with the needs of all the campers 🙏🙏🙏

Venmo: halfwaycats
PayPal: [email protected]
Chewy & Amazon wishlist links in bio

13/01/2025

Sweet little Midnight went to the vet today for her PCR test to confirm whether or not she’s felv +/-. She had a positive after a snap test about a month ago when she was spayed.

She’s been isolated in my bathroom all that time as no foster has stepped up 😔

Midnight was a total surprise rescue during a trapping for Casper. She literally came out of nowhere and had nowhere else to go and she was a scared. The vet who spayed her even called her “feral” 😞 But of course, given time she’s shown she very much is not. She is an affectionate darling who faced the trauma of street life in the freezing winter 🖤

✨✨Please keep spreading the word for a foster!!✨✨

Whether she is positive or not, this adorable little one-year-old kitto craves attention and love and doesn’t deserve to spend one more day all by herself. Midnight is a bright and energetic young gal who needs a home where she can get all the scritches and snuggles she can handle.

PLEASE SHARE!

If you can help with her vet bill please donate 🙏 Costs today were $280 for the exam, test and transport.

If you can donate food or litter, please visit my wishlists, links in bio.

Venmo: halfwaycats
PayPal: [email protected]

Results will be back later this week 🤞🙏

12/01/2025

Some folks asked me to share as a post.

If you’re feeling helpless, fostering is one sure way you can make a huge difference and save lives. NYC is still very much in a crisis and rescues are desperate for fosters❤️

Please keep following the news out of LA as things shift and updates are shared. Monetary donations seem to what’s most needed atm. See

Sending love to everyone on the west coast affected by the wildfires. May you find safety and may the fires be extinguished 🙏

08/01/2025

Thank you 🙏❤️ Thank you for your support, patience, friendship, community. Things have felt too heavy and exhausting recently and I can’t keep up with all the posts and updates I need and want to share for BarryBunny, Amalfi and Cyprus, Elijah, Stevie, Casper, Midnight...Juliet…her cohort in the cold still awaiting rescue. If you’ve reached out and haven’t heard from me, please know I’ve been needing space to catch my breath and ground myself and will do my best to respond asap. (Feel free to check back in, sometimes things fall through the cracks.) Breaks are necessary, even if they’re only mini breaks from social media. I’ll be back in gear soon. Don’t forget to take care of yourselves❤️

Pictured: snuggles with one of my human kiddos and head camp counselor, former halfway cat, Lenny 🖤🤍
& encouragement via .gim 🐈‍⬛✨

07/01/2025

1, 2, or 3? 😻

TFW you see the “feral” cat morph into a house cat right before your very eyes 🥹 Barry Bunny has had an amazing journey at Camp Halfway Cats and is officially ready for a foster or forever home! 👏🎓😭😭😭

✨Message me for an application!✨

Fostering saves lives! When kitties like BarBar go to a home, it leaves a vacancy at camp so another cat can have their chance at the good life off the street ❤️

06/01/2025

Casper was tested today and he’s negative!!! 😭🎉🎉 I wanted to get him tested ASAP out of precaution since he was in the same construction site where Midnight had popped up out of nowhere. It’s wonderful news he’s negative for fiv/felv and it’s giving me hope Midnight will retest negative as well 🙏

If you had pledged for Casper please don’t forget to follow up. Every little bit helps! For example, his transport today was $60 and ongoing costs of food, litter and supplies add up every day.

Casper will go for neuter soon. He is a sweet and stinky boy atm. I can’t wait to see this boy living his best life 😭

Also, other good news, Juliet, the senior kitty who was trapped on NYE and is finally getting to know the good life was tested and is negative as well! 🎉🎉 She is ready for a foster and needs one asap!

Huge thank you to for temp holding Juliet and bringing her today. Thank you to team for

05/01/2025

This is a really big deal 🥹 There is so much to do every day, so many beings needing attention from me, relying on me, too many emergencies lately, it’s hard to take a moment to reflect and actually look at how far each of these guys have come. It’s tough going sometimes. I even have my doubts sometimes and I’ve been doing this for years, and they always come through. They always prove that patience, practice and persistence pay off. Every👏single👏time👏.

Swipe through for a quick rewind of CareBar’s time at Camp Halfway Cats 😭

Barry Bunny aka CareBar is ready for a foster!!! And Elijah isn’t too far behind him 🫶 Halfway cats are worth it!!!

03/01/2025

Alejandro 🫶✨🥹

It’s a harsh reality, but reality nonetheless. Don’t wait to rescue, foster, save a life. One day it will be too late.

If you need guidance helping a “feral” halfway cat transition from the street to indoor life please reach out via dm or join Halfway Cats Club ~ link in bio ❤️

It takes patience, practice, persistence and some courage. They are capable of building trust. You are capable of helping them get there.

01/01/2025

Happy New Year. May all cats and beings know this comfort, joy and love ✨💫 Shout out to all the halfway cats who are still waiting for people to give them a chance ❤️ I promise to continue to do all I can with Camp Halfway Cats and this year.

Pictured: Camp Halfway Cats graduate Athena ☺️🎓

Also, can we please stop with the fireworks?

31/12/2024

I hadn’t been able to write this post for a few reasons…the holidays, my daughter’s birthday, cat emergencies, caretaking of many beings, attempting to take care of myself, never-ending, ever-growing list of daily responsibilities…and, probably most likely, painful heartache, and thus, avoidance.

We lost the legendary Johnny Utah the day of my daughter’s birthday party last year. If you’ve never planned a child’s bday party, I do not wish that upon you. Stress was already through the roof that morning when I found Johnny lying on his back crying in agony. I’d rushed him to the vet but it was already too late. He barely had any circulation left in his legs and his heart was struggling to pump. Ironic, then, that he needed multiple methods to get his heart to stop and give his body his final rest. He was in agony. And so was I seeing him like that. But he was so stubborn and strong, I can still remember how much he fought to stay. He wasn’t ready to go. I had to keep telling him it was OK. We’d all be OK 😔

It’s agony again reliving it a year later. We all miss him so much, this boy who’d become such an integral part of our family, and as it happens, my kiddos’ lives. I rescued him from right outside my building and he was only supposed to be a foster but Johnny put in a lot of work to be part of our family. Going through pics it’s hard to find one of my kids without Johnny nearby. He was so special. Such a character: an affectionate and playful dude cat with a witty sense of humor.

I ended up saying goodbye to him and then trying to put on a brave face to celebrate my daughter with a bunch of 7 year olds. I’m not sure how I got through that, or through this past year losing Lala, Johnny, then Leroy, but I guess I’m stubborn too. And I’ll try and continue to stay strong and brave 😔

We all miss you so much, Johnny Utah. You were one of a kind. I love you forever 💔❤️🤍🖤

31/12/2024

Alejandro, the gentle mush who gets a second chance at the cozy life in his senior years 🥹

He doesn’t sit on my lap, and I don’t mind if he ever does. Seeing him safe and warm and happy is enough ❤️

I think we get too hung up on what these companion animals can give, and do and be…for US, especially halfway cats, and we don’t spend enough time thinking about who and what we can be for them.

People will talk about “lap cats” as if they’re the most prized, the ultimate goal, so to speak. And while almost everyone loves a snuggle, there’s just so much more to having a cat companion than that. They have so much more personality and value than the “lap cat” expectation gives them credit for, which tends to project them more as objects rather than living beings.

Newsflash: We are most certainly in a relationship with our cats 😸

Changing hearts and minds isn’t easy, but that’s pretty much what happened to me since I started working with halfway cats, and what I hope to do here in some way. I believe the question of “do I want this for me or do I want this for them?” and “how I can be better in this relationship?” (no, really, I’m serious ☺️) are valid ones to ask ourselves from time to time as human guardians to these awesome, multi-faceted, multi-dimensional super fine felines… who are WITH us not FOR us ❤️😻

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