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Halfway Cats NYC 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 👣🐾

20/08/2025

Not just house cats. I mean all cats. If we are saying some are worth helping and others aren’t, “friendly” cats are worthy of love and shy, terrified and undersocialized cats aren’t, if we’re not doing everything we can to make all their lives as beautiful as we can, what are we even doing?

This is what keeps me up at night.

This little bugger…Alejandro 💗He’s still here, still with us, still alive, still being his version of “normal”…62 days a...
19/08/2025

This little bugger…Alejandro 💗

He’s still here, still with us, still alive, still being his version of “normal”…

62 days after I was told he was very sick and should be euthanized…

763 days since being finally rescued…

after 3,650+ days waiting to be saved from his life of constant struggle and suffering on the street.

I don’t know how many days we have left, but I know this, I regret every single one of those 2,920 days I dutifully fed him outside (for 8 years), before I knew better. Before I realized the “feral” narrative was a myth. Alejandro was the most feral cat I’d encountered. I bought into the false belief I was fed, that as a “feral” he’d be miserable inside. Boy, was I ever wrong.

And I’ll never be able to give him back all those years I left him in the freezing cold thinking it was “better”.

Don’t make the same mistake I did. Don’t wait to save the cat who’s “always just been there” who’s assumed “feral.” Don’t wait until it’s too late and they are already on death’s door. Their days are numbered…let’s fill them with love and the life they deserve ❤️

Being a caretaker takes everything out of me but I wouldn’t, couldn’t have it any other way. I give all of myself to these beings every day, but I can’t do it alone. I still have my fundraiser going for Alejandro’s continued care. Please see the link in my bio. Your support means so much and will makes it possible to give Alejandro the care he so needs and deserves.

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17/08/2025

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Nobody said it’d be easy. But you’re not doing it because it’s easy. You’re doing it because you care and because you kn...
15/08/2025

Nobody said it’d be easy. But you’re not doing it because it’s easy. You’re doing it because you care and because you know it’s lifesaving. You’re doing a good very thing. Keep going 💜

If you’re trying to help a shy, scared or traumatized cat or one who’s been labeled “feral,” you’re not crazy, you are a hero, and you are welcome here. If you need guidance and support, you’ve come to the right place.

10/08/2025

What if we couldn’t save them all but BELIEVED they all deserved being saved. What if we actively worked towards solutions that dismantled the false narrative that some cats are “happier” on the street or hate humans and aren’t worth our time and resources. What if we saw them for who they truly are and understood that all cats can build trust and be socialized, and that every ounce of effort is worth it.

When you see “feral” cats make incredible transformations over and over again, you start to wonder if maybe it’s not the cats who are the ones keeping them from having safe and happy lives in loving homes.

Maybe we can’t save them all, but they’re ALL worth it.

Can you see the shift in perspective?

We can’t adopt our way out of this crisis. We can’t TNR our way out of this crisis. The old way isn’t working. The old way is broken. Let’s shift the narrative. Let’s think of a better way. Let’s start with *believing* ALL the cats are worth saving.

Heard yesterday was … thought it might be a good time to share Halfway Cats’ mission 💜I was always helping the shy and...
10/08/2025

Heard yesterday was … thought it might be a good time to share Halfway Cats’ mission 💜

I was always helping the shy and scared ones, but it took 10 years of rescue and many many cats to find my way here, to the clarity of this mission and what I truly feel in my heart. And it couldn’t be any louder or clearer.

Halfway Cats is proudly dedicated to the rehabilitation, socialization, and advocacy of cats on the street and cats labeled “feral” so they may live safe and happy lives in loving homes.

Over 10 years of this work I’ve never met a cat “too old” “too feral” or “too broken” to be deserving of a chance or worth the effort.

And that’s because they don’t exist. They’re all deserving and they’re all worth it.

Thank you for your support in this mission 💜

Willlllsonnnnnn! Are you ready for the glow up?? Wilson is a brand new man 😭😭😭 He’s had his entropion surgery and is loo...
08/08/2025

Willlllsonnnnnn! Are you ready for the glow up?? Wilson is a brand new man 😭😭😭 He’s had his entropion surgery and is looking and feeling fantastic.

He went from a “feral” cat IGNORED and neglected on the street for YEARS, covered in filth and fleas and suffering from a painful eye condition… to this beautiful, handsome, sweet boy 🥹

He was a surprise back in June when saw he needed help and rescued him off the street. I had no room, I am so overwhelmed already but how could I say no??

Now Wilson is feeling so good and needs a foster home!!!

He likes other cats, loves scritches and has caught on super quick to this house cat thing 💞

The most important thing is he is no longer suffering, in the street or with his painful eye, but he needs a home to continue his journey! More cats like him can not be helped without fosters!

Cats on the street deserve so much better. Please help however you can…Foster. Adopt. Donate. Advocate. 💜

Please share!!! 🙏🙏🙏

I’m so tired of hearing this…🫠No, they’re never “too old”…and it’s never “too late” to socialize a kitten or a cat. Even...
06/08/2025

I’m so tired of hearing this…🫠

No, they’re never “too old”…and it’s never “too late” to socialize a kitten or a cat. Even one who’s been labeled “feral”, who’s been on the street for years. Even one who’s probably never had human touch.

That “window” is bs.

Will it be a little more challenging? Maybe. Will it take more time? Perhaps. Depends on the cat. But mostly it depends on YOU.

Is it worth it? You better believe it 💯 percent is.

In 10 years of socializing “feral” cats and kittens I’ve never once met one who hasn’t been socialized as a house cat or who hasn’t been worth the time and effort it takes to make that happen for them.

If it’s the human who’s not up for the task, it’s not about the cat, it’s about the human. If that’s the case, own it. Grieve it. But don’t blame it on the cats because it’s not their fault.

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I am an independent rescuer doing what I can to help the homeless cats and kittens in my community!

Loving fosters and adopters wanted! Please see the link in my ABOUT section for more info and to find out how you can support my efforts. If you’re interested in helping cats in East Harlem please don’t hesitate to contact me. There are many cats and kittens in need of help and rescue >^..^