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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 👣🐾

21/06/2025

Sweet Alejandro. What can I say. The last few days have been a roller coaster and I’ve been a mess. The urgent vet visit on Weds did not bring good news. There’s no easy way to say it…Alejandro is in hospice. His liver levels were off the charts and they recommended euthanasia right then and there but I knew he wasn’t ready to go and I knew he didn’t deserve to leave this world like that. So I brought him home to make him comfortable and monitor him closely for “the sign.” At first he was very sad and tired and continued his food refusal. The next day I gave him more fluids and nausea meds and…he went for the tuna. Today he was up and alert ASKING FOR FOOD. I don’t know how long this will last. But I’m savoring every moment and respecting his own timeline while making sure he remains comfortable.

Hearing the bad news at the vet tore my heart apart and I’ve been intermittently sobbing my eyes out since then. I also feel so privileged and honored to be giving him this company, doula-ing him through this transition. Knowing that he had these 2 years of comfort and safety after so many he spent suffering on the street. A DECADE, if not more. The pain and guilt I feel knowing he was out there and it was me who kept him there is indescribable and will always be with me but I am trying to give myself grace because he was the cat who forced me to look closer at what the label “feral” condemns all these guys to. Alejandro’s taught me so much. Lessons I’ll never forget and will never stop sharing with everyone and anyone I can because there’s so much misunderstanding of cats on the street. Which means even when his little body can’t go on any longer, he will live forever. ❤️

I’m still trying to raise funds for Alejandro’s vet bills and final expenses. I’m so overwhelmed taking care of all these guys. Any help is deeply appreciated 🙏 Venmo & PayPal links in bio. And Alejandro’s fundraiser is still up 🤍🩶
linktr.ee/halfwaycats

18/06/2025

It’s not good news…but he is home. I’m just sitting here with Alejandro trying to make him comfortable, weeping. Soaking this in knowing his days are limited 😔 He’s only started “contact napping” recently. It’s beautiful and heartbreaking. His bill was $525 today. Please donate if you can. We take on these cats no questions asked, they become family when they never had one. We are here to give them the care they’d been waiting so long for. For Alejandro, he spent at least 10 years on the street. Alone. Please help me help him in his golden days 🙏😔

Venmo: halfwaycats
PayPal: [email protected]

17/06/2025

Hecate 🩶 She was rescued from a dangerous and filthy lot connected to a waste management plant.

There is not enough said for the fosters and adopters willing to take on the shy cats, the ones who hide for weeks, the ones who need maybe even months to feel safe and to trust enough to be themselves. The halfway cats. These are very special people who understand that being patient pays off, not only in the beginning, but over time, continuously and in the long run ✨✨✨

Little Hecate (fka Sophia) was so shy and scared at first. I refused to put her back on the street because of this, what would’ve been labeled “feral” behavior. With patience and practice she began to feel safe and build trust. When she was ready for a foster, she landed in the perfect home where the resident cat I believed to be her brother (just rescued by two different rescues at the time and separated) was almost her identical twin, except he was so outgoing and she was hesitant.

It was fate that brought them back together. But it was who opened her heart and home to a kitty who needed extra time, and gave her that incredible gift, not once but continuously 💞.

That was 5 years ago. Hecate continues to shine and grow 5 years on 💫

Halfway cats don’t stop building trust and bonding as long as you don’t stop giving them reasons to. It’s so beautiful to watch little Hecate’s journey and to see her keep growing and leaning into house cat life.

You may think, I don’t know if I could do that, be patient for so long or give a halfway cat a chance, and I hear you, it seems like maybe a lot of work, but I’m here to tell you it’s really not and yes, you absolutely can. And when you see the little moments, those ones that seem so small but are actually so very BIG for them, you’ll see and feel in your heart that every bit of extra time and effort is so very worth it. *They* are so very worth it.

Thank you Jane for being an amazing human and kitty caretaker 🩶 May other people be inspired by Hecate’s journey to foster and adopt halfway cats.

15/06/2025

We need more Cat Dad energy in this world! ✨ Happy Father’s Day to all the cat dads, daddies, papas, uncles, grandpas and father figures. We see you. We appreciate you ❤️🫶

14/06/2025

Wilson 🥺 How much scrounging and wandering and digging through dirt and garbage and fighting other cats and dodging cars and humans, and fleas and worms and filth…and never having a safe or quiet place to lay his head for however long…too long…as a “feral” discarded cat.

This is what pure exhaustion from trying to survive on the street looks like, especially for an unneutered male. But every cat you see on the street, if they’re not already exhausted, will look like this eventually because they do not receive essential and proper care, and the street is harsh and unforgiving.

I’m so happy this boy is finally safe. And you can see he is so relieved too 💜🥺

He will need a foster ASAP!!

Please help…any donations are greatly needed appreciated right now 🙏

Venmo:HalfwayCats
PayPal: [email protected]
Chewy & Amazon wishlists in bio

If you can’t foster, donate.
If you can’t donate, please share ❤️

11/06/2025

We may not save every cat from the horrors of the street. But that’s the wrong way to think about it. Start with one.

It’s incredibly overwhelming to think of the 500k-1 *MILLION* cats suffering on the streets of NYC. The hard and sad truth is cats are returned to the street every day because there is no room for them, they’ve been labeled “feral” or it’s been decided there’s not enough resources. And that includes lack of foster homes.

We don’t have to pretend they’re fine on the street — even with spay/neuter, even with any amount of feeders or well-intended winter shelters we place. Life on the street is harsh and cruel and the cats are not OK. And while those things are absolutely better than nothing, it does not make struggling on the street remotely comparative to life in a home.

So let’s not pretend anymore.

INSTEAD…we should be raising a stink EVERY DAY about this and doing everything we can to let people know these cats are not returning to safety or even a shred of a good life. Because we need people — the general public, community members, shop keepers, bodega owners, lawmakers etc. — to care MORE, not less about their well-being when they see a cat on the street. We need people to be moved to help them. To start with ONE.

We may not save them all and that hurts. But let’s focus on what we CAN do. One rescue, one cat at a time.

Foster. Adopt. Rescue. Spay/Neuter. Volunteer. Donate. Like. Share. Repeat ❤️

10/06/2025

Warhol!! The little stinker is back! And he brought a bunch of sh*t with him, literally 🤣😩💩🥴 Warhol was so lucky to have gotten dental surgery a few days ago thanks to his rescuer (they’re still in need of donations if you can help), and while he’s already feeling better (his mouth was a mess!) and he’s eating again (yay!), he’s had some post-op diarrhea and has had a few accidents (ughhh). And then he sat in those accidents 🤦‍♀️ He’ll likely be back here at camp Halfway Cats temporarily and he may be a stinky butt but I’m so happy to see him again. He’s such a sweet, good boy 🥹

07/06/2025

*UPDATE* a plan is in place to trap Benny Bunny and get him immediate help. Unfortunately he didn’t show last night when checked on him and this weekend the neighborhood is busy with Puerto Rican Day festivities which means he may not show up again. Just hoping he can hang on 😞

Please donate! 🙏🙏 As soon as he’s trapped he’s going to need immediate medical care. I don’t know what’s going on with him yet but I’m going to do whatever it takes to save him🙏🙏🙏🆘🆘🆘

And of course he will finally be retired from the street!!!

These cats deserve much better 💔❤️

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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 >^..^