Where to Get Assistance With TNR
Most towns on Long Island have vibrant and successful TNR programs in place to assist residents with TNR requests. Should you be in need of assistance, your first step would be to contact your Town or Village. As HUG is located in Nassau County, New York, contact information below is for our immediate area:
https://hempsteadny.gov/animal-shelter/feral-cat-spayneuter-program
Click on SITE MAP / TOWN RESOURCES / ANIMAL SHELTER / FERAL CAT SPAY NEUTER PROGRAM. TNR surgeries at the Animal Shelter will be conducted on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. No appointment is required; walk-ins are welcome. A limited number of surgeries will also be scheduled on Mondays and Fridays by appointment only. To make an appointment, please call (516) 785-5220, extension 4630 or contact sreichert@tohmail.org. Town residents may bring in up to five (5) feral cats for free spay/neuter at each visit, with each cat being in its own trap.
http://www.northhempsteadny.gov/content/16255/18638/19735/default.aspx
TONH has a free TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) program for its residents. To summarize, humane traps are lent to residents who bring the cats in on a designated date to be spayed or neutered, vaccinated and ear-tipped. Residents pick up the cat(s) after surgery and return them to their original colony after holding them for a small recuperation period. Currently, Spay/Neuter Clinics are scheduled once a month.
The TONH also has a contract with a certified humane trapper for those requiring assistance. If you need assistance with feral cats in your neighborhood, please call (516) 869-6311 and fill out a service request. Someone from the Feral Cat Program will contact you.
The City of Glen Cove has approved funding for a TNR program. The shelter can provide traps to catch feral cats for scheduled neutering days, but note that the feral cats will not be allowed to stay at the shelter. They will be RETURNED and RELEASED to the location where found.
Town of Huntington Cat Shelter
The Town of Huntington Cat Shelter is located at 104 Deposit Rd, East Northport, NY. Huntington Cat Shelter is committed to controlling the colony size and overpopulation of feral cats. Residents of the Town of Huntington are eligible for certificates for free spay and neuter of feral cats.
http://oysterbaytown.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/TNRBrochure2011.pdf
The Town of Oyster Bay Animal Shelter, which is located at 150 Miller Place, Syosset, NY, is open Monday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. In an effort to control the population and health of feral cats within the Town of Oyster Bay, the Town recently installed its own Trap-Neuter-Return Surgical Facility.
http://animalalliancenyc.org/feralcats/
If you live in NYC you may also call 311.
Trap-Neuter-Return Training Workshops
Becoming TNR certified is a purrfect way to find amazing kitty resources. It’s free and easy.
244 Fifth Avenue, Suite R290, New York, NY 10001
info@NYCFeralCat.org
(212) 330-0033
2472 Broadway, No. 321, New York, NY 10025
https://www.neighborhoodcats.org/tnr-in-nyc/workshops
Finding Homes for Cats & Help with TNR
Below you will find resources to help find a new home for your cat, placement for found kitties and help with feral cats.
New York, NY
https://www.nycservice.org/organizations/2523
Islip, NY
Freeport, NY
Massapequa, NY
Amazing Animal Rescue & Adoption
Whitestone, NY
Goldens Bridge, NY
www.facebook.com/AmbersAngelsRescue
www.nycacc.org (click on programs)
New York, NY
Bellmore, NY
Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons
New York, NY
New York, NY
www.facebook.com/astoriacatrescue
Best Friends Lifesaving Center – NYC
New York, NY
New York, NY
Freeport, NY
Glendale, NY
(718) 326-6070
Forest Hills, NY
www.catsinthecradlerescuenyc.org
Glen Cove, NY
East Hampton, NY
Forest Hills, NY
Coram, NY
New York, NY
Island Rescue
Bayshore, NY
New York, NY
Southampton, NY
Wantagh, NY
Smithtown, NY
Little Shelter Animal Rescue & Adoption Center
Huntington, NY
New York, NY
Riverhead, NY
New York, NY
Westbury, NY
Deer Park, NY
(516) 586-5555
Save a Pet Adoption Animal Rescue
Port Jefferson, NY
Douglaston, NY
Bellerose, NY
Rehoming Your Cat
Rehome by Adopt-a-Pet.com & The Petco Foundation
Rehoming your pet should be easy and stress-free both for you and your pet. Experts at Adopt-a-Pet.com, the largest non-profit pet adoption website, with support from The Petco Foundation, have created a simple, reliable, free program to help you place your pet from your loving home directly to another.
Lost & Found Pets
If you find a cat, if possible, take the cat to the vet and have it scanned for a microchip. It only takes a minute. You can also search for lost and found pets on Facebook. There are a number of websites that you can post and search for a lost cat. Here are a few excellent resources to assist with lost and found pets.
Lost & Found Pets Long Island: Nassau/Suffolk County
This Facebook page was created to help reunite lost pets with their owners in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
Lost and Found Pets of Long Island
LAFPOLI is dedicated to networking to reunite lost pets on Long Island with their families and to help educate and bring awareness to the importance of pet identification and microchipping. You can also search for your pet on their Facebook page.
Create a free lost or found pet listing that is emailed and faxed to over 25 local shelters, vets and rescue groups (over 35K in our network). Lost My Kitty provides an additional and effective way to locate lost and found pets. Their system creates a neighborhood search that can significantly increase your chances of finding your pet.
QLFP has been helping the Queens community reunite with their lost pets since 2013. These volunteers provide personal assistance to families who are struggling to find their pets.
Create a free alert for your lost pet on Pawboot and get them home soon. PawBoost uses Facebook to get lost and found pet alerts in front of the local pet lovers who want to help. PawBoost Alerts are seen millions of times every single day, leading to thousands of happy reunions.
Tabby Tracker is the largest public database of lost cats with 147,088 registered cats. Register a lost or found cat and be notified when there is a match.
Winter Shelters for Cats
Do-it-yourself shelters: Winter shelter is critical for feral and stray cats living in frigid climates and can help them thrive despite the low temperatures. Listed here are mostly examples of inexpensive, do-it-yourself shelters that can be built in a matter of hours or less.
https://www.neighborhoodcats.org/how-to-tnr/colony-care/feral-cat-winter-shelter
Starkie Brothers Garden Center
Purchase a shelter. Keep the stray cats warm and dry this year.
721 Main Street, Farmingdale, NY 11735
https://starkiebrosgardencenter.com/catalog/226933/outdoor-cat-shelters
If You Suspect Animal Abuse in Nassau County
Bethpage, NY
(516) THE-SPCA or (516) 843-7722
Fill out an online cruelty complaint form.