Island Cats

Winter Feeding Tips

When feeding ferals in the bitter cold, add sugar to the warm water you provide. It'll give the little guys some much-needed electrolytes and it keeps the water from freezing so fast!
(We heard it from Lorena Fortuna.)

Joke of the Month

What is a cat's favorite pudding?
Chocolate Mousse!

The Roosevelt Island Princess YinYang Project

The Roosevelt Island Princess YinYang Project (RIPYY) was formed in 2005 to help cats abandoned on Roosevelt Island find homes or live in managed Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) colonies on the Island. More about the RIPYY project »

Adopt a Cat

Cats offered here for adoption have tested negative for FIV and FLV and live in foster homes on the Island. They come with a lifetime return guarantee. If you are interested in these cats or in signing up for other adoptable cats or kittens, please get in touch with us at (212) 593-1054 or contact@islandcats.org. More about cat adoption »

Contribute

We welcome suggestions for this website and group. We also welcome names and phone numbers of Roosevelt Islanders who are interested in adopting Island cats, volunteering, or fostering a cat. We are also always in need of Styrofoam steak boxes for winter cat shelters. Dumping cats is not a solution. We can try to help you find affordable neutering. We will also try to answer questions left by telephone at (212) 593-1054 or via email at contact@islandcats.org. And information is available from the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals at http://www.animalalliancenyc.org.


Roosevelt Island stray cats


Recent Announcements

  • Snow Cats on the Island After the-end of-February snowstorm in Manhattan, a creative cat lover crafted these two giant sized "snow cats," complete with tree twig whiskers, carrot eyes and festive ribbons. One of our Island Cat volunteers got close to admire them.  
    Posted Feb 28, 2010 3:22 PM by Francine Lange
  • Island Cats Open House Hang out with us and maybe a cat or two on Saturday, Dec. 19, from 10:30 to 3:00 at Orphans International, 559 Main Street, next to Trellis. Small gifts for sale, cat-themed and not, and raffle prizes including tickets to a Joyce Theater performance of your choice, a Petco gift certificate, and a portrait of your pet painted by Gilda Hannah. Enjoy Island children’s cat drawings. Or just put your feet up and have a cup of cocoa on us, while it lasts.Information: (212) 593-1054 or contact@islandcats.org.
    Posted Jan 31, 2010 1:19 PM by Unknown user
  • A Contest for Kids’ Drawings of Cats Brings Out Budding Artists There were happy cats and sad cats, a cat with a hip hairdo, a girly cat with a pink nose, and a “psycho cat,” according to the artist, that was straight out of “Mean Girls.” One cat followed a fish to a house on top of a hill. Another looked content with the full bowl of cat food a few inches from its nose. Fifty children submitted work late last month to a drawing competition sponsored by Island Cats, a volunteer group established five years ago to care for Roosevelt Island’s large outdoor cat population. And the results were so impressive that contest judges – members of the rescue group – decided to give the awards of $20 to 15 rather ...
    Posted Jan 23, 2010 11:28 AM by Francine Lange
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