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Little Wanderers NYC Cat rescue in New York, NY

Little Wanderers NYC is a grassroots 501c3 non-profit organization rescuing sick and injured cats from the five New York City boroughs.

Little Wanderers NYC runs solely with the help of volunteers. Our core volunteers help to maintain daily tasks and rescue needy cats off of the tough NYC streets. We focus on rescuing street cats with the help of our rescue team and placing them in foster homes until they find their FURever families.

Our mission is to rescue and TNR as many street cats in NYC as possible. We strive to never give up on a cat, regardless of their illnesses or their challenges. We believe that all cats deserve a place to call home and a family who will love them. LWNYC hopes to give this to all cats who come into our care in the most timely manner possible.

Space in New York City is really expensive and requires a staff to maintain the space, therefore we do not have a physical shelter location and rely on foster families to care for our cats. We hold adoption events where prospective adopters are able to meet cats and kittens who they are interested in adopting.

In 2018 ALONE, we helped more than 650 cats! Our efforts stretch from rescuing and homing stray cats to TNR’ing feral cats and colony management.

All of our adoptable cats come up to date on vaccinations, neutered/spayed, SNAP tested, de-flead, de-wormed, and microchipped. The cost of our adoption fees go towards vetting all of our rescued cats.

To FOLLOW our rescue work visit our Instagram @littlewanderersnyc

To FOLLOW our adoptions page visit our Instagram @littlewanderersadoptions

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New York, NY 10034
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Adoptable pets at Little Wanderers NYC

We'll also keep you updated on Cowbelle's adoption status with email updates.
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Cowbelle

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 9 mos
New York, NY
We'll also keep you updated on Mister Grey's adoption status with email updates.
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Mister Grey

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 1 yr 3 mos
New York, NY
We'll also keep you updated on Cloud 9's adoption status with email updates.
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Cloud 9

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 2 yrs 2 mos
New York, NY
We'll also keep you updated on Emilio's adoption status with email updates.
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Emilio

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 2 mos
New York, NY
We'll also keep you updated on Twirly Mae's adoption status with email updates.
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Twirly Mae

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 2 mos
New York, NY
We'll also keep you updated on Ashlan (FKA Ashland)'s adoption status with email updates.
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Ashlan (FKA Ashland)

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 3 yrs 5 mos
New York, NY
We'll also keep you updated on Bryan's adoption status with email updates.
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Bryan

American Pit Bull Terrier

Male, 4 yrs 11 mos
New York, NY
We'll also keep you updated on Brie's adoption status with email updates.
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Brie

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 4 mos
New York, NY

Rescue FAQs

We work throughout all five boroughs of NYC, but primarily focus on the South Bronx and East Harlem. We are happy to help any cat in any borough if needed.

Although we primarily adopt out within the Tri-State Area, we are open to out of state adoptions. Please email with our adoptions team directly to further discuss.

  • 1. Submit Application
  • 2. Interview
  • 3. Meet the Pet
  • 4. Approve Application
  • 5. Sign Adoption Contract
  • 6. Home Check
  • 7. Pay Fee

Additional adoption info

We look forward to receiving your adoption application and to helping you find your FURever friend(s)!

Adoption application

https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/1LWOQENmoFkMMdsKbgAcdNg4LdFJU-NrbZsO-bWa44_I/viewform?edit_requested=true&fbzx=-6178836077127847546

Pets at shelters & rescues near Little Wanderers NYC

Animals in Distress CT

238 Danbury Rd,
Wilton, CT 06897

We'll also keep you updated on KITTY GENTLE GINGER's adoption status with email updates.
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KITTY GENTLE GINGER

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Young
Sussex, NJ
We'll also keep you updated on Bobby's adoption status with email updates.
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Bobby

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 6 yrs 3 mos
Port Washington, NY
We'll also keep you updated on TESSA's adoption status with email updates.
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TESSA

Bichon Frise/Yorkie, Yorkshire Terrier

Female, Adult
New Brunswick - (location MAINE), NJ
We'll also keep you updated on Sherry's adoption status with email updates.
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Sherry

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Adult
New York, NY
We'll also keep you updated on Katy's adoption status with email updates.
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Katy

Siberian Husky

Female, 7 yrs 4 mos
New York, NY
We'll also keep you updated on Mabel's adoption status with email updates.
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Mabel

Domestic Shorthair/Domestic Mediumhair

Female, Young
Wantagh, NY

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