Hello, all.  I have 5 new feral cats under my wing.  I would like to raise $15.00, for their food, through the contributions of various donors. For example, 5 contributers, $3.00 each. My paypal link is: paypal.me/MaritzaRivera860 As thanks for your contribution, I will e-mail you pictures of the cats you are helping and updates on how they are doing. Talk about a feel good donation ..read more

Des Calderon, of Uptown Cats Rescue, used my artful cat rescue photos, without my knowledge or permission, and put “Uptown Cats” on them.  He appropriated my property and my rescue work and is taking credit for both  I am a professional artist and volunteer cat rescuer.  I represent www.165rescue.wordpress.com.  Des did not properly credit my rescue work, calling work that I did, work that “we” did.  He made videos with my photos and he published my emails, all without my knowledge or consent.  I reached out to him regarding the rescue of the black and white ..read more

One wouldn’t think it, but I know, first hand, that the world of cat rescue is full of shady people, illegal activities, and lies.  There is soo much to write about this subject that I will have to address it in multiple posts.   In brief, some of the things that go on are: Fake rescue stories posted on their sites. Operating covertly. Taking credit for your work as a feeder and rescuer and making up lies about you to make themselves look good. Publishing your words, emails, and photographs, without your consent or knowledge, for their benefit. Cat trafficking:  Stalking a ..read more

Ten feral cats, most of them black, were suddenly evicted from the only place they call home: a parking garage on 163rd street. Allegedly, the maintenance man suddenly dumped their food supplies and their bowls and tried to get the cats to leave. The right thing to do would be to give the TNR colony caretaker, Laura Martinez, time to find a plan B for these innocent victims. It is freezing cold outside, in NYC, and they are used to the warmth of the garage.  The cats are eating out in the freezing cold. The colony caretaker would like to raise funds ($300) to send the colony to a sanctuar ..read more

VIOLENT CAT TRAPPER, CONNECTED TO NUMEROUS CAT ABDUCTIONS,  ARRESTED FOR ASSAULTING CAT COLONY CARETAKER Washington Heights, NY:  Doris Giordano, a violent cat trapper known to work for The Animal Project, which sells cats at Petco, was arrested over the Thanksgiving holiday for assaulting a feral cat colony caretaker during the abduction of a registered colony cat in late August.  The assault took place on August 27, 2017, in the parking lot on 165th street between Broadway and St. Nicholas avenue around 6:30pm.  The colony caretaker, Maritza Rivera, spotted Giordano as sh ..read more

PRAYER TO ST. FRANCIS FOR Animals, OUR PETS Good St. Francis, you loved all of God’s creatures. To you they were your brothers and sisters. Help us to follow your example of treating every living thing with kindness. St. Francis, Patron Saint of animals, watch over my pet and keep my companion safe and healthy. Amen. This prayer may be found on the link below: http://www.st-francis-medal.com/st-francis-blessing-of-the-animals.htm ..read more

I looked up on Youtube whether Haitians eat cat, and low and behold: they do. Warning, the following video contains footage that is disturbing.       ..read more

It is now about a month since trapper Doris Giordano assaulted me [as I tried to stop her from taking one of my registered colony cats] and both of my hands, wrists, and forearms, still hurt very much.  It’s the kind of pain that hurts from the bone outwards.  Amazingly, there is still no arrest.  It is deplorable that law enforcement cannot do their job and protect people from violent criminals after an assault.  It is inexcusable for police to downgrade crimes against animals and people trying to protect them. There is so much that has happened since the assault, but it ..read more

Earlier today, I head out and walked past what was the feeding station, up until last night.  To my amazement, I found the pregnant cat sleeping next to where the bowls used to be.   She is the last remaining cat.  Fortunately, I had a can of cat food with me and I offered it to her on the double.  She ate and I sat, nearby, elated that she had not been stolen.  After careful consideration, I concluded that the best thing to do would be to trap her and put her in the hands of a caring person that I can trust.  I resolved to come back out later in the evening, with ..read more

The same thing that happens before any of our colony cats are abducted has taken place.  Their feeding station has been tampered with.  The water bowl was emptied and someone placed milk in it.  The cat’s food was untouched which means they have not eaten today.  No cats appeared for feeding.  Our female brown tabby and male gray tabby are currently missing.  They are being stalked by trappers. The cat thieves, on our block, need to face legal consequences.  I have been trying to get the police to take action and, hopefully, they will do so.  We want thi ..read more