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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 Forest's adoption status with email updates.
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Forest

Domestic Shorthair

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

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 6 mos
New York, NY
We'll also keep you updated on Nutcracker's adoption status with email updates.
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Nutcracker

Domestic Shorthair

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

Domestic Shorthair

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

Domestic Shorthair

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

Domestic Shorthair

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

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 1 yr
New York, NY
We'll also keep you updated on Moon's adoption status with email updates.
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Moon

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 8 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

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

Labrador Retriever

Male, 8 mos
New York, NY
We'll also keep you updated on Juju & Tutu **Courtesy Post**'s adoption status with email updates.
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Juju & Tutu **Courtesy Post**

Domestic Shorthair

Female
Elmsford, NY
We'll also keep you updated on Elmo's adoption status with email updates.
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Elmo

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Young
Jericho, NY
We'll also keep you updated on Evie's adoption status with email updates.
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Evie

Yorkie, Yorkshire Terrier

Female, Puppy
Parsippany, NJ
We'll also keep you updated on Sage Adorable Gentile Confident Puppy's adoption status with email updates.
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Sage Adorable Gentile Confident Puppy

American Bulldog

Male, Young
Rowayton, CT
We'll also keep you updated on Pringles's adoption status with email updates.
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Pringles

Beagle/Labrador Retriever

Male, Adult
Norwalk, CT

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