The cat Rescuers Documentary: saving Lives and raising awareness about Feral Cats
This post is sponsored by The cat Rescuers
When filmmaker Steven Lawrence and his partner Helen moved into a new house in Brooklyn, they were very amazed to learn that a colony of 40 feral cats lived in their backyard. Well-meaning neighbors had been feeding the cats, unknowingly contributing to a population explosion. Steve and Helen couldn’t just turn a blind eye to the situation. After doing some research, they discovered that there is an entire community of cat rescuers in Brooklyn. They also realized that street cats were a city-wide problem.
Experts estimate there are upwards of one million abandoned and feral cats on the streets of new York City. With animal shelters overcrowded and resources stretched thin, hundreds of cat-loving activists have taken to the streets to execute TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return), a technique that, along with adoptions, can humanely control and decrease the population.
Steve believed that a documentary could bring awareness of this issue to a larger audience and eventually bring much more help to these cats, and The cat Rescuers was born. This feature-length documentary follows four street-smart volunteers in Brooklyn. against terrific odds, and in some cases at terrific sacrifice to their personal lives and bank accounts, they are making a difference in handling an animal welfare issue that confronts cities all over the world. By observing the challenges the rescuers face, audiences will come to understand what drives them to be out on the streets day and night. As they take on one rescue after another, audiences will learn the details of TNR and adoptions, and why they work.
Steve partnered with Rob Fruchtman, an award-winning filmmaker and cat lover. They began filming The cat Rescuers in 2014. up to now, Steve and Rob have financed the film out of their own pockets. They now need help to get funding to complete the project.
Help the cat Rescuers
The cat Rescuers just launched a Kickstarter campaign, which provides some outstanding perks, including tote bags, t-shirts, a customized photo of your own cat to share your support of the project on social media, a healthy Pet Consultation with healthy Pet trainer Jodi Ziskin, sponsorship of a screening of the film, dinner with the filmmakers, and much much more.
For much more information about the documentary, please check out CatRescuersFilm.com. To support this fantastic project, please check out their Kickstarter page. You can also find The cat Rescuers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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Ingrid King
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4 comments on The cat Rescuers Documentary: saving Lives and raising awareness about Feral Cats
P Godwin-Vilas says:
May 5, 2017 at 11:25 am
My spouse and I trapped, neutered/spayed & returned 33 cats one year in our neighborhood. I was being overwhelmed with cats & this certainly controlled the population for about 15 years. some of the ferals chose to stay at my house & become pets. When my spouse died & I purchased a new house my most significant issue was the 2 ferals that stayed around but I couldn’t just leave them. It was after the other cats had been moved to the new house (the outdoor ones to the new garage) that the two ferals were very curious & one by one came into the house. What a relief because I knew if they were inside I would be able to catch & crate them, which I did over a two day period. The were added to the new garage where everyone stayed for about 4-1/2 months before being let out. I was so fearful that they would try to return to the old address, but none have tried. one of the two ferals allows me to touch & hold her now & the other is coming around. It certainly helps to allow the really wild/feral cat to return to their habitat after being spayed/neutered.
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Ingrid says:
May 5, 2017 at 2:15 pm
Thank you for helping these cats! I really admire you for everything you did!
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random Felines says:
May 5, 2017 at 11:24 am
we hope they get fully funded and spread the good word about TNR
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Margaret says:
May 5, 2017 at 2:53 am
What an inspiring post…. doing a fantastic job aren’t they and wish them every success. had no idea there were soooo numerous cats out there abandoned for whatever reason. (This is from the UK so I expect that’s not too unexpected – but we have our own isnull