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Print out and read it on your train ride to work or while having a cup of coffee but please read it all: The Coney Island lots where cats are routinely dumped by once owners with a total lack of compassion have become !illing "ields. The bulldo#ers have come in and mown down lots full of $ week old kittens and old, debilitated cats. %ne of the pictures you will see on our website: coney&island&cats& 'osephinemarrero.wi(.com shows a mom cat looking for her kittens after a Community )arden was demolished without warning. Two kittens blinded by eyes crusted over with pus and so weak they couldn*t move were removed by a Colony Caretaker and taken to our vet would have been bulldo#ed over if left on that lot. I do not understand how these cats could be viewed as Pets one minute and +isposable )arbage at another less convenient time. ,et*s make one thing clear: These cats did not take over Coney Island - they were mercilessly dumped there and are 'ust struggling to survive. .umans are responsible for this mess and .umans need to step up and do so in a ./0123 manner. There are many other cats left along the 4oardwalk that escaped and now have no shelters. These cats are e(posed to the bitter winds that come off the ocean and they will either free#e to death or die slowly of starvation. 5ome of these cats managed to survive .urricane 5andy - can they take much more6 7ater free#es before they can drink it and their lives. 0any of the residents in the area remember a time when there were rats along the 4oardwalk8 when the cats are gone prepare to welcome the rats back. 7e are not the first group to go in and try to do the 'ob - we hope to +% the 'ob - but we can*t do it alone. "rom what I am seeing on the internet, Coney Island Cats are viewed as funny to some:

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ireport.cnn.com9docs9+%C&:;<;=>? Cached There are lots of stray cats in Coney Island. In fact, some people call it @Cat Island@ but it is not a 'oke. They live in colonies under and around the boardwalk in different spots and in the community garden where little shelter areas have been set up for them or they mapped out their own digs. 5ome of the cats were born and raised outdoors at Coney in the colonies while others got misplaced from storm 5andy. The good news here is, they get well fed by caring residents and also veterinarian care by dedicated generous vets. They are named, captured if appear to have a stand out illness, taken to one of the vets who provides the service, then returned to the colony. I know some of the cats and saw some new ones this year, kittens as well, meaning under a year. 5urvival is good here, they seem happy and friendly, even la#y. Aou can see them off season in their spots or early 10 before feeding time. I saw a tiger with a tipped ear so they may be doing tipping unless he got into a fight.

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nypost.com9>;::9;$9:E9feral&cat&coney&woe Cached "eral cat colonies have moved into prime waterfront real estate in Coney Island J under the boardwalk, in back yards, in vacant buildings and even in cars. !ITTA ,ITT3G: 0a'or problem in Coney Island. "eral cat colonies have moved into prime waterfront real estate in Coney Island J under the boardwalk, in back yards, in vacant buildings and even in cars. 4ut their boom J enabled by the slow death of the amusement area J could be a bust for the kitties. The feral population there is tremendous8 there*s a lot more that needs to be done, said 5usan Gichmond, e(ecutive director of 2eighborhood Cats, an advocacy group. %verpopulation means more cats wind up in shelters J and when they*re not adopted, they*re euthani#ed. That*s a real catastrophe, according to +r. 1ndrew !aplan, founder of the Toby Pro'ect, a group that spays and neuters the animals for free or a small fee. 7e allow the breeding to occur, adopt what we want, and kill the rest J and that*s not acceptable, he said. 0etro : Feral-cat Coney woe 4y )ary 4uiso: 1ugust :E, >;:: K E:;;am

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Coney Island Con!uered by Feral Cats

Posted by Henry Stewart on Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 3:11 PM

"eral cats have invaded Coney Island, taking up residence anywhere they can find itJin empty buildings, on private property, under the boardwalk, and under the hoods of cars, the Post reports. @The feral population there is tremendous8 thereLs a lot more that needs to be done,@ the head of a group called 2eighborhood Cats told the paper Hwhich buried the ledeJthereLs a group in Coney Island called 2eighborhood Cats6MI The paper says the @slow death of the amusement area@ has given the cats free reign of the neighborhood8 in Nanuary, a clan of gray cats hit the streets when their home, the .enderson 4uilding, was demolished. Too many cats, of course, lead to overpopulated animal shelters, where the unadopted animals are put down. 5o now would be the time to adopt a Coney !itty and make sure itLs neuteredM %r go catch some yourself8 2AC "eral Cat is offering workshops in the coming weeks with such names as @4ottle "eeding and Care of %rphaned !ittens@ and @Taming "eral !ittens $ 7eeks %ld and /nder.@ 3nough of thisM I recently was told of a similar situation on another 4oardwalk in "lorida, where the +evelopment and Cat Caretakers worked together to bring a .umane ending to an 1ppalling condition. In the words of Nudy Tenuta: It can happen. 5eriously, it C12 happen. "rom what I*ve been reading, the "eral Cat Initiative has been working with all and any groups for years, now it*s our turn. ,et*s make this %/G turn. I am asking all Gescue )roups to help with these cats. I am asking Individual Gescuers to help with these cats. I am asking anyone with an empty basement or space to help with these cats. If you can*t participate physically or by donating Gecovery 5pace, please make a donation to help with the many obstacles in helping these cats that we will encounter: 4efore we begin trapping we need:

7e will need traps Hdrop traps and regular trapsI 7e will need carriers for kittens Can you donate blankets to cover the traps Can you donate disposable plastic plates for food and water %hat we ha&e been 'indin( and 'or what we need donations Cats that are sick with upper respiratory infections !ittens and Cats that are sick with eye infections !ittens and Cats that are sick with bites from fighting !ittens and Cats that are sick with in'uries from living on the 4oardwalk !ittens and Cats that are sick with weather related illnesses Cats that need care after surgery Hrecent momcatsI Cats that are sick with senior illness like failing kidneys Cats that have endured so much that their bodies are generally failing them "ood for their time in foster care and Gecovery %ther supplies like cat litter etc.

%alkin( throu(h the process The !ittens and Cats need to be trapped The !ittens and Cats need to be transported to a Gecovery 5pace The !ittens and Cats need to be transported to a spay9neuter clinic The !ittens and Cats need to be returned from the clinic to the Gecovery 5ite for about = days The !ittens and Cats need to be tested for "elv9"iv The friendly !ittens and Cats need to be vaccinated and prepared for adoption

#ast step o' the process "ostering for the "riendly, abandoned, throwaway !ittens and Cats Gecovery 5pace 5anctuaries for the "eral Cats .ospices for the Terminal Cats 3uthanasia for the dying cats Please share this information and these links and help us get all of this machinery in place so that we can get the work done CuicklyM The +evelopment of Coney Island is not going to slow down. 3very day another cat dies unseen and left to rot where it dies. Please 'oin us in rescue. .elp to make an enduring difference.

)o to our "acebook page and keep updated as to what we are doing8 progress made8 obstacles encountered and more information about what you can do to help. http:99www.facebook.com9brooklynrescueumbrella )o to our 7ebsite to make a donation www.brooklynrescueumbrella.com. Please do it nowM 4ottom line: 7e need Gecovery 5pace Hany room that can hold two or three banCuet tablesI 7e need "unds for the 0edical fees related to wounds and non spay related vet bills. 7e need to relocate these cats: 1ny sanctuary will charge about O=;; per cat if space is available. PITC. I2. I 10 +35P3G1T3 T% .3,P T.353 C1T5. I 233+ A%/G .3,P. T.3 C1T5 233+ A%/G .3,P. 4rooklyn.rescue.umbrellaPgmail.com http:99www.facebook.com9brooklynrescueumbrella 7e are pending non profit status and 'ust heard from the IG5 that our paperwork is being processedM ,et*s go to 7orkM 7e hold adoptions on 5aturdays and 5undays 2oon to ?pm ,ower level of Pet +elight: =;; !ings.ighway 2 train to !ings.ighway west Q9< street 5ome of these cats are from the 4oardwalk: 1bandoned kittens that were bottle fed and are healthy and pure )ifts to the 7orld. through PayPal: