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Eugene's adopter reports that he is recovering well following the amputation of his seriously injured leg. Photo by Mike Phillips Kitty Beat: Report from the Boroughs All across Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island, the New York City Feral Cat Initiative (NYCFCI) and New York City Feral Cat Council TNR organizations are humanely reducing the number of feral cats in neighborhoods and improving the quality of life for the outdoor cats in their care. Following are some highlights of the work accomplished in Manhattan and Queens this winter. Manhattan Urban Cat League (UCL) has completed its TNR project in midtown Manhattan, where it had 65 cats and kittens spayed or neutered, and friendly cats and kittens young enough to be socialized were removed and placed into adoptive homes. Eugene, a friendly cat found during the TNR project, suffered from a serious leg injury, and his leg had to be amputated. Today Eugene is enjoying life indoors in his new home. Mike Phillips, Founder and President of UCL, has launched a blog, Feral Cat/Kitten Socialization, to answer questions about socializing feral kittens. Queens Theresa Bachu of For Animals, a TNR organization from South Ozone Park, brought 18 feral cats to a Manhattan veterinarian to be TNR'd in recognition of Spay Day, an annual campaign of The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International to inspire people to save animal lives by spaying or neutering pets and feral cats. The surgeries and left eartipping were donated free of charge by the veterinarian.
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