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Cat Cafés in New York
Purrfect Cafe and Gallery
Buffalo, NY
Buffalo's first cat cafe.
Pawsitivitea CNY Cafe & Cat Lounge
Syracuse, NY
Cat cafe and lounge in Syracuse.
Good Home Pet Adoptions
Brooklyn, NY
Good Home Pet Adoptions inside Beastie Bestie pet shop.
Beans Cat Cafe New Paltz
New Paltz, NY
Beans Cat Cafe location in New Paltz.
The Pawsitive Cat Cafe
Rochester, NY
The Pawsitive Cat Cafe partners with five local rescues, housing 25 to 30 adoptable cats with sessions starting at $9 for 30 minutes.
Purrs and Paws Cat Cafe
Victor, NY
Cat cafe in Victor.
Catpurrccinos
Huntington, NY
Catpurrccinos serves as a living space for foster cats from Feralto Family, offering coffee, tea, food, and desserts.
Beans Cat Cafe
Beacon, NY
Cat cafe in Beacon.
Alley Cat Cafe
Ithaca, NY
Cat cafe in Ithaca.
Meow Parlour
New York, NY
NYC's first cat cafe. Book online and come hang out with kitties. Partnering with its own non-profit rescue.
The Shabby Tabby Cat Cafe
Sayville, NY
The Shabby Tabby has facilitated over 2,165 adoptions, rescuing cats from kill shelters and offering cat yoga and movie nights.
Kokoro Cat Café
Flushing, NY
Kokoro Cat Cafe partners with Anjellicle Cats Rescue, offering Cat Yoga and Paint and Purr events in 40-minute sessions.
Luna Cafe
Syracuse, NY
Cat cafe in Syracuse.
Brooklyn Cat Cafe
Brooklyn, NY
The Brooklyn Cat Cafe with a kitten room and shy cat room. Only non-profit cat cafe in NYC.
Pretty Paw Lounge
Rotterdam, NY
Cat lounge in Rotterdam.
Koneko
New York, NY
Japanese-inspired Cat Café with adoptable cats.
Cat Shelters & Rescues in New York
A Home at Last
Brightwaters, NY
AHAL is a very small all volunteer group that manages several feral cat colonies and rescues cats and kittens out of those colonies, socializes them and finds loving homes. Our love of cats and the desire to reduce the cat overpopulation problem through trap/neuter/return drives us toward a goal of "no more homeless pets".
All About Spay Neuter Inc.
Massapequa, NY
Amsterdam Kitten Adoption, Inc.
Hagaman, NY
We are a local group of volunteers that welcome kittens into our homes and care for them until they can find their furever homes. We service our local community and provide outreach whenever possible.
Animalkind Inc.
Hudson, NY
We are a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) organization, dedicated to the non-proliferation of unwanted animals, works for the protection and welfare of abandoned, feral and stray cats. We are dedicated to humanely reducing FELINE overpopulation by preventing the birth of unwanted litters through Trap/Spay/Neuter/Return (TNR). We find permanent homes for 400-500 friendly cats annually.
Badass Animal Rescue
Brooklyn, NY
Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue is a 501(c)3 non-profit, all-volunteer, all-breed dog rescue composed of a network of fosters and volunteers who work together to rescue sweet, loving, adoptable dogs from high kill, rural shelters in the southern U.S. states and get them adopted into wonderful forever homes.
Brooklyn Animal Action
Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn Animal Action is run entirely by volunteers like you! We support BAA in our spare time (we all work full-time jobs) because we are committed to improving the lives of NYC's animals in distress.
Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
Our rescue group was formed in December 2007, but all our Board Members have had extensive experience rescuing and working with abandoned animals. We often work with other rescue organizations to find appropriate and safe foster and adoptive homes for our pet clients. We regularly go to areas with abandoned animals and collect them. The animals are taken to a licensed veterinarian examined, treated and spayed or neutered. Every effort is made to work with the animal and our foster and adoptive families to find a suitable forever home. For those animals who are truly wild and feral, we release the animal in a safe and secure location after it has recovered from its medical treatment. We also work with certified wildlife rehabilitators to rescue injured and orphaned wildlife. Our organization is focused on improving the welfare of the abandoned animals in need of help in Brooklyn. In furthering that goal, our resources are focused on the animals. Aside from a few minimal overhead costs such as our website and phone services, our entire budget is spent on animal care such as medical and food costs.
Buffalo C.A.R.E.S. Animal Rescue
Tonawanda, NY
Buffalo CARES was started by 7 people who have worked together for years at various other rescues. We started this rescue because we wanted to make sure our rescue was run the right way. We saw a need for a rescue in the Buffalo, NY area that would help & rescue local dogs. The majority of our animals are local animals.
Diamonds in the Ruff Animal Rescue
Lockport, NY
We are a non profit animal rescue organization that is run by a dedicated group of volunteers. Our mission is to protect the welfare of animals, one life at a time, from unnecessary euthanasia. From high kill shelters to foster homes to caring adoptive families, Diamonds in the Ruff handles every aspect of the rescue process. Our animals are examined, vaccinated, spayed or neutered and receive necessary medical treatment. Foster homes are used to provide sanctuary and ensure a successful placement. Our goal is to make the adoption process a kind, informative and rewarding experience because we believe that every animal can become a treasured family pet.
East Coast Adoption Agency
SHERBURNE, NY
Dogs In Danger Rescue, now DBA East Coast Adoptions, was founded in 2007 in order to help dogs that need homes immediately to avoid euthanasia. We have re-homed thousands of dogs and puppies in the past few years from high kill shelters to loving homes. We consistently work with shelters that transport to us in West Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina, Georgia, and Arkansas where there aren't enough adopters to save these dogs in shelters. Many of the communities are very rural, and ultimately do not have the resources or people to adopt all the dogs that come into the shelter every day. The sad truth is some shelters have to euthanize 8 out of 10 dogs that come in simply because they do not have enough space. These dogs are sometimes housebroken, spayed/neutered, good with dogs/cats/kids, and would have made perfect family pets. All dogs are vetted prior to adoption and all adopters receive 30 days of insurance for free.
Ferals and Kittens and Cats Oh My
Rochester, NY
Our mission is to address the stray, abandoned, unwanted companion and feral cat dilemma in the city of Rochester, NY and to put an end to needless euthanasia because of shelter over population. We work in coordination with clinics to spay and neuter feral cats in order to reduce the feral cat population. We work with shelters and rescue groups to help find homes for kittens, abandoned friendlies and injured cats.
Friends for Felines, Inc. DBA Tabby Town
Blasdell, NY
Tabby Town is a cat cooperative that partners with area shelters and the general public to provide cats with food, warmth, love and the medical care they require during their stay in their "home between homes". All of our cats and kittens are shelter rescues or community surrenders and our goal is to increase the number of cats and kittens adopted while decreasing the number of cats sitting in over-crowded shelters.
Furr-Ever Homes Feline Foster Network
Chenango Forks, NY
We are a foster network, which means that all of our animals are fostered in homes, not kept in a shelter building.
G.R.A.S.P., Inc.
Rochester, NY
Hopkins Cat Rescue
Freeport, NY
Hopkins Cat Rescue is a shelter/adoption center dedicated to helping cats and kittens from all backgrounds. Whether found outside, surrendered by an owner, or born at our facility our mission is to save as many cats as possible and find them their forever homes. Founded by a Veterinarian who has made it her lifeâs work to help animals of all sizes, this rescue is medically educated, compassionate and determined to make a difference in our community and the lives of the cats in our shelter.
Joyful Rescues, Inc.
Cuba, NY
Since our humble beginnings in December 2002, Joyful Rescues has grown into a 501(c)3 non-profit corporate team of volunteer animal lovers reaching out to help homeless dogs, puppies, cats and kittens in need of love, affection and forever homes. We are a no-kill shelter – meaning we never euthanize for space. Our primary goals here at Joyful Rescues are to re-home pets and save them from becoming homeless in the future, educate the public on pet care and spaying/neutering to control the pet overpopulation, to spay/neuter every pet before they leave us and spay/neuter as many pets, belonging to the public, as possible within our means.
Just Cats
North Branch, NY
We are a small group who helps needy animals in bad situations, we are STRICTLY no kill.
Keller's Kats Rescue, Inc.
Rochester, NY
To rescue, save and promote the adoption of animals, and to provide support and education to the community regarding animal rescue and adoption.
LONG ISLAND FELINE ADOPTION CENTER
SMITHTOWN, NY
WE ARE A CAGE-FREE, NO-KILL, VOLUNTEER-STAFFED CAT ADOPTION CENTER. THE MAJORITY OF US ALSO OWN CATS. THERE IS A HUGE NEED TO ASSIST CATS IN FINDING GOOD, HAPPY, FOREVER HOMES.
Last Chance Animal Rescue
Holbrook, NY
Last Chance Animal Rescue Fund is a Charitable, not -for profit organization, created to save the lives of animals. We rescue animals that are located in "KILL" facilities and underwrite the costs of relocating them to "NO KILL" facilities in hopes of finding them a forever family. We work with local veterinarians for spay-neuter/ medical services until permanent placement is secured into a pre-screened loving home. We depend on donations to continue to save these helpless loving animals from being killed and hope that you will consider supporting our cause..... saving as many lives as we can.
Upcoming Cat Events in New York
Puppy Yoga and Adoption Event
Oceanside, New York
April 12, 2026
Come join us for a fun session of yoga with adorable and adoptable puppies from the Hope for Cleo Animal Rescue at South Shore Craft Brewery
Buffalo Cat Fanciers Show
Buffalo, New York
April 25, 2026
37th Annual New York State Foster Care and Adoption Conference
Hyde Park, New York
April 30, 2026
Pre-Conference Virtual April 30 & May 1 In person May 78th & 8th at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park Hosted by AFFCNY
Capital District Reptile Expo - Spring 2026
Albany, New York
May 17, 2026
Hands-on learning and shopping for exotic pets (reptiles, amphibians, small mammals, invertebrates), enclosures, supplies, and artwork.
NYS Canine Expo 2026 - GENERAL ADMISSION - Saturday September 26th
Cobleskill, New York
September 26, 2026
Join us at the New York State Canine Expo, the premier dog expo dedicated to celebrating and advancing the canine world!
Catbaret! NYC’s Cat-Themed Variety Show: Meowloween!
New York, New York
October 31, 2026
Meow! Calling all cat lovers—join us for a purr-fect variety show!
Catbaret! NYC’s Cat-Themed Variety Show: Meowy X-Mas & Happy Hanukkats
New York, New York
December 19, 2026
Meow! Calling all cat lovers—join us for a purr-fect variety show!
Volunteer Opportunities in New York
Cat Transport Volunteer
Rescue Road Trips
Various, New York
Drive cats from high-kill shelters to rescues
Urgent NeedSocial Media Content Creator
Brooklyn Cat Cafe
Brooklyn, New York
Create engaging social media content featuring our adoptable cats. Photography, videography, caption writing, and community engagement. Help cats get noticed online!
Cat Cafe Volunteer - Socializing Cats
Brooklyn Cat Cafe
Brooklyn, New York
Socialize adoptable cats, assist with cafe operations, educate visitors
Black Cat Adoption Ambassador
Best Friends Pet Adoption Center - NYC
New York, New York
Champion black cats! Educate visitors about black cat myths, showcase black cat personalities, and help increase black cat adoptions.