| New York City council does not deal with cat | | | | temperament and each cat is given a short review |
| adoptions directly. Anyone who approaches the | | | | by their handlers. You are easily able to browse the |
| council regarding the matter of NYC cat adoption will | | | | list and see if there is a potentially suitable pet for |
| be given a link to Animal Care and Control Services | | | | you. Obviously you cannot go through the whole |
| and the ASPCA. | | | | process of a NYC cat adoption just on the internet. |
| The Animal Care and Control Service is a huge, 'not | | | | You will have to visit the centre and handle the |
| for profit' organization that covers the whole of the | | | | animal and there is a comprehensive application form |
| New York City area and deals with shelter and | | | | that will need to be completed. This will ensure that |
| adoption for all animals. As a main contributor to NYC | | | | the centre is happy about your suitability as a pet |
| cat adoption, the organisation is vital. There are huge | | | | owner. |
| numbers of stray cats in New York and some of the | | | | All the pets that are given homes via shelters are |
| statistics regarding the breeding habits of cats are | | | | spayed or neutered. This is in an attempt to bring |
| quite remarkable. Did you know that if two cats | | | | down the number of unwanted animals that arrive in |
| were left to their own family planning regime, they | | | | their care. Before taking ownership of your pet from |
| could be responsible for starting a family that would | | | | the AC&C NYC cat adoption centre, you will also |
| number more than 80 million cats within just ten | | | | have to sign to confirm that you will not sell or the |
| years. | | | | trade the animal to a third party. If you find that you |
| On the AC&C website it is possible to look at | | | | are no longer able to look after the pet, then you |
| the cats that they are trying to find homes for and | | | | are legally obliged to return him to the shelter for |
| see a detailed description and photograph. They give | | | | re-homing once again. |
| information regarding the animal's habits and | | | | |