My Nonprofit Reviews

(Brooklyn ) About two months ago I lost my 15-year-old friend – my cat Benny. He broke his back leg while jumping onto my bed. Operation, which was unbearably expensive - was unsuccessful, because in the first day at home, the metal plate, placed during the surgery, gave up and broke the same bone at a higher place. I always thought that it was my cat, totally dependable on me - his only source of livelihood. I tried to be a good keeper of the cats soul from the moment I found the tiny baby kitten on the top of the trash. But when he died, I understood, that it was me, totally dependent on my dear tabby cat, who filled entire the apartment with a special warm aura and gave me the feeling of being needed, loved and important. God, it was so agonizing to feel the emptiness his death left me with. I did not think that another cat could replace my deceased Benny. But after about 2 month I started to think about adoption. In time of the pandemic, some adoption agencies closed their operations and others - made adoption very complicated. The ACC (Brooklyn ) – Animal Care Center of NYC, is the friendliest place, I came to adopt from, due to the wonderful and kind people working there. The place is not very big- but there are always a number of cats, waiting for adoption - from street rescued cats to cats, who were brought in by their owners. The sad part in times of the pandemic is that the cat you file an application for at other adoption centers, will certainly be adopted by someone who filed an application before you and therefore got appointment before you. But when you come – the people who work here (Brooklyn office) would do their best to show you all cats available for adoption. Two young ladies who showed me around were Kenzie DuMars and Stephanie Feliciano – two friendliest ladies who work with the cats and with people coming to adopt. They gave me enough time to get familiar with a couple of cats I had to choose from, to understand if there were some visible bonds between us. They checked my application and interviewed me to understand my knowledge about cat care. They went through the medical info of the cat I am adopting, about the best cat food, toys, litter and about general cat care. There are not many people, who are doing entire shelter work over there. But they are doing their very best - to clean, to feed, to introduce adopters to the cats, to fill out documentations and to follow through with the entire process. And they are very polite and patient. I was so impressed with the service I received. Thank You so much.