A cat walks past damaged floors in a NYCHA apartment in New York, Tuesday, July 3, 2018.

What to Do About All the Cats

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 8, 2023
The animal shelters in New York are full. There are feral cat colonies around the city. So, what do we do? Will Zweigart, executive director of Flatbush Cats, a nonprofit cat rescue group, explains how we got to this point and makes some suggestions for what New York can do about all the cats.

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