‘The Cat Rescuers’ Trailer: There Are 500,000 Stray Cats In NYC, And These People Want To Help Them
The internet loves cats, mostly because their eccentric and entitled behavior makes them perfect for memes. But it’s easy to forget that there are thousands of stray cats out there who need a good home, food, and someone to give them some love. That’s where the real cat lovers come in to play.
It sounds unbelievable, but there are over 500,000 stray cats in New York City alone. Since the city itself and animal control are unable to resolve the issue, a group of volunteers have taken it upon themselves to do as much as possible to help as many cats as they can. A new documentary simply calls themThe Cat Rescuers, and they comb through NYC looking for cats to humanely trap, get spayed or neutered, and released – either back to their cat colonies or into someone’s warm home. WatchThe Cat Rescuerstrailer to meet these cat saviors and, of course, see some kitties.
The Cat Rescuers Trailer
Growing up with cats, I’ve had a fondness for these feline friends for pretty much my entire life. Whenever I see a stray cat, I get a little sad inside knowing they have to endure the outside world on their own. Sure, they’re animals, so they likely know how to survive, but there are plenty of domestic cats out there who are lost, abandoned, and were never meant to live like that. Most of the cats featured in the documentary are strays for life, but that doesn’t mean they don’t need care, too.
The Cat Rescuersis directed byRob Fruchtman(of the docsSisterHelenand SweetDreams) &Steve Lawrence(of the docsTell Tchaikovsky the News: Rock in RussiaandBeyond the Veil). It premiered at the Hamptons Film Festival last year and played in select theaters this past summer, but it’s finally coming to VOD and DVD onOctober 15, 2019. And if you like documentaries about cats, allow me to recommend the outstandingKedi, which focuses on stray cats in Istanbul and the people who love them. Here’s the synopsis forThe Cat Rescuers:
