Rossana Ceruzzi has actually liked animals since she was a kid maturing in Rome, Italy. So it’s not a surprise that every day, she visits the cat sanctuary she based on Roosevelt Island.
It’s the biggest of 3 cat sanctuaries run by the Wildlife Freedom Foundation. It all began when Ceruzzi moved to the island 23 years back and discovered a population of abandoned cats living there.
What You Need To Know
- There are 3 cat sanctuaries on Roosevelt Island run by the not-for-profit Wildlife Freedom Foundation
- The sanctuary supplies a home for cats waiting for foster houses, and those considered not adoptable due to the fact that of behavioral and other problems
- The structure likewise fixes up hurt wildlife discovered on the island
- The organization was established by Roosevelt Island homeowner Rossana Ceruzzi
“We had essentially to trap, neuter, spay, and after that position all the ones that were adoptable, consisting of great deals of kittens, due to the fact that as you can picture, the recreation was going on, said Ceruzzi, who ultimately got authorization from the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation to make a home for these cats.
In 2015, she formed the not-for-profit structure.
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“We pull the cats, we position them in foster houses, they get embraced. If we do not have the foster home available, they live here,” Ceruzzi said. It’s likewise a home for cats considered unadoptable due to the fact that of behavioral or other problems.
The structure likewise brings back the health of hurt or ill wildlife, consisting of geese and even an opossum presently living at the sanctuary, and deals with city schools to offer social work hours for youths.
The organization gets some financing from Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation, however relies generally on personal contributions.
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“On our dream list, the very first is clearly to have more funds so that we can continue to look after our cats,” Ceruzzi said. The organization would likewise like to build a cover over the sanctuary to offer a lot more security to the cats from the aspects.
Ceruzzi, who immigrated here from Italy, said doing all of this is not just satisfying, however that finding the cats was healing for her following the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the loss of her job.
“Basically walking me through that terrible time of our lives, of all of our lives, so that is how I rebooted, essentially my life after 9/11 due to the fact that of these cat cats,” Ceruzzi said. “So I owe them.”
