NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) — Two private animal rescue groups were alerted of dozens of cats in need of rescue from a Queens apartment on Thursday evening, some of which has been thrown out the window, and received no help from city agencies.
On the scene were two NYC animal rescue groups, Greenpoint Cats and Puppy Kitty NYC. The NYPD, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or city officials were nowhere to be found.
Private rescuers told 1010 WINS/WCBS 880 that they were called and messaged on social media about the incident, with locals requesting their help at the gruesome scene outside an abandoned apartment on Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven.
“We hear that they were jumping out windows, being thrown out windows, hanging from the awnings. That’s a scene that no one wants to see,” Angela Connell of Puppy Kitty NYC said.
The private responders told 1010 WINS/WCBS 880 that they found at least 15 cats outside, and more upstairs. A total of 34 were rescued, after rescuers saved more from the upstairs apartment.