May 2026

This Month’s Features

Pet Spotlight: Sofia

My husband and I were devastated when we lost our cat, Tallulah, to cancer in December 2025, exactly 12 years and 15 days since we brought her home from Bideawee. Prior to adopting Tallulah, we adopted our cat, Tweetie, from Bideawee in March 1997. Both were black females; Tweetie was a domestic shorthair and Tallulah was a domestic medium hair.

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President’s Corner: Big Dogs, Big Misconceptions

Every time I walk through one of our three locations at Bideawee, I’m reminded that the national conversation about animal welfare and the slowdown we are seeing in dog adoptions is not just a conversation. It’s a real-life problem and it has four legs. A face. A personality. A story.

And lately, more often than not, it also has a larger frame.

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Volunteer Spotlight: This is Your Sign to Become a Bideawee Foster Parent

Looking for love but not ready for a commitment? Become a Bideawee Foster –supplies and food provided by us! Bideawee is looking for foster families on Long Island and in NYC who are willing to temporarily care for a dog or cat who is not yet ready for adoption. Our foster volunteers provide safe, loving, temporary homes to vulnerable dogs and cats during the most critical time in their lives. Fosters reduce kennel stress, provide much needed breaks from the shelter, help puppies, kittens, cats and dogs adjust in a home and provide socialization. Duration varies depending on the animals’ health and needs – 2 days to 2 months!

Visit and apply to learn more about fostering a cat or dog. There is no commitment required upon filling out the application.

FCI: April Showers Bring May…Kittens?

Spring is fast approaching, and so is the dreaded “kitten season,” when longer days mean that more feral and stray community cats who have not yet been spayed or neutered will be breeding in New York City and Long Island. Rescuing vulnerable feral-born kittens from outdoor dangers and adopting them into loving indoor homes is one of the goals of Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), and appropriate, age-specific care is crucial to each kitten’s survival and adoption success.

Through bottle-feeding orphans or socializing “spicy” feral-born kittens for Bideawee or another partner shelter or rescue group, you can help reduce the number of kittens struggling on the streets, prepare them for happy lives in forever homes, and free up TNR caretakers’ time to focus on community cat spay/neuter to maximize lifesaving.

Are you interested in helping orphaned or feral-born kittens but don’t know where to begin? Check out the on-demand recording of Kitten Season 101, our webinar introduction to kitten socialization and bottle-feeding, presented in March by Bideawee’s Feral Cat Initiative.

And for more kitten care tips and webinars this spring, follow Bideawee’s Feral Cat Initiative @NYCFCI on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky.

Staff Spotlight: Jordan Hazan

Wantagh Animal Care Specialist

My life has been deeply shaped by compassion and purpose, especially when it comes to animals. Rescuing my dog 10 years ago didn’t just change my home, it changed my entire perspective on what truly matters and ultimately influenced my career path.

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Less to Taxes. More to Rescues.

When you reach a certain age, the government requires you to take money from your IRA—and pay taxes on it. But here’s the twist: you only pay taxes on your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) if you keep it. By giving your RMD as a charitable gift to Bideawee, you satisfy the requirement, skip the taxes, and help change the lives of homeless dogs and cats. Less to taxes. More to rescues.

Turning your RMD into a gift to Bideawee is simple, smart, and lifesaving. Contact us today to learn how to make an immediate impact. For even more impact, consider joining the Kibbe Societyby including Bideawee in your estate plans, so your love for animals can protect pets for generations to come.