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There are groups providing TNR and animal rescue throughout the five boroughs of New York City, and throughout Brooklyn, and there have long been individuals working on TNR projects in Bath Beach and Bensonhurst. But until recently there hasn't been an organized group dedicated to TNR in our neighborhood. Believing that there is strength in numbers, and that the cats living in Bath Beach and Bensonhurst deserve the attention that only a local group can provide, Denise and Peter Szalaiko founded Ferils in Peril, Inc.

Denise and Peter have extensive experience implementing TNR and caretaking for colonies throughout the neighborhood, and are in the process of acquiring non-profit status for Ferils in Peril. The focus of the organization is the provision of TNR education and implementation of TNR. Ferils in Peril will provide education throughout the community and assist community members with TNR projects. Because Ferils in Peril focuses on TNR and does not have space or manpower to rescue and shelter cats, the organization cannot accept homeless cats.

At the same time, our community is feeling the effects of economic downturn, and this is affecting our cat population. Some homes are in foreclosure, and in addition to people who have abandoned indoor pets, some residents who have long cared for small backyard colonies have abandoned the cats who relied on them. Some people might ask, in such a time as this, who can afford to care about homeless cats, or care for homeless cats? Don't we have bigger concerns now? Ferals in Peril understands the economic fears that just about everyone is coping with. But we also believe that it is the responsibility of the strong to look out for the weak, and that it is up to us to protect those who have no voice, and who had no choice in being brought into the world without a safety net.

                           -   attributed to Victor Hugo