Our mom, Jane, in 1950 with her cat Ginger.
Welcome to
Maison de Meow
We are a non-profit street cat rescue mission that helps find loving homes for cats found on the streets of Brooklyn, New York. These cats are most often found in dire need of medical attention and it is our goal to provide extensive veterinary services and to find homes for each and every one. We are certified in TNR (Trap, Neuter, Return) work and provide our services to all strays. Our work includes installing winter protection cat shelters, regularly feeding TNR cats, and providing medical attention to all in need. Maison de Meow has our own dedicated consultant veterinarian who helps keep our cats and kittens on the mend.
We owe our love of cats, and caring for all animals in need, to our mother Jane. Her lifelong empathy and work for stray animals inspired us to start Maison de Meow.
Some of our before-and-after rescue stories
Leone
Leone means ‘lion’ in Italian. This fearless guy was fed outdoors over many months as a feral cat until he was found one day with a severe bleeding neck wound. When he was caught, we had never had a cat with such a strong street stench. P U Leone! After much care and fur coat cleaning, he has grown into a majestic Norwegian Forest Cat, and lives in Brooklyn with another adopted feral cat and his foster parents.
Jacket
Jacket needed urgent medical care when he was found in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. He was one of our special case cats that was FIV+ and was recovering from several wounds and was very malnourished. Jacket was incredibly lucky to have found the best new family which included another FIV+ adopted cat and the adoring twin brother adopters. Jacket enjoys sleeping in his cat bunk bed with his friend.
Enoki
Enoki was found in a trash pile as a kitten and had to learn to trust people. She was so grateful to be inside and gobbled her food up daily to reach a healthy weight. Enoki can’t stop purring on laps now and prefers to be outstretched as far as her paws will take her.
Giardino
Giardino was found in the community garden during a particularly harsh and cold winter. He was scared and starving. Giardino now lives the good life and loves to sleep with his feet up in the air. He’s one smart cookie and loves to listen to his new foster play guitar and have his tummy rubbed.
Benny
Our amazing vet treated Benny’s wounds and got him into tip-top shape. Meow, Benny!
Taki
Dear Taki is truly an old, patient, and quiet soul. Taki was in such poor shape when he was found that we didn’t know if he was going to pull through. Taki clearly was once someone’s pet but lived on the streets fending for himself for years before he was rescued. Our hearts were broken when the vet told us his teeth were so worn because he was eating pebbles which they found in his stomach. Taki was adopted by his incredible foster parents, Eric and Steph, who had graciously adopted another senior cat from us a year prior. We are so thankful for such caring people who welcome these cats into their homes.
Shelters in ‘Cat Alley’ in BedStuy, Brooklyn.