Tender Loving Cats, Inc. is an all-volunteer, nonprofit 501(c)(3), no-kill feline rescue, concentrating on reducing Long Island's community cat population through Trap-Neuter-Return and the rehabilitation of homeless cats and kittens for adoption. Tender

Our Mission

Tender Loving Cats, Inc. is an all volunteer, not-for-profit 501(c)(3), no-kill feline rescue, concentrating on reducing Long Island's community cat population through trap-neuter-return and rehabilitation of homeless cats and kittens for adoption. All cats and kittens adopted from Tender Loving Cats, Inc. are spayed/neutered prior to adoption as a part of our mission to reduce the numbers of homeless cats and kittens on Long Island. Tender Loving Cats, Inc. rescues the mistreated, saves the injured and loves the abandoned.

Spring Plant Sale 2025

Order a Flat = Save a Cat!
Order spring plants, and help us continue our mission to rescue cats & kittens from the streets of Long Island!
Our annual spring plant sale fundraiser starts NOW! We are once again working with a Long Island local specialty nursery to bring back plenty of beautiful high quality favorites - and adding some new stars this Spring!
Order your annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetables, hanging baskets, deck pots, tropical foliage & more by Friday April 11th, and then pick them up in Dix Hills on Saturday May 10th, just in time for Mother’s Day!

It's that simple to help us continue to rescue, save, love homeless cats & kittens on Long Island, NY.

Buy Plants

Petco Love (formerly Petco Foundation) grants Tender Loving Cats, Inc. $4,000 to support our lifesaving efforts in April 2025

Tender Loving Cats, Inc. (TLC) is proud to announce that we have received a lifesaving $4,000 grant from Petco Love. We would like to thank Petco Love for investing $4,000 in our grass roots, foster-based and all-volunteer run organization. In 2024, we rescued. saved, loved and spayed/neutered over 1,400 cats & kittens from the streets of Long Island, NY many of those cats & kittens needing extensive lifesaving medical treatment. Our goal, as always, is to meet or exceed that in 2025! We could not attempt to attain this goal without the generosity of the public who made this grant possible by donating to Petco Love. #petcolovepartner

Numbers of lives changed by
Tender Loving Cats in 2024

Take a moment to look at these numbers. As an all-volunteer, all-foster based rescue these numbers are unprecedented. When I saw them my jaw dropped. How can an organization with no physical shelter help this many lives? With the unwavering dedication of its volunteers, it’s foster parents and its supporters.

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