Update! I have just received word that this cat has been freed – best possible outcome.
South Brooklyn, New York – Animal lovers are justifiably up in arms about a cat who has been trapped in a storage shed in South Brooklyn for nearly a week. The cat, part of a feral cat community, is reported to be in a storage shed by the parking lot of Lincoln High School, which is currently closed for the spring break holiday.
On social media, the situation has been shared with page followers:
Feral cat trapped in storage room attached to the H.S. for 5 days without food or water. There is a roll down gate.
School is closed this week. The only people available are Custodian and Security. They don’t want to let the feeder in to get the cat. Feeder knows the custodian for years but supposedly is now getting in trouble for letting the cat out. He’s let the cat out in the past. Police showed up and didn’t do anything. The feeder is 39 years old now and has been feeding a colony over there since she was 15. There used to be a lot more, now it’s down to only 3 cats. They have cat houses on the property & school employees also feed the 3 cats.
Apparently, the custodian who normally assists is now refusing, as are the local police and fire department.
It is a simple fix for someone. Either the custodian or school security unlocks the shed and lets the cat out, or the police or fire department break the lock and opens the door to let the cat out. Not rocket science.
The following post was made by a friend of the person who feeds the cats. This was written on the morning of April 7.
He refused to help her anymore but still she assumed the cat was let out. Yesterday night was day 5 and she thought maybe something else happened to the cat but later in the evening like at 9pm, she called the cat and she started to cry from inside the storage room.
So, as of Tuesday, the cat was still locked inside, unable to escape.
Perhaps if enough people reach out to the local authorities, someone will understand that this is cruel, and this cat deserves to live.
NYPD 60th Precinct (South Brooklyn)
Main phone number: (718) 946-3311
Address: 2951 West 8th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11224
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Community Affairs: (718) 946-3328
Crime Prevention: (718) 946-3310
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FDNY Headquarters: (718) 999-2000
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