Wildlife Freedom Foundation
4.3 from 46 reviews
Address 1 Southpoint Pk, New York, NY 10044
Description "Animal Sanctuary Rescue & Rehabilitation of wildlife"
m regnier
The Wildlife Freedom Foundation is a wonderful organization. Since I’ve moved to Roosevelt Island, I’ve seen the great work that they do. They help rehabilitate many forms of wildlife, and they’ve helped find homes for so many cats. They’re also an important part of the community: educating people about protecting and preserving wildlife as well as hosting community events. Visiting the sanctuary is always great. You can admire all of the animals (cats, geese, squirrels, opossums, etc) living in harmony together. They have a very important mission and I’m happy they are able to share their work with our community.
Lisa Lei
Been volunteering there for 4+ months and had the most amazing time. Rossana, the founder of WFF is one of the most caring people I met. She remembered the name of every cat, goose, and squirrel that she rescued in the shelter. The animals are cared for by multiple volunteers on a daily basis.
Raul Cavazos-Binder
I have lived on the island for 10 years and have volunteered with the Wildlife Freedom Foundation (WFF) for almost as much time. I have had the pleasure of helping WFF rehabilitate and care for countless animals including geese, opossums, squirrels, ducks, swans, and of course cats! The sanctuaries can be found around Roosevelt Island and have greatly improved the lives of residents and and wildlife. WFF works with the ACC of NYC, the kill shelter of the city, to take in formerly owned and rescued cats and save them from being put down. WFF not only acts as a custodian of these cats but does so much more work with the wildlife of the island. The Southpoint Park Sanctuary serves as a home for a variety of animals (cats, geese, ducks, opossums, swans, squirrels) that are year long residents of the island and find refuge at the sanctuary. I encourage visitors to stop by the sanctuaries to learn more about the wildlife of Roosevelt Island and the work of WFF and its dedication to all animals
Koji Yoshioka
I have lived for quite a few years on the Island and during my morning runs I have been enjoying stopping by the cat sanctuary to observe the amazing work of the Wildlife Freedom Foundation. They have so many different animals living in harmony together including also disabled animals. It’s amazing! They found homes for so many cats and the sanctuary it’s positive energy for everyone. This organization plays an important role in our community, I admire them for the hard work and service to our community. I often see kids and teenagers volunteering with passion and dedication and that alone is such a positive message to reinforce the importance of protecting our companion animals and wildlife. “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, what are you doing for others?” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Emma Zenodo
I have seen so many times that the cats on this island having birds in their mouths. This island is on a natural migration pathway for many precious birds: some are even endangered species. Also they never neuter their cats. Every spring, numerous kittens would pop out and appear outside our buildings. Many of them disappear quickly. I doubt if they were adopted or they just died out of negligence. This organization claims that they love animals, but what they do is to the let the cats kill birds, breed and die. I wonder if the existence of this organization is just to satisfy some people’s passion for feeding and petting some cats. They don’t care about anything else. Because how would you explain all the dead birds we see in your cats’ mouth and what have you done to stop cats getting them?? How do you explain all the kitties we see every spring if all your cats are neutered?? And if you are a federal registered non-profit organization, you should welcome voices from the community to question the purpose and execution of your organization. Otherwise how it is different from using this land for your personal fun.
Satomi Grün
I came for inquiry for cat adoption - met by the most unpleasant rude woman you can imagine. As I spoke and asked the questions, she brushed me off that she doesn’t have time because she has to clean. Each word I spoke was just treated as a sheer nuisance and I was just shocked for her anger at obvious stranger that she met for the first time. When I asked her to see the cats, she said it’s not to enter and angrily yelled at us “this is sanctuary and injured animal live here!!!” I got offended and decided to sit and eat pizza I brought in front of the sanctuary. Surprise surprise! The same woman yelled at us and repelled us kindly welcomed two younger white guys and even let them approach near the gate. Is she a racist or what? As they ask similar questions like I did, she passionately answered and was even cracking smiles. Meanwhile she monitored us and looked every occasion to yell at us even outside the sanctuary - when my daughter found a little kitten outside the sanctuary fence and tried to approach, she yelled from the sanctuary at her. As I ask “is she retuning there?” She was angrily mumbling something. Extremely unpleasant experience. Forget about cat rescue. This woman needs to rescue herself.
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