We are Paw Mom and Paw Dad, and these are our cats.

We are Paw Mom and Paw Dad, and we live in Wurtsboro, New York, in the heart of Sullivan County and the Catskills. We are not a public walk-in shelter, and we cannot accept surrendered cats — we are simply two people who love cats and have made their lifelong care our responsibility.

Between us we care for eight living cats: five outdoor feral cats we have watched over since they were kittens, and three indoor cats who share our home. Everything we do through The Paw Syndicate — the live cam, the stories, the community — exists to support their wellbeing.

We have website, social media, and technology skills, and we are handy with tools and building projects. We hope to use both, in time, to help other shelters and colony caretakers. But our first priority is always the cats already depending on us.

For almost ten years, we have cared for five outdoor feral cats — Batman, Baby, Flipper, Mama, and Robin. We have watched them grow from kittens into the family they are today, and we have built multiple shelters on our property to help protect them through harsh Catskills winters.

Caring for an outdoor feral family is a daily commitment: food, fresh water, shelter upkeep, and a watchful eye through every season. We share their real life on a live cam so a community can help us keep them safe.

Meet each of the five outdoor cats on our cat directory.

Our first priority is lifelong care for these cats: food, shelter, everyday supplies, veterinary care, and the changing needs that come as they age. That responsibility does not end when a season changes or a campaign closes — it is every day, for the whole of their lives.

That is the heart of our mission:

The Paw Syndicate exists to give the cats in our care a lifetime of love, food, shelter, and the care they need. Founded by Paw Mom and Paw Dad in Wurtsboro, New York, and inspired by the memory of our beloved KoKo, we share life with our indoor rescues and outdoor feral family to build a community around their wellbeing. Our first goal is to secure their future. As we grow, we hope to pay that kindness forward by helping other cats, colony caretakers, and shelters with practical support, shelter-building, and the digital skills that help their work be seen.

Our broader outreach — helping other shelters with websites and online visibility, shelter-building projects, and TNR support — is an ambition we are developing. It is not yet an established or funded program. It depends on sustainable funding, capacity, and the right collaborations. Our first priority is always the cats already in our care.

We want to establish a sustainable foundation for our own cats' care first. As resources and capacity allow, we hope to help other shelters and colony caretakers in three ways: