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Bideawee Creating and strengthening the human-animal bond through best-in-class lifesaving and compassionate care for pets and the people who love them. Woodehouse.
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Bideawee is a NYS Registered Shelter/Rescue under No. RR159 | Registered 501 (c)(3) | EIN 13-1655210 Bideawee, which means "stay awhile," in Scottish, is one of the country's oldest and most respected animal welfare and pet adoption organizations. Founded in 1903, Bideawee has been providing shelter, care and compassion to homeless animals helping them to find their forever homes for more than 100 years. Bideawee's mission is to create and strengthen the human-animal bond through best-in-class lifesaving and compassionate care for pets and the people who love them. Bideawee has three locations to serve the residents of the metropolitan New York area. Bideawee’s office in Manhattan serves as a resource for the five boroughs, northern New Jersey, Westchester and Fairfield counties. Bideawee in Manhattan is home to an adoption center, and robust volunteer community, as well as Bideawee's Feral Cat Initiative, which supports community efforts to humanely reduce the population of community cats in NYC through the practice of Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR). Bideawee’s location in Westhampton, NY serves pets and pet lovers on Long Island’s east end from a 155 acre campus that was donated to the organization by the noted humorist P.G. The Westhampton campus is home to an adoption center, animal hospital, robust volunteer community and pet memorial park. The Bideawee Campus for Pets and People in Wantagh is a gathering point for pet lovers in Central Long Island. The Campus serves as a hub for the vibrant community of pet lovers in Central Long Island and is home to the innovative PAWS unit that provide the critical medical and behavioral resources necessary to ensure that all Bideawee pets are ready to find their forever home. If you are looking to add the love of a pet into your life, the skilled matchmakers at the Adoption Centers at Bideawee in Manhattan or Westhampton will work with you to determine the best pet for you based on your lifestyle, family and pet experience. Bideawee Matchmakers are experts in creating matches between pets and people. They know that the start of a great lifelong relationship begins by perfectly matching you with a pet that ideally suits you and your way of life. If you already have a pet, Bideawee has a variety of unique programs that can help deepen the relationship you and your pet enjoy. The Westhampton Animal Hospital provides individualized consultative care for your pet. The staff works with each client to determine the best course of care for their pet that fits within the boundaries of the individual pet/human relationship and lifestyle. The Animal Hospital provides expert veterinary care ranging from annual vaccinations and check-ups to complex surgeries for private clients and resident animals. Bideawee knows that the loss of a pet is and emotional and trying time. The Pet Memorial Parks at Bideawee in Wantagh and Westhampton offer a wide variety of options to memorialize and pay tribute to your pet as well as offering bereavement counseling to help pet parents cope with the loss of their loved one. For more information about all of the ways that Bideawee is there for and your pet, please call 866-262-8133 or visit our website: www.bideawee.org

🐾💙 HAPPY FOSTER FRIDAY! MEET OBI! 💙🐾Obi is our handsome senior gentle giant with SO MUCH love to give! This sweet boy st...
10/16/2026

🐾💙 HAPPY FOSTER FRIDAY! MEET OBI! 💙🐾

Obi is our handsome senior gentle giant with SO MUCH love to give! This sweet boy steals the hearts of everyone he meets. Before heading into foster, he was known for taking little strolls through our offices to check in on his favorite people.🏆🐾

Now enjoying life in foster, Obi is showing off his true talents: professional couch potato, champion cuddler, and all-around love bug! 🛋️❤️ 

He loves chew toys, calm neighborhood walks, and spending quality time with his people. His fosters describe him as sweet, playful, and affectionate. 🥹💕

Obi appreciates a peaceful environment and has some resource guarding behaviors around food and toys, along with sensitivity to certain types of handling. As long as you respect his boundaries, his behavior is very well managed. He'll thrive with an experienced adopter who can recognize his cues and help him feel safe and secure. 💙

His ideal forever home is a calm, adult-only household where he can be the one and only pet, enjoying cozy naps, leisurely strolls, and plenty of love. 🏡❤️

Obi has waited far too long for his happily ever after. While he's soaking up love in foster, he's ready for a forever home of his own! 🥰

✨ AND THE BEST PART? OBI'S ADOPTION FEE IS WAIVED! ✨

Could you be Obi's perfect match? Visit the Bideawee website to submit an application and learn more about this lovable boy! 

Let's help Obi make the move from foster life to forever home. 🐶🏡💕

 

Mark your calendars for Howl-oween on 10/31 at Bideawee! All adoptions are $31 for one day only! 🎃
10/16/2026

Mark your calendars for Howl-oween on 10/31 at Bideawee! All adoptions are $31 for one day only! 🎃

Meet Beechnut! This adorable and adventurous 5-month-old kitten is as sweet and loving as she is playful! She absolutely...
10/15/2026

Meet Beechnut! This adorable and adventurous 5-month-old kitten is as sweet and loving as she is playful! She absolutely adores affection, but she also has a little wild streak when playtime rolls around! Beechnut is still learning her playtime manners and would love a family who can help her channel all that kitten energy into fun with her favorite toys.

Beechnut has been with us for a while now, and we’d love to see this little girl finally find a home of her own! Come meet her at our Chelsea Adoption Center and visit www.bideawee.org for more information.

Allie may have dressed up like a princess, but she’s as sweet as they come! 👑💕This adorable 2.5-year-old girl was more t...
10/14/2026

Allie may have dressed up like a princess, but she’s as sweet as they come! 👑💕

This adorable 2.5-year-old girl was more than happy to let us give her the royal treatment, and she looked pretty pleased with herself! Allie is incredibly sweet, affectionate, and full of love. She’s also housebroken, gets along with well-matched dogs, and would love an active family to call her own. She’d do best with older children who can keep up with her playful energy.

Allie is waiting to meet her forever family at our Westhampton Adoption Center. Come meet this sweetheart! 🐾

Head to www.bideawee.org for more information.

Athena Mae has so much love to give, and she’s ready to find someone to share it with! ❤️This adorable girl is as sweet ...
10/13/2026

Athena Mae has so much love to give, and she’s ready to find someone to share it with! ❤️

This adorable girl is as sweet as they come! She loves belly rubs, happily rolls onto her back with her tail wagging, and has a face that’s impossible not to fall in love with. She’s wonderful with people, gets along with other dogs, and would make an amazing addition to just about any family.

After losing the only home she’s ever known when her family relocated, Athena Mae is hoping for a fresh start with someone who will love her as much as she’ll love them.

Athena Mae is currently available as a foster-to-adopt while she receives some additional medical care. Bideawee will cover all veterinary costs and coordinate her treatment until her medical needs are resolved. In the meantime, there’s no reason this sweetheart should have to wait in the shelter for a loving home!

Let’s get Athena Mae settled into a cozy home this fall, where she belongs! ❤️ Head to www.bideawee.org for more information.

☕🐱 Join us for a Virtual Brunch Adoption Event! 🐱☕Mark your calendars for November 15th at 11 AM! 🗓️💛 We’re inviting you...
10/12/2026

☕🐱 Join us for a Virtual Brunch Adoption Event! 🐱☕

Mark your calendars for November 15th at 11 AM! 🗓️💛 We’re inviting you to spend a cozy morning getting to know some of our adorable foster cats who are looking for their forever homes!

You’ll have the chance to meet a group of adoptable cats who have experienced the love, care, and comfort of living in a home. 🏡💕 And the best part? Some of our furry friends will be joining us on Zoom, so you can meet them right from the comfort of your own home!

To make our virtual brunch extra sweet, the first 50 people to RSVP will receive a FREE hot chocolate mix to enjoy while learning about our wonderful foster cats! ☕🍫

📌 All event details and RSVP information can be found on the flyer!

We can’t wait to share these special kitties with you and help them find their happily ever afters. 💕🐾 We hope to see you there!

At nearly 11 years old, Phantom has lost the only home he’s ever known. After spending his entire life with his family, ...
10/11/2026

At nearly 11 years old, Phantom has lost the only home he’s ever known. After spending his entire life with his family, being separated from them has been devastating. Now, this sweet senior is becoming increasingly depressed in the shelter.

Recently, one of our staff members took Phantom out for the day, giving him a much needed break from the shelter environment. The photos tell his story: sad and withdrawn at the shelter, then completely transformed once he was away from it. Phantom lit up - happy, relaxed, and comforted by the simple joys of a peaceful day outside the shelter.

Phantom is sweet, mellow, affectionate, and good with other dogs. Everyone adores him because he’s truly a wonderful companion. He deserves a loving home where he can feel safe, comfortable, and cherished.

Phantom is available for adoption at our Wantagh location. To meet him, please submit an online application at www.bideawee.org.

This sweet face has quite a story to tell. ❤️Adopted from Bideawee as a puppy, Lee recently found his way back to us, bu...
10/08/2026

This sweet face has quite a story to tell. ❤️

Adopted from Bideawee as a puppy, Lee recently found his way back to us, but not in the way you might expect.

Somewhere along the way, Lee was given to a stranger through Facebook Marketplace. ❌❌❌

Thankfully, when the person who took Lee could also no longer keep him (landlord said he was too big 💔) he brought Lee back to Bideawee. But we can’t help thinking about how differently this story could have ended.

When you adopt an animal, you’re making a promise to protect them. And sometimes, life circumstances change. We understand that.

But if you can no longer care for a pet you’ve adopted from us, please reach out.

Because every animal deserves to be safe, loved, and accounted for.

We’re so grateful that Lee is safe with us. But this incredibly sweet, goofy, happy-go-lucky boy deserves far better than being passed around multiple times before he even turns one. Lee was a star when Eric & Joey visited our Westhampton location this summer, and he’s still a star. He loves everyone, including other dogs. Meet him today at our Westhampton location.

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152 West 24th Street
New York, NY
10011

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 4pm
Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 12pm - 6:30pm
Saturday 12pm - 6:30pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

Telephone

+18662628133

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