We strive to make a difference for New York’s animals.
Brooklyn Animal Action is a group of volunteers committed to improving the lives of animals in distress. Working with our communities, we facilitate Trap-Neuter-Return programs, find homes for adoptable animals, perform community outreach and education, and engage in advocacy. If you’d like to become involved, we’d love to hear from you – please visit our Take Action page for more information.
Since our founding in 2010, BAA has rehomed thousands of animals. In addition, we are actively involved in Trap-Neuter-Return programs, which spay/neuter feral cats and return them to the streets in managed colonies. TNR has been found to be the most effective and humane way to control cat overpopulation. We are also dedicated to working directly with our community. We believe the best way to help animals is by educating our neighbors and providing tools to help people help animals themselves. We provide information, resources, and support services to would-be rescuers and concerned citizens.
Our Team Members
Brooklyn Animal Action is run entirely by volunteers like you! We support BAA in our spare time because we are committed to improving the lives of NYC’s animals in distress. If you’d like to become involved, we’d love to hear from you – please visit our Take Action page for more information.
Meet our team members below – and their cats, of course!
Belinda Cooper, President
Belinda Cooper is president of Brooklyn Animal Action. She also translates, writes, and teaches human rights law. She believes human and animal rights are closely related. Her cats tend to agree.
Claire Corey, Founding Member and Rescuer
Claire is an artist who started rescuing cats when she moved back to Brooklyn in 2005. When she saw all the suffering of friendly cats around her new home, she realized standing by and doing nothing was not an option. She began rescuing on her own in 2006 and has helped countless cats, and a few dogs, get off the street and into loving homes.
Tara Green, Rescuer
Tara began rescuing when every female cat in the colony around her office in Manhattan Beach became pregnant. She TNR’d the whole colony and found the kittens homes–her BAA career took off from there. She is a full-time registered nurse case manager, a full-time cat rescuer and loves every minute of it!
Donna Erhardt, Founding Member and Rescuer
Donna has been rescuing cats in her neighborhood for many years. She has single-handedly adopted out, TNR’d, and cared for hundreds of cats. In her spare time, she also helps care of small children and other human beings.
Jennie Anne Simson, Rescuer
Jennie Anne is excited to be another pair of paws on the ground in BAA—rescuing, coordinating fosters/adoptions, and doing TNR. When she’s not knee-deep in kittens, she’s busy as a full-time law student. While she loves every kitty she meets, she has the best one in the world at home—her fur daughter Callie.
Maria Moyser, Web and Campaigns Manager
Maria Moyser enjoys volunteering with BAA as a web designer. She also creates graphics and print materials for BAA's fundraising events as well as contributing her email marketing expertise. She has adopted two wonderful cats through BAA, Romeo and Kara. Although she now lives in Boston, she is still dedicated to this amazing organization!
Patrick Delfert, Technical Advisor
Patrick has been volunteering with BAA since 2013. He manages the various technical areas of BAA (website enhancements, hosting, security, and backups; email domain and automation; google ads; etc.). He and his wife Olivia have two very special (feline) boys, Momo and Oreo. Patrick is a software engineering manager & architect by trade.
Cindy Molk, Volunteer Manager
Cindy is a retired science teacher who is thrilled to have the time to support the work of BAA. Although her three cats are from a shelter from upstate New York she is committed to helping the sweet felines of Brooklyn. Her cats all support and encourage her efforts to help their kind.
Would you like to support BAA’s mission as a volunteer?
Visit our Take Action page to learn about all the opportunities available.