Cat lover wants Shea kitties moved

At least one cat lover wants the Mets to bring Shea Stadium’s feral felines to their new home, Citi Field.

“They’re part of Mets lore,” said Bryan Kortis of Neighborhood Cats, a Manhattan rescue group. “So why not keep them around?”

Since the ballpark opened in 1964, strays have occasionally scampered across the field during games, including one legendary 1969 incident when a black cat pranced in front of the Chicago Cubs dugout. The Mets went on to beat the Cubs for the National League East division title and won the World Series.

A spokeswoman for the city Parks Department said Shea staff believes only one or two cats live at the ballpark. She said when cats are caught, they are taken to shelters.

Anthony Rizzo, the parks department coordinator at Shea, said yesterday he’s never seen cats at the stadium.

Kortis estimated the stadium may be home to 20 to 40 cats, based on Shea’s size and its proximity to Flushing Bay, which makes the Willets Point section of Queens a haven for rodents.

This is purrfectly insane.