SCRUFF

Welcome to SCRUFF

SCRUFF is closely monitoring the rapidly evolving COVID-19 virus. In keeping with the mandated guidelines, our participating partner, the Animal Protective Foundation, we have cancelled the April and May Spay Days.

To learn more about COVID-19 please refer to the CDC website at www.cdc.gov.

SCRUFF (Spaying Capital Region Unowned Feral Felines), is a Trap-Neuter-vaccinate-Return (TNvR) organization for feral and stray cats. Run by dedicated volunteers, SCRUFF provides low-cost spay/neuter services for this unowned population of cats.

Founded by Dr. Susan Sikule of Just Cats Veterinary Clinic, SCRUFF's mission is to work with the public to humanely reduce the population of feral and stray cats and to educate the public on ways to care for these “community” cats.

Our 2020 Spay Day Schedule may be viewed here.

You can download a PDF of the Spay Day Schedule here.

Feral Facts

Feral cats have lived outdoors among people for 10,000 years; they have lived here in the U.S. for hundreds of years. Discover just a few facts you should know about feral cats.

Get involved!! Your volunteer support helps SCRUFF make a greater difference for community cats.

SCRUFF strives to sponsor events to generate interest and financial support for the work we do.

Modeling itself after the nationally acclaimed Alley Cat Allies, SCRUFF volunteers educate individuals and promote TNvR; since January 2007, we have spayed/neutered over 7,000 stray and feral cats! Through our programs and our valuable partnerships, SCRUFF's vision is a lifelong commitment to humanely reducing community cat populations throughout the Capital District Region, one cat at a time.

Revised Spay Day Calendar!

Moonlight the Tuxedo Cat

SCRUFF is closely monitoring the COVID-19 virus. The current situation has caused us to revise our 2020 Spay Day schedule. You can see our revised schedule here.

You may also download a PDF copy of our schedule here.

A TNvR Story

We recently received this story and we thought that it was something important to pass on:

My husband, neighbors and I rescued 3 kittens born under a shed in Niskayuna. We also had the mama cat and another black and white male cat, both feral. We fed mama a ton of food which she then fed to her kittens. She moved her kittens and we couldn’t find her for over a week. Finally, she brought them to my house where I had a heated shelter. We got the kittens to Kitten Angels … who got them into a foster. They’ve been adopted into good homes. Mama and her black and white friend (named Christine and Socks) were trapped with the help of Kitten Angels and were brought to you. They were neutered, spayed and inoculated and returned to us. They are doing well.

Thank you so much for helping save their lives. We continue to take care of them and keep them fed, warm and happy.

Sincerely, Diane.

Thanks, Diane, for telling this great story.

Welcome to SCRUFF

Feral Facts

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Revised Spay Day Calendar!

A TNvR Story