518-526-3372
contact@scruffcats.org
PO Box 200
Guilderland, NY 12084
The October SCRUFF Spay Day is coming up on October 16. All Spay Days take place at the Animal Protective Foundation (APF) in Schenectady. For a downloadable PDF of the schedule, visit our Spay Day page here. Contact us for more information and to book an appointment.
This week we have an important tip for everyone who wants to help feral cats. Please do not try to pick up a feral cat. They are certainly not used to interacting with people, and if you try to handle one it will be extremely stressed. For your safety, too, don’t attempt to capture a feral cat, even if you use a blanket (as some people do), you will stress the cat and endanger yourself.
We are pleased to report that our top-notch tech team has re-established our email! You are welcome to send us messages again at contact@scruffcats.org. Thank you for your understanding during this little emergency.
Our SCRUFF email is temporarily down. Our tech team is working on the problem. Please call us at (518) 526-3372 and we will return your call within 24 to 48 hours. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you.
Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNvR) improves cats’ lives. With TNvR, cats are humanely trapped and taken to a veterinarian to be spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and ear tipped (the universal symbol of a neutered and vaccinated cat). Healthy feral cats are then returned to their outdoor home. Unlike the failed, costly, and cruel catch and kill approach, TNvR is effective because it stabilizes the population, improves the cats’ health, and ends behaviors associated with mating – like yowling, roaming, and fighting. TNvR is practiced in communities all across the U.S. and endorsed by national animal protection organizations.
