Many Thanks from Schenectady
Thank you for all you do! My sister and I kept kittens from two females and have 12 cats that we feed and keep in our basement. My sister, Linda and I help care for all of them. (Beverly KS)
Tag: feral
Did You Know: Very Young Cats Can Have Kittens!
Did you know? Kittens as young as 4 months old can get pregnant. Be part of the solution. Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return. The only humane way to improve the lives of community cats. Call Scruff at 518-526-3372 for more information, or check our Contact Page here.
A Donation from Galway, NY
Please accept this donation to help with your spay/neuter program. Thank you for all you do for the cats! (Diane S.)
A Note from Scotia
Dear Kathleen, Thank you for helping me get one of our neighborhood strays neutered. I continue to feed him and he is doing well. Thanks again for offering this invaluable service! (Daria W.)
Feral Fact: Feral Cats Are Not Adoptable!
We are often asked, “Why feral cats can’t “just be captured” and adopted out as pets?” That is a very good question. But the answer is fairly simple. Feral cats are not adoptable! Although they are the same species as our household pet cats, they are adapted to living out doors. They are very wary of humans and are not socialized to people. In short, they cannot, and do not, get along with us humans. Stray cats, on the other hand, are cats who once were pet cats and somehow got separated from their homes. The cats can be returned to their humans, or if that is not possible, the can be “re-homed” into a new situation. 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.