2015 News Archive
Friendly Cat Found in Piscataway - Needs Foster Home
(12/23/2015) This very friendly house cat was found in Piscataway, near Stelton Road/New Brunswick Ave (click above for a larger picture).
If you have any information about this sweet gentle cat - or can kindly foster her until a permanent loving home is found - please contact Deanna at 908-655-6948.
Happy Tails: Charlotte and Sammi (now Coda and April) have been adopted!
(12/8/2015) Sammi (above left) and Charlotte (above right), two sweet kittens who were rescued from Busch Campus this past summer, have been adopted! They now are named April and Coda.
Please join us in congratulating these little girls on finding their forever home. We wish April, Coda, and their new family a wonderful holiday and a Happy New Year!
Friday, Dec. 4: Barnes & Noble Marketfair Princeton - Worthy Cause Worthy Paws
(12/4/2015) Volunteer Trish will be on site from 9am to 4:30pm wrapping gifts at the Barnes & Noble bookstore (Marketfair; located at 3535 US Route 1 #400, Princeton, NJ) to benefit Scarlet Paws! Feel free to join her at the gift wrapping counter for a little while (no experience necessary!) or just stop by to say "Hello" and perhaps make a donation!
Thank you!
Happy Tails: Phoebe and Scarlet have been adopted together!
(11/16/2015) We are thrilled to announce that Phoebe (above left; click for larger picture) and Scarlet (above right; click for larger picture), two playful, friendly black female sisters who were rescued from underneath the North Tower Residence Hall on the Livingston Campus, have been adopted together!
Congratulations to Phoebe and Scarlet and their new family!
Bella is looking for a new home! Meet her at Animal Health Care of Marlboro
(10/27/2015) Bella (above; click for larger pictures) needs a new home! This grey and white female cat, approximately 4 years old, was rescued by Scarlet Paws from Busch Campus in October 2012. Unfortunately, her former owner has moved somewhere where cats are not allowed. She is now back in our care, and ready for a new home - hopefully, yours!
Bella is very sweet, affectionate, and talkative cat. She has been neutered, vaccinated for rabies and distemper, and tested negative for Fiv/FeLV and parasites.
You can meet and play with Bella at Animal Health Care of Marlboro (AHC), located at 299 Route 9 South (at Union Hill Road), Englishtown, NJ 07726 (Telephone: 732-972-3201).
Prospective adopters will be asked to complete an application form (DOC | PDF). Our adoption fee for one cat is $100. The adoption fee helps cover our veterinary costs.
If you are interested in adopting Bella, please contact us!
Bella has been found!
(10/27/2015) Bella (right; click for larger picture) has been found! This sweet grey and white female cat went missing at the end of August. Bella was rescued with the help of Scarlet Paws volunteers. She received a complete checkup and has a clean bill of health from the veterinarian. Bella is now safe in our care.
Espresso is still looking for a home!
(8/20/2015; Updated: 10/11/2015) Espresso (Essie) (above; click for larger pictures) is a sweet black female cat who was rescued earlier this year from Busch Campus. She is approximately 11 months old.
Essie is cautious, but playful after she warms up to you. She is sweet and likes to head-bump! She loves to be petted, and will purr a lot and make happy squeaky noises while being petted. Essie talks to her foster mom as she approaches her cage, and meows for attention! She also loves to play with toys. Essie seems to get along well with dogs, having met both large and small dogs at her foster home.
Essie has been spayed, vaccinated for rabies and distemper, and tested negative for Fiv/FeLV and parasites.
Watch Essie at play:
Prospective adopters will be asked to complete an application form (DOC | PDF). Our adoption fee for one cat is $100. The adoption fee helps cover our veterinary costs.
If you are interested in adopting Essie, please contact us!
Sheba is still looking for a home!
(9/27/2015) Sheba (above; click for larger pictures) is a black female cat, approximately 2 years old, found as a stray on Rutgers University's Busch campus. Sheba's foster mom describes her as shy at first, but playful and affectionate once she gets to know someone. She enjoys being petted and having her back scratched.
Sheba has been spayed, is FIV/FeLV negative and up-to-date on shots.
Watch Sheba at play:
Prospective adopters will be asked to complete an application form (DOC | PDF). Our adoption fee for one cat is $100. The adoption fee helps cover our veterinary costs.
If you are interested in adopting Sheba, please contact us!
Marty has been adopted!
(9/22/2015) Marty (above; click for a larger picture) has just been adopted! This black, long-haired male kitten, born in late May 2015 and rescued from Busch Campus, found his forever home through our partnership with Animal Health Care of Marlboro (AHC).
Congratulations to Marty and his new family!
New Jersey Film Festival to screen short film Foster Dog on Sunday, September 20
(9/20/2015) The New Jersey Film Festival at Rutgers University will screen Foster Dog (2015; 14 min.), a wonderful short film about a young, disabled dog who gets a new leash on life, with the help of an older, wiser friend. With an introduction and Q+A session with Director Lisa Alonso Vear!
Also to be shown the same night: All in Time (2015; 98 min.), a dramatic comedy about life, love, and passion, with an introduction and Q+A session with Directors Chris Fetchko and Marina Donahue!
Free food courtesy of Jimmy Johns of New Brunswick!
Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. Voorhees Hall #105/Rutgers University 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey $10=General; $9=Students+Seniors; $8=Rutgers Film Co-op Friends For more information: call (848) 932-8482; or visit www.njfilmfest.com
Vote for Scarlet Paws Animal Welfare Network in the Animal Rescue Site's "Let's Play it Cool" Challenge
(8/20/2015) Please vote for Scarlet Paws Animal Welfare Network in the Animal Rescue Site's "Let's Play it Cool"! Your vote will help The Animal Rescue Site choose which domestic and international animal rescue and welfare organizations to support with grants.
To vote, please do the following:
- Go to: http://www.shelterchallenge.com/home
- Under Shelter Search to the left, enter Scarlet Paws for Shelter Name
- For State, select NJ
- Click Search
- Click Vote button to the right of Scarlet Paws Animal Welfare Network
- Enter the Captcha code displayed, and click Vote.
If you are on a private network or shared computer and cannot find the "Vote" button, you should be able to vote by clicking Register to the upper right of http://www.shelterchallenge.com/home, then creating your own Shelter Challenge account.
You can vote once per day. Thanks for voting!
Tuxie is still looking for a foster or permanent home!
(7/26/2014; updated 6/21/2015) Tuxie is a large Black & White Tuxedo female rescued from College Avenue Campus in Fall 2013, who is seeking adoption or foster care. Approximately 2 years old now, Tuxie has been spayed, vaccinated for rabies and distemper, and is negative for FIV/Feleuk.
Tuxie has been overcoming her shyness of people and now is very vocal for attention with her foster adult. She loves to be petted on her head and chin, flops down on her side to stretch happily, and is ready for the next step of being fostered or adopted by an adult who is an experienced cat socializer. She would make ideal companion for adult(s) who live in a small apartment so she can race around when she gets the "crazies" and satisfy her great curiosity, but return easily to her safe home base spot.
Tuxie loves wet food, uses her litterbox, and loves to rub her face and body while standing on her tippy-toes. Tuxie would be ideal with an experienced cat-socializer as her next foster person or permanent care-giver.
Prospective adopters will be asked to complete an application form (DOC | PDF), and sign an adoption contract if the application is approved. Our adoption fee for one cat is $100, or $150 for two cats together. The adoption fee helps cover our veterinary costs.
Please note that potential fosterers will be asked to complete a foster agreement (DOC | PDF).
If you are interested in fostering or adopting or Tuxie, please contact us!
Click the below pictures to see larger images of Tuxie:
Scarlet Paws to participate in 4th Annual North Brunswick Humane Society Super Cat Adoption Day
(06/20/2015) Find your new feline friend at the North Brunswick Humane Society's Super Cat Adoption Day on Saturday, June 20, from 10am to 3pm. As in years past, the event will be held at Our Lady of Peace Parish Center, located at 1740 Route 130, North Brunswick, NJ 08902. Scarlet Paws will be one of many local animal rescues and shelters participating in this year's event. There will be approximately 150 adorable cats & kittens available for adoption, including Scarlet Paws rescues Mickey and Mouse!
Food and beverages will be available, and all cats adopted at the event will receive a "going home" gift basket filled with goodies and necessities. Dr. Laffoon from Raritan Animal Hospital will be available to answer questions and provide advice to all adopters. Also, for the first time, a veterinarian will be on hand to implant cats and kittens with Home Again microchips. The $25 fee for the service covers the cost of the microchip and lifetime registration.
For more information, please visit www.NorthBrunswickHumane.org or call (732-202-5276).
Scarlet Paws raises awareness and funds for campus animals at Rutgers Day
(Above) Rutgers Day crowds visit the tables for North Brunswick Humane Association (left) and Scarlet Paws Animal Welfare Network.
(4/28/2015) On a sunny and breezy Rutgers Day, Scarlet Paws Animal Welfare Network helped educate visitors about our mission to care for animals found living on Rutgers' New Brunswick Campuses. Rutgers Day attendees met Scarlet Paws Animal Welfare Network volunteers, learned about adoptable animals rescued from Rutgers' New Brunswick campuses, donated money to help care for animals found on campus, signed up to volunteer with us, and received free toys for their dogs, cats, and themselves!
Click the below thumbnails to see more pictures from Rutgers Day:
Urban Animals: Video and Fundraiser
(4/28/2015) Please take a moment to review this wonderful video by Urban Animals about how to adopt shelter pets:
Also, please consider making a GoFundMe donation to Urban Animals, who produce a terrific weekly educational animal TV show (including a previous episode that featured Scarlet Paws!)
http://www.gofundme.com/urbananimals
Join Scarlet Paws Animal Welfare Network at Rutgers Day!
CAN YOU BRING A CAN? YES YOU CAN!
(4/25/2015) Scarlet Paws Animal Welfare Network will have a table at College Farm Road on Rutgers Day (Saturday, April 25, 2015). We will be located in the non-profit area near the Environmental & Natural Resource Sciences Building (14 College Farm Road) on Cook Campus from 10am to 4pm. Click the image at right to download a flyer.
If you CAN, please bring a CAN OF CAT FOOD to donate! All donations are tax-deductible, as Scarlet Paws Animal Welfare Network is an approved 501(c)3 charitable organization.
Come meet us to learn about our efforts to care for animals found living on Rutgers' New Brunswick Campuses, pick out a little gift (free with donation, while supplies last), and find out how you can help.
Ronnie has found a new home!
(4/20/2015) Ronnie (a.k.a "Ron Swanson," at right; click for a larger image), a handsome, friendly, playful and curious male cat rescued from near Douglass Campus, has been adopted!
Ronnie quickly found a home, most likely because he is very affectionate and seems very interested in being a lap cat.
We would like to thank both Ronnie's rescuer, as well as North Brunswick Humane Association for providing additional support.
Congratulations to Ronnie and his new family!
HOORAY! Piper and Prue have been adopted together!
(3/28/2015) Scarlet Paws is thrilled to announce that Prue (right, at top) and Piper (right, at bottom; click for a larger image), two beautiful tabby females rescued from Busch Campus last June, have been adopted together! These girls are nearly 1 year old, and have received excellent foster care from our wonderful volunteers, as well as the outstanding staff at Animal Health Care of Marlboro (AHC).
Piper and Prue were adopted by a member of the Rutgers community. Their new mom reports that they are a "joy," and "hysterical to watch when they are playing with their toys and chasing each other around." Their new family members are very happy that these girls have won over their hearts!
Please join us in congratulating Piper, Prue, and their new family!
Adoptable Scarlet Paws cats thank HarnessLife.org for their generous support!
(3/7/2015) Alicia (below, left) and Tuxie (below, right), two cats currently available for adoption through Scarlet Paws, thank HarnessLife.org for their generous donation of a $100 spay/neuter grant!
Click the below pictures to see larger images of Alicia (left) and Tuxie (right):
Alert: Lost dog in New Brunswick, possibly near Douglass Campus
(3/2/2015) Little Mylo (pictured at right) went missing on March 1. He's only 5 months old. He might be in the area of Georges Road or Douglass Campus at Rutgers. Please help us get him back home. He needs to be safe and warm!
Mylo has a microchip! (#900118000331819) If found, please contact Dary T at 908-937-6337 or by email.
"Sweet Simon" needs a foster or permanent home!
(2/25/2015) Simon (at right; click for a larger image), an extremely loveable - and people-loving - cat, needs a new indoor home! Simon is very calm, and acclimates to new people and responsible children very easily and happily! He just wants to follow you around the house, or lounge on the couch with you. Simon is a great cat to keep you company!
Simon is front-paw declawed, and would be fine living with a friendly dog (he lives with one now). He would prefer to be the only cat in a new situation, if possible.
Simon's owner is heartbroken to have to part with him, and would greatly appreciate the chance to have him stay in the Highland Park area with a new loving family that she can stay in touch with.
For more information, please contact owner Lori at loriyah[at]gmail[dot]com.
Click the below pictures to see larger images of Simon:
Perseus (now Purr-cy) has found a new home!
(2/19/2015) Perseus, a loving, handsome and regal tabby young male cat, who was rescued by a volunteer for Scarlet Paws Animal Welfare Network, has found a new home! This gentle, friendly, and playful little guy was adopted by a family that is part of the Rutgers community. He now goes by the name of "Purr-cy."
Congratulations to Purr-cy and his new family!
BC and Beegee have been adopted!!
(2/7/2015) BC (above left) and Beegee (above right), two sweet kittens who were rescued from Douglass Campus at Rutgers University last fall, have both been adopted!
Both BC and Beegee were adopted through Animal Rescue Force (ARF) at their Sayreville location. Thanks to ARF for finding a home for these wonderful kittens!
Congratulations to BC and Beegee, and to their new families!
Pepper has found a home!
(1/31/2015, updated 2/7/2015) Great news: Pepper (above; click for larger pictures), a 10-year-old black female cat whose loving owner recently passed away, has found a new home! A young medical student looking for a kitten felt Pepper needed her love more, and she is thrilled to have her!
Congratulations to Pepper and her adoptive mom!
Enter Goodshop's "Spread Love, Shop Good" sweepstakes by February 14 to win prizes for yourself and Scarlet Paws!
(2/4/2015) Enter Goodshop's "Spread Love, Shop Good" sweepstakes, and you could win one of three grand prizes for yourself, as well as a donation for Scarlet Paws Animal Welfare Network! Once you enter the contest, be sure to share with your friends and family to increase your own chances of winning. Thanks for your support!
Boomer (now "Bats") and Houdini have both found homes!
(1/24/2014) Boomer and Houdini, two sweet kittens who were rescued from the Douglass Campus at Rutgers University last fall, have both found homes!
Houdini, a female kitten, was adopted through Animal Rescue Force (ARF) at their Sayreville location. Thanks to ARF for finding a home for Houdini!
Boomer, a male kitten, was adopted by a family that includes a Rutgers student! Boomer's new name is Bats, short for "Batman." Bats' new mom reports that he is a "joy" and a "sweetie," and that he loves to run around his new home and play.
Congratulations to Bats and Houdini, and to their new families!
UPDATE: Mr. Fox, Oreo and Squeaky have all been adopted!
(1/17/2015) Mr. Fox, Oreo, and Squeaky have all been adopted! Mr. Fox, who was rescued along with his brothers last fall from Busch Campus at Rutgers University, was adopted by a very nice family the first day he was shown for adoption! Thanks to our friends at Animal Rescue Force for helping Mr. Fox find a great home.
Shortly afterwards, Oreo and Squeaky also found a wonderful home! Their new mom reports that they "are adorable, affectionate, healthy and hilarious! Squeaky loves the limelight, and Oreo is coming out of his shell. They are eating very well (they would eat all day if we let them!)... They are playful and communicative. We just love them!"
Congratulations to Mr. Fox, Oreo, Squeaky, and their new families!
Pictures from Scarlet Paws' "Meet and Greet" at the Rutgers Club
(1/14/2015) The Scarlet Paws Animal Welfare Network's Board looks forward to having more events like our meet and greet at the Rutgers Club on December 16, 2014. The event featured good food, a "draw your cat for a dollar" table, many good conversations about cats, and posters of our adoptable cats (one of which got some attention at the home of one of our members before it got packed up for the event).
Click the below images to see larger pictures from the event:
