Project Purr (Santa Cruz)

FREE TNR program, including rabies and FVRCP vaccines, parasite control package, ear tip and optional microchip, is available to all Santa Cruz County residents, regardless of income and no voucher required. Working with East Lake Animal Clinic, who is open 7 days a week for surgeries and no appointment required, make this ideal when trapping feral cats and kittens!

Spay/neuter saves lives.

Networking with rescue groups brings community together and saves resources.

Although Project Purr has a small volunteer foster care network, they educate and encourage so the community acts as the ultimate safety net for the animals.

Barn cat programs are the new adoptions! Adopt an unsocial cat or kitten for rodent wrangling and save more lives while helping the planet go green!

Project Purr started and runs a successful dog and cat food program that collects donated/salvaged pet food and distributes it to existing pantries and homeless shelters. "Fix & Feed, Pets In Need" piggy-backs on well-known programs to get the food to where it is most needed... and this keeps animals healthy and out of the shelter.

Using custom made hutches on sawhorses is the best way to rescue, rehabilitate, and re-home feral cats and kittens. Hutches are easy to service, clean, and work with the animals which makes our jobs easier and life-affirming!

Started a benefit resale shop to fund our many programs and gives us a place to call home. That makes us more accessible as a resource and keeps us in the public eye. Founded as a grassroots organization 28 years ago, we have our feet firmly planted in our supportive animal-loving community.

We love our volunteers!

MIcrochips and databases get animals home again.

Being receptive to new and changing programs and protocols keeps us on the cutting edge of a quickly changing world. Flexibility brings success for the organization and life for the animals!