Will says: The fourth and final New Year's Eve kitten, Scruffy, an orange and white male, was the master of tongue manipulation, always sticking his long tongue out in funny ways. Scruffy and his brother Duffy were adopted together.

The four New Year's Eve kittens were a delight to work with both individually and as a group. Our job as foster parents for the SPCALA, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles, is to keep them alive, socialize them to humans so they will make good pets, and give them a carefree early kittenhood. I think that we did all of that. We think that we are training them, but even at an early age they end up training us. The hardest part of fostering is having to give them up after we have turned them into the perfect pets. It is not so much a matter of missing the individual kittens, because we know from the start that we cannot keep them and there are always more that need our help. It is breaking up the litter and hence putting a dent in their carefree existence that is so difficult. We are always most pleased when we can get them adopted out together, to homes with other kittens, or at least to homes with other animals. It was with this litter that I started taking a lot more photos per litter so that I could better remember them and so that those who adopt them can better understand how they were when they were younger. The only thing missing with this litter was a mother cat. I have discovered that the greatest invention for taking care of kittens is a mother cat. Well, you just do the best you can with what you have.

New Year's Even Kittens Part 3: Muffy
New Year's Even Kittens Part 2: Duffy
New Year's Even Kittens Part 1: Tuffy

All Photos Courtesy of and ©: Will and Kathey Haas
Will and Kathey generously share hundreds of photos they've taken of needy kittens on their Flickr account and their Photobucket account

New Year's Eve Kittens Part 4: Scruffy  kitten
New Year's Eve Kittens Part 4: Scruffy  kitten
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Awww :) so glad they were adopted together!
Lilia -
too cute! i'm sure that's what my cat would have looked like when he was a kitten. :)
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Together, forever, that's terrific!
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what a big paw this little cutey has
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So adorable! Thanks for the stories about the kitties. All are so cute.
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I Win!
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such great photos and bless you for being so kind to these wonderful kittens; and just look at this bed; so obvious how generous you are!
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So many LOLcat possibilities in this post! He is GORGEOUS!
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little footsie action going on here. what a lucky little boy to be adopted into a forever home AND to be with his brother foreber an ebers.
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What a love. Ginger and white. I bet Scruffy's fur feels as soft as a cotton ball.
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So many cute photos ... Scruffy is anything but that. He is about as cute as it gets.
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Scruffy looks like an adorable lovable little monster!!!
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Scruffy is so adorable I could barely choose my favorite photo. I'm so glad he was adopted with his brother!
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such a sweet expression on that little face. : )
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Scruffy is adorable, and I'm so glad he was adopted with his brother, Duffy.
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I LOVE the ears on this little guy! So huge!
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This is a mouth you could kiss forever!!!
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Scruffy is a tiny cutie boy in this photo. Thank you Wil for all the good you do for stray animals. The world is a better place with persons like you in it.
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Aww, isn't Scruffy just the cutest little ginger and white boy you have ever seen? I would never want to leave home if it meant leaving this sweet boy!
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He reminds me so much of my Loki. Sure do miss him...
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Dear Scruffy,
I love you!
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