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UPDATE: Please read this post for an update on the pet food pantry being robbed. There are all sorts of winter shelters to help colony cats endure the worst weather. Some are heated where this is electricity, some are made from multiple layers inside a big Rubbermaid tote, some are cute little wooden houses painted […]
This crisis is not the time for people to relinquish their pets or feel guilty because they can’t feed them. Hi. This is Sue from the Dr. John P. Ruffing VMD Pet Food Pantry, a project of Pittsburgh LGBTQ Charities. Marie and I were talking about the impact of the SNAP crisis on pet owners. […]
**Venue change for Pittsburgh Point Park rally 2-4pm. See below. This weekend, Saturday October 18, Americans return to the streets in a show of grassroots resistance known as No Kings events. The first event was on June 14, 2025, when organizers estimated that more than five million people participated in more than 2,100 cities and […]
An Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid on two restaurants in the locally owned and operated Mexican chain, Emiliano’s, left unprecedented damage and destruction in its wake. ICE took 16 of our Pittsburgh neighbors into custody from the restaurants in Richland Township and Cranberry Township. Our neighbors. People who were working hard in a difficult […]
Content Note: white supremacy, fascism, Nazism, racism, homelessness, anti-Semitism. Some of the links go to more direct content. Please read and click with caution. If a Nazi lives in your neighborhood, would you want to know? We are loosely defining a Nazi as self-affiliated white supremacist whose actions promote fascism. If that person is actively […]
NO KITTENS! Here’s a little update on the state of our colony, dubbed #FortFaulsey. Colony History Fort Faulsey dates back far before human beings built houses on Faulsey Way and nearby streets. Our little section of Manchester on Pittsburgh’s Northside is close enough to the river and secluded enough by the giant brick sound barrier […]
I first wrote this post in November 2019. I am reposting this morning in honor of Franco Harris and his family, Dana and Dok. Franco’s death ((March 7, 1950 – December 20, 2022) has layers of impact for all of us, in that very unique Pittsburgh way where this great man was far more than […]
I have a friend who is in URGENT need of support with gently used clothing. I’m not going to share too many identifying details here, but ask you to trust me. It is hard rebuilding your life under any circumstances. It absolutely helps to have nice, well-fitted clothing that reflects your identity. If you have […]
Cat folx are generous to a fault. They share their excess, they pass the ‘stuff’ of their beloved pets onto others, and they gather stuff from their friends, too. I am constantly asked if #PghCatFolx can distribute this or that. Often enough that I think it is time to create a formal list with information. […]
I had an uncomfortable conversation with some folx today that left me a little shaken. The source of our difference of opinion isn’t so much a concern and being at odds while awkward is not the problem. The issue for me is something I’ve encountered over and over again – being accused of valuing cats […]
