Here, we rise up and take the power back. We unify and watch our flag ascend to support our neighbors.

On June 2, 2025, I created a video appeal for the Dr. John P. Ruffing VMD Pet Food Pantry – we were/are running low on pet food. By the end of the week,we had received 890 pounds of dry food and $970 in $$ and gift cards. Maybe a few straggling donations will come in […]

Update on Pet Food Pantry Drive. Fantastic momentum – we just need $30 and a little more pet food

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‘Wild Blue Yonder’ Band Collecting Pet Food Donations at June 14 Concert

Our very first pet food drive of the season is hosted by local musical group ‘Wild Blue Yonder’ at their upcoming show in Dormont. We’ll be there with a table and info. You can bring donations with you or donate virtually. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Parking Pad (@parking.pad)

The Pet Food Pantry Has Run Out of Dog Food

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Donate extra tickets for the caretakers

As you know, the focus of the Dr. John P Ruffing VMD Pet Food Pantry is to support the folx, the people doing this work. Most of the time, we provide supplies and materials for their work. This week, something changed – we received gifts of extra tickets. One set was for a Pirates game […]

Video: Afternoons with Pretty Girl, a tail of a community cat

If you’d like to support Pretty Giirl and her colony chums, we’d appreciate that. Anything you can do to support these families and caretakers is appreciated. Here’s how Donations can be dropped to: Look for the yellow #PghCatFolx yard signs and patio bins

Pittsburgh’s Northside Pet Food Pantry Seeking Monthly Volunteers, Donations. Are You Willing to Drive Pet Food Distributions to Your Neighbors?

Immediate Need for 120 lbs or 24 five pound bags The Dr. John P. Ruffinng VMD pet food pantry needs some volunteers for specific driving tasks to remain open. The main one is a 20 minute commitment. We distribute to X amount of people each Sunday dividihng our total caretakers into different weeks. The pantry […]

Happy National Cat Folx Day – April 19

Today is a very important holiday that we have slightly tweaked to represent all the wonderful people who have bonds with cats. National Cat Ladies Folx Day seems a little random without much documentation, but we are used to that. I’ve changed ‘cat lady’ to ‘cat folx’ to be more representative of the lush diversity […]

The Pet Food Pantry Needs Paper Towels and Baby Wipes for Cat Colony Spring Cleaning

The Dr. John P. Ruffing VMD Pet Food Projects pet food pantry has been operating for six months. We have 40 active caretakers/households registered and 60 total. We typically give 11-15 pounds of dry and 20 cans of wet each month. We’ve also been working to get people connected with each other, especially neighbors. We’ve […]

On This St. Gertrude’s Day, Be Your Mother’s Savage Daughter, Don’t Lower Your Voice

I like this song. I was first introduced through a cover version, but this flipcamera version is much better. Some people who write about this song are a little over the top with their inner wild woman howling at the moon imagery. That typically hits me as appropriative and artificial. And I don’t like those […]