A Kitten Named Johnny Pickles, the Cat Rescue Ecosystem, and #PghCatFolx

Long time readers, but not first time callers might know that I established a non-profit, Pittsburgh LGBTQ Charities in 2021. to raise community awareness and promote grassroots engagement for neighborhood quality of life, animal welfare, anti-poverty, and LGBTQ+ issues in Western Pennsylvania. Currently, we have two main project areas. Protect Trans Kids distributes yard signs […]

17 Reasons to Stop By the (back)YardSale on Saturday

Give Your Back(YardSale) a Good Scratch! Throw in a Pedicure.

Grooming tools are a great tool to donate to (back)YardSale to benefit #PghCatFolx … most are easy to sanitize, small, and very important for pet health. Pictured are flea combs, brushes, nail trimmers, shaver, a portable grooming setup, and a scratchy arch toy. Pretty girl took down the arch into her bed and grooms herself […]

Now, Count Down to the #BackYardSale by Prepping the Yard, Renting Uhaul Truck. Plus, We Need Towels.

The clock is still ticking for the (back)YardSale on Sat Sept 7, 2024 in Manchester.  Seven days to go. We started prepping the backyard today. Fair warning. It is a backyard carved from collapsed row houses so uneven terrain. We also decided to rent a Uhaul truck to store donations. Your generosity overfloweth. Yesterday we […]

It Takes Your Borrowed Extension Cords, Portable Tables, and Parking Cones to Make Our BackYard Sale Run

The clock is ticking for the (back)YardSale on Sat Sept 7, 2024 in Manchester Everything got delayed when we found a bedraggled cat on Faulsey Way. Turns out she’s 16 years old and weighs 4 lbs!  She’s now in Marie’s bathroom after a vet visit that cost $430. Once her bloodwork comes back, we’ll try to find […]

Where to Donate Your Cat and Dog Stuff in Pittsburgh

backyard brawl

Support the (back)YardSale. Help the people helping the cats. GoFundMe bit.ly/Help-Pittsburgh-Cats Venmo @  PittsburghLGBTQ PayPal Charities bit.ly/PayPalPLC Facebook PittsburghLGBTQ Click Donation

This is How Your Benevolence Keeps Us In Business

It has been a challenging six months for the blog and this blogger. We just started our 19th year of blogging in December. We were honored for that milestone by the Pennsylvania State Senate and the Pittsburgh City Council. Also, we were nominated again in the Oustanding Blog category of the GLAAD Media Awards. And […]

The Pittsburgh Free Pet Stuff Store Now Accepting Donations of Gently Used Pet Items

Your semi-regular reminder that the #FreePetStuffStore accepts gently used pet stuff items to redistribute to colony caretakers, rescuers, trappers, and pet owners. We have a storage unit that is currently storing our soon-to-be-built shed. The title Free Pet Stuff Store 15233 is a working title to describe a Free Store focusing on gently used and excess pet […]

Here’s How We Recently Helped Three Cats

Helping Cats

I was having a good day yesterday. Lots of little positive things. Then I got word that a cat named Tang had successfully been transferred from his humans to a rescue. That news was the capstone of the day. Two weeks ago, Tangs owners contacted me. A married gay couple, they both had serious, unexpected […]