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Dog (and CAT!) Days of Summer are Here (again) This period of sweltering weather coincides with the year’s heliacal (meaning “at sunrise”) rising of Sirius, the Dog Star. Sirius is part of the constellation Canis Majoris—the “Greater Dog”—which is where Sirius gets its canine nickname, as well as its official name, Alpha Canis Majoris. Sirius […]
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 […]
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)
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The Dr. John P. Ruffing VMD Pet Food Pantry team spent the weekend packing up non-food donations like beds, trees, bowls, towels, blankets, and so forth. That’s when we realized something problematic – we are going to run out of food at the end of May. We know you came through for us in February […]
Kudos to you, Pittsburgh and dear readers. In a short period of time, you donated enough cat food supplies to stock the Dr. John P. Ruffing DMV Pet Food Pantry through the end of April (and perhaps beyond.) Every month, we try to provide 12-15 pounds of dry and 20 cans of wet food to […]
Two days ago, we posted an appeal for donations to the Dr. John P. Ruffing Pet Food Pantry. Our supplies have run low and we need donations to fulfill needs through April. Our main needs are dry and canned cat food, but we also distribute dry and canned dog food. We also have three special […]
We urgently need dry dog and cat food The Winter Holiday Pet Food Drive is underway. We are supporting the striking pet owners of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh along with our colony caretakers and modest income pet owners. Scroll down for donation information. We have 68 households registered caring for over 700 animals. Each […]
It is almost #Caturday so time to update you on the Dr. John P. Ruffing VMD Pet Pantry Holiday Drive. The pantry serves cat colony caretakers, feeders, TNRs, rescues, and love income pet owners. We prioritize the 18 neighborhoods of the Northside along with adjacent communities. You can register at this link: bit.ly/PetFolxPetFoodPantry Currently, we […]
50 households caring for 650 cats. That’s how many folx are enrolled in The John P. Ruffing VMD Memorial Pet Food Pantry. And we do not have enough food to distribute for November. Obviously we don’t try to feed all 650 cats, but we do try to give something to each household. They are colony […]
