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The ugly decision to target our vulnerable neighbors by halting SNAP benefits disgusts all of us. The Dr. John P. Ruffing VMD Pet Food Pantry is responding two ways Pet food is not covered by SNAP. But the cutoff means families will need to use more of their available financial resources for food, prioritizing the […]
I’m trying in my own fumbling way to create content. Today, I made a longish video (5 minutes) touring the winter preparations for our cat colonies. I’m actually pleased with how most of it turned out. I have yet to master the art of clipping video and fusing new segments. View this post on Instagram […]
Getting Pittsburgh LGBTQ Charities (PLC) to a healthy place after my year’s absence has been hard and here is how you can volunteer to help. Handyperson – Help Us Build Our Shed A shed was donated to us, but lack of folx to assemble meant we spent $2700 storing it (and other things.) Last month, […]
This is the story of a very specific feral cat by the name of Tommy. It is also parts of the stories of all feral cats. It is a farewell tribute. It is a call to action. Tommy first showed up in our backyard in 2017. He was sturdy and ate a lot of food. […]
Two of the Fort Faulsey cats need to be trapped and see a vet. Both have visible wounds on their ears. They probably need antibiotics, updated vaccines, maybe steroids. First is Pretty Girl, age 5, female, spayed. Second is Mx Pajamas, age unknown but at least 7, female, spayed. Neither is social, so we can’t […]
What is #PghCatFolx and the Pittsburgh LGBTQ Charities (PLC)? Pittsburgh LGBTQ Charities is a Manchester based 501c3 non profit. Our mission is to raise community awareness and promote grassroots engagement for neighborhood quality of life, animal welfare, anti-poverty and LGBTQ+ issues in Western Pennsylvania. We were founded in 2021. #PghCatFolx is our term for the […]
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 […]
It is Caturday. The community cats living at the Fort Faulsey need your help. We are hoping to collect some food, supplies, etc to help them get through the winter. Our neighbor, Marie, has been taking care of all of the colony cats, two feeding stations, etc. Since early August, 7 days a week without […]
Fort Faulsey is a community cat colony on Pittsburgh’s Northside. It has two “branches” with feeding stations, shelters, outdoor cat beds, and more. They are about 300 feet apart. I refer to the OG location as Fort Faulsey and to our backyard as the ‘branch campus.’ For decades, these cats and urban wildlife were drawn […]
We sponsor the #FortFaulsey community cat colony with two feeding stations – one halfway up back alley on a friend’s property and the other in Sue and Laura’s backyard. There are about a dozen regular cats. These latest rains have just destroyed our ‘temporary’ feeding stations aka plastic bins after a punishing weather cycle simply […]
