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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 […]
The birthday of beloved actor and animal advocate Betty White is approaching. It is a terrific opportunity to help your neighbors who take care of local animals. Her birthday is Friday Jan so we’ll be observing on Saturday Jan 18. We’ll be meeting at the Pgh Pet Food Pantry on the Northside to sort through […]
Amy has been my friend since at least 1974 when we both started kindergarten. She shared her home with a cat, a dog, and a granddog on occasion. She saw my post about the holiday pet food drive and responded. Her donation included a bag of dental treats for each of our households. What a […]
On Tuesday, Gertie refused to start. For first time readers, Gertie aka St. Gertrude is the Land Rover Defender a friend lent me. Because he could. On Wednesday, I called AAA. My service provider Josh was absolutely thrilled to see the “coolest vehicle I’ve ever serviced.” Sadly, Josh was unable to get her started and […]
The minute Carl the kitten licked canned food from Marie’s finger, our hearts eased. He’s doing great. Help us help the next Carl and all of the critters.
I write about the cats quite a bit, so let’s take a turn toward what’s happening behind the scene to keep this project flowing. This is my #NaBloPoMo contribution for the day. The pantry is pretty cool. Not this cool … We currently have two volunteers – me and my neighbor, Marie. Marie houses the […]
All week, I’ve been loading donations for The Dr. John P. Ruffing VMD Pet Food Pantry into my borrowed Land Rover that we’ve dubbed St. Gertrude or Gertie. She contains multitudes of cat food. Now,there’s no interior light so I bought a head lamp. I added a USB port to the cigarette light – oh […]
Big thanks to cat food donors Danielle, Sherry, Christina, Richard and a ton of anonymous donors. And to our own Marie who dipped into her personal pantry of cat food to even out the distribution. Right now, we need 120 cans of cat food to round up November’s distribution. Can you donate toward that? Drop-off […]
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 […]
