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painting on wall
cat artwork Daily Feature feline artwork original artwork Saturday the artist's life 

The Artist’s Life: Sold Original, “Sunday Morning,” and That Exhibit

January 29, 2023January 29, 2023 Bernadette 0
tortoiseshell cat on desk
cat photographs cookie daily photo from the archives my household of felines 

From The Archives: My Office Manager, 2007

January 29, 2023January 29, 2023 Bernadette 0
three kittens in carrier
advocacy animal rescue Daily Feature Friday Monday Press Press Release publicity 

“Doobert Forward” Launches to Support Animal Rescue and Adoption Efforts

January 29, 2023January 29, 2023 Bernadette 0
black cat napping
Bella black cats cats daily photo 

Daily Photo: Focusing on a Good Nap

January 29, 2023January 29, 2023 Bernadette 0
22 Cats Garden Flag
cat merchandise cats Daily Feature marketplace Thursday 

Marketplace: Add Garden Flags to Your Late Winter Garden

January 28, 2023January 28, 2023 Bernadette 0
two cats at sunny window
Basil black cats cat photographs cats daily photo Sienna tortoiseshell cats 

Daily Photo: Watching The World

January 28, 2023 Bernadette 0
two cat paintings
allegro animal artwork cat artwork cat merchandise cats Daily Feature exhibits featured artwork mimi pastel Wednesday 

Featured Artwork: Two Cat Paintings Accepted into an Exhibit

January 25, 2023January 28, 2023 Bernadette 4
four black cats at window
Bella cats daily photo giuseppe Hamlet jelly bean 

Daily Photo: Morning Reconnoiter

January 25, 2023 Bernadette 2
Petfinder and Facebook Marketplace Team Up For Adoptions
adopting a cat cats cats for adoption Daily Feature FeLV Monday Pittsburgh CAT 

Petfinder and Facebook Marketplace Team Up For Adoptions

November 23, 2022 Bernadette 0
two black cats on cat tree
cat photographs cats cats for adoption daily photo foster cats Midnight Louie Simba 

Daily Photo: The Boys Get Some Furniture!

September 29, 2022October 4, 2022 Bernadette 0
black cat looking with head upside down
black cats cats cats for adoption daily photo foster cats Midnight Louie 

Daily Photo: Silly Studio Supurrvisor

July 14, 2022October 4, 2022 Bernadette 0
black cat on windowsill
black cats cats cats for adoption daily photo foster cats Midnight Louie studio cats 

Daily Photo: Shadows and Light

May 28, 2022October 4, 2022 Bernadette 1

Daily Features

painting on wall
cat artwork Daily Feature feline artwork original artwork Saturday the artist's life 

The Artist’s Life: Sold Original, “Sunday Morning,” and That Exhibit

January 29, 2023January 29, 2023 Bernadette 0

You may have noticed one of the paintings I shared in my last Artist’s Life post, “Sunday Morning,” a sold

three kittens in carrier
advocacy animal rescue Daily Feature Friday Monday Press Press Release publicity 

“Doobert Forward” Launches to Support Animal Rescue and Adoption Efforts

January 29, 2023January 29, 2023 Bernadette 0
22 Cats Garden Flag
cat merchandise cats Daily Feature marketplace Thursday 

Marketplace: Add Garden Flags to Your Late Winter Garden

January 28, 2023January 28, 2023 Bernadette 0
two cat paintings
allegro animal artwork cat artwork cat merchandise cats Daily Feature exhibits featured artwork mimi pastel Wednesday 

Featured Artwork: Two Cat Paintings Accepted into an Exhibit

January 25, 2023January 28, 2023 Bernadette 4
Rescue Story: The Honor of Rescue, from 2013
animal welfare cat rescue cats cats I know community cats Daily Feature essay feral cats pet loss rescue cats TNR Tuesday 

Rescue Story: The Honor of Rescue, from 2013

January 25, 2023 Bernadette 0
two gray kittens
cats Daily Feature dog health and safety Monday TNR 

Resources for Pets and People

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 Bernadette 0
watercolor of two cats sleeping
Daily Feature essay Sunday 

A Cozy Day

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 Bernadette 0

Rescue Stories

fournd black kitten sign
black cats cat stories Daily Feature rescue stories Tuesday 

Rescue Story: Cast Away, an Unwanted Kitten, and All Our Expectations

January 18, 2023 Bernadette 2

I first wrote this story in 2014 when I found a copy of the “found kitty” sign in my files,

black cat on porch
cats Daily Feature rescue stories TNR Series Tuesday 

Rescue Story: Friendly, or a Pest?

January 12, 2023 Bernadette 0
...and the Weed Wacker kittens!
cat photographs cat rescue Daily Feature kittens Pittsburgh CAT rescue cats rescue stories Tuesday 

Rescue Story: The Weed Wacker Kittens, 2017

December 28, 2022December 30, 2022 Bernadette 0
Nikka
cat stories Daily Feature family nikka rescue stories Tuesday 

Rescue Story: Coming Back Home

November 30, 2022 Bernadette 2
tabby and white cat in flowers
cat rescue Daily Feature rescue stories sophie Tuesday 

Rescue Story: Sophie, The Housewarming Cat

November 23, 2022 Bernadette 1

Commissioned Portraits

Coco, 11 x 14, pastel, 2022 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski
animal artwork commissioned portrait Daily Feature marketplace pet portrait Wednesday 

Commissioned Portrait: Coco

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 Bernadette 0

Coco’s family was local, and he was loved by the whole family. Coco belonged to the mom and brother and

Fanny, pastel, 11 x 14, 2022 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski
animal artwork commissioned portrait Daily Feature marketplace pet portrait Thursday 

Commissioned Portrait: Fanny

December 29, 2022December 30, 2022 Bernadette 1
The Johnson family, all the animals they ever lived with.
animal artwork commissioned portrait Daily Feature marketplace pet portrait Thursday 

Commissioned Portrait Video and Discount

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 Bernadette 3
Composite of all four sketches.
animal artwork cat artwork cat painting cat stories cats charcoal commissioned portrait Daily Feature featured artwork feline artwork pet portrait portrait Wednesday 

Commissioned Portraits: A Quartet of (Almost) Monochromatic Sketches

November 17, 2022November 28, 2022 Bernadette 0
watercolor portrait of cat on railing
cat artwork cat portrait cats commissioned portrait Daily Feature feline artwork portrait watercolor Wednesday 

Commissioned Portrait: Bug

November 2, 2022November 4, 2022 Bernadette 0

Daily Photo

tortoiseshell cat on desk
cat photographs cookie daily photo from the archives my household of felines 

From The Archives: My Office Manager, 2007

January 29, 2023January 29, 2023 Bernadette 0

Doing my work under the watchful eye of my office manager, Cookie. Apparently she wants to point out that my

black cat napping
Bella black cats cats daily photo 

Daily Photo: Focusing on a Good Nap

January 29, 2023January 29, 2023 Bernadette 0
two cats at sunny window
Basil black cats cat photographs cats daily photo Sienna tortoiseshell cats 

Daily Photo: Watching The World

January 28, 2023 Bernadette 0
four black cats at window
Bella cats daily photo giuseppe Hamlet jelly bean 

Daily Photo: Morning Reconnoiter

January 25, 2023 Bernadette 2
tabby and white cat looking in book shelves
cats daily photo Mariposa 

Daily Photo: Checking for a Mouse, or Good Recipes

January 25, 2023 Bernadette 2

Featured Artwork

two cat paintings
allegro animal artwork cat artwork cat merchandise cats Daily Feature exhibits featured artwork mimi pastel Wednesday 

Featured Artwork: Two Cat Paintings Accepted into an Exhibit

January 25, 2023January 28, 2023 Bernadette 4

I’ve been looking for art exhibit opportunities, both local and virtual. On an exhibit entry site I happened to see

pastel and charcoal portrait of cat on bed
cat artwork cat merchandise cats Daily Feature daily sketch featured artwork moses pastel Wednesday 

Featured Artwork: Sunday Morning, One of My First Pastels

January 12, 2023 Bernadette 3
Desktop calendar, 1280 x 1024 for square monitors.
cat artwork cat painting charcoal Daily Feature daily sketch desktop calendar featured artwork marketplace Wednesday 

Featured Artwork and January Desktop Calendar: Waiting Around the Corner

January 2, 2023 Bernadette 1
pastel painting of two cats in Christmas lights
cat artwork cat painting christmas Daily Feature featured artwork Hamlet Mariposa pastel Wednesday 

Featured Artwork: Mischief, a New Holiday Painting

December 31, 2022December 31, 2022 Bernadette 1
Composite of all four sketches.
animal artwork cat artwork cat painting cat stories cats charcoal commissioned portrait Daily Feature featured artwork feline artwork pet portrait portrait Wednesday 

Commissioned Portraits: A Quartet of (Almost) Monochromatic Sketches

November 17, 2022November 28, 2022 Bernadette 0

Daily Sketch

pastel and charcoal portrait of cat on bed
cat artwork cat merchandise cats Daily Feature daily sketch featured artwork moses pastel Wednesday 

Featured Artwork: Sunday Morning, One of My First Pastels

January 12, 2023 Bernadette 3

A Formerly Feral Kitty Finds Her Place: Sunday Morning Moses made it back upstairs after breakfast before I had a

Desktop calendar, 1280 x 1024 for square monitors.
cat artwork cat painting charcoal Daily Feature daily sketch desktop calendar featured artwork marketplace Wednesday 

Featured Artwork and January Desktop Calendar: Waiting Around the Corner

January 2, 2023 Bernadette 1
Find the Wonder of the Season
cat artwork christmas daily sketch 

Find the Wonder of the Season

December 24, 2022December 25, 2022 Bernadette 2
Waiting on Christmas Night, pastel, 10″ x 12″, 2021© Bernadette E. Kazmarski
animal artwork cat photographs cats christmas Daily Feature daily sketch feline artwork greeting cards marketplace Thursday 

Marketplace: Save on Boxed Dozen Holiday Cards

November 4, 2022November 10, 2022 Bernadette 1
Desktop calendar, 1280 x 1024 for square monitors.
cat artwork cat painting Daily Feature daily sketch desktop calendar featured artwork marketplace pastel pastel painting Thursday Wednesday 

Featured Artwork and November Desktop Calendar: Autumn Afternoon Bed

November 1, 2022November 10, 2022 Bernadette 1

Marketplace

22 Cats Garden Flag
cat merchandise cats Daily Feature marketplace Thursday 

Marketplace: Add Garden Flags to Your Late Winter Garden

January 28, 2023January 28, 2023 Bernadette 0

While your spring blooming plants are just getting started, add some color to your late winter garden with garden flags!

"12 Sketches of Cats Calendar"
calendars cat artwork Daily Feature marketplace 

Marketplace: 12 Sketches of Cats (2014) Calendar

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 Bernadette 2
Coco, 11 x 14, pastel, 2022 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski
animal artwork commissioned portrait Daily Feature marketplace pet portrait Wednesday 

Commissioned Portrait: Coco

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 Bernadette 0
Desktop calendar, 1280 x 1024 for square monitors.
cat artwork cat painting charcoal Daily Feature daily sketch desktop calendar featured artwork marketplace Wednesday 

Featured Artwork and January Desktop Calendar: Waiting Around the Corner

January 2, 2023 Bernadette 1
watercolor of cat having bath
black cats cat artwork Daily Feature feline artwork kublai marketplace Thursday watercolor 

Marketplace: Sunbath, a 1983 Moment, a 1993 Painting

December 29, 2022December 30, 2022 Bernadette 0

My Fosters

tortoiseshell cat in sun
cat photographs cats daily photo foster cats Sienna tortoiseshell cats 

Daily Photo: Ahhh

January 19, 2023 Bernadette 2

“Ahhh. The sun on my back. The sun shining through my ears. The sun is making me very sleepy. I

tabby and white cat watching birds
daily photo foster cats Mariposa 

Daily Photo: Great Birds Program on Cat TV

January 11, 2023January 11, 2023 Bernadette 0
five cats in kitchen cat in drawer
cat photographs cats daily photo foster cats Mariposa 

Daily Photo: Mariposa’s Turn in the Dishtowel Drawer

December 28, 2022December 30, 2022 Bernadette 1
Daily Photo: Photos and Videos from Most of December
Bella black cats cat photographs daily photo foster cats giuseppe Hamlet jelly bean Mariposa mewsette mimi mr. sunshine 

Daily Photo: Photos and Videos from Most of December

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 Bernadette 0
tabby and white at keyboard
cat photographs daily photo foster cats Mariposa 

Daily Photo: All Work and No Play

December 19, 2022 Bernadette 0

Health and Safety

two gray kittens
cats Daily Feature dog health and safety Monday TNR 

Resources for Pets and People

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 Bernadette 0

Years ago I began keeping a list of low-cost spay and neuter resources in my area and, printing copies on

Feline Life Stages and Age Equivalents
Daily Feature Friday great rescues day book health and safety 

Feline Life Stages and Age Equivalents

January 20, 2023January 24, 2023 Bernadette 0
Cats and New Year Fireworks
Daily Feature Friday health and safety 

Cats and New Year Fireworks

December 30, 2022December 31, 2022 Bernadette 2
Fire and Ice-icles, Keep an Eye on Your Kitties!
christmas Daily Feature Friday health and safety 

Fire and Ice-icles, Keep an Eye on Your Kitties!

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 Bernadette 0
four black cats in the kitchen
cat behavior cats Daily Feature Friday health and safety Monday 

Be a Cat Champion

November 29, 2022 Bernadette 0

Pet Loss

Rescue Story: The Honor of Rescue, from 2013
animal welfare cat rescue cats cats I know community cats Daily Feature essay feral cats pet loss rescue cats TNR Tuesday 

Rescue Story: The Honor of Rescue, from 2013

January 25, 2023 Bernadette 0

A 10-year anniversary almost to the day, I wrote this story about rescuing cats around our neighborhood, and, by extension,

A Video About My Custom Pet Memorial Votive
Daily Feature marketplace pet loss Sunday Thursday 

A Video About My Custom Pet Memorial Votive

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 Bernadette 0
"Sophie Gets a Look at Herself" original sketch.
cats Daily Feature pet loss sophie Sunday 

Palliative Care, Loss and Grieving a Pet During the Holidays

November 27, 2022November 28, 2022 Bernadette 4
sketch of two cats
cat stories cats visiting after death Daily Feature pet loss recorded story Sunday 

“Little Visits,” My Annual Stories of the Season

October 30, 2022 Bernadette 0
Cookie's Cookies
backyard Daily Feature essay pet loss 

Attachments

May 31, 2022 Bernadette 1

Essays

Rescue Story: The Honor of Rescue, from 2013
animal welfare cat rescue cats cats I know community cats Daily Feature essay feral cats pet loss rescue cats TNR Tuesday 

Rescue Story: The Honor of Rescue, from 2013

January 25, 2023 Bernadette 0

A 10-year anniversary almost to the day, I wrote this story about rescuing cats around our neighborhood, and, by extension,

watercolor of two cats sleeping
Daily Feature essay Sunday 

A Cozy Day

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 Bernadette 0
gabby on the porch
animal rescue cat rescue Daily Feature essay Sunday 

What Are You Doing For Others?

January 18, 2023 Bernadette 0
Cookie's Cookies
backyard Daily Feature essay pet loss 

Attachments

May 31, 2022 Bernadette 1
Strength and Independence
Daily Feature essay 

Strength and Independence

February 28, 2022 Bernadette 1

Living Green With Pets

Listen, my minions!
Daily Feature living green with pets pet wellness Saturday 

Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Pumpkin! For Your Pets and You

October 31, 2021October 31, 2021 Bernadette 2

Pumpkins have appeared! September and October are perfect months to shop for pumpkins and other winter squash. Get some fresh

Jelly Bean continues the tradition if sitting in the geraniums.
Daily Feature health and safety living green with pets Saturday 

Living Green With Pets: Bringing Plants Indoors

November 17, 2019November 18, 2019 Bernadette 2
Listen, my minions!
Daily Feature living green with pets pet wellness Saturday 

Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Pumpkin! For Your Pets and For You

October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 Bernadette 2
Ever wonder where Kelly got those green eyes of hers?
art cats cat artwork cat behavior cat photographs cats cookie creating with cats Daily Feature feline talent giuseppe jelly bean kelly living green with pets mewsette mimi mr. sunshine Saturday 

Living Green With Pets: Art Cats, Safety With Cats in Art and Craft

January 12, 2019September 2, 2019 Bernadette 2
Jelly Bean continues the tradition if sitting in the geraniums.
Daily Feature health and safety living green with pets Saturday 

Living Green With Pets: Bringing Plants Indoors

November 10, 2018 Bernadette 5

Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat

Autumn leaves, the perfect camouflage for a tortie girl!
backyard backyard wildlife habitat Daily Feature garden cats Saturday Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat 

Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat: Fall Cleanup, Bird Feeding and Fleas

November 14, 2021November 14, 2021 Bernadette 1

SO WHAT DO THESE three topics have in common? It’s time to start cleaning up the excess in the yard,

two black cats with rabies certificates
Daily Feature health and safety Monday rabies veterinary medicine Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat 

World Rabies Day is September 28: Rabies Far Away and Close to Home

September 28, 2021August 30, 2022 Bernadette 0
black cat in Mimi walks through the buttercups and forget-me-nots.
backyard backyard wildlife habitat Daily Feature garden cats Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat 

Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat: Spring Cleaning in Your Yard to Help Control Fleas

March 8, 2020March 9, 2020 Bernadette 4
painting of fawn in greenery
animal artwork Daily Feature featured artwork pastel pastel painting Wednesday wildlife Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat 

February 2020 Personal Creative Challenge, Day 18: Curious Fawn

February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 Bernadette 0
backyard birds on snowy day
backyard backyard wildlife habitat birds Daily Feature Saturday Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat 

Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat: Clear Away the Snow for Bad Weather Birds

January 18, 2020 Bernadette 2

Creating With Cats

me with six black cats
animal artwork cat artwork cat merchandise cats creating with cats Daily Feature Saturday 

Creating With Cats: We Are Featured By Mollie Hunt

July 30, 2022July 30, 2022 Bernadette 2

Crazy Cat Lady Mysteries author and CWA member Mollie Hunt “interviewed” us as part of her series of articles “Who

black cat on dishtowels
animal artwork cat artwork cat merchandise cats creating with cats Daily Feature daily sketch featured artwork marker mr. sunshine Wednesday 

Creating With Cats: Mr. Sunshine’s Dishtowels!

July 16, 2022October 7, 2022 Bernadette 1
watercolor of cat in kitchen
animal artwork cat artwork cats creating with cats Daily Feature featured artwork namir watercolor Wednesday 

Creating With Cats: Darling Clementine

January 16, 2022April 6, 2022 Bernadette 4
Ink drawing of two cats
cat artwork cats creating with cats Daily Feature Saturday 

Winner of Ancestry.Cat Print!

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 Bernadette 0
Ink drawing of two cats
cat artwork cats creating with cats Daily Feature Saturday 

Help an Artist Out and Celebrate Adopt-a-Cat Month With a Giveaway

June 7, 2020June 8, 2020 Bernadette 10

The Artist’s Life

painting on wall
cat artwork Daily Feature feline artwork original artwork Saturday the artist's life 

The Artist’s Life: Sold Original, “Sunday Morning,” and That Exhibit

January 29, 2023January 29, 2023 Bernadette 0

You may have noticed one of the paintings I shared in my last Artist’s Life post, “Sunday Morning,” a sold

pastel and charcoal portrait of cat on bed
cat artwork Daily Feature feline artwork original artwork Saturday the artist's life 

The Artist’s Life: Visiting a Customer’s Home With Original Art

January 22, 2023January 22, 2023 Bernadette 4
custom votives display
cat merchandise cats Daily Feature Saturday the artist's life 

AAFP Conference Weekend

October 30, 2022October 30, 2022 Bernadette 3
Muse™ and Special Awards in CWA 2021 Communications Contest
award book cover cat writers association certificate of excellence Daily Feature featured artwork muse medallion Saturday special award the artist's life 

Muse™ and Special Awards in CWA 2021 Communications Contest

October 17, 2022 Bernadette 7
pastel painting of cat on quilt on bed
award book cover cat writers association certificate of excellence Daily Feature featured artwork the artist's life Wednesday 

Certificates of Excellence in CWA 2021 Communications Contest

July 27, 2022July 28, 2022 Bernadette 5

Poetry

ink sketch of black on windowsill
animal artwork animal rescue cat artwork cat poetry Daily Feature mimi poetry rescue stories Tuesday 

Poem: A Rescue Remembered

January 11, 2022January 12, 2022 Bernadette 1

I wrote this poem in 2011 and published it here in 2014 with this introduction, the “colder cold than usual”

sepia photo of a cat with snowflakes
black cats cat photographs cats christmas daily photo photographs poetry vintage photo winter 

Vintage Photo: An Old Memory, Perfect in Its Imperfections, 1983

December 26, 2021December 27, 2021 Bernadette 2
Poem for Sunday: The Gift of a Morning
cat poetry cookie Daily Feature poetry youtube video 

Poem for Sunday: The Gift of a Morning

September 28, 2021 Bernadette 2
tortoiseshell cat curled in sun
cat photographs cats daily photo foster cats poetry Sienna tortoiseshell cats 

Daily Photo: Warm Nap

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 Bernadette 1
The Menagerie © Bernadette E. Kazmarski
cat poetry cat rescue Daily Feature poetry rescue stories Tuesday 

Rescue Poem: Overheard in a Thrift Shop

September 1, 2021 Bernadette 0

Recalls

L.I.D. Green Pea & Chicken Dry Cat Formula Voluntary Recall
Daily Feature Monday pet food recall Press Press Release publicity 

L.I.D. Green Pea & Chicken Dry Cat Formula Voluntary Recall

May 25, 2021 Bernadette 0

Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc. Voluntarily Recalls L.I.D. Green Pea & Chicken Dry Cat Formula for Possible Salmonella Contamination Company

Voluntary Recall of Meow Mix® Original Choice Dry Cat Food for Potential Salmonella Contamination
Daily Feature Monday pet food recall Press Press Release publicity 

Voluntary Recall of Meow Mix® Original Choice Dry Cat Food for Potential Salmonella Contamination

April 13, 2021 Bernadette 0
One Lot of Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula Canned Cat Food Recalled
Daily Feature Monday pet food recall Press Press Release publicity 

One Lot of Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula Canned Cat Food Recalled

July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 Bernadette 0
The J. M. Smucker Company Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of Special Kitty® Wet Cat Food
pet food recall Press Press Release publicity 

The J. M. Smucker Company Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of Special Kitty® Wet Cat Food

December 6, 2019 Bernadette 0

Press Releases

three kittens in carrier
advocacy animal rescue Daily Feature Friday Monday Press Press Release publicity 

“Doobert Forward” Launches to Support Animal Rescue and Adoption Efforts

January 29, 2023January 29, 2023 Bernadette 0

New Online Store “Doobert Forward” Launches, Making it Easier Than Ever to Support Animal Rescue and Adoption Efforts FOR IMMEDIATE

black and white feral cat
animal welfare cat behavior cat rescue Daily Feature feral cats Friday HCMT Homeless Cat Management Team Monday Pittsburgh CAT Pittsburgh Feral Cat Movement Press Press Release publicity rescue cats spay and neuter TNR trap neuter return 

HCMT Hosts 13 Free and Low-cost Spay/Neuter Clinics Through June 2023

January 10, 2023 Bernadette 0
TNR Certification, Community Cat Webinars, and the Online Cat Conference in January 2023
community cats Daily Feature feral cats Friday Monday Press Press Release publicity TNR trap neuter return veterinary medicine 

TNR Certification, Community Cat Webinars, and the Online Cat Conference in January 2023

December 9, 2022 Bernadette 0
TNR Certification and Return-to-Field Webinars in November
community cats Daily Feature feral cats Friday Monday Press Press Release publicity TNR trap neuter return veterinary medicine 

TNR Certification and Return-to-Field Webinars in November

November 1, 2022 Bernadette 0

Sponsored Posts

GetYourPet.com: Rehome a Pet, Adopt a Pet, Home to Home
adopting a cat adopting a kitten animal welfare Daily Feature Friday Press Release publicity Sponsored Posts 

GetYourPet.com: Rehome a Pet, Adopt a Pet, Home to Home

September 21, 2018October 11, 2018 Bernadette 5

To help take the burden off overcrowded shelters by keeping pets in their homes while up for adoption, a group

Resources for Pets and People

Spay-neuter and Assistance for Pets
Click here for links for low-cost spay and neuter opportunities, after-hours emergency, financial assistance for care, pet-friendly rentals, shelter services and humane laws.

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Daily Schedule of Articles

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Sunday:
Essays, Pet Loss, Poetry, The Artist’s Life
Monday:
Adoptable Cats, TNR & Rescue
Tuesday:
Rescue Stories
Wednesday:
Commissioned Portrait or Featured Artwork
Thursday:
Marketplace
Friday:
Book Review, Health and Welfare, Advocacy
Saturday:
Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat, Living Green With Pets, Creating With Cats
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Recalls

L.I.D. Green Pea & Chicken Dry Cat Formula Voluntary Recall
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L.I.D. Green Pea & Chicken Dry Cat Formula Voluntary Recall

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Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc. Voluntarily Recalls L.I.D. Green Pea & Chicken Dry Cat Formula for Possible Salmonella Contamination Company

Voluntary Recall of Meow Mix® Original Choice Dry Cat Food for Potential Salmonella Contamination
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Voluntary Recall of Meow Mix® Original Choice Dry Cat Food for Potential Salmonella Contamination

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One Lot of Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula Canned Cat Food Recalled
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One Lot of Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula Canned Cat Food Recalled

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The J. M. Smucker Company Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of Special Kitty® Wet Cat Food
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The J. M. Smucker Company Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of Special Kitty® Wet Cat Food

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While your spring blooming plants are just getting started, add some color to your late winter garden with garden flags!

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Marketplace: 12 Sketches of Cats (2014) Calendar

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Coco, 11 x 14, pastel, 2022 © Bernadette E. Kazmarski
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Commissioned Portrait: Coco

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How to Photograph Your Cat by Walter Chandoha
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How to Photograph Your Cat, from 1955

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I found this little gem of a booklet I knew I had somewhere in this house. A friend gave it

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Vintage Cat Food Ads, and A Career Inspired By a Rescued Cat: Photographer Walter Chandoha

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A Career Inspired By a Rescued Cat, Vintage Cat Food Ads, and Photographer Walter Chandoha

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Cat Confessions: A "Kitty Come Clean" Tell-all Book by Allia Zobel Nolan
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Cat Confessions, a Book Review by Mewsette and Me

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“Doobert Forward” Launches to Support Animal Rescue and Adoption Efforts

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New Online Store “Doobert Forward” Launches, Making it Easier Than Ever to Support Animal Rescue and Adoption Efforts FOR IMMEDIATE

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HCMT Hosts 13 Free and Low-cost Spay/Neuter Clinics Through June 2023

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TNR Certification, Community Cat Webinars, and the Online Cat Conference in January 2023
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TNR Certification, Community Cat Webinars, and the Online Cat Conference in January 2023

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