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adopt a cat month

Peaches reflecting.
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Take Home a Senior Kitty During Adopt-a-Cat Month

June 22, 2021 Bernadette 0 Comments adopt a cat month, adopt a senior cat, adopt a shelter cat month, cats, dogs, pets, senior pets

Peaches and Cream (the names I gave them) came to me at age 15 after their person died. Cream lived

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Mr. Mistoffelees, The Forever Kitten

July 9, 2013 Bernadette 6 Comments adopt a cat month, cats, homeless kittens, kitten season, Mr Mistoffelees, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, rescue kittens, shelter overcrowding, tuxedo cats

He belongs to the world now, always a spunky tuxedo kitten with bright green eyes, big ears and black toes

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Mr. Mistoffelees, The Forever Kitten

June 24, 2012June 24, 2012 Bernadette 8 Comments adopt a cat month, cats, homeless kittens, kitten season, Mr Mistoffelees, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, rescue kittens, shelter overcrowding, tuxedo cats

He belongs to the world now, always a spunky tuxedo kitten with bright green eyes, big ears and black toes

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Fill Your Lap With Cats and Everybody Wins!

June 23, 2012June 23, 2012 Bernadette 1 Comment adopt a cat, adopt a cat month, cat artwork, cat photographs, cats, cats for adoption

Fill your lap with cats this June—especially senior cats and black cats—and you’ll help shelters and get a gift certificate!

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Cats Are Like Potato Chips?

June 16, 2012June 16, 2012 Bernadette 4 Comments adopt a cat, adopt a cat month, american humane, animal rescue league of western pennsylvania, catalyst council, cats as most popular pets, fostercat, western pennsylvania humane society

“Cats are like potato chips, it’s hard to have just one.” Years ago, a friend of mine had a refrigerator

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Adopt a Cat, See EN VOGUE with the PSO

June 11, 2012June 11, 2012 Bernadette 1 Comment adopt a cat, adopt a cat month, adoptable cats, cats for adoption, fostering cats, kitten season, pets, western pennsylvania humane society

Not only is it Adopt-a-Cat Month but it’s also kitten season. The Western PA Humane Society is doing its best

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Riley, Just for a Little Orangeness

June 10, 2012 Bernadette 4 Comments adopt a cat month, cat photographs, cats, feline photographs, orange cat, pet photography, photography, rescued cats

How’s this for a color-themed kitty? Riley is another rescue kitty I’ve met in the past few weeks. After an

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The Creative Cat Celebrates Adopt a Cat Month at Portraits of Animals Shop!

June 10, 2012June 11, 2012 Bernadette 4 Comments adopt a cat, adopt a cat month, cat artwork, cat photographs, cats, cats for adoption

June is Adopt-a-Cat Month, sponsored by the Catalyst Council, the American Humane Association and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).

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Portraits of Animals and The Creative Cat Celebrate Adopt a Cat Month!

June 4, 2012June 10, 2012 Bernadette 0 Comments adopt a cat, adopt a cat month, cat artwork, cat photographs, cats, cats for adoption

June is Adopt-a-Cat Month, sponsored by the Catalyst Council, the American Humane Association and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).

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Want a Good Deal on a Used Cat?

June 3, 2012June 4, 2012 Bernadette 2 Comments adopt a cat, adopt a cat month, american humane, animal rescue league of western pennsylvania, catalyst council, cats as most popular pets, fostercat, western pennsylvania humane society

“Cats are like potato chips, it’s hard to have just one.” Years ago, a friend of mine had a refrigerator

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Daily Schedule of Articles

Click any link to find an archive of articles on that topic.

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

And sometimes, I just throw my hands in the air and have fun! —

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

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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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    Featured Artwork and May Desktop Calendar: Peach Begonias

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    Peach begonias? But they look pink…but the kitty’s name was Mr. Peach and he’s surrounded by my overwintering begonias one

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    Featured Artwork and April Desktop Calendar: Three Black and White Cats

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    Marketplace: Color Creative Cats in My Coloring Book

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    Book Reviews

    Heavenly Headbutts by Allia Zobel Nolan
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    Book Review: Heavenly Headbutts by Allia Zobel Nolan

    January 29, 2023February 6, 2023 Bernadette 6

    Allia gives us many reasons to believe we may just be able to spend eternity with our feline companions. Allia

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

    November 10, 2019 Bernadette 0
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    Vintage Cat Food Ads, and A Career Inspired By a Rescued Cat: Photographer Walter Chandoha

    January 20, 2019January 20, 2019 Bernadette 5
    photo by Walter Chandoha from puss n boots ad
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    A Career Inspired By a Rescued Cat, Vintage Cat Food Ads, and Photographer Walter Chandoha

    April 21, 2018January 20, 2019 Bernadette 0

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

    Press Releases

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    Alley Cat Rescue’s 2023 National Community Cat Survey Will Advance the Case for TNR

    April 12, 2023April 11, 2023 Bernadette 0

    The National Community Cat Survey is part of ACR’s efforts to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the current state

    Press Release: PetSmart Charities® Renews $3 Million Grant to Meals on Wheels
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    Press Release: PetSmart Charities® Renews $3 Million Grant to Meals on Wheels

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    TNR Certification, Community Cat Webinars, Coming Right Up
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    TNR Certification, Community Cat Webinars, Coming Right Up

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