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Get Your Tickets and Join Us at the HCMT/Pittsburgh C.A.T. Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser April 28

April 22, 2019 Bernadette 0 Comments benefit spaghetti dinner, cat gift items, cat rescue, hcmt, pittsburgh cat, spaghetti dinner

SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019, 3:00 TO 7:00 The Homeless Cat Management Team and Pittsburgh C.A.T.’s 4th Annual Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser

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Marketplace: Benefit at HCMT & Pittsburgh C.A.T, SoulVisions Brunch with Carole Obley

August 30, 2018 Bernadette 1 Comment carole obley, event, hcmt, pittsburgh cat, soulvisions

I will be a vendor at this event along with other vendors, and I’m really looking forward to Carole’s presentation.

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Get Your Tickets for the 3rd Annual HCMT/Pittsburgh C.A.T. Spaghetti Dinner May 20

May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 Bernadette 0 Comments cat rescue, hcmt, pittsburgh cat, spaghetti dinner, tnr

Help us lower the population of homeless and abandoned cats in the Pittsburgh area and have a great meal in

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Help Reduce Stray and Feral Cat Populations: Homeless Cat Management Team Free or Low-cost Spay/ Neuter Clinics

January 19, 2018January 22, 2018 Bernadette 0 Comments colony caretaker, community cats, feral cats, hcmt, homeless cat management team, stray, stray cat, tnr, tnr clinic

Cats end up living on the street in many ways but usually not by their own choice. They are left

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Auntie walks through the snow.
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Helping Cats: Foster Needs and Feral Needs

September 12, 2017September 15, 2017 Bernadette 0 Comments feral cat caretakers, feral cats, foster cats, hcmt, homeless cat management team, rescued cats, rescued kittens, stray and feral cats, winter cat shelters

The Homeless Cat Management Team doesn’t just provide low-cost spay and neuter clinics and assistance with trapping cats in need,

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Minnie and Delaney
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Cats for Adoption: Minnie and Delaney

May 29, 2017May 31, 2017 Bernadette 1 Comment cats for adoption, hcmt, homeless cat management team, kittens, pittsburgh cat

Minnie and Delaney are a matched set of sisters who were two of the 23 kittens rescued from the hoarding

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Natasha, who could resist?
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Cats for Adoption: Natasha, Who Will Be An Indoor Kitty, Please

May 17, 2017May 17, 2017 Bernadette 2 Comments cats for adoption, dilute tortie, hcmt, homeless cat management team, pittsburgh cat, pittsburghCAT

I have a soft spot for dilute kitties, those lovely peach and gray patches and speckles and their (usually) lovely

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Another tabby.
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Rescue Story: Kittens in the Car Engine, Mom at the Airport, an Improbable Rescue

May 9, 2017February 17, 2021 Bernadette cat rescue, cats, hcmt, homeless cat management team, kittens, pittsburgh cat, rescue story

Finding a litter of newborn kittens in early May is unfortunately not at all unusual. But finding six newborns tucked

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Willie manages the tractor.
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Rescue Story: Willie, Boss Cat

February 21, 2017February 23, 2017 Bernadette 6 Comments cats, FIV+ cats, formerly feral, hcmt, homeless cat management team, pittsburgh c.a.t., rescied cats, tabby cats

Willie is the February rescue cat in our 2017 HCMT/Pittsburgh C.A.T. calendar. I’m a little late featuring him this month,

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Norman and his story, featured in September, Pet Memorial Month.
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Rescue Stories: The HCMT/Pittsburgh C.A.T. Calendar

December 20, 2016December 20, 2016 Bernadette 0 Comments cat calendar, cat rescue, cat rescue stories, cats, hcmt, homeless cat management team, kitten rescue, pittsburgh c.a.t., tnr

You read about these organizations each Monday when I post about cats for adoption, and lots of times in between

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Featured Artwork and August Desktop Calendar: Namir at the Window

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This is my one and only (so far) acrylic painting featuring a cat. Here’s the story. Normally, I’m pretty linear

The Tortie Girls set.
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Marketplace: Summertime is Tortie Girls Time

July 29, 2022 Bernadette 1
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Marketplace: Upcoming Events, Not Just for Local Friends

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Book Reviews

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

November 10, 2019 Bernadette 0

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

photo by Walter Chandoha from puss n boots ad
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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
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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

November 18, 2017November 19, 2017 Bernadette 0

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

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Press Releases

Lionesses having a nap at the Pittsburgh Zoo.
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Press Release: Big Cat Public Safety Act passes US House

July 29, 2022 Bernadette 0

The restrictions on breeding, trade and exploitation of big cats would ensure their health and safety and keep them out

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Press Release: 1 in 3 U.S. Pet Parents Have Used Their Pet’s Name as Their Password

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Alley Cat Rescue 2021 Global Feral Fix Challenge: Over 45,000 Community Cats

February 23, 2022 Bernadette 0
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Press Release: FDA Approves Novel Monoclonal Antibody Treatment to Control Osteoarthritis Pain in 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

December 6, 2019 Bernadette 0

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