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Zelda the Dachshund @zeldadachshund.bsky.social · May 14

Look at this baby. A family flakes on him, so he still needs a home.

Show Your Soft Side @softside.bsky.social · May 13

Poor little pup Daniel thought he was finally going to get adopted and have a family of his own - but the folks never showed! Can you help this sweet little guy out? Please share to spread the word - or apply to adopt or foster him at @ahomeoftheirown.bsky.social (DMV/DC metro area)!

Little bulldog-mix puppy with a wonky tail on a deck smiling up at you.

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Show Your Soft Side @softside.bsky.social · May 13

Happy #TongueOutTuesday from Soft Side social media kitty Parker!

Tabby cat stretched out on sofa licking paw

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Show Your Soft Side @softside.bsky.social · May 13

@darthbluesky.bsky.social look at li’l adoptable puppy Daniel ☝️!

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Show Your Soft Side @softside.bsky.social · May 13

Poor little pup Daniel thought he was finally going to get adopted and have a family of his own - but the folks never showed! Can you help this sweet little guy out? Please share to spread the word - or apply to adopt or foster him at @ahomeoftheirown.bsky.social (DMV/DC metro area)!

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Show Your Soft Side @softside.bsky.social · May 13

🧡🧡🧡

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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · May 13

Happy happy 4th birthday to my beautiful sister, Callie. I love you always.

Callie checking out her birthday basket full of treats while relaxing on her window tower.

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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · May 13

🎤🎵So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you 🎶🎼

Singing the song of my people at 2:00 AM.

Good morning!

Missy the green eyed bobtail posing on the couch. One paw is extended and she’s looking up towards the ceiling a bit.

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kim🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @txtbookwitharms.bsky.social · May 10

This is my friend Ignatz, of blessed memory. I was his caretaker when his person travelled. I loved him as if he were my own. He enjoyed tuna, licking my hair, and sleeping on my lap on his deck.

Tabby cat standing on my lap, very close to the camera, looking into my eyes. I am wearing blue jeans.

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Show Your Soft Side @softside.bsky.social · May 13

We can tell he was a very special cat. 😿🧡

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tamrahh.bsky.social @tamrahh.bsky.social · May 11

I got the very traditional furball from Dora at 5am. And Willow gave my fingers a kiss on her way to find a sunbeam.

Show Your Soft Side @softside.bsky.social · May 11

Happy #MothersDay 🌸 to all the Dog and Cat Moms out there. You might not be getting a card or flowers today, but you are definitely loved.

Cat looking over woman’s shoulder as they are hugged.

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Show Your Soft Side @softside.bsky.social · May 13

Awww 😺🧡

Show Your Soft Side @softside.bsky.social · May 12

Want to learn more about our Street Kitty Medical Fund? Know a Baltimore area community/fetal/stray/etc cat that needs urgent/non-routine care and want to see if we can help? Info: showyoursoftside.org/syss-program...). 3/3

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Show Your Soft Side @softside.bsky.social · May 12

(Want to help provide urgent/emergency vet care for street cats like those first three, or the countless hundreds since? Donate now: showyoursoftside.org/donate/ - just select the Street Kitty Fund in the drop down menu, any amount counts - or please spread the word!) 2/3

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Show Your Soft Side @softside.bsky.social · May 12

Six years and two days ago, we awarded the first grant from our Baltimore Street Kitties Medical Fund to cover dental surgery for Cody, Jagger, Lucky and Stanley. These street cats may be forgotten by the public at large, but not by the angels who care for them - nor by us. 1/3

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · May 12

Coolest couple in the neighborhood. Photo from my collection, 1937.

Black and white photo of a young light skinned black woman in a dark beret and turtleneck sweater, sitting outside of the brick steps of a wooden house porch. Next to her is a shorthaired white cat looking very curiously into the distance, but the cat is restrained by the woman’s hand and also a harness if it should decide to run off and investigate.

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · May 12

look at this cat

Dinah Rose KC @dinahrose.bsky.social · May 12

Mouser

Small blue kitten sitting on a desk next to an ancient but ergonomic and much loved trackball mouse.

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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · May 12

“Cats are like potato chips – you can’t have just one.” – Unknown

Missy the green eyed bobtail looking off in the distance wishing for another sister or brother.

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Show Your Soft Side @softside.bsky.social · May 12

11/10!

Breaking Mews/Ruff Translations @breakingmews.bsky.social · May 5

Fritzi the pudelpointer uses a common thistle to disguise herself as Col. Sanders, in the hope of sharing your KFC. 10/10 for the goatee

Brown German pudelpointer dog looks like she has grown a white goatee but it’s just a thistle

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Breaking Mews/Ruff Translations @breakingmews.bsky.social · May 5

Fritzi the pudelpointer uses a common thistle to disguise herself as Col. Sanders, in the hope of sharing your KFC. 10/10 for the goatee

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Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.bsky.social · May 12

Jorts Junior and Baby Ruth are pending adoption! Just need homes for Chicory and Jimson now, both extremely sweet and good boys.

Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.bsky.social · May 4

Now that we have kittens coming in, it’s a good time to remind you that we still have several good, deserving and lovely older kittens from last year who are still looking
for their homes. Meet them at crits4cats.petfinder.com and apply to adopt! Located in Elkton, MD.

JJ, short for Jorts Junior, a honey colored orange tabby cat, lounging in a cat tree with his front paws hanging over.

Chicory, a leggy black cat with tall ears and yellow eyes, meowing with a smile as he stretches in a heated cat bed.

Baby Ruth, a handsome silvery grey cat, relaxing with his favorite stuffed croissant toy.

Jimson, a stout grey and white ex-tomcat looking up at the camera while wearing a cute onesie.

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Show Your Soft Side @softside.bsky.social · May 11

Happy #MothersDay 🌸 to all the Dog and Cat Moms out there. You might not be getting a card or flowers today, but you are definitely loved.

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Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.bsky.social · May 5

Go honkers, go bonkers

(Video description: Scootypuff Junior, a little black kitten who has mobility challenges in his hind end, plays happily with a variety of cat toys while wiggling around on the floor).

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Show Your Soft Side @softside.bsky.social · May 5

I mean, who among us haven’t..?

Shannon Minter @shannonminter5.bsky.social · May 4

Rowan (who once got his head stuck in a door knob hole)

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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · May 5

I was so brave I even got a crown today.

Missy the green eyed bobtail wearing the pink crown she got after her chemo visit today. Yes, that is her happy face.

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Show Your Soft Side @softside.bsky.social · May 5

Yes!

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