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bar44.bsky.social
Here, kitty…
Porto, Portugal
#Photography #StreetArt #Mural #Porto 📷
December 5, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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catsofyore.bsky.social
Christmas is coming! If you can, please consider a donation to my holiday fundraiser for our wonderful local animal shelter. No donation is too small - it adds up! 🎄 givebutter.com/n5l31M
Color photo of a little black girl in a nightgown sitting in front of a Christmas tree. In her lap she is hugging a chubby shorthaired ginger cat. The cat is sitting on its butt/back in her lap and seems calm and resigned to the situation.
December 6, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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george-station-cat.bsky.social
Good morning & welcome to Whiskers Wednesday

If you wait until you feel ‘better’ to start living, you might be waiting forever
Go live your life
Do it sad
Do it anxious
Do it uncertain
Healing doesn’t always come before the experience.
Sometimes the experience is what heals you
December 3, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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sandy174.bsky.social
🎅 Will Santa bring MELIA her hero? Shes ready to go home and be loved. Over 810 days, do you blame her? A low traffic adult only home. No dogs. Cats are ok. She needs training. Please adopt her. Be her forever

🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
December 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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deswalsh.bsky.social
Hackney City Farm
Goldsmiths Row, London E2

Some very stylish chickens.

The farm is loosing it funding and will need donations now do if you’re around that part of town consider popping by and helping if you can.

#reference #wildlifereference #animationreference
November 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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sandy174.bsky.social
🎄 We just have to find MELIA a forever home by Christmas 🎄
Heres her bio. Shelter contact information is there. Please read it, maybe you're the one for her. If not repost. Her human is out there. We have to find them. 🤞

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24petconnect.com/DetailsMain/...
November 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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sandy174.bsky.social
🎁 Home for Christmas 🎁
806 days. Can live with cats, no dogs. She needs an amazing, kind, loving, patient human who will be her forever. Quiet adult only home. 3.5 years old, 50 lbs

🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
💻[email protected]
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
November 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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sandy174.bsky.social
I don't work for the shelter. breaks my heart MELIA has been there such a long time. I am TRULY GRATEFUL for each of you sharing her. There is an amazing person who is the right fit for her. We just have to find them. Here's her bio. Please read it. Info is there
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24petconnect.com/DetailsMain/...
Details: 51416338
My name is Melia.I am a female, black and white Terrier mix....
24petconnect.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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sandy174.bsky.social
🗽 Good Morning New York 🗽
This gal is looking for a low traffic adult only home. Cats are ok. No dogs. Needs training.
MELIA - 3.5 years old, 50 lbs
Over 800 days waiting. Be her hero.

💻[email protected]
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
November 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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diane.dianeduane.com
There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening.

I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."

HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
jessdkant.bsky.social Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 10d
A third infant has died in Kentucky, KYDPH adds:

“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”

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Kentucky Public Health KENTUCKY HEALTH ALERT Increase in Pertussis in Kentucky Recommendations for Identification and Prevention November 21, 2025 Kentucky health officials are alerting providers that cases of pertussis ("whooping cough") have increased steadily across the Commonwealth in recent weeks. To date, 566 cases of pertussis have been reported in Kentucky in 2025, the highest number of cases in the Commonwealth since 2012. This follows a trend that was first announced in July 2024 when pertussis cases began increasing in Kentucky to levels not seen in over a decade. Health officials anticipate that pertussis will continue to increase during the winter months based on historic trends. Many U.S. states and other countries are also experiencing elevated levels of pertussis. Many of the recent cases have occurred in young infants, and health officials also recently confirmed the third pertussis-related death in a Kentucky infant within the last year. This follows two other infant deaths that were announced in June. These are Kentucky's first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy. Health officials urge all Kentuckians to remain up to date on recommended pertussis immunizations and emphasize the importance of maternal immunization during pregnancy, and for all infants beginning promptly at two months of age. Health officials also encourage providers to consider pertussis as a diagnosis in addition to circulating seasonal respiratory viruses such as influenza, RSV and COVID-19. A significant number of cases have also occurred in school-aged children, many of whom were up to date on pertussis vaccination. Immunity from vaccination or natural infection wanes over time so infections can occur in people who are fully vaccinated. However, the vaccine is known to reduce disease severity, and hospitalization among vaccinated individuals is rare. The Kentucky Dep… Kentucky Public Health regularly in Kentucky, however an increase beyond the expected background rate has been reported in recent weeks. Though pertussis vaccination (DTaP or Tdap) is available and widely implemented, B. pertussis continues to spread in the U.S. due to lack of vaccination or timely boosters, the lack of lifelong immunity from vaccination or natural infection and the long duration of infectiousness in untreated cases. Symptoms of pertussis usually begin with a runny or congested nose, a low-grade fever, and mild coughing; apnea/stopping breathing can also occur in infants. After one to two weeks, the cough can progress to rapid, violent (paroxysmal) coughing fits that can cause the "whooping" sound, vomiting or labored breathing. Young children are the most severely affected; most teens and adults will have mild symptoms. People with preexisting health conditions that may be worsened by whooping cough are at high risk for developing a severe infection. Testing for Pertussis: The preferred methods for pertussis testing include nasal pharyngeal (NP) swab or nasal wash via PCR testing or culture. PCR has optimal sensitivity during the first three weeks of cough, is widely available at commercial laboratories and has a fast turnaround time. Culture is considered the gold standard due to excellent specificity but may take longer to complete. Serology for antibodies to B. pertussis is available at many commercial laboratories, however, serologic assays are not generally recommended for primary diagnosis of pertussis due to variability and unknown clinical accuracy. The most promising serologic assays are those that measure IgG antibodies against pertussis toxin only and are collected two to eight weeks following cough onset. Prevention of Pertussis: Prevention of pertussis is primarily achieved through routine vaccination with DTaP (ages two months to six years) and Tdap (ages seven years and older), followed by appropriate booster doses. Vaccination of pr… Bordetella parapertussis B. parapertussis is a bacterium that is similar to B. pertussis and can cause pertussis-like illness but does not produce pertussis toxin. Symptoms of parapertussis are typically milder and infection may be asymptomatic. There is no vaccine for B. parapertussis and post-exposure prophylaxis is not recommended, however treatment recommendations for symptomatic patients are the same as those for B. pertussis. B. parapertussis is not reportable in Kentucky. Thank you for your attention to this alert and guidance. The KDPH pertussis website includes supplemental resources, including a pertussis quicksheet with additional information that providers may find useful. If you have questions regarding reporting, testing, or prevention of pertussis or other infectious diseases, please contact the Kentucky Immunization Branch at (502) 564-4478 or after hours by calling the KDPH Epidemiology on-call line at 888-9-REPORT (888-973-7678). Our Mission: To improve the health and safety of people in Kentucky through Prevention, Promotion, and Protection
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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barackobama.bsky.social
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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landguyminor.bsky.social
Small and smaller. Tiny snail hitching a ride from a bigger slug.
#blueskyartshow #small #photography #snails #Fibonaccisequence #animals #wildlife
November 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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olbermann.bsky.social
DALLAS IS MISSING IN SECAUCUS NJ: last seen at the baseball field at 47 Millridge Road. If you've seen or found him please go here:
www.lostmydoggie.com/details.cfm?... or call 877-818-0060 and PLEASE RY DALLAS!
November 23, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social
Mayor Bonnie, supervising evening chores. ❤️
Photo of a white, brown, and black goat in a pink wheelchair device, standing at the doorway of a barn looking out at the evening.
November 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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skyladawn.ca
Hey folks, my platonic murder wife--Dina "I don't rescue kittens anymore" James--has...rescued a bunch of kittens.

She's paying out of pocket to vax and s/n friendlies and TNR others. Now she has four littles. Trying to get them into the overwhelmed shelter system, but can use help in the meantime.
dinajames.com Dina James @dinajames.com · 14d
So, um, if anyone has any pennies in the couch cushions they could send my way, my neighbor just found these in his shed. He knows I “help kittens” and well, here we are.

They’re underweight and filthy, and the smallest one worries me, but we’ll get him bathed and fed and figure things out. /1
A picture of four small kittens eating wet kitten food from a divided dish meant for chips and dip. From left to right is a small gray female with a fever coat and white legs, a very small orange boy, a gray male with a fever coat and black ears, and a large cream orange boy with a dark tail. All but the smallest orange boy appear to be at least partially Siamese with points.
November 21, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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jonathanslater.bsky.social
So talented. And no makeup
November 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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george-station-cat.bsky.social
Good morning & welcome to Whiskers Wednesday

The voice in your head is either your biggest critic or your loudest cheerleader.
Choose which one to listen to.

*Cheerleader, please
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social
This wishlist Wednesday we could really use cheerios! We are totally out! 😱 www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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travel4thestars.bsky.social
According to my local food bank, $1 = 2 meals.

So a donation of $25 is 50 meals.

A little can go a long way and you *can* make a difference.
November 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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catsofyore.bsky.social
It's getting colder every day throughout much of the northern hemisphere. If you want to build shelters to help keep your local stray and feral cats warm this winter, here is a great DIY option! www.alleycat.org/resources/ho...
How to Build an Outdoor Shelter
Building an outdoor cat shelter is cheap, easy, and your feline friends will love it! See Alley Cat Allies Step-by-Step guide to build an outdoor cat shelter.
www.alleycat.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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bootsonthegroundkc.bsky.social
“Farm fresh market, El Mercado Fresco, and World Fresh Market — will hand out 500 free grocery bags to families in need on Sunday. Ten locations across the three partners locations will hand out 50 bags to 50 families each.”

More info ⬇️
Locally owned Kansas City grocery store sees decline in sales amid SNAP pause
Locally owned Farm Fresh Market is seeing and feeling the impacts of the pause in funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that began Nov. 1 during the government shutdown.
www.kshb.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social
Winter is nearly here and that means beautiful snow but also many increased expenses. Please consider a donation if you can! www.merrymacfarmsanctuary.org/howcanihelp
November 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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devpetty.bsky.social
This queen is at the Alameda Animal Shelter. Ellie needs a soft spot to land.

www.alamedaanimalshelter.org/adopt/cats/a...
November 6, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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catsofyore.bsky.social
This is HUGE! I'm so happy!!! 🐽❤️
merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social Merrymac Farm Sanctuary @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social · 29d
We have the most wonderful news! This is the news we've been hoping desperately for since March: OLIVIA AND GLADYS ARE SAFE! The judge ruled against their former owner in the forfeiture case, so Olivia and Gladys will be safe and fed and warm and loved here at Merrymac for the rest of their lives. ❤️
Photo of a large brown pig and large white and black spotted pig snuggled together in a sunny hay pile.
November 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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cait.bsky.social
sharing this incredible resource created by a poster in r/boston: a map of local restaurants offering free or discounted meals to SNAP recipients

link: mysnapmap.com
r/boston u/Past_Election_5005 • 1d Made a website showing Boston area restaurants offering free/reduced price meals to SNAP recipients I Made This! mysnapmap.com Hoping this could help some people
November 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM