@PetieTheCat Twibbon

@PetieTheCat Twibbon
To show our love and support of sweet Petie kitty.

Our dear furend @PetieTheCat is very ill. Petie is a 15 year old orange tabby who has diabetes and kidney failure. He is in crisis now, hiding in da closet not wanting to be touched. We hopin' da antibiotic and da pain pills gonna make him feel better.

I love dat Petie's sweet little giggle and da way he gives his @Pandafur dem "hugs kissey noze".

Please add da @PetieTheCat Twibbon to your twitter avatar to show your love for dear Petie.

Da anipals are sitting on dat Petie's porch sending healing purrrrrrs and hoping for da best for him.


Photo is by @Chattemuse by way of @danapixie

Purrrrrrrrrrrrrr

#Nipclub 7/16 - WOMEN IN DA BLUES

Mr. Breeze n da house!

In honor of da lady who sneaked out of hospital early to get home to us I'm going to do a set of Women in da Blues.
Now I have her chained to da laptop for #nipclub.

Who's ready for some blues?

Dis for all dem ebbil twitter ladies. ♫ Francine Reed – Evil Gal. She'll empty your pockets and leave you full of misery!!!!
It's lush, plush... ♫ Ruth Brown – If I Can't Sell It, I'll Keep Sittin' On It
You might know dis from Led Zeppelin. ♫ Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe – When The Levee Breaks
I'll be your sugar daddy! ♫ Lavern Baker – Sugar Daddy Blues (From A Rage In Harlem)
Gimme a pigfoot and a bottle of beer! ♫ Bessie Smith – Gimme a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer
Send me to da 'lectric chair! ♫ Bessie Smith – Send Me To The 'lectric Chair
Da Queen of da Blues... Koko Taylor RIP. ♫ Koko Taylor, "Voodoo Woman"
Dat old black cat errr magic! Got me in its spell... ♫ Ella Fitzgerald – That Old Black Magic
@DaneRay #nipclub still on and I'M NOT STOPPING!!!
Da Swamp Boogie Piano Queen! ♫ Katie Webster & Black Cat Bone – Bullie's Soulfood Place
@DaneRay Yes, is on #nipclub bloggy
Gonna buy my chauffeur a V8 Ford. ♫ Memphis Minnie – Me and My Chauffeur Blues
We have a winner!! @DaneRay! Parker *Sax* cat. And here's Janis covering Bird. ♫ Janis Joplin & Jorma Kaukonen – Kansas city Blues - Typewriter tapes
@DaneRay @ParkerSKat and @MaggieTKat's mom is making a Swarovsky crystal bling. Does your mom like bling? #nipclub
And what would a blues set be wifout da Divine One? ♫ Sarah Vaughn - Bye Bye (Peter Gunn Theme)
If you don't want your cubes diced... ♫ Bonnie Raitt – Blender Blues
Big City Blues ♫ Annette Hanshaw – Big City Blues (1929)
Da Queen of Soul... bring your sweet lovin' home to me! ♫ Aretha Franklin – Bring It On Home To Me
@DaneRay MOL!!! Could be! #nipclub I'm going to DM maggie in case she doesn't see this. She'll contact you.
And now one for the doggies! ♫ Big Mama Thornton ft. Buddy Guy – Hound Dog
You raise my taxes freeze my wages send my son to Afghanistan! Nothing ever changes! ♫ Nina Simone – Backlash Blues
Wild kittehs don't have da blues! ♫ Ida Cox – Wild Women Don't Have the Blues
Tell Mama! ♫ Etta James – Tell Mama
Lady Day, I'll be seeing you! Good night all! ♫ Billie Holiday – I'll Be Seeing You
Good night all! Look for my playlist on my bloggy tomorrow. Call Me the Breeze.
We are in an un-AC room and da lady drenched in sweat. Time to let her shower and sleep.
Night all! #nipclub

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Miss Maggie (@MaggieTKat) gave away a pwize during my set, a lovely swarovsky crystal bling.

Question is on Kruse Kats bloggy
What does da "S" in @ParkerSKat stand for?
Third DM What does S in @ParkerSKat stand for? Kruse Kats: Introducing Parker S Kat
We have a winner!! @DaneRay! Parker *Sax* cat. And here's Janis covering Bird. ♫ Janis Joplin & Jorma Kaukonen – Kansas city Blues - Typewriter tapes

One bling to rule dem all and in da #nipclub bind dem! @daneray @maggietkat @thenascarkitty
Once again @DaneRay won a lovely swarovsky crystal bling in the quiz just before midnite. CONCATULATIONS!

Brat Lesson One

Introducing...


Parker Sax Kat


Dat @ParkerSKat is @MaggieTKat's new step-brother. I am giving him brat lessons.

@ParkerSKat Lesson One: You must put your face in every water glass you see.
6:41 PM Jun 21st via mobile web in reply to ParkerSKat


Parker is named after Jazz Saxophonist Charlie "Yardbird" Parker.

Sweet Pit Bull in Philadelphia Needs Rescue

Happyhappyhappy!

Philadelphia friends, please share this video. This is Deuce, an American Staffordshire Terrier. Deuce is a neutered female, 6-8 years old, NO papers.

Deuce had a rough early life as a breeder, and has scars on her face and legs. Her present owner rescued her about 4 years ago. Despite that she is very sweet and eager to please.

Her owner is ill and can't take care of her. He has been putting off going into assisted living rather than risk sending Deuce to the ASPCA. Most shelters euthanize any pit bull they get because pitties have a bad reputation.

Look at this sweet face!

Please leave a comment or talk to me on Twitter if you know of a pit bull rescue in Philadelphia, Bucks or Montgomery Counties.

Update 6/25
Da lady did try to walk Deuce on a leash. Dat doggy was a little hesitant but after a couple of minutes she did walk along.
Da lady tried to teach Deuce "touch" to touch the lady's hand wif her nose on command. Dat doggy did pick it up in just a few minutes. She will see if Deuce remembers the command next time she over der. Da lady think maybe Deuce very trainable since she a cat person and don't know much about dem doggies.

How Pawpawty Works.

I wanted to explain my furend @FrugalDougal's #pawpawty to clear up some misunderstandings (or perhaps trolling) on Twitter.

A pawpawty is a virtual party held by and for the anipals (animal pals) on Twitter. To join, search hashtag #pawpawty. Each pawpawty benefits a different animal charity. A pawpawty lasts for an entire day and is attended by anipals from around the world. There are DJs spinning tunes using such sites as blip.fm and Grooveshark; Barktenders who serve virtual drinks such as Hank's Bacon Beer and tunatinis; and a Sekurity detail. It takes a lot of work to put together a pawpawty. Scheduling volunteers (over 50 at each party!), custom artwork, virtual menus. Dougal and his team do this every month. They are my heroes! You can read more about the individual team members on the Anipal Times - #PawPawty Team

Recently someone was complaining that they were ignored during #pawpawty because they didn't donate. This is simply not the case. The tweets scroll by pretty fast during #pawpawty, so my guess is that either a) the person they addressed missed the tweet, or b) the complainer didn't direct their tweet at any specific individual. There is never a cover charge to attend Dougal's #pawpawty! Tweets of "tip the DJs and Barktenders" ask for donations to the charity, but donations are totally voluntary. Da lady is out of work so I sometimes don't tip, but I usually volunteer to DJ. We do what we can to help da less fortunate.

There has also been some question as to how one can be sure the donations go where they're advertised to go. For that reason I'd like to explain a bit about what a charity is and tell you about a couple of services that safely handle donations for charities.

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USA

In most cases U.S. charities are Section 501(c)(3) Organizations. Donations to these charities are tax-deductible.

"The exempt purposes set forth in section 501(c)(3) are charitable, religious, educational, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition, and preventing cruelty to children or animals."
from Exempt Purposes - Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3)

If you are ever in doubt about an organization, look it up on IRS.gov: Search for Charities, Online Version of Publication 78. Be sure to keep track of your donations during the year - I use TurboTax ItsDeductible because TurboTax Online will import the information automatically.

Many anipals in da USA use Firstgiving - Online fundraising for everybody to set up a fundraising account. FirstGiving helps you find your favorite 501(c)(3) organization and create a fundraising web page. FirstGiving tallies the donations, takes a small percentage, and sends a check to your organization. Anipals using FirstGiving aren't involved in the money exchange at all.

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UK

Non-profits in the UK are called Registered Charities.

Charities are organisations that benefit the public in a way the law agrees is charitable.
from About charities

Anipals in the UK can fundraise using JustGiving.