A neighbor found a very friendly grey and white cat a few days ago on her porch at 49th and Chester. The cat is declawed on his front paws and looks to be neutered.

He is pretty big and has two different colored eyes – one green and one mottled brown, which may be due to an injury. He’s very thin but was clearly once someone’s pet. He is mostly grey with dark grey stripes, a spotted white belly and white muzzle.

The neighbor is concerned that the cat may not survive outdoors without claws.

If you have any information about this cat, please contact Katie at kdericks at gmail dot com

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Citizens for a No-Kill Philadelphia and Lovefourpaws.org are hosting a Pet Pantry and Community Help Desk on Sunday, July 13, from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Engine 68 Firehouse (52nd and Willows). Low-income pet owners (documentation of financial hardship is required) are welcome to stop by at the event and pick up free pet food (please bring a rolling cart or shopping bags to transport donations home).

The Spayed Club will be on-site to provide pet owners with information on low-cost spay/neuter services. Red Paw Emergency Relief Team will also be there to talk about fire safety and emergency preparedness.

This small, sweet, docile, friendly female beagle was found tonight running scared at The Woodland Cemetery (40th and Woodland), according to neighbor Cindy Miller. The dog had no microchip and was taken to Penn Vet. If this is your dog or if  you would like to foster her until her owners are found or until she gets adopted, please contact Cindy at: cm53@earthlink.net

New pet waste station on 45th St.

Dog owners who live around S 44th/45th and Pine/Spruce streets have something to be happy about. The area that lacks regular trash cans, now has two brand new pet waste stations on 44th and 45th streets between Spruce and Pine, next to the apartment buildings owned by Campus Apartments.

There was a pet waste basket on 45th Street before but it broke and was removed a few months ago. Earlier this month, we reached out to Campus Apartments to let them know about the basket, that it was broken and asked if they were responsible. We didn’t hear back, but a couple of weeks ago two new pet waste stations were installed near Campus Apartment buildings. That’s a great response! We even noticed bags in the pet waste dispenser.

Wouldn’t it be great to have more such stations installed around the neighborhoods? As part of our research for the recent trash can story, we learned that trash receptacles are a joint responsibility among community organizations, block captains, and the city. So why don’t pet waste baskets and bags fall under their responsibility as well? It would be very helpful to local dog owners and help keep our streets and sidewalks cleaner (we’re talking about responsible dog owners, of course, since there are those who don’t pick up after their dogs).

As for the pet waste stations themselves, they’re supplied by Great American Property Management Products and cost as low as $99 for the starter and $299 for the deluxe.

A West Philly Local reader, Matty, is trying to find a loving home for a cat that has been hanging around for a while on his porch, near 52nd and Market. Matty says that the cat has a flea collar, but no tags on it and it’s been at his place every day for two and a half weeks. It looks emaciated, too. Matty gave the cat flea and tick treatment and says will provide the next month’s dose to whoever adopts him or her.

The cat is as sweet as can be, very approachable and even semi-tolerant of dogs. If you’re interested in adopting this cat, please call 267-808-1711 or email: mattystarrdust – at – gmail.com. Here’s also the video of the cat.

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A 5-6 month old male Pitbull was found today at 50th and Warrington, reports West Philly Local reader Becky Kauffman. He is very friendly and appears to be well cared for. For more information call Sophie at 267-994-5304.