Male Husky/Shepherd mix found at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 27th on 49th and Cedar. Please call 619-565-9137. Must be able to identify him with pictures or identifying marks for him to be returned as we want to ensure he is going to his real home.

So it seems that Andy, a young pit bull, went on a bit of neighborhood walkabout. His person, Maddy, wrote back on Feb. 18 that Andy slipped out and was last seen around 50th and Hazel. Maddy sent out the word to keep a look out. Well, last night Maddy was awoken at about 3 a.m. to Andy at the door – a little shaken, but OK.
Maddy wrote today:

Hi all you wonderful concerned people, Just wanted to let everyone know that I found a very wet, very hungry, and very dirty Andy at my backdoor at 3 am this morning. He’s got some cuts, but he looks like he’s in pretty good shape.
Thanks for all your help and good vibes!

Maddy

Rocco and others need foster homes. City Kitties has put a call out for folks who want to provide a foster home (or a permanent home of course) for cats displaced by fire at the Windermere Court Apartments and, more recently, the fire at 45th and Walnut. Because of the notoriety they have gained during the fires, City Kitties is experiencing a surge in the number of adoptable cats. They desperately need places for them to stay, at least temporarily. Even Rocco, who made it out earlier this week, needs a temporary home.

City Kitties has a list of criteria that would make a good foster home as well as applications here.

These two are missing after the fire on Thursday at 45th and Walnut:

“…a relative of mine was living in one of the apartments that was destroyed by the fire at 45th and Walnut. She is alright, but her two cats are lost. She wasn’t in the building when the fire was happening, so she didn’t manage to get the cats out, but she is still hoping that they escaped somehow. They are gray cats Lily and Fog and- Lily is a long-haired female and Fog is a shorthair male. If people could keep their eyes out for them, their owner and I would greatly appreciate it.” 

The owner writes:

Andy is a white, red-nosed male pitbull with brown spots like a cow. He is lean, medium-sized (about 60 lbs), a year old, and has light brown eyes. He was last seen at 50th and Hazel running north down 50th, near Malcom X Park. He is wearing a red collar, responds to his name and is sweet as pie. I am offering $150 reward to anyone who finds him. If you have any information at all my number is (267) 496-5090.

The West Philly-based feline rescue group City Kitties announced this morning that it will stop attempting to rescue cats that may still be inside the Windermere Court building because it is becoming more structurally unstable.

The group wrote on its Facebook page this morning:

Our trapping efforts inside the Windermere are over. The building is deteriorating, & we had to weigh the safety of the humans involved against the possibility of finding more cats. None of the 5 traps had any food eaten out of them or paw prints inside. We feel confident that no cats remain inside. Doors & some windows are open; cats DO have an opportunity to escape.

City Kitties has a page that lists the cats, including photos, that are still missing at the Windermere.