The Dr. John P. Ruffing VMD Pet Food Pantry, a volunteer-run project that keeps community cat caretakers and low-income pet owners on Pittsburgh’s North Side stocked with supplies, has gone dark after what organizers describe as a housing threat from a landlord and an order to clear out donated goods.
Volunteers say they were given until Wednesday, June 17, 2026, to haul more than 2,000 pounds of food and other supplies out of a second-floor storage space. That is a lot of kibble to move on short notice, and the sudden shutdown leaves dozens of households and caretakers who relied on deliveries scrambling for help…