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JFatton

@jfatton.bsky.social
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Writer, blogger, editor (in reverse order), spouse the past 40 years to Dr. Rose Antonelli-Fatton, animal advocate, chief feral wrangler at Blue Rose of Hope Animal Sanctuary. Cannabis activist. Springer, NM.

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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
C.C., our Wyandotte, says, "Hey!" (sounds like "buck-buck-buck" but we've learned to translate since she came t o us last month).
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
First there were four, then the black one's brother succumbed to FIP. A few weeks later, tabby's brother did the same. Here at the Sanctuary, we'e caring for the survivors and tracking their weight. So far the doodles are firm; that may be this one's name. Or u can donate and get naming rights.
Little tabby kitten looks off-camera while black kitten sits inside pink dresser.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Trip to Raton vet went well; bless Doc Brown, our bill is $700+ but she let us wait til Tuesday payday to pay her. Plus a box of cookies from the sub shop goes a long way. Can you help us get to payday? DM us for donation details, we don't use GFM so all your $$ goes to cat food, litter, and toys.
Murphey, our black-and-tan chi mix, was found running the mean streets of Cimarron (not really plural, there's 1 road, it goes to Taos, and Michael Martin Murphey has a billboard there, hence the name).
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Our hearts are broke, once again, 2 kitties in 2 weeks, and now #3 shows signs of silent killer FIP. $ stress is adding to our grief. Running out of funds to feed Outside and inside cats, dogs, and turtles. And gas to go to vet; that's $30 tomorrow. Please help if u can. DM for donation deets.
Dr. Rose and Maisie (RIP)  look to the setting sun as another day ends at Blue Rose of Hope Animal Sanctuary.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Hanky says "Here I is ..."
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Every day...
A ginger kitty stares to the left as his tabby brother looks straight on.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
You know the one about catching a squirrel by climbing a tree and acting nutty, well, this is Skunky#7 and I just want the outsiders to leave the traps alone til I get him. Catfood is the best bait.
Tall- and curky-taiked skunk chows down on chickenfeed.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Milo begs to differ...he knows one thing verrrry well.
Teeny black kitten sits on a plate and eats. His blues eyes indicate 2 weeks old.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Bailey agrees she's a milagro (must be the chihuahua).
Bailey, a brown and white corgi-chi mix, has three toys to choose from.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Murphey says celebrate early and often.
Black and tan chi-rotty mix looks to his right.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
3 heads are better than ... well, you know the rest. Car news outlasts bad news. Every day.
Two gingers and their tabby brother snooze it out, head-to-head(-to-head).
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Zero skunks caught tonight. Reminds of funny story: last night the first skunk I caught shared the trap with a feral cat. It was not easy releasing Cat but keeping Pepe LePew, but I did it. Saw only 1 this morning, but nothing tonite. Tomorrow we ride! (Literally, we go on a supply run.)
Shaggy white-and-black skunk samples some seed from chicken feeder.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Dodged a bullet, won't be driving to Colorado Springs tomorrow, just too far, but will still be helping our Springer cat rescuer. Just not all day. And might be catching more of these guys tonite. DM for donation details, I mite need a couple gallons of tomato juice.
Small black-and-white skunk lifts his white tail in a display of pee-you.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Well that's 3 down, 2 to go in the skunk catch-and-relocate. Putting together a new coop this weekend, as Dr. Rose joins me at the sub shop next week. But we need serious help, seriously. We had a great donation yesterday, which kept the electric on, but it was close. DM for donation details.
Mama skunk sniffs around the cat kibble while an Outsider looks on, wondering if there will be leftovers (there weren't).
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Tina's sunset. She came from Los Lunas and layed delicious pastel eggs. We got Lupe a friend from another neighbor. She'll be safer in the pallet coop I put together. Til then, they'll spend the nite in the garage. Chickens aren't cheap; can you support our Sanctuary? DM for donation details.
Sunset shows some fiery clouds to mimic the wildfires in northern NM.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Who missed Black Cat Appreciation Day? This little puff didn't, as he says every day is thus. He sees his feral cousins outside and imagines joining them on their ramps. But he doesn't see their risks just being outdoors brings... /
Tiny black puff ball of a kitten sits atop a brown recliner, plotting his escape.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
It's bad, no lie. Our brother was right, we should rethink this sanctuary thing (too late). If you can boost our bottom line, we'd appreciate it. We got a generous donation from Feren, another rescuer. Big ups to them! DM us for donation details (we no longer use GFM cuz they take 2 big a chunk).
Tabby kitten stares intently into camera while he gets pets from his old man.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This cloud bank has the potential to help with the many wildfires here in NM. Speaking of banks, ours is M-T, and there's more month before the next influx of ca$h. If you can help, we'd appreciate it; DM us for donation details. And as always, please support your local shelter or sanctuary.
This wide bank of fluffy white clouds could spell relief for wildfire-plagued northern NM.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Now the two little jokers are polishing off a bowl of Purina Kitten Kibble. As soon as they go back to the mobile home, I can go back inside. Trapped in the RV. Happy Hump Day.
Skunk flaunts his feathery white tail.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Hanky said a prayer when we wrote a cover letter to a Nonprofit in Santa Fe. They called Dr. Rose today and want to meet her. This would be a heart job, on many levels, like she could see a cardiologist. Baby steps to the challenge of moving back. They said her letter spoke to their hearts.
Tabby kitten stares into the camera, waiting for Dad to let go so he can play with Archie and Mehitabel (Bill).
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The Chewy box holds a cat...or does it (it does not; Dr. Rose objects to Schrodenger jokes, so I'll pull this punch...line): We put a can of food out for Little Guy (naming rights available for a small donation, PM for donor details). Looked in on him and the dads: someone ate it. Was it him?
Tall tail in full white-and-black display marks the skunk kit out for a bit of kibble.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Hanky Panky meows you a meow.
Tiny tabby sits next to a blue Chewy baseball hat.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Mikki's sunset, Pt2. He had one of those high yapping voices we hate to hear in other chi-chis. His buddy Murphey has a deeper tone. They'd both howl when the other dogs would bark. In harmony. No howling ĺately. Man, we miss that goofball.
Bright white storm cloud rises above the east pasture, floating about the tree-lined irrigation ditch.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Ours welcome him to BSky....it's fun!
Two ginger kittens recline beneath an electric outlet.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
...and she's been with us ever since. She rode with us when we returned back East and came along when we drove back to NM (we pingponged a few more times from the Land of Entrapment to the real world). We saved her and her brothers, Bruce and Little Man. They're together again. Love you, Penny.
Tuxedo kitty flashes her green eyes at the camera. She has black around her eyes and a white nose, mouth, and chest.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
"Well, spit." That's how my mother would curse; her Catholic upbringing stayed with her thru Last Rites. This is our Penelope's last sunset. A fractious little tuxedo who bossed around much bigger cats in her home. 15 years ago, Dr. Rose saved her from a farmer's barn in Ohkay Owinge...
Sunset last night in New Mexico,  wispy clouds scattered across the twilight and a piñon tree stands sentinel to the right.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
End of the month means another big payment on the farm. Owner won't split the house from the 40 acres so we're stuck here, hoping for a better solution than packing the horse trailer with catteries and driving the RV back east to the real world. New England or maybe Canada. DM for donation deets.
Two ginger kitties at rest...Bill looks off to his left while archaeological snoozes.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Mikki's on the right (RIP).
Black-and-tan doggo with chihuahua-size legs stands beside his running partner,  Mikki (RIP), a brown-and-white deer head chi-chi.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Mikki's sunset. These sad words won't suffice. The hardest part of saving them is seeing them go. He and Murphey were picked up running loose in Cimarron; a TX SUV was seen leaving them behind. We took them in; Blue Rose of Hope Animal Sanctuary specializes in cats, but this was meant to be.
Smoke from a nearby wildfire turned this sunset extra pink.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Ms. LePew came into the garage one night to sample the kitty kibble. My brother, the Sanctuary's major donor (thanks, Patrick, for wiring the $$$ this week instead of sending a check), saw something we wrote about skunks and told me, "We just want to know the $ isn't for rescuing skunks." Nope.
Fluffy black-and-white skunk tucks into our garage bowl of kitty kibble.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Actualizing our need to catch our feral boy so he can join Silvio for a short ride to Trinidad (Colorado, not the island) at 7a.m. for vetting. Finally caught him 5 mins ago, blanket covered his little man cave then plopped him into his carrier. Just like I envisioned it but cripes it took 4ever.
Tuxedo kitty flexes his tail in front of brown ladder-back chair...string toy hangs from doorknob to his right.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Hanky, Archie, & Bill say you're welcome.
Cute tabby kitty sits next to a blue ballcap.2 ginger brothers chillax beneath a wall outlet.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
We hope to catch these 3 brothers so they can join Archie in the RV. Our Sanctuary is desperate, food costs are overwhelming, and we need your help. If you can, Message us for donation details; if you can't chip in, please share our story. As always, support your local shelter or sanctuary.
Three tabby brothers sit outside their den under our old farmhouse. Two empty plates indicate breakfast is over.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Hanky Panky is loving the RV life. Springer planned a power outtage tomorrow, but our nice neighbor loaned us a generator so we don't have to leave town for the day. That comes Thursday, when Dr. Rose meets the oncologist. She's got a lesion on her spine. Sounds scary. It is.
Cute little tabby sits outside his carrier, with a blue Chewy ball cap next to him. He's got gorgeous black eyebrows.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Hanky Panky awaits his sponsorship deal with a certain pet-food company. Many weeks after my last edit, PubCo emailed me a short project. While actively seeking new clients, I haven't landed any yet, so I have to take it, short or long. It's short (<$400) but sandwich $$ are even shorter.
Tabby kitten poses in front of blue carrier and Chewy hat.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Black kitten #3 has transitioned, may he rest in power. This is Dr. Rose and Maisiè Williams Fatton(RIP), looking out on a New Mexican sunset in happier times.
Black boxer sits beside his loving mama, who saved her 13 years earlier from Taos Stray Hearts.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Our Bruce looks like this one's brother. He looks unimpressed by my photo op.
Handsome tabby sits beside a bottle of Jameson.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Archie (on the right) says, "That's you, Bill!"
Two ginger kittens, one looks intently to his left.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Hello, Blue Sky from stormy New Mexico.
Dark clouds billow in front of gray skies over our blue farm pond (no algae, it's not rocket science).
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Blue Rose of Hope Animal Sanctuary used to have 5 males in the Boys' Room; last month, one of them had kittens (oops; sexing blacks cats is hard, man). A miracle, you say? Maybe. But we just had another one. Three newbies. Please help us keep helping them. Send us a DM for donation options.
Ginger kitten plays with his stuffed monkey.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
This little guy is Bill; here at Blue Rose of Hope Animal Sanctuary, we are trapping his siblings & aunties. Spay Taos can vet them, but we're overwhelmed with feeding them. Please Message us for donation options. If you can't help us, please share our story. Maybe one of your friends can.
Little ginger kitten looks up, lost in thought.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Checking in at an old favorite place, Taos Public Library. Silvio Dante Fatton is getting tutored at the moment. Prayers and sage smoke up for good results. 💚💚💚🐾🐞
Tuxedo yearling arches his back and tail in front of brown chair and white water bowls.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
We have hope after saving these brothers that we'll catch their mama and siblings.
Two ginger kittens lay head to head on a blue blanket. One has his eyes closed and the other looks down to the right.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Love me some Archie....
Ginger kitten held in loving arms by bathrobe-wearing love of my life...
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
"I'd like to see the ArrrVee, please."
Tiny ginger kitten looks thoughtfully at ... something only he sees.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Ginger kitten looks thru a baby gate.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Good night, outside kitties, Mamas and babies, stay dry under the house, more Friskies in the morning. Warmer tomorrow, prayers for tender blossoms to stay strong thru the chill night. Like democracy lovers.
Red Geranium blossoms look thru the window at May snow shower.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I left one big-a$$ tumbleweed for this morning but cleared all the way to the neighbors, working til twilight. It's cool and overcast today so I won't get too sweaty before my shift at the sandwich shop. Agua es vida, yo.
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JFatton @jfatton.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Ditch day here at Blue Rose of Hope Animal Sanctuary. Tumbleweed City is what my aching back calls it. Slathered on the SPF, as you can see our turquoise blue skies. Neighbors already have water, ours is coming soon and will fill our pond tonite.
Irrigation ditch dam, with a long timber on top of cement walls for access once the water runs.
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