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story about a senior cat finally getting adopted after spending 9 years in a shelter | thumbnail includes two pictures of a blind black cat 'He is a 10 year old blind void that I adopted 5 months ago'

After spending a year on the streets then 9 years in a shelter, this senior 10-year-old blind void finally finds his furrever home: 'He will spend the rest of his life in a warm home'

Mariel Ruvinsky

21 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat and one picture of text including '‘My son decided to bring home a kitten’'

Fifth grader goes to a Halloween event and surprises his parent with a kitten instead of candy

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story about a cat breaking into neighbor's house over and over until finally winning him over | thumbnail includes two pictures of a unique female devon rex cat 'She would just show up in my home'

Neighbor's unique Devon Rex cat spends 2 years breaking into person's home, demanding cuddles; they finally cave, and now, the cat has 2 forever homes

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about a giant sphynx cat getting adopted again after his owners couldn't care for him anymore | thumbnail includes two pictures of a giant sphynx cat 'We adopted an 11-year-old menace'

'He's twice the size of my other Sphynx cats': Couple adopts an 11-year-old giant Peterbald cat after his owners can no longer care for him, and he fills their house with hilarious chaos

Mariel Ruvinsky

37 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of cats and one picture of text including '‘I decided then and there that she was coming home with me’'

Woman goes to work on her day off and ends up rescuing a sweet dumpster kitty who steals her heart

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24 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat and one picture of text including '‘This little guy won him over appearing at his house one day’'

Retired dad who insisted he wasn't a cat person now sends his family daily updates about his new feline friend

story about four kittens breaking into a man's car and getting themselves and their mom adopted | thumbnail includes two pictures of four colorful kittens 'Broke into my Jeep!'

A fierce gang of four criminals, known as itty bitty kittens, breaks into man's Jeep, forces him to adopt them and then brings them mom to be adopted too

Mariel Ruvinsky

stories of cats getting adopted | thumbnail includes three pictures including a kitten laying its head on a person's hand and a ginger cat curled up with a toy and a giant sphynx cat 'Adopted!'

Meet the Newly Adopted Faces of the Week: 10 Real Stories of Cats Who Finally Found Their Forever Homes (October 24, 2026)

Mariel Ruvinsky

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story about a terrified shelter cat finally showing affection to her adopter | thumbnail includes one image of a scared black and white kitten 'She's lost that terrified look in her eyes'

Person adopts the most terrified kitten in the shelter, and after months of careful trustbuilding, she finally lets herself be petted and purrs: '[She was] trying to make herself as small as possible'

Mariel Ruvinsky

22 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of cats and one picture of text including '‘She has an entire house worth of places to nap and has selected an occupied cat’'

Woman worries her cat won't accept his new kitten sister until she catches them cuddling in the cutest way

22 cat pictures, 1 video | thumbnail includes 1 cat picture including 'PETE NOW', and 1 cat picture including 'GEORGE NOW', and 1 cat picture including 'MICKEY NOW'

‘The Cat Distribution System chose my yard 3 times’: Woman’s five-cat household grows to eight over two years, and every new arrival opens the family's heart a little more

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story of someone writing a message to their cat's previous owner about how the cat is happy | thumbnail includes two images of an orange cat sleeping and playing 'He got the home you wanted for him'

'To the person who loved my cat before': Person writes a heartfelt letter to their cat's previous owner who loved the cat but had to let him go to a new home

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about someone adopting the cat of a friend who passed away and finding out the cat asks for affection in a hilarious way | thumbnail includes one picture of a cat in a box 'My cat has learned that getting stuck in a box on purpose is the way to ask to be held'

Kind person adopts their friend's cat after they suddenly pass, and finds out the cat asks to be held in the silliest way: 'Rotisserie Chicken has learned that he needs a box he can't fit in to communicate he wants to be held'

Mariel Ruvinsky

25 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat and one picture of text including '‘I never thought I could love a cat so much’'

Lifelong dog person never imagined becoming a cat lover until one frightened shelter kitty stole their heart

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7 cat pictures, 12 text pictures | thumbnail includes 2 pictures of cats, and ‘The vet said mom likely wouldn't have made it.’

Neighbor who never saw herself as a cat person catches a mama cat and her two kittens after several months of watching them roam the block: ‘You saved 3 lives.’

21 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes one picture of a cat and one picture of text including '‘This guy ran up to us and followed us home’'

Couple thinks they've said goodbye to a stray cat until he comes racing back to them the next evening