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'I don't know how anyone could abandon their pet': Family moves out and leaves their cat behind, their kind ex-neighbor finds the feline terrified under the house and gently coaxes it into giving her a chance

Mariel Ruvinsky

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'Adopting a senior cat was the best decision I’ve ever made': A 19-year-old tuxedo gets a second chance after being returned to the shelter and thrives in a loving new home

Sarah Brown

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'[He] showed up in front of my house and never left': Person who recently lost his dog befriends a sweet stray cat; both take time to open up, but eventually heal each other's hearts

Ayala Sorotsky

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'My daughter for whatever reason, went right to this cage': Sad shelter cat who had her babies taken from her meets her kindred spirit in a little girl who instantly chooses her

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Abandoned kitten hangs on to every bottle feeding, until a saved stray cat mama adopts him as her own: 'He crawled to her belly and started nursing'

Ayala Sorotsky

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New resident discovers an abandoned cat outside, the skittish kitty refused pets until she surprised the person inside his home; she's become a house princess soon after

Ayala Sorotsky

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Animal shelter volunteer surprises long-time black cat resident with signed adoption papers so neither of them will spend Christmas alone

Blake Seidel

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'Some of those meows don't sound quite like our cat': A morning breakfast turns into a rescue when a stray kitten appears at the front door, races inside, and immediately makes himself at home

Sarah Brown

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Rescuers introduce tiny orphaned kitten to a heartbroken momma cat who had tragically lost her babies, and she hesitates for only a meowment before adopting him: '[She] started grooming him like he'd always been hers'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Gamer selflessly pauses his video game to rescue a purrsistently meowing kitten outside his window, ends up winning the high score with a sweetheart, friendly feline: 'Purrs like a V8 engine'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Kind rescuer fails to catch stray ginger tomcat for 4 years, one day finds an adorable note attached to their fence saying: 'Folded ear cat has been rescued, $2000 vet bill, is safe and sound, and is living the good life'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Woman finds a friendly feline in her workplace parking spot after her two dogs passed the rainbow bridge, takes the cat in to fill the precious pet hole in her house: 'She's definitely not feral'

Ayala Sorotsky

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Couple moves to a new house, open their door, and immediately have the sweetest stray kitten storm inside and never leave again: '[She] threw herself at his feet and started purring'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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'She was already at home with my other three': A small, sick, and pregnant stray showed up out of nowhere and found the loving family she needed most

Sarah Brown

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Owners move without their cat, she finds shelter from the rain with a nearby neighbor who adopts the feline into their family: 'She made herself right at home'

Ayala Sorotsky

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'I've always wanted a cat': Truck driver finds floofy black kitten alone at truck terminal, they scoop her up and bring her to their family's house for a purrfectly thankful Thanksgiving weekend

Blake Seidel

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