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story about a child chosing to adopt the oldest shyest cat at the shelter that no one else wanted | thumbnail includes two pictures of a boy hanging out with a ginger cat 'A 10-year-old ginger who had been passed over time and again'

Mom tells her son to "pick any animal he wants", and he chooses the oldest, shyest, chonkiest orange cat in the shelter and names him Tiny

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about someone adopting a unique kitten while on a walk with their dogs | thumbnail includes two pictures of a black and white kitten with a unique fur pattern 'The cat distribution system found me!'

Person finds uniquely adorable kitten with a rare fur pattern while on a walk with their dog, cannot resist her cuteness and adopts her

Mariel Ruvinsky

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22 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat and one picture of text including '‘It was like she just picked us’'

Couple is out walking their dog when a kitten appears from behind a tree with plans of her own

24 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat and one picture of text including '‘So thankful for his hard-won trust in us''

Feral cat refuses to stop showing up at couple’s door, so they take a chance on bringing him inside

10 cat and text pictures, 4 woman and text pictures, 5 text pictures | thumbnail includes one cat and text picture including '"You have 9 cats?? That's disgusting. You're crazy"', and one woman and text picture including 'And guess what? I want more'

Woman who rescued nine cats, each with a medical condition and a rough past, proves being a Crazy Cat Lady actually rocks.

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24 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of cats and one picture of text including '‘Had no idea her little babies were hiding under our shed’'

Couple moves into a new house and the Cat Distribution System delivers the sweetest housewarming surprise

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29 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of cats and one picture of text including '‘There was a picture of this girl and a note to please let her in’'

Couple buys a house and finds a photo of a mysterious cat in the manual with a note asking them to let her inside

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24 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat and one picture of text including '‘Despite my best efforts, though, he still came back home with me’'

Night-shift worker stays behind for a few extra minutes and meets a little kitten who couldn’t have picked a better time to appear

18 text pictures, 7 cat pictures | thumbnail includes one cat picture, and ‘Found an abandoned kitten and drove 55 km home like this.’

'I didn't think I'd come home with a kitten': Man on a cross-country bike ride refuses to leave abandoned kitten behind in a village, rides two hours with him tucked in his shirt

pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat and one picture of text including '‘I've never loved or been loved by an animal like this before’'

Newlyweds spend their honeymoon falling even more in love when a local feral cat steals both of their hearts

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31 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat and one picture of text including '‘From a wet dirty little kitten into the most amazing looking cat’'

Cat lover hears desperate cries during a rainy midnight walk and comes home with a kitten who changes the next 12 years

29 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of cats and one picture of text including '‘Both have improved my life for the best and I can't wait to get home to them’'

Two purrfectly different cats unexpectedly join the family and turn one hooman’s life upside down in the best way

25 kitten pictures, some with text and some with a dog | thumbnail includes one kitten and dog picture, and one kitten picture including 'I think he liked it', and one kitten picture including 'And welcome to our family'

Stray black kitten follows a woman and her dog for the first half of a 5-hour hike, then falls asleep in the dog's bowl for the rest of it, woman says: 'I didn't want to leave him alone.'

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story about a man who didn't want a cat falling in love with the saddest cat in the shelter that his girlfriend adopted and proposing to her | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cute cross-eyed cat 'This little guy even helped me propose'

Boyfriend begs his girlfriend not to bring home a cat, she can't help it and adopts the saddest-looking cat at a shelter, the boyfriend falls in love, and the cat helps him propose: 'I'm fairly confident I have the best cat ever'

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about someone rescuing a kitten from a tree only to find out she belongs to a neighbor and has been living in both houses | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cute cat 'I think she just loves me cause I saved her. But she knows where her other house is apparently.'

'She's been two timing me': Person rescues kitten stuck in a tree and adopts her, only to find out she belongs to a neighbor and has been using both their houses as her purrsonal all-you-can-eat buffets

Mariel Ruvinsky