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21 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes one picture of a cat and one picture of text including '‘We now have another addition to the family’'

College student finishes her midterms and gets the sweetest surprise when her brother texts her about a black kitten who needs a home

story about a couple who lost their cat of 21 years adopting a bonded pair of sister cats | thumbnail includes one picture of two similar cats lying on a bed together 'We adopted sister cats today'

'We only meant to get one': After losing their loyal cat of 21 years, couple finally feels ready to adopt again, but instead of one cat, they end up with an adorable bonded pair

Mariel Ruvinsky

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24 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat and one picture of text including ''

Woman goes to throw away the garbage and finds a little kitten who walks right up to her, leading to an unexpected addition to the family

stories of cats getting adopted | thumbnail includes one picture of a man holding a ginger cat in his lap 'My dad casually holding the cat he explicitly told us NOT to adopt (that's his baby right there)'

Meet the Newly Adopted Faces of the Week: 10 Heartwarming Cat Adoption Stories That Show How Love Changes Lives (October 30, 2026)

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about a family finding a frozen kitten in the woods then saving her and adopting her | thumbnail includes two pictures including a person surrounded by snow holding a kitten with ice on its face and a picture of a tiny adorable kitten 'She was COMPLETELY covered in ice'

Tiny kitten is found frozen to a piece of plastic in the snowy woods, but a family's unexpected detour saves her life just in time: 'It was meant to be'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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29 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of cats and one picture of text including '‘She was supposed to be a foster’'

Family takes in a kitten from a feral colony to foster, but her bond with their son and Great Danes changes everything

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