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pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes one picture of a cat and one picture of text including '‘I just want to give her the best life I can’'

After losing her beloved dog a first-time cat pawrent opens her heart to a little tortie and finds reassurance from fellow cat lovers

9 cat and kid pictures, 8 text pictures | thumbnail includes 1 picture of a cat and a kid, and ‘She was in mourning. The shelter expected her to be fine with her losing her kittens. You can't expect a mother not to mourn over her babies.’

Shelter cat turns aggressive after losing her newborn kittens, not given time to mourn and put on euthanasia list, until one family with a gentle toddler changes her fate: ‘Callie found herself a kidden.’

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17 text pictures, 3 cat pictures, 1 cat and woman picture | thumbnail includes 1 cat picture, and ‘I didn’t want to leave the cat in northern NY by Canada for the winter.’

Woman packing up her RV in 27-degree weather can’t bring herself to leave a park cat alone in northern New York for the winter, so he’s headed to an Arizona adventure with her

Story and pictures of a friendship between rescue kitten and pit bull | Thumbnail includes two pictures of a rescue kitten and a pit bull cuddling

Fluffy rescue kitten gets adopted by sweet, snuggly Pit Bull and their love kindles hope of a lifelong friendship

24 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes one picture of a cat and one picture of text including '‘Guess who she became attached to? My fiance!’'

Woman hears desperate cries while walking her dog and rescues a tiny kitten who ends up falling for her fiancé instead

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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