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6-year-old decides to gift a kitten his family is fostering to his martial arts teacher, but when the teacher comes to meet her, the kitten’s mom marches over too and makes it clear they’re a package deal

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Racetrack worker finds a tiny black kitten on the site, and by the time he and his girlfriend get around to whether they can afford a fourth cat, Bean's already decided she's staying.

Ayala Sorotsky

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9 kittens and their momma found dumped under a dumpster in freezing weather, are offered shelter by a cat-loving couple, who take care of them until every last one finds a home: 'Momma was so tired from the constant nursing'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Abandoned kitten approaches mother and kids at a bus stop, the kids instantly fall in love with her and convince mom to adopt her, and the 10-year-old is so inspired she decides to become a vet

Mariel Ruvinsky

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'The CDS reincarnated our recently departed boy': A week after suddenly losing her beloved cat of 12 years, neighbor saves a litter of 1-week-old kittens, and the heartbroken owner feels they were sent to her by her previous cat

Mariel Ruvinsky

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7-week-old tuxedo kitten hides in a car wheel well during brutal Texas heat and somehow hitches a ride with exactly the right person

Sarah Brown

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'My house came with a cat': New home owner who doesn't like cats finds out the previous tenant abandoned a sweet tomcat in the house, refuses to abandon the cat again and ends up making a best friend

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Girls find a friendly 4-month-old tabby at the playground and bring her home, but nobody seems to be looking for her

Sarah Brown

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New farm owners are stunned to discover over 60 abandoned “barn cats” living on their property, and make it their mission to find every last one of them a home: 'People are constantly dumping their animals out here'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Starving cat with a strange meow shows up on woman's porch begging for help, but refuses every bite of food she offers until she realizes he wasn't looking for a meal, he was looking for love

Mariel Ruvinsky

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A half-pound tortie kitten picks the family car as her shelter right before a hailstorm, and manages to win over the one parent who wasn't ready for another cat: 'I didn't want a cat... but here we are.'

Ayala Sorotsky

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Couple retires from cat rescue after adopting 3, but a mysterious kitten at the husband’s work has other plans

Sarah Brown

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Person cutting down a tree on their farm finds box full of 7 abandoned kittens underneath it; in the heat with no chance of surviving on their own, this farmer saves them and finds them all homes

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Dad spots a kitten dodging traffic at his daughter's kindergarten drop-off, scoops him up before anything happens, and already knows how the story ends: 'I'm gonna let [my daughter] name him when she gets home today!'

Ayala Sorotsky

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Shelter employee refuses to let healthy cat be euthanized for needing more than a day to acclimate to a new home, fights relentlessly to save him, and a stranger who is moved by the cat's story online steps up and adopts him

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Cat lover waits 2 years for a Cat Distribution System assignment before a tiny stray kitten takes matters into her own paws

Sarah Brown

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