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‘I keep thinking if I take him back today it won't be so bad because it hasn't even been a full 24 hours so we haven't had time to bond’: Guilt ridden woman struggling to move on from her soul cat, debates keeping her newly adopted cat child

Laurent Shinar

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'She took matters into her own paws': Stray cat isn't actually a stray, but a house cat 20 miles from home, she spends 12 months with her new family before getting recognized by her former humans

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'I would wish that she doesn't have to be afraid of us': Pawrents adopt a shy 5-year-old and a year later are still trying to build trust and find what will make her feel at home

Sarah Brown

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'[He] showed me a passenger seat full of kittens': Starbucks barista gets handed a kitten through the drive-through window, instantly falls in love with it and takes home the sweetest order of the day

Mariel Ruvinsky

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'I had no intention of adopting': A quick visit to the animal shelter turned into a spontaneous double adoption to keep a mama cat and her kitten safe and together

Sarah Brown

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Wholesome young woman falls in love with a friendly stray feline, but her parents refuse to bring her into their cat-filled home: 'She's been trying to get inside all summer'

Ayala Sorotsky

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Itty bitty black kitten saved by doggo after losing her siblings, she successfully joins their family in the purrfect Caturday rescue: 'I bet they will be BFFs for life'

Blake Seidel

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'It's a soul connection that I just can't explain': Shelter cat who is skittish around everyone falls in love with one human and has the most wholesome relationship with him

Mariel Ruvinsky

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New parent of abandoned kitten refuses to return her to former owner without proof of previous ownership: 'I am NOT interested in giving her back'

Ely Bulnes

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The Cat Distribution System sends gorgeous ginger kitten to man who recently lost his orange cat; receives help with adoption from a fellow feline fan: '[He] made sure he didn't feel abandoned'

Ayala Sorotsky

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'He's been a stray for 3 years': Kind person becomes a cat pawrent after moving from a non-feline-friendly place to a new home, adopting the feral friend he took care of

Ayala Sorotsky

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Loving doggo alerts her owner to something in the backyard, turns out to be a small, sassy kitten stuck inside a pile of wood that immediately adopts herself into their canine-loving family: 'That's Bubba's cat'

Blake Seidel

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'I don’t want to be forced to choose between my boyfriend and my cats': Kitten chaos and a notebook fiasco push these new pawrents toward training, patience, and a path to harmony

Sarah Brown

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'How do I cat?': Four feline babies wander to the doorstep of two kind roommates, who turn into first-time cat pawrents and ask the online feline family for advice

Ayala Sorotsky

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'I didn't sign up for this': 21-year-old gives her roommate's cat up for adoption because he's neglectful and keeps forcing her to take care of it, he finds out a day later and gets furious

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Sick cat meows for help outside a vet clinic, gets adopted by the kindest vet, then repays her by helping other anxious cats and kittens during their examinations

Mariel Ruvinsky

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