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Pedestrian pets a friendly stray then catches him drinking from a putrid pool of rainwater, decides to turn him into a house cat to save him from the streets: 'He's so happy and safe right now'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Girlfriend takes sick 15-year-old cat away from her neglectful ex who lied about taking the feline to the vet for years, now happily celebrates the kitty's 16th birthday and improved health: 'My goal is to give her a good life until the end.'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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23 Wholesome Cat Adoption Stories to Help You Start the Day With a Teaspoon of Pawsitivity

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Miracle stray cat joins the family at the purrfect time, rewarming the couch-spot of a recently lost dog: ‘[Franklin] was born the same week our dog passed’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'I would have torn the whole house down to get to him': Cat parents call for emergency backup to rescue their curious feline after he gets himself trapped in a sinkhole under the house

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘No one has ever pet him’: Feral cat refuses to let anyone touch him, until heartwarming hooman discovers he loves music, now he happily begs for pets every day

Bar Mor Hazut

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Cat-lover rescues "stray" cat, finds out that friendly feral was missing for 6 years and isn't wanted anymore, so they wholesomely bring him home fur good: 'He’s finally able to feel safe and relax'

Blake Seidel

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‘I am not a cat lady, and [he] is not my son': Clingy cat wins over woman who it totally “not in denial” about about being a cat mom and loving it

Mariel Ruvinsky

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‘His eyes were still blue’: Hooman worries they adopted sweet kitten too soon, carefully takes care of the newborn baby, who grows up to be a beautiful boy

Bar Mor Hazut

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Kind person adopts adorable kitten who was given away for free because she was deemed "ugly", she gets even when her “ugly” cat blossoms into a beautifully fluffy feline: 'You hit the jackpot'

Blake Seidel

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Family excitedly adopts sweet shelter cat, only to learn that the feline was one of five surrendered by a selfish daughter who gave away her mom's cats behind her back: ‘[She] got the police involved’

Blake Seidel

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'I'll be your momma': Sweet dog adopts a tiny orphaned orange kitten and raises him as her baby, teaching him how to love

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Skin-and-bones orange kitten shows up on person’s porch one day, they become best friends, and he gets the fluffiest glow up thanks to his hooman’s love: ‘Now he’s an absolute cuddle monster’

Blake Seidel

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'She's not just a 'pretty cat' like we thought': Pretty stray kitty surprises her foster family with an even rarer litter of kittens

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Future dad can't contain his excitement about adopting first cat and goes on a shopping spree; cat community gives him a wholesome reality check in the comments

Blake Seidel

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'I got the cat no one wanted': Caring person takes a chance on adopting 2-year-old cat with health issues that kept getting overlooked, the cat immediately embraces them and now they cuddle 24/7

Blake Seidel

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