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story about a cat getting abandoned by its owner after 15 years because their new partner doesn't like cats | thumbnail includes two pictures including a cat in a stroller and a cat in a cage 'You couldn't just see him through his last few years?'

Person abandons loyal cat of 15 years because their new boyfriend "doesn't like cats", then expects the shelter to console them because they feel guilty: 'You should feel guilty'

Mariel Ruvinsky

22 pictures of cats, kittens, and text, and 1 video of cats and kittens | Thumbnail includes one picture of cats including 'This mom with no kittens adopted orphaned babies- and they saved each other', one picture of a cat including 'She was recently postpartum, but had no kittens with her', one picture of a kitten, and one picture of text including '‘She saved these kittens...but it seems like they saved her a little bit, too’'

Post-partum cat surrendered to animal shelter finds purrfect joy in raising litter of adorable baby kittens that might not have survived if she hadn't meownifested motherhood (Video)

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story of a cat coming up to someone's picnic and adopting them | thumbnail includes two pictures including a cat napping and a cat sniffing cherries outside 'Found us on a late night picnic, then never stopped cuddling me'

Stray cat approaches couple during their 2 AM picnic, follows them home, adopts them, then never stops cuddling them: 'She was so happy to instantly be cuddly with me'

Mariel Ruvinsky

collection of stories about cats getting adopted | thumbnail includes two pictures of a black kitten climbing and screaming 'Adopted this ferocious creature last week'

'Just adopted this mysterious little gremlin': 22 Wholesome Cat Adoption Stories to Help You Start the Day With a Teaspoon of Pawsitivity

Mariel Ruvinsky

1 video of a cat in a hotel and 24 pictures of text | Thumbnail includes one picture of a cat and one picture of text including 'Abandoned cat in hotel lobby'

Heartless strangers abandon cat in hotel lobby, but the wholesome guests rally together to save the poor kitty and find them a heartwarming home (Video)

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story about someone adopting a stray cat | thumbnail includes two pictures including a cat outside and a cozy cat lying down 'From living under the building at work to a proper house cat...'

Stray kitten that was living under a building comes out every day to demand pets from her favorite human, promptly finds herself getting adopted and becoming part of a family: 'She just wasn't meant for the outdoor life'

Mariel Ruvinsky

1 video of cats and 22 pictures of text | Thumbnail includes two pictures of cats and one picture of text including 'From neutered to nanny'

Neutered cat goes exploring and brings back two orphaned wild kittens for his pawrent to adopt, turning their feline foster father into a heartwarming dad dad

cat cats catto kitten kittens kitty cute adorable mom meow meows mew mews meowther wholesome saved rescued dumpster trash sweet adorable feline felines cat-colony stray strays

‘Lo and behold, mama comes rushing’: Dumpster kitten is heroically saved after getting trapped in a bottleneck, then the kitty is reunited with its meowther, the matriarch of a friendly neighborhood cat colony

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘He was skin and bones’: Purrfect couple adopts tiny kitten after spotting him sleeping alone on a tree branch, he transforms into a furiously fluffy boy in their care

‘He was skin and bones’: Purrfect couple adopts tiny kitten after spotting him sleeping alone on a tree branch, he transforms into a furiously fluffy boy in their care

23 pictures of cats and text | Thumbnail includes two pictures of cats and one picture of text including '‘Many would have left his sad case for someone else to deal with and walked by. You didn't.’'

‘[He] screamed at me until I picked him up’: Adorable alley cat demands random pedestrian save him from the streets, in turn he gets the feline family he always dreamed of

Neighbor demands teenager's cat for his son who ‘needs it more,’ accuses them of being entitled when they refuse to give it up: ‘There is no shortage of cats available for adoption at the local shelter. He needs to go there’

Neighbor demands teenager's cat for his son who ‘needs it more,’ accuses them of being entitled when they refuse to give it up: ‘There is no shortage of cats available for adoption at the local shelter. He needs to go there’

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story about someone adopting two cats and having a hard time with them | thumbnail includes one picture of two cats cuddling 'New cat dad here... I love these gals but I'm kinda overwhelmed'

'I love these gals but I'm kinda overwhelmed': Well-intentioned person adopts 2 cats who turn out to be chaos machines, now wonders what he can do to stay sane and be a good pawrent to them

Mariel Ruvinsky

collection of stories about cats getting adopted | thumbnail includes one picture of two black cats cuddling 'We adopted a little baby void, then the shelter reached out saying her sister missed her dearly sooooo'

'The shelter reached out saying her sister missed her dearly sooooo': 20 Wholesome Cat Adoption Stories to Help You Start the Day With a Teaspoon of Pawsitivity

Mariel Ruvinsky

25 pictures of cats, people, and text | Thumbnail includes one picture of a cat and one picture of text including '‘I don’t want to do that to him again’'

'Sounds like you need to rehome the boyfriend': Sleepless boyfriend wants to rehome grieving cat who cries all night; girlfriend stands up for her fluffy rescue by calling him out

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story about a sad cat who got adopted finally getting comfortable | thumbnail includes two pictures of a black cat 'She's slowly coming out of her shell'

'[I] adopted a depressed cat': Love-starved 8-year-old void who felt scared and alone gets adopted and slowly but surely starts showing that she is the sweetest, snuggliest cat

Mariel Ruvinsky

video of a very skinny cat getting rescued and transforming | thumbnail includes two pictures of an emaciated cat 'He just wanted to snuggle all the time'

'I'm here now, don't leave me': Emaciated cat keeps purring for more cuddles, then gets adopted and makes an ameowzing transformation

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Melancholy shelter volunteer decides to make his day brighter and help one precious tiny kitten find a furrever home: 'Sometimes the best way to deal with [it] is to show up for others'

Melancholy shelter volunteer decides to make his day brighter and help one precious tiny kitten find a furrever home: 'Sometimes the best way to deal with [it] is to show up for others'

'We moved into a new house and it came with a cat': Outdoor neighborhood cat slowly earns family's trust, moves in for winter, and becomes the one extra cat they swore they wouldn’t get

'We moved into a new house and it came with a cat': Outdoor neighborhood cat slowly earns family's trust, moves in for winter, and becomes the one extra cat they swore they wouldn’t get

22 Calming Cat Memes for Caring Cuties Who Want a Cozy Little Reset

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Grandmother crosses the rainbow bridge and wished only for her cat Sanji to have a furrever home when she's gone, her grandson adopts him to keep her memory alive: 'Everything happens for a reason'

Grandmother crosses the rainbow bridge and wished only for her cat Sanji to have a furrever home when she's gone, her grandson adopts him to keep her memory alive: 'Everything happens for a reason'

'I never thought it would happen to me': After helping rehome cats for years, a thin stray shows up on a rough day and ends up being the one this rescuer adopts

'I never thought it would happen to me': After helping rehome cats for years, a thin stray shows up on a rough day and ends up being the one this rescuer adopts

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