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Woman feeds a tiny hissy cat who showed up on her porch, the cat refuses to approach her, but after a week, she waltzes inside and instantly gets adopted by the indoor giant Maine Coon: 'My Maine Coon thinks I got her a baby'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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'[My son] screamed to stop the driver': Brave kid spots a helpless black kitten clinging to a forklift, jumps in front of the car, and saves the kitten moments before it would have been crushed beneath a pallet

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Family hears frantic meowing coming from the woods by their house late one night, and finds a small kitten who wastes no time adopting herself in: 'They threw you away like garbage, and I collected you like treasure.'

Ayala Sorotsky

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After three months of surviving out of a storm drain, this sick cat who was abandoned by his previous family finally had someone notice him, see that he's in need of help, and save him right before a major storm

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Disoriented cat whose head is wrapped up in tape appears on neighbor's deck, only for them to repeatedly shoo him away with a broom, the next-door neighbor sees this, takes meowtters into their own hands, and saves the cat

Mariel Ruvinsky

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After an elderly neighbor passes away, his cat walks a street over and adopts a new family entirely on his own; now they're negotiating with the late owner's daughter to keep him for good: 'The kids would love to have him.'

Ayala Sorotsky

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After losing all 6 of their cats in a terrible house fire, a purrfect lookalike of one of their beloved cats walked straight into their home and refused to leave, 2 more feral cats followed, and the 3 of them reminded their humans what hope and love are

Mariel Ruvinsky

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No one wanted to adopt the surrendered “mean” cat, but after a year of waiting in the shelter, a person who had just lost their cats decided to take a chance, and the feisty feline learned to trust humans again

Mariel Ruvinsky

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In Honor of National Cat Adoption Month, Curl Up With 23 Fluffy Felines Finding Their Happily Ever Afters

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Four weeks after losing their soul cat, a pregnant stray gives birth to an adorable litter of kittens in person’s backyard and abandons the tiny void runt, forcing the human to start healing one tiny paw at a time

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Person goes on a walk to play fetch with their dog when a meowing kitten suddenly comes running at them, making it known that she wants to be adopted: '[She] is the most affectionate cat I've ever seen'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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4 months after their cat ran away, desperate owner finally finds "their cat", only to realize the new feline is not theirs, and although they remain sad but hopeful about their own cat, they gladly give the friendly impawster a forever home too

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Woman begs the CDS to send her a cat, little does she know that her husband is working with a shelter "behind the scenes" to rescue and adopt the sweetest pregnant cat from a hoarder's house: '[They] fed her ramen noodles'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Right after discussing getting a cat, the sweetest big-pawed black kitten finds her way into their lives, instantly making them feel like it was meant to be: 'Just a perpetual shot of serotonin'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Person finds the "neighborhood cat" they've been feeding badly injured, unable to move her hind legs, saves her life and decides she'll never live on the street again: 'I've put up climbing surfaces since she can't jump right now and she's using them!'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Random woman drops off newborn kitten with a broken tail and an umbilical cord still attached; The couple, lost, take the kitten, but they unexpectedly end up completely falling in love with it and adopting it

Mariel Ruvinsky

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