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Anxious kitten who was returned to the shelter for being "unsocial" gets adopted by the right human and spends every night sleeping next to them: 'She always has her chin up and loves her belly rubbed!!'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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'That's my baby': Adorable momma cat adopts a tiny puppy, treating him like he's one of her own, and a twitter user explains exactly why that happened

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Ex-feral cat who doesn't know how to cat and senior ex-fighting dog who hates cats get adopted by the same person and build an unlikely but beautiful friendship: 'They're both odd, and have had a wild ride to get here, but look how friggin cute they are.'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Family hears kitten meowing from their roof, they wait for cat mom to return, then rescue the kitten after realizing she's all alone up there: ‘She stayed persistent’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Handsome and fluffy cat shows up to family starving and terrified, they refuse to let him continue his life on the streets and add him to their dog and cat family: 'Sir George is fitting in more and more'

Briana Viser

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16-year-old cat known for being massive, combative, and getting banned from a Canadian municipality for crimes finally decides it's time to retire and chooses a single human, a cat and a puppy as his home

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Couple names their newly adopted cat Karma after a series of coincidences causes her to adopt them on the street: 'This little darling came out and started rubbing up against my legs'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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'Does the CDS control adoptions?': Guy meets with foster mom to adopt a cat, but turns out cat's brother wants to be adopted too, he leaves with a full family

Briana Viser

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Person rescues a stray polydactyl cat from a Target parking lot, the kitty then becomes the best foster dad to the feral kittens at home, teaching and leading them: 'The kittens really look up to Charlie'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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'The little fighter who was almost left behind': Person adopts one kitten but has to leave his sick brother behind, their friend steps in to rescue the remaining kitten, and now that he’s recovering, the two are on track for future kitty playdates

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Person rescues a feral kitten, finds her a home, she escapes, runs right back to the person who saved her, and makes chooses a home for herself: 'She's made a total 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'

Briana Viser

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'CDS brought me two cats and a human friend too': Kind couple wants a feline duo, neighbor happens to have sister and brother cats in need of a home

Briana Viser

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After years of helping shelter animals find homes, a dedicated volunteer explains why the shelter isn't a place of heartbreak, but of hope: 'Sadness is the last thing you feel.'

Ayala Sorotsky

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Beautiful angelic cat dropped off on side of the road in Georgia, caring family finds her and brings her to their home to adopt her: 'We definitely don’t take having her for granted'

Briana Viser

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Pregnant stray cat finds her way into man's house through a fence hole, he brings her in, adopts the proud Mom and her entire litter: ‘I couldn't bring myself to separate them’

Bar Mor Hazut

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