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'Adopting a senior cat was the best decision I’ve ever made': A 19-year-old tuxedo gets a second chance after being returned to the shelter and thrives in a loving new home

Sarah Brown

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Animal shelter volunteer surprises long-time black cat resident with signed adoption papers so neither of them will spend Christmas alone

Blake Seidel

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'Some shelters even limit adoptions': Black cats are still the least adopted feline in 2025 due to "black cat bias", and the cat community is purrmanently fed up with it

Blake Seidel

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Wholesome woman meets the perfect cat, Sweetie, at shelter just before a 10 day trip, she adopts Sweetie anyway seeing how unhappy she is at the shelter: 'I couldn't leave her there another night'

Briana Viser

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'She asked me if she can have her kitten back': After 21-year-old adopts a shelter kitten, former owner tracks her on social media and tries to reclaim her, but this new pawrent isn't budging

Sarah Brown

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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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Shelter treats an adopted former-stray incorrectly, and dumps the responsibility on the new cat mom: '[They said] "Oh, you adopted, ok, the problem is yours to handle now"'

Ayala Sorotsky

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'We’re only a few days in and it takes time but i’m feeling so guilty': After adopting a 4-month-old kitten from the shelter, pawrents get a 2-month-old sibilng, and are now dealing with a catastrophic case of sibling rivalry

Sarah Brown

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'My husband is not totally on board with becoming a 3 cat household': Pawrent adopts a shelter kitten and now struggles over whether to bring home its sibling or stop at two cats

Sarah Brown

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'The strangest cinema you've never heard of': When Kinmount shelters were overwhelmed, this vintage movie theater became a sanctuary for 60 rescue cats and secured its place as a local cultural treasure

Blake Seidel

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'My fiancé is acting as if I'm overreacting by this situation': 26-year-old fiancee adopts a shelter cat without telling her 24-year-old boyfriend, ruffling feathers and straining their relationship as kitty and bird clash

Sarah Brown

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'Nobody else wanted her': Born in the shelter, 'Luna' the beautiful black cat waited 7 years to find her furrever purrson, and now they spend every minute together

Blake Seidel

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Elderly woman thought she lost her cat furrever in Los Angeles wildfire, but gets a heartbreaking reunion after her fluffy feline is miraculously found by animal shelter and returned to her

Blake Seidel

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'Tiara was surrendered with her 3 house siblings': Shy senior cat finds comfort with a furever family after weeks of hiding in animal shelter

Sarah Brown

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'You shouldn't gift a cat': Boyfriend's birthday surprise leaves college student stressed and ready to return unasked for kitten

Sarah Brown

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'Do you think she could trust us again?' New pawrents worry after recently adopted shelter cat's bath leaves her traumatized

Sarah Brown

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