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Story of an animal shelter employee helping a family of cats over 2 years | Thumbnail includes one picture of orange kittens in a cage including 'last summers litter', one picture of a black cat in a cage including 'black cat today', and one picture of text including '‘Those cats are lucky you found them’'

After accidentally hitting a stray momma cat, shelter employee spends 2 years helping kittens in the same spot; then realizes they're all related: ‘They have the exact same blue eyes’

Story of a woman adopting an unwanted cat from a shelter, then moving out of her toxic family's home and watching her cat thrive afterwards | Thumbnail includes two pictures of an orange and white cat, and one picture of text including '‘All of his anxious behaviors have disappeared’'

Pawrent adopts “unwanted” shelter cat who struggles in her toxic family's home, then watches him completely transform after they move out: 'It makes me cry happy tears'

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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'

19 text pictures, 1 cat picture | thumbnail includes one picture of a cat, and ‘I want to encourage people to volunteer with animals.’

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.'

Story and video of a content creator rescuing a kitten | Thumbnail includes one picture of a content creator including 'There's a cat!', one picture of a kitten hiding under a car including 'It's a kitten.', and one picture of a kitten in a blanket including 'I said, "Nah, give her to me."'

'There's a cat!': Creator's livestream gets interrupted by a kitten hiding in his car, he takes her home after shelter refuses to take his young feral rescue

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Story of adopting a very scared cat who learns to trust again | Thumbnail includes two pictures of a black cat, and one picture of text including '‘Love changed and transformed her’'

'Nobody wanted her': Patient pawrent adopts the scaredy cat the shelter advised against, and after years of building trust, they fall asleep cuddling every night

14 lbs Sphynx cat who couldn’t clean herself was dumped city shelter gets adopted, beginning her weight loss journey lose half her body weight, new pawrent says: ‘can't believe how neglected she was.... very glad brought her home’ | thumbnail includes one image which shows a fat and fluffy sphynx cat lying on a colorful couch ‘“She isn’t waddling around anymore she walks.”’

14 lbs Sphynx cat who couldn’t clean herself and was dumped at city shelter gets adopted, beginning her weight loss journey to lose half her body weight, new pawrent says: ‘I can't believe how neglected she was.... I'm very glad I brought her home’

7 pictures of cats and transportation, and 17 pictures of text | Thumbnail includes one picture of a car filled with cat carriers, one picture of a man holding a cat, and one picture of text including '‘Some of these babies clearly just want to be loved’'

Two friends make a heartwarming journey out of taking 45 foster cats who were abandoned by the shelter system to another state to find them furrever homes: 'First time it was 26 cats, this time we had 45'

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26 text pictures, 2 cat and text pictures, 5 cat pictures | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat, and 'Before we even left the shelter I said to her "Don't worry, you're a princess now. I got you."'

'Her cage had a red "don't touch" sign': Shelter deemed the cat mean and not eligible for adoption, but one sweet person saw through the warnings and into her heart

6 cat pictures, 17 text pictures, 5 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat, and ‘That's a bobcat in standard issue camouflage’

'We adopted this massive unit from a shelter. All the families with children didn't want [this cat] due to his sheer size. He's a gentle giant.'

23 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of cats and one picture of text including '‘I asked to visit with him and fell in love’'

'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

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26 pictures of black cats and text | Thumbnail includes one picture of a black cat

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

32 pictures of black cats and text | Thumbnail includes one picture of a black cat eating a treat and one picture of text including '‘An outdated superstition is having a very real, modern-day consequence’'

'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

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'

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'

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29 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes one picture of a cat and one picture of text including '‘She was found in the road, abandoned and bitten by a dog’'

'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

22 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of cats and one picture of text including '‘These new gals were just meant to be’'

'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

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