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story about a zoo rescuing three separate orphaned mountain lion cubs and the three bonding and becoming a family | thumbnail includes two pictures of cute mountain lions

3 mountain lion cubs rescued on separate occasions become the cutest bonded trio, proving family is sometimes found, not just born

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about a couple who lost their cat of 21 years adopting a bonded pair of sister cats | thumbnail includes one picture of two similar cats lying on a bed together 'We adopted sister cats today'

'We only meant to get one': After losing their loyal cat of 21 years, couple finally feels ready to adopt again, but instead of one cat, they end up with an adorable bonded pair

Mariel Ruvinsky

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story about a family finding a frozen kitten in the woods then saving her and adopting her | thumbnail includes two pictures including a person surrounded by snow holding a kitten with ice on its face and a picture of a tiny adorable kitten 'She was COMPLETELY covered in ice'

Tiny kitten is found frozen to a piece of plastic in the snowy woods, but a family's unexpected detour saves her life just in time: 'It was meant to be'

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about a cat who looks like Winnie-the-Pooh getting rescued from the euthansia list by a shelter volunteer then going viral | thumbnnail includes two picures of a cute orange cat with strange eyes in a red shirt

Scruffy orange cat who looks like Pooh Bear is labeled "aggressive", but gets one last chance at a happy life when a shelter volunteer steps in

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about a senior cat finally getting adopted after spending 9 years in a shelter | thumbnail includes two pictures of a blind black cat 'He is a 10 year old blind void that I adopted 5 months ago'

After spending a year on the streets then 9 years in a shelter, this senior 10-year-old blind void finally finds his furrever home: 'He will spend the rest of his life in a warm home'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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video of a lion cub who was abandoned by his mom getting paired up with a dog and becoming best friends with her | thumbnail includes one picture of a brown dog sniffing a lion cub

Tiny lion cub who was abandoned by his mother gets paired up with the sweetest Labrador foster mom, and the two become instant best friends: 'She looked at [the cub] and didn't see a lion, she saw one of hers'

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about a cat breaking into neighbor's house over and over until finally winning him over | thumbnail includes two pictures of a unique female devon rex cat 'She would just show up in my home'

Neighbor's unique Devon Rex cat spends 2 years breaking into person's home, demanding cuddles; they finally cave, and now, the cat has 2 forever homes

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about a giant sphynx cat getting adopted again after his owners couldn't care for him anymore | thumbnail includes two pictures of a giant sphynx cat 'We adopted an 11-year-old menace'

'He's twice the size of my other Sphynx cats': Couple adopts an 11-year-old giant Peterbald cat after his owners can no longer care for him, and he fills their house with hilarious chaos

Mariel Ruvinsky

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story about a leopard cub being raised by humans after his parents were rescued with captivity along with many big cats | thumbnail includes one picture of a beautiful black leopard

Tiny black leopard is born to rescued parents who survived a terrible past, and when his mom can't raise him, humans step in to give him a life full of love

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about four kittens breaking into a man's car and getting themselves and their mom adopted | thumbnail includes two pictures of four colorful kittens 'Broke into my Jeep!'

A fierce gang of four criminals, known as itty bitty kittens, breaks into man's Jeep, forces him to adopt them and then brings them mom to be adopted too

Mariel Ruvinsky

stories of cats getting adopted | thumbnail includes three pictures including a kitten laying its head on a person's hand and a ginger cat curled up with a toy and a giant sphynx cat 'Adopted!'

Meet the Newly Adopted Faces of the Week: 10 Real Stories of Cats Who Finally Found Their Forever Homes (October 24, 2026)

Mariel Ruvinsky

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story about a terrified shelter cat finally showing affection to her adopter | thumbnail includes one image of a scared black and white kitten 'She's lost that terrified look in her eyes'

Person adopts the most terrified kitten in the shelter, and after months of careful trustbuilding, she finally lets herself be petted and purrs: '[She was] trying to make herself as small as possible'

Mariel Ruvinsky

story of someone writing a message to their cat's previous owner about how the cat is happy | thumbnail includes two images of an orange cat sleeping and playing 'He got the home you wanted for him'

'To the person who loved my cat before': Person writes a heartfelt letter to their cat's previous owner who loved the cat but had to let him go to a new home

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about someone adopting the cat of a friend who passed away and finding out the cat asks for affection in a hilarious way | thumbnail includes one picture of a cat in a box 'My cat has learned that getting stuck in a box on purpose is the way to ask to be held'

Kind person adopts their friend's cat after they suddenly pass, and finds out the cat asks to be held in the silliest way: 'Rotisserie Chicken has learned that he needs a box he can't fit in to communicate he wants to be held'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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story of a man and the lion he raised being friends for 11 years | thumbnail includes two pictures of a man cuddling with a lion

69-year-old man and 11-year-old shy rescued lion have been best friends since he was a cub, now they cuddle at night, ride trucks together, and go on walks side by side

Mariel Ruvinsky

my personal story of how my kitten ran away and came back to me | thumbnail includes a cute picture of a cat on a bed and a funny close up of a kitten 'All that matters is that she came back home'

'She walked right into my arms': I thought I'd lost my newly adopted kitten forever, then she came home 24 hours later in a moment I'll never forget

Mariel Ruvinsky