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'They joke about how she loves us and seems like she thinks she lives here': Homeowner frustrated as neighbor's outdoor cat claims their yard, upsets their furmily, and turns their property into her own kingdom

Sarah Brown

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‘I never adopted another cat after moomoo, I was terrified … they could be used against me’: A cat's unconditional love becomes a source of contention in a toxic relationship, and his final days inspire his owner to choose her own well-being over her ex

Laurent Shinar

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‘I feel like the most horrible person in the world right now when I was just trying to do the right thing.’: A stray cat's choice to live with a neighbor rather than his owner, who has a history of pet neglect, leads to an emotional and legal battle

Laurent Shinar

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'I'm sure that I would come to love another cat if I got one': After Gracie's window buddy moves away, pawrent considers getting a cat sibling to fill the purr-shaped void

Sarah Brown

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'She thinks it's not nearly enough': Student pawrent offers 50 euros for five days of simple cat care, but the 15-year-old who volunteered now demands more

Sarah Brown

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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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Neighbor finds missing cat after owners put up posters offering $800 reward, neighbor brings the cat back, only to be guilted for accepting the reward: ‘I have benefited from their misfortune’

Bar Mor Hazut

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'These cats are the only "family" I have': Soon-to-be ex demands to take one littermate with him across the country, but pawrent caregiver refuses to split the bonded pair

Sarah Brown

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‘Well, if she keeps running away to your house, maybe you should just keep her.’: The heartfelt tale of a CDS kitten who, after repeatedly running away from her owners, finds her forever home with a new family that gives her unconditional love and purpose

Laurent Shinar

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'I want to stay firm without seeming arrogant, or as it seems like a helicopter parent': Devoted pawrent stands by an indoor-and-leash life for Briar despite pressure to let her free-roam outdoors

Sarah Brown

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'I would wish that she doesn't have to be afraid of us': Pawrents adopt a shy 5-year-old and a year later are still trying to build trust and find what will make her feel at home

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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‘He'd side-eye me like I was the guy she told him not to worry about’: House cat spends years ignoring owner, suddenly becomes obsessed with him after the other cat passes away, leading to theories of a long con and a glitch in the cat matrix

Laurent Shinar

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'[I'm] scared to date again': 33-year-old cat mom gets broken up with after 8-year relationship, seeks advice from fellow single ladies about finding her co-pawrent in crime

Blake Seidel

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‘We got a message that they would like him back “for a few days”, because one of their girls weren’t pregnant like they thought she was.’: A couple’s maine coon adoption turns to conflict after the cattery owner wants the cat to come back and breed

Laurent Shinar

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'I have to teach him now so it won't be worse when he grows up': New pawrent in tiny apartment battles 3-month-old kitten’s table-and-desk parkour, racing to set real boundaries before chaos grows

Sarah Brown

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