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As 2019 quickly draws to a close, illustrator Mauro Gatti is highlighting the best news stories of the year and sharing them on the site, 'The Happy Broadcast.'

As written in the 'About' section, Gatti writes why 'The Happy Broadcast' was created, "I'm honestly fed up with all the bad news everywhere. I am not a journalist or an influencer, but I want to use my art to spread some positivity. I want to create something positive as an anti-venom to the vitriolic rhetoric that pervades our media. That's why I illustrate and share positive news from around the world in the hope that it brings you some happiness and inspires you to spread some good news yourself!"

We're definitely feeling that positivity, Gatti! 

Here are some of the best animal stories of 2019, to see ALL the best news stories -- check out the website or Instagram! 

This is the heartwarming moment a disabled Malaysian man climbed out of his wheelchair to rescue a kitten stranded in a filthy storm drain and turned into our hero. Story via: Paws Planet

Ready to smile? Each week we are featuring the newly adopted petsof the week! From kittens and puppies to families and seniors! Is there a lovelier sight than an animal being adopted?! We wholeheartedly thank those who have adopted, providing animals with a loving, comfortable and warm home. There's literally nothing better. 

For those of you who are thinking about getting a pet, just remember; adopt, don't shop.

People on twitter were just melting over this very good boy who accompanied his brother to surgery at the vet's office and didn't stop cuddling and comforting him.  This is the content we all need right now. 

Ready to smile? Each week we are featuring the newly adopted pets of the week! From kittens and puppies to families and seniors! Is there a lovelier sight than an animal being adopted?! We wholeheartedly thank those who have adopted, providing animals with a loving, comfortable and warm home. There's literally nothing better. 

For those of you who are thinking about getting a pet, just remember; adopt, don't shop.

Hatty, a 2-year old Labrador retriever, has officially been sworn in at Cook County State's attorney's office. Hatty will be in court with child victims of sexual assault and will handle about 150-200 cases a year.

A video of animals being evacuated from the Easy fire in Simi Valley, California, shows one horse appearing to race back to its family through the blaze. Video by @RexChapman

All the feels! Kate Howard is sharing this heartwarming and completely unexpected reunion story of her and the pup she once fostered, and we can't stop smiling!

Kate Howard, the managing editor at the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, shared the story on Twitter and it has since gone viral. 

We just love a happy ending! Just another friendly reminder to adopt, don't shop. 

Ready to smile? Each week we are featuring the newly adopted pets of the week! From kittens and puppies to families and seniors! Is there a lovelier sight than an animal being adopted?! We wholeheartedly thank those who have adopted, providing animals with a loving, comfortable and warm home. There's literally nothing better. 

For those of you who are thinking about getting a pet, just remember; adopt, don't shop.

This is one Twitter account you need to be following if you claim to be a cat lover! All cats, all day! From heartwarming videos, to the cutest kittens, cats living their best lives, and just a thousand other crazy shenanigans cats do -- this account features them ALL.

AwwwwCats, you have our hearts. 

Ready to smile? Each week we are featuring the newly adopted pets of the week! From kittens and puppies to families and seniors! Is there a lovelier sight than an animal being adopted?! We wholeheartedly thank those who have adopted, providing animals with a loving, comfortable and warm home. There's literally nothing better. 

For those of you who are thinking about getting a pet, just remember; adopt, don't shop! 

Grab some tissues, because we're about to turn on the feels. Every soldier deserves this kind of welcome home. 

Love Meow reached out to the now viral Geologist Tony and his new adopted kitten, Spud (who you might recall from our 'Adopted Faces of the Week,' last week), to get the whole story and it just keeps getting cuter and cuter! 

The Grey Muzzle Canine Hospice Project is a heart-warming project of Nicola Harrison, a former volunteer at a kennel who decided to turn her home in Mansfield, UK, to a dog hospice where she provides end of life care for abandoned and terminally-ill dogs who have less than six months to live. This way she ensures dying dogs are living out their final days as happy and loved as possible. In an interview with Metro, Harrison said she makes them each a bucket list, throws them a birthday party, takes them out for steak dinners and more: "We take them down to the local pub – it's really dog-friendly, and they'll get a steak dinner too. Many have not led a very nice life too, used for breeding or guard dogs, so when they've become unwell, they're not useful anymore and left". She also said that she spends up to $500 on each dog to give them the best there is in life for the short amount of time they have left. Here are some of the heart-warming photos we have found on her facebook page. All we can say is that it's truly inspirational and the world needs more people of this kind.  

Ready to smile? Each week we are featuring the newly adopted pets of the week! From kittens and puppies to families and seniors! Is there a lovelier sight than an animal being adopted?! We wholeheartedly thank those who have adopted, providing animals with a loving, comfortable and warm home. There's literally nothing better. 

For those of you who are thinking about getting a pet, just remember; adopt, don't shop!