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14 cat and text pictures, 2 cat and person pictures, 6 text pictures, 1 video | thumbnail incluides two pictures of a person holding a cat, and ‘They warned us he was a mean feral.’

'He just looked in so much pain and so sad': Couple told to avoid a supposedly feral shelter cat watches him transform the moment the worker leaves, and brings him home the same day.

story about someone reuniting a bunch of kittens with their mother and getting them adopted after their neighbor forcibly separated them | thumbnail includes two pictures of a bunch of kittens in a pile 'I tried explaining to her that they need their mother, but she refused to listen'

'Now they don't recognize me, but I am happy that they lived': Person saves 7 newborn kittens who were forcibly taken from their mother by a neighbor, reuniting them with their mom and taking care of them until a friend adopted them all

Mariel Ruvinsky

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30 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat and one picture of text including '‘I could not stop thinking about this old boy’'

Woman adopts one cat, but an overlooked senior void keeps pulling her back to the shelter

story about someone finding out that the stray cat they've been feeding has been adopted | thumbnail includes two pictures including a cat behind a curtain looking out the window and a black cat walking on a fense 'it's my Dusti! He found a home!'

After worrying for months, person notices the stray cat they've been feeding who disappeared is watching them from the window of his forever home, and they're overjoyed to see him well-loved and chonkier: 'I'm so happy I could cry'

Mariel Ruvinsky

27 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat and one picture of text including '‘Never thought the CDS would pick me’'

After a 12-hour night shift, one fearless calico kitten climbed onto a stranger's shoulder and refused to leave

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story about someone finally adopting the declawed neighborgood cat who was suffering | thumbnail includes one picture of a black cat wrapped up in a blanket and a black cat walking proudly 'people in the community are mad and saying I'm a cat thief'

After spending 7 years as a declawed and sick "community cat" outside, one human finally takes a risk and brings the feline home, only for the cat to constantly purr and never try to escape, proving that she needed a home all along

Mariel Ruvinsky

39 text pictures, 3 cat pictures | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat, and ‘I probably never would have found her otherwise.’

Senior deaf cat Bindi goes missing in the middle of the night, her owner spends hours chasing an AirTag signal through the dark: the story that convinced an entire comment section to tag their cats too.

24 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat and one picture of text including '‘I had always wanted a cat but didn’t think I was in a position for another animal’'

A grieving cat lover wasn't ready for another pet, but one small stray kitten had other plans

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19 text pictures, 4 cat pictures | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat, and ‘I live in the middle of nowhere. I have no idea where this cat came from.’

Abandoned cat wanders into a rural woman's home through the dog door, makes himself comfortable between all the other pets, and leaves her with one question and one answer: 'What's one more friend?'

story about someone adopting the scary neighborhood tomcat and finding out he's the sweetest cat | thumbnail includes one picture of a dirty cat walking on a fence and another of a clean cat being petted 'I've had this massive tomcat visiting my yard and fighting my cats for the last 3 years'

"Scary" tomcat who's known for being combative and too smart gets rescued for a quick TNR, spends one night in the comfort of a warm home, and completely changes, wanting nothing but love and cuddles

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about a granfather asking his grandaughter to take his cats after he passes and one of the cats opening up to her | thumbnail includes two pictures including a cat peeking behind a wall and a beautiful closeup of a cat 'She watched the person she loved disappear, then strangers came into her home'

'We both lost someone we loved very much': As his final wish, grandpa asks his granddaughter to take his 2 beloved cats, and one heartbroken feline slowly opens up, and the two of them find comfort in each other's love

Mariel Ruvinsky

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story about someone rescuing a frozen cat from the highway and saving his life | thumbnail includes two pictures of a fuzzy and scraggly orange cat 'His poor feet were so frozen that he was struggling to move'

Person finds a fuzzy orange cat stranded on the freezing highway and brings him home; his tail, leg and ears are gone from frostbite, but a year later, he's living his best life with his mom and siblings: 'He purred once he was in the warm vehicle'

Mariel Ruvinsky

25 text pictures, 5 cat pictures | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat, and ‘He was so, so skinny. It scared me.’

Worker spots a dangerously skinny cat among the facility's regulars, rushes to buy adoption supplies, and returns two hours later to find Simon right where he was, waiting for him: 'I was afraid if I didn't take him home, he would surely starve.'

24 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of cats and one picture of text including '‘After 40+ years, it's finally happened’'

After months of visiting the same house, this stray kitten finally convinced one family to take him home

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14 text pictures, 6 cat pictures | thumbnail includes two pictures of an orange cat on a leash walk, and ‘Getting this cat has changed my life.’

The shelter points woman toward the lively kittens, but she chooses the quiet orange one sitting alone in the back; she chose right, since now he's leash-trained and they adventure outdoors together.

story about a cat sitting outside a family's window for weeks until they finally adopt him | thumbnail includes two picutres including a cat behind a window and cat being held by someone 'this little guy just wanted INSIDE'

Feral cat guilt-trips his chosen humans into adopting him by sitting outside their door in the pouring rain and refusing to look for shelter, so after weeks, they finally cave and regret every second they didn't take him sooner

Mariel Ruvinsky