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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

29 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of cats and one picture of text including '‘She was supposed to be a foster’'

Family takes in a kitten from a feral colony to foster, but her bond with their son and Great Danes changes everything

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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

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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20 cat tweets | Thumbnail includes one tweet including 'cat memes @hardcatmemes · Oct 25 141 17 20K 206K 1.7M'

20 Heartwarming and Silly Tweets That Perfectly Capture Life With a Cat (October 26, 2026)

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

22 cat pictures, 1 video | thumbnail includes 1 cat picture including 'PETE NOW', and 1 cat picture including 'GEORGE NOW', and 1 cat picture including 'MICKEY NOW'

‘The Cat Distribution System chose my yard 3 times’: Woman’s five-cat household grows to eight over two years, and every new arrival opens the family's heart a little more

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

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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

7 cat pictures, 12 text pictures | thumbnail includes 2 pictures of cats, and ‘The vet said mom likely wouldn't have made it.’

Neighbor who never saw herself as a cat person catches a mama cat and her two kittens after several months of watching them roam the block: ‘You saved 3 lives.’