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the best cat adoption stories of 2025 | thumbnail includes three pictures including a cat standing on its back legs and a kitten climbing up someone's leg and a child cuddling with a cat

2025’s Most Touching Cat Adoption Stories Celebrating the Fluffy Felines Who Found Forever Homes This Year

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about new cat owners finding out their kitten has a sick sibling and going to adopt him too | thumbnail includes three pictures including a fluffy white cat and a white kitten in a carrier and a white kitten playing 'we found out that donut had a deaf brother' 'this is him now all better'

New cat parents find out their tiny rescued snow kitten has a sick and deaf brother back at the shelter, run back to adopt him and nurse him back to health: 'We couldn't pass him up'

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 '‘Picked up a little baby outside work’'

'I didn't think I'd get this far': Pawrent meets a tiny kitten met outside work, and takes her home ‘only for the night,’ only to end up adopting her furever

23 text pictures, 4 cat pictures | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat, and ‘I wish we could tell [cats] that's what happens when they trust us’

'I find a note on the fence where I feed [the cats]': Wounded colony cat goes missing, TNRing person fears the worst but finds the feline found his forever home

story about someone being gifted a kitten they didn't want and the kitten bonding with their cat | thumbnail includes two pictures including a grumpy kitten and a kitten being sniffed by a cat 'My sister gave me a cat I didn’t want'

Sister gifts a feral kitten for a grieving pet owner who didn't want a new cat, but the kitten falls in love with the older housecat and leaves the woman no choice but to adopt: 'I can't wait for the day she looks at me the way she looks at him'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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story about a cat jumping out of a sewer and following a person and their dog home | thumbnail includes two pictures including a gray cat in blankets and a cat jumping out of a sewer 'From park sewer cat to my new best friend'

'He walked right up to us and adopted us': Person goes on a walk with their senior dog when, out of nowhere, a gray cat pops out of the nearby sewer and follows them home

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about a white kitten calling out for help and getting adopted | thumbnail includes two pictures of a pretty snow white cat 'Found a stray kitten in my backyard, meowing desperately'

'I couldn't ignore him': A snow white kitten desperately calls out for help from person's backyard, demanding attention, immediately wins them over with his cuteness and gets adopted

Mariel Ruvinsky

cats and dogs experiencing their first Christmas | thumbnail includes two pictures including a kitten in a Christmas tree and a happy dog in front of a Christmas tree

A Merry Medley of Pawdorable Cats and Dogs Discovering the Magic of Their Very First Christmas

Mariel Ruvinsky

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22 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat and one picture of text including '‘She was more interested in getting attention and wanted to be pet’'

'The distribution system got us': A timid stray joins a feral colony, gets rescued by caring humans, and transforms into a healthy, happy house cat

story about a cat knocking on someone's door and getting adopted | thumbnail includes two pictures of a Siamese kitten 'He literally knocked on my door, begging to be let in'

Freezing Siamese kitten knocks on person's door, begging to be let inside from the cold: 'I thought it was my housemate who locked himself out'

Mariel Ruvinsky

20 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat and one picture of text including '‘We love him either way and are blessed to see his beautiful face every morning’'

'We’d love to introduce him to our nice warm house': From wandering the woods to waiting at the front door, a fearful cat starts to believe he’s finally safe

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18 text pictures, 2 cat pictures | thumbnail includes two pictures of cat, and ‘He was at our door, crying’

'My husband and I are allergic to cats': Caring couple is adopted by an outside cat but can't care for him, the wholesome online feline family comes to the rescue

story about a dog finding an injured kitten in the backyard and the family adopting it | thumbnail includes one picture of a kitten in a Santa hat and a picture of a kitten with an orange shaped pillow around its neck 'Got her to a vet and come to find out her femur was broken in 2 places'

'CDS sent us a broken kitty': Family dog alerts his owners to an injured kitten he found in the backyard, they cancel their Christmas trip to take care of their new itty bitty holiday meowracle

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about someone abandoning their cat and the neighbor adopting her | thumbnail includes one picture of a calm cat looking through a window 'I'm scared they'll want her back just to abandon her again'

'I don't know how anyone could abandon their pet': Family moves out and leaves their cat behind, their kind ex-neighbor finds the feline terrified under the house and gently coaxes it into giving her a chance

Mariel Ruvinsky

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23 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of cats and one picture of text including '‘I asked to visit with him and fell in love’'

'Adopting a senior cat was the best decision I’ve ever made': A 19-year-old tuxedo gets a second chance after being returned to the shelter and thrives in a loving new home

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Rescued shy cheetah cub gets paired up with a playful puppy, and the two become instant best friends: 'The Labrador taught him that the world wasn't as scary as it seemed'

Rescued shy cheetah cub gets paired up with a playful puppy, and the two become instant best friends: 'The Labrador taught him that the world wasn't as scary as it seemed'

Foster pawrent saves kitten from drowning in canal only to immediately rescue another kitten from being runover, growing their fur family to 5 kittens, pawrent says: ‘Maybe I am destined to save kittens.’

Foster pawrent saves kitten from drowning in canal only to immediately rescue another kitten from being runover, growing their fur family to 5 kittens, pawrent says: ‘Maybe I am destined to save kittens.’

21 Feline Funnies for Cat Memes Connoisseurs in Need of Cat Confidence

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23 Adorable Cat Memes to Kitten Up Your Work Day With Peak Pawsitivity and Cuteness

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Las Vegas cat rescuer shares heartwarming update about dumpster kittens progress despite discouragement of her friends, says: ‘I would do it again in a heartbeat’

Las Vegas cat rescuer shares heartwarming update about dumpster kittens progress despite discouragement of her friends, says: ‘I would do it again in a heartbeat’

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