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Very few people out in the world would put themselves, their time, and their resources aside to help an animal in need. It's a hard task, and it takes a lot. We understand that. And because we understand it, we are only more grateful to the people who do help. And today, we are especially thankful to Knowyourcats, for rescuing a group of sick and injured kittens - 4 kittens from 4 different litters. 

Animal rescues like this one are the ones we love seeing the most - when different people come together to help. It reminds us of the story in which an itty bitty injured and abandoned black kitten was rescued or when a group of neighbors got together to save and adopt a helpless stray kitten. We've seen these stories many times, and each of those times is one that we celebrate.

There can be many reasons in the wild for which even the most loving animal mommas would reject one of their babies. Nature is cruel like that. And though we don't know the exact reason behind the abandonment of this itty bitty kitty in this story, we can only be thankful that it turned out the way it did. 

Abandoned by its mom, a newborn kitten with its eyes still closedand the umbilical cord still attached to it was thankfully found by YucateCosa's neighbor. Following that, after getting lucky approximately 53 more times, this kitten found its new forever home. Thank you to YucateCosa for taking care of her and giving her the love and care that she deserved. Few could have and would have done what you did, and we are so, so thankful. 

Not every animal is born the same. Not every animal goes through the same experiences. And whether it's experiences that caused it to become 'imperfect', like the bobcat who was dropped on its head by a hawk as a kitten and whose favorite toy is now fennel or the dog who was previously mistreated for barking slowly learning to bork again. Or if it's some disorder, like the disabled goldfish that couldn't swim because of a bout of swim bladder. 

All these animals deserve a second chance at life, and every person who gives it to them is a hero. 

grrumble on imguris our newest hero. Dory is a chicken born with a condition called scissor-beak or cross-beak, and though she's a fighter and always strives for a better life, without grrumble, Dory would not have made it. We're truly thankful, from the bottom of our hearts that you heled save this poor helpless creature, and we hope that you guys live a long, happy life together.

A lot of us in this community have pets - cats, dogs, parrots, and all the animal in between. We love animals. And we have animals because we love them and want to give them the best lives they can possibly have. But how far would we really go to take care of an animal? It's not easy, even if they're young and healthy. But adopting a senior pet, a blind pet, a deaf pet, or a sick pet is whole other kind of challenge. 

And what if one pet is all of those things together? Meet Nannoo. 

Nannoo's owner has recently passed away, and her family surrendered her to Nashville Humane. The shelter attempted to give her the best life they could, but nothing can really replace a forever home. Honestly, we are not sure that we would have been able to take on the task of adopting this dog, so we are truly thankful to MrPuckett for doing it and sharing the story with the world. 

We hope this wonderful senior doggo lives a long life, as healthy as can be, getting all the pets and snacks it could want. 

Pet adoption stories are always the most wholesome stories to read. Walking into a shelter and falling in love or helping a friend by taking a kitten from a newborn litter... it's our favorite kind of stories. Well, second favorite. Because what takes the number one spot for us are stories of the opposite, not of us humans adopting a pet but stories of pets adopting humans.

The story of the no-longer-feral cat that you're about to read is just like that. All it took was some love (and a little food) for a totally feral cat to decide that this human is its now. And being that we are too in love with cats for this world, this person had simply no choice but to take this kitty into its home. The rest... well, it's history. Very wholesome history. 

It's not an easy feat to grain a cat's trust. Many times, cats are aloof for a while before finally choosing their human. They're defensive by nature, and they're even more defensive when they have babies. To have cat moms trust their humans with their babies is an even bigger accomplishment. It's just that sometimes, even while they're still scared, cat mommas have no choice but to look for help with the human predators that scare them.

Such is the case with the cat mom that brunion has been feeding for a while. Maybe becoming a domesticated cat wouldn't have been her first choice, but in an attempt to help her babies, she went to the food-providing human anyway. It's safe to say that, now that these kitties are living in brunion's house, brunion is not the one who fostered them, the cat is the one who fostered this human.

When it comes to online profiles, it is important to get things right. You'll never find someone if your profile is unconvincing, and that's the case in all situations, not just online dating. If you're a pet that's looking to get adopted, it's very very impawtent that your Petfinder profile is totally banging. And these people understand that and have decided to make their pets' profiles awesome by giving their pets the most awwdorably ridiculous names. 

People generally seem to love giving their pets silly names, but who knew that doing that will help your pets go viral on the internet and get enough exposure to get adopted. Thank you to Kabibble for collecting these profiles and sharing them with the world. You have made a whole bunch of animal lovers smile today.

Most times, adopting a pet is a conscious decision. You make plans, you go to shelters, you choose your new lifelong companion. True, you may change your mind and adopt a senior pet instead of a baby pet at the last second, but it's your choice. Except when it isn't. Sometimes, it's the animals who adopt their humans, and we can do nothing but give them the love and affection that they ask for. The following story is one of those times. 

A guy who had no plans whatsoever to have a cat could not help but give the cat food when he saw that the cat needed it, and the rest.. is history. Now, this beautiful stray cat has a forever homeof its own with the man who rescued it, and we are so happy for both of them. 

Sometimes, in the animal world, animals can have some strange friendships. We have seen animals make friends in the most unexpected moments and situations. Like the loving friendship between a leopard and a Rottweiler or the heartwarming 37-year friendship between a man and the swan he rescued. But the new friendship shared by dontgiveashoot on imgur is something different. 

It seems that this awwdorable cat has chosen its new toy fish as its new best friend, giving it half its bed and everything, and the internet... the internet's hearts melted seeing these cuties side by side. So, yeah, animal friendships can be incredibly unique - from befriending other species to humans to toys, and it's all too wholesome for this world.

Coming across an abandoned tiny and helpless kitten on the street is a heart-wrenching thing each and every time. Our hearts cannot help but go out to them, and yet, as much as we wish we could help, that's not always a possibility. Thankfully, this injured awwdorable itty bitty black kitten has lucked out, being rescued by some wonderful people. 

After not finding the kitten's mom, Covidnineteen on imgur picked the kitten up and took it home, bringing it to the vet, feeding it from a bottle, gently introducing it to the purrfect senior cat and the dog in the house. Not everyone would have undertaken such a task, so we feel like we absolutely have to say thank you. We wish this adorable rescued kitten as well as its family a long and most happy life together. 

No matter how much knowledge we have about nature, every once in a while, something will shock us and remind us how amazing nature actually is. Whether it's the incredible bonds between animals, whether it's coming across a list of beautiful animals with unusual color mutations, or whether it's something as simple yet as amazing as seeing the way pregnancies look like in nature. 

Even thought every birth of an endangered animal is something that we celebrate, the actual is something that we, for whatever reason, haven't thought about very often. But, this viral thread on imgurhas opened our eyes, and has made us have a whole new appreciation for the heartwarming relationships between animal mommas and their babies.

If you ever needed proof that black cats are not bad luck, that they are some of the most awesome and adorable void fluffballs in the world, look no further. Because BangersandMashthekittens on imgurhas come to provide. 

They have captures pictures of their two black cats being the most adorable hooligans, and we have fallen in love. Somehow, every little thing that they do - from yawning with their itty bitty tongues bleping outto crawling under the couch to do some mischief - these black kitties are too cute. Thank you for sharing these pawfect kitty cats with the world, and we hope that you continue sharing more and more of them as they continue to grow. 

There are so many ways for an animal to come into your life. Sometimes, it's planned. You go into the shelter to pick a companion. Maybe it doesn't go exactly according to plan, and instead of adopting a kitten, you end up adopting a gorgeous senior cat. Other times, your cats are the ones who choose you. You see one on the street, helpless and alone, and you simply know that this one is meant to be a part of your life. 

The latter is the story of Church, the stray cat, who was rescued and adopted by FridgePants on imgur. The two of them saw each other, and that was it, fate has been decided. FridgePants did the most amazing, selfless thing in the world by saving this adorable cat and giving it the forever home that he deserved. We want to thank them and let them know that they have made not only this cat happier but they've also put smiles on our faces. 

There is nothing more wholesome and heartwarming in the whole world than reading animal rescue stories. Absolutely nothing. These stories point at the absolute best of human nature - people going out of their way to rescue tiny abandoned kittens and puppies, putting their own comfort aside, knowing that they'd have to deal with these little guys' shenanigans all the time, all to be able to help a helpless animal. 

ActuallyAJellyfish on imguris the latest amazing human who went out of their way to save not one but 5(!) tiny helpless kittens, and then continued to adopt all of them together. Their story is one of the most wholesome ever, and their personalities are even cuter. We want to thank ActuallyAJellyfish for doing this incredible selfless thing and for sharing it with the rest of the world. You have absolutely made our day.

Every once in a while, a new adorably derpy cat will pop up on the internets, claiming everyone's attention and stealing everyone's hearts. And for some reason, a lot of those hilarious cat internet sensations seems to be consistently going through an unintentionally rough time. Previously, we have met the senior cat with the perpetually derpy face, followed by the cat who is constantly having an existential crisis, and finally, we capped it off with the senior cat who cries when his sweater is taken off. 

Our newest internet sensation is Oliver who - for some unfathomable reason - is constantly A L A R M E D. He's adorable, and we want to do nothing but pet his purrfect little alarmed face. Thank you to idothemaths on imgurfor sharing Oliver's story, it has truly made our day.

We, as the biggest animal lovers on the internet, always feel the need to give love to all of the animals among us - no matter how different they are. We've showcased so many amazing and unique animals at this point - from rare albino animals to animals with unusual and beautiful color mutations, but we have never given love to melanistic animals, and we've decided that it's time.

Underrated animals deserve love too, and when they are as cool as these melanistic animals, it's hard not to love them lol. So, give these animals the appreciation they deserve, and if you feel like checking out some amazing animals, check out these tweets about strange but beautiful animals.