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Here's a story out of 2020 that no one predicted: a cat named Billy became a postman. 

Twitter user @zacharyking, in a thread that went viral, shared the story of how his girlfriend began corresponding with one of her neighbors through little letters attached to Billy's collar. It all started with Billy showing up one day with a little note attached to his collar, in which the neighbors that Billy apparently kept visiting said hello. Not thinking much of it, the girlfriend attached a letter to Billy's collar, replying to them, and lo and behold, the cat comes back holding another letter. 

The rest is history. The neighbors became friends, recipes were shared, Billy got an official postman collar - then lost it and got another one - and we are all endlessly impressed by this cat's work ethic. Read their adorable story and smile at one of the most innocently wholesome stories of the past year.

Twitter user @luciedunne_ shared on her Twitter account that her mother had recently been extremely distraught about having to put their dog down. But, she was surprised to see how much her school students really do care about her. She was especially touched by a heartwarming gesture by a sweet boy called Callum who wrote her a poem that spells out her beloved dog's name, Charlie.  

Imgur user, MountedMedic, wrote a beautiful illustrated letter to her dog. Farewell, Good boy. 

A 5 year old girl noticed that there are plenty of police dogs, but not any police cats and she wanted to know why. So she wrote to her local police headquarters to get answers. The chief responded with a sweet note and a drawing of his own cat for good measure. Yeah, this story is adorable.