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14 lbs Sphynx cat who couldn’t clean herself was dumped city shelter gets adopted, beginning her weight loss journey lose half her body weight, new pawrent says: ‘can't believe how neglected she was.... very glad brought her home’ | thumbnail includes one image which shows a fat and fluffy sphynx cat lying on a colorful couch ‘“She isn’t waddling around anymore she walks.”’

14 lbs Sphynx cat who couldn’t clean herself and was dumped at city shelter gets adopted, beginning her weight loss journey to lose half her body weight, new pawrent says: ‘I can't believe how neglected she was.... I'm very glad I brought her home’

story about an employee getting revenge on his two coworkers who neglected his cat | thumbnail includes one picture of an angry orange cat 'Coworkers let my cat live filth week... I get one demoted and crush other's life into dust'

'You mess with my cat, I'll bury you': Kennel employee gets revenge on 2 co-workers who neglected his cat for a week, getting the boss on his side, one demoted and the other fired

Mariel Ruvinsky

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‘He loves headbutt, loves laps, honestly pretty healthy.’: gentle, neglected senior cat given another chance find furever home by his current caretakers, who prioritized emotional safety over own attachment | thumbnail includes one image which shows a gray cat loafing on a bed ‘“I cried a little, but he will be so much happier with a house that has no other pets.”’

‘He loves to headbutt, loves to be in laps, and is honestly pretty healthy.’: A gentle, neglected senior cat is given another chance to find a furever home by his current caretakers, who prioritized his emotional safety over their own attachment

‘We have rescued MANY cats but never seen one who just wanted love immediately like Cooper did.’: Cat loving Family save severely neglected 4-year-old cat who looked he was 20 due his ill health, before settling him into his furever home | thumbnail includes one image which shows an orange and white cat licking a person’s hand while wearing a watermelon themed neck pillow ‘“Throughout this, Cooper has been the literal embodiment of perfection. ”’

‘We have rescued MANY cats but never seen one who just wanted to love immediately like Cooper did.’: Cat loving family save severely neglected 4-year-old cat who looked like he was 20 due to his ill health, before settling him into his furever home

‘He’s brought me so much joy already and follows me everywhere like little shadow.”: filthy, neglected stray’s journey from garden bed beloved indoor companion concludes with full veterinary makeover new, permanent name: pepper | thumbnail includes one image which shows a white and brown cat standing next to a handbag with the same colors ‘“He is just so friendly and cuddly that I can’t help shaking the feeling that someone must have owned him”’

‘He’s brought me so much joy already and follows me everywhere like a little shadow.”: A filthy, neglected stray’s journey from a garden bed to a beloved indoor companion concludes with a full veterinary makeover and a new, permanent name: pepper

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‘asked Ava point blank she let Daisy out by herself and she finally admitted yes’: cat sitter’s irresponsible decision let cat out unsupervised leads vet bill, family confrontation, and final resolution exposes her negligence | thumbnail includes one image which shows a woman playing with a cat in a living room ‘“I was furious at the point and asked Ava to leave. She asked what about the money, and I told her she wouldn’t be getting paid.”’

‘I asked Ava point blank if she let Daisy out by herself and she finally admitted yes’: A cat sitter’s irresponsible decision to let a cat out unsupervised leads to a vet bill, a family confrontation, and a final resolution that exposes her negligence

‘I feel like most horrible person world right now when was just trying right thing.’: stray cat's choice live with neighbor rather than his owner, who has history pet neglect, leads emotional legal battle | thumbnail includes one image which shows an orange stray cat looking scruffy ‘“I tried shooing him away several times over the course of a few days but he wouldn’t leave.”’

‘I feel like the most horrible person in the world right now when I was just trying to do the right thing.’: A stray cat's choice to live with a neighbor rather than his owner, who has a history of pet neglect, leads to an emotional and legal battle

‘am very grateful just happened work right place get my cat back’: vet tech's profound discovery her own missing cat, found neglected trapped by neighbor who intended put her down her, proving that destiny can bring pet home | thumbnail includes one image which shows a calico cat sitting looking over its shoulder scared ‘“The woman that took my cat has emailed me saying her cat has an abscess and I should pay for the vet bills.”’

‘I am very grateful I just happened to work in the right place to get my cat back’: A vet tech's profound discovery of her own missing cat, found neglected and trapped by a neighbor who tried to put her down her, proving that destiny can bring a pet home

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‘I am not going STEAL SOMEONE'S PET’: man's struggle between his desire help neglected cat his moral code, persistent feline refuses take no for answer keeps returning to his home | thumbnail includes one image which shows a gray tabby cat sitting on a bed ‘“Initially we thought he was a stray because he would come in and refuse to leave, up to the point he once nipped me for trying to pick him up and take him outside.”’

‘I am not going to STEAL SOMEONE'S PET’: A man's struggle between his desire to help a neglected cat and his moral code, as a persistent feline refuses to take no for an answer and keeps returning to his home

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‘My gut was telling me something’: Roommate demands no pet sitters and volunteers to care for her housemate's cat, then proceeds to ignore her for nine whole days and nights

‘keep thinking simply stealing this cat, find him proper home’:neighborhood cat lover grapples moral dilemma rescuing neglected kitten, fearing doing would only perpetuate painful cycle animal neglect | thumbnail includes one image which shows a black and white cat lying in a grassy field ‘“I’ve tried talking to the kid on how to take care of a cat, but he’s not all that interested.”’

‘I keep thinking of simply stealing this cat, and find him a proper home’: A neighborhood cat lover grapples with the moral dilemma of rescuing a neglected kitten, fearing that doing so would only perpetuate a painful cycle of animal neglect

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story about two roommates ganging up on the third and neglecting her cat while she was away | thumbnail includes two pictures including a Norwegian forest cat and a food bowl with ants in it 'Now I worry if her laziness was actually secretly vindictive'

'I just got back today and… I’m fuming': Roommate drama blows up after 2 roommates gang up on the third in an attempt for some petty power play, instead, it's the cat they promised to cat-sit that gets neglected for 9 days

Mariel Ruvinsky

"don't understand how taking single cat mother who obviously sick injured equals being thief": temp worker's attempt rescue neglected cat kitten nursing home bush leads accusation theft from her boss | thumbnail includes one image which shows a cat culled up in a bag ‘“She says I’m a thief and I was stealing.”’

"I don't understand how taking a single cat and mother who are obviously sick and/or injured equals me being a thief": A temp worker's attempt to rescue a neglected cat and kitten from a nursing home bush leads to an accusation of theft from her boss

“She was filthy, sick, starving still kinder than anyone around”: Foster cat’s severe neglect sparks fallout that exposes owner ends toxic relationship | thumbnail includes one image which shows a black cat curled up on a couch ‘“I simply told 2 of my closest friends what happened and why the cat stayed with me.”’

“She was filthy, sick, and starving—and still kinder than anyone around me”: Foster cat’s severe neglect sparks a fallout that exposes owner and ends a toxic relationship

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Woman legally adopts her roommate's cat, ‘Luna’, after she abandons her for a 4-month backpacking trip to Thailand: ‘Luna deserves better than being treated like a houseplant [she] can abandon for months’

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'I'm being a bit taken advantage of': Roommate neglects their cat by going on vacation for 9 days, forcing fellow flatmate to confront her about being a bad pawrent

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