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'They weren’t sure he would live': Man finds injured kitten on his 27th birthday, gets told his chances of survival are low, but 2 years later, the cat and his hooman are still purrfectly happy

Blake Seidel

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'I want to do right by him, but I also don’t want to overwhelm him': After months of porch visits, hoomans plan an indoor move for outdoor affectionate stray, hoping to purrvide a furever home

Sarah Brown

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‘The vet brought the cat out and my mom burst out laughing, how can you not’: A feral cat's hard-won rescue from an isolated island is marked by a humiliating haircut that sparks a lifelong grudge and a series of poetic acts of vengeance

Laurent Shinar

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'Possession is 9/10 of the law': Couple rescues abandoned friendly feline outside their apartment, only to be confronted by neighbor demanding "her pet" back, couple refuses to protect their new cat child

Blake Seidel

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'I lamented my inability to find a single street kitten': After years of waiting, a lifelong cat lover finally receives a Cat Distribution System delivery in the form of a tiny purrfect kitten

Sarah Brown

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'He was homeless for about 5 minutes': Neighbor abandons his declawed loyal cat on the street with a single bowl of food, the cat gets adopted instantly with nothing but love to give

Mariel Ruvinsky

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'After accepting my very first delivery, the packages have already found homes': Worker rescues two scrappy orange kittens mid-shift in a wholesome tale of teamwork, whiskers, and finding furever homes

Sarah Brown

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‘So, despite my best efforts to avoid the CDS... it still triumphed in the end’: A rescue kitten’s love for his savior overcomes a territorial cat’s resistance in five days, turning a reluctant foster into a forever home

Laurent Shinar

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Cat rescuer devotes her life to saving 1,000 stray cats, gives them her entire house, and then turns her property into a cat sanctuary: 'That’s not a house, that’s a full-on cat kingdom'

Blake Seidel

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People changing their minds and adopting an older cat at the last second: 'I went to adopt a kitten today. Instead I ended up adopting a 7-year-old chubby tub of love'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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'It seems like they've taken the kitten under their wing': Backyard rescue cats welcome a surprise black kitten, turning a quiet porch into a heartwarming feline squad with new recruit

Sarah Brown

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'The best tip you'll ever receive': Hungry black kitten wanders into restaurant searching for help, where she becomes the meowfficial mascot of the cafe after waitress adopts her

Blake Seidel

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Boyfriend breaks up with aspiring cat mom because she ‘wouldn't stop’ talking about adopting her soul cat, so she adopts the ‘little fellow’ the next day: ‘He [has] brought so much happiness into my life’

Lana DeGaetano

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Couple rescues a kitten and holds on to her while their friend gets ready to adopt her, but after not hearing from him for days, they decide to adopt the kitten, disregarding their promise: ‘She feels like part of our family’

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘Didn’t know the CDS made international deliveries’: Cat-parent couple saves adorable white kitten from a dog chase while on vacation in Mexico, brings the fluff ball home, and the rest is hisstory

Lana DeGaetano

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‘We never gave up on her’: Foster family performs a meowracle after injured stray comes to them and can’t walk, but with patience and a lot of love, she finds her feet again

Blake Seidel

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