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Animal shelter volunteer surprises long-time black cat resident with signed adoption papers so neither of them will spend Christmas alone

Blake Seidel

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'Some of those meows don't sound quite like our cat': A morning breakfast turns into a rescue when a stray kitten appears at the front door, races inside, and immediately makes himself at home

Sarah Brown

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Rescuers introduce tiny orphaned kitten to a heartbroken momma cat who had tragically lost her babies, and she hesitates for only a meowment before adopting him: '[She] started grooming him like he'd always been hers'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Kind rescuer fails to catch stray ginger tomcat for 4 years, one day finds an adorable note attached to their fence saying: 'Folded ear cat has been rescued, $2000 vet bill, is safe and sound, and is living the good life'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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20-year-old woman refuses to give up the cat she planned to adopt after foster family informs her their kids got attached to the kitten, leading to a dispute: ‘She is not the owner’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Woman finds a friendly feline in her workplace parking spot after her two dogs passed the rainbow bridge, takes the cat in to fill the precious pet hole in her house: 'She's definitely not feral'

Ayala Sorotsky

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Couple moves to a new house, open their door, and immediately have the sweetest stray kitten storm inside and never leave again: '[She] threw herself at his feet and started purring'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Stray calico cat falls asleep on employee's car outside their office, they take her home after realizing she's sick, then bring her back to health: ‘She's a princess’

Bar Mor Hazut

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'She was already at home with my other three': A small, sick, and pregnant stray showed up out of nowhere and found the loving family she needed most

Sarah Brown

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Owners move without their cat, she finds shelter from the rain with a nearby neighbor who adopts the feline into their family: 'She made herself right at home'

Ayala Sorotsky

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'I've always wanted a cat': Truck driver finds floofy black kitten alone at truck terminal, they scoop her up and bring her to their family's house for a purrfectly thankful Thanksgiving weekend

Blake Seidel

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Wholesome dad visits cat shelter in Santa costume to take festive feline pictures in hopes of getting them adopted by Christmas: 'I hope they all find their forever homes'

Blake Seidel

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'Some shelters even limit adoptions': Black cats are still the least adopted feline in 2025 due to "black cat bias", and the cat community is purrmanently fed up with it

Blake Seidel

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Person goes to dinner, comes back with a kitten, after getting claimed by an adorable tiny kitty outside of Chick-fil-A: 'He is constantly purring and making biscuits'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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‘Never in a million years I wound imagine to have adopted a cat. But I love him to bits’: Dog lover saves soaked kitten from the rough life on a roadside, healing the rescuer’s heart from the passing of their previous pupper

Laurent Shinar

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Dumpster kitten who was accidentally left behind after all her siblings were rescued spots her chosen human, runs right up to them and gets herself adopted: 'She was skinny, shivering, and SCREAMING'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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