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Rescuer races through a midnight rainstorm to save a box of week-old kittens abandoned by a busy road: 'I ran to bring them into the safe confines of the house.'

Ayala Sorotsky

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Person rescues a stray polydactyl cat from a Target parking lot, the kitty then becomes the best foster dad to the feral kittens at home, teaching and leading them: 'The kittens really look up to Charlie'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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'The little fighter who was almost left behind': Person adopts one kitten but has to leave his sick brother behind, their friend steps in to rescue the remaining kitten, and now that he’s recovering, the two are on track for future kitty playdates

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Carl the lost cat found after 3 years 8km from home by cat loving couple while walking their fur babies, and after social media search tearfully reunited with original family, rescuers say: ‘If you ever lose a cat, never give up hope.’

Laurent Shinar

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Person rescues a feral kitten, finds her a home, she escapes, runs right back to the person who saved her, and makes chooses a home for herself: 'She's made a total transformation'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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'I never thought it would happen to me': After helping rehome cats for years, a thin stray shows up on a rough day and ends up being the one this rescuer adopts

Sarah Brown

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Compassionate cat lover emboldened to catnap the sweet outdoor kitty near their apartment despite warnings from the neighbor: 'To me, a cat with no collar on the street is a stray'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Person opens their front door for one meowment, and a pregnant cat comes screaming inside, looking for a warm place to hide and a midwife to help her: 'It almost feels like this cat was domesticated and abandoned'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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'I think I’m on auto-delivery with the CDS': A chatty little gray kitten appears looking for food, wins over resident cats, and turns the home into a three cat household

Sarah Brown

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Cat lover finds out bonded pair of cats she was feeding were dumped by neglectful neighbor and are actually pregnant mother and son, rescuer adopts son and fosters mom’s kittens: ‘She just threw them outside in hope they would run away.’

Laurent Shinar

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'CDS brought me two cats and a human friend too': Kind couple wants a feline duo, neighbor happens to have sister and brother cats in need of a home

Briana Viser

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‘My cat literally saved [my husband's] life!’: 20+ owners share the incredible stories of when their feline friend’s sixth sense woke them up just in time

Ayala Sorotsky

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'Our family of 2 has turned into 3': Couple looking to adopt finds abandoned clingy cat on the streets and gives Velcro a safe, loving home

Sarah Brown

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After years of helping shelter animals find homes, a dedicated volunteer explains why the shelter isn't a place of heartbreak, but of hope: 'Sadness is the last thing you feel.'

Ayala Sorotsky

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Woman rescues 13 year old cat found in driveway, finds out cat belongs to family friend who’s mom dumped cat 2 weeks earlier, rescuer says: ‘My boyfriends house is a 45 minute drive and is in a completely different state from the town Froggy started in..’

Laurent Shinar

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'My first kitty from the distribution system': A work commute turned into a kitten rescue as driver pulls over for what looked like a paper bag and leaves with an eighth cat

Sarah Brown

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