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Person who is terrified of cats rescues a kitty that was stuck on their roof, the cat immediately chooses them, and now, the cat won't leave them alone: 'Every time I leave it outside it cries... which is breaking my heart'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Hope is restored when 3 very large and sweet Maincoons left in ‘devastating’ condition are rescued and given pawdorable new haircuts: ‘Boots with the fur!’

Elna McHilderson

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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’

Lana DeGaetano

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'The day I picked them up, I fell in love [with] them': Massive 6-foot-tall dude falls in love with two tiny rescue kittens despite being a dog-lover, now he can't imagine life without them

Blake Seidel

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'A part of me feels selfish for keeping her from having a better cat life:' Torn between love and loyalty, a college students struggles with rehoming rescue cat due to cramped dorm room and boyfriend's allergies

Sarah Brown

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'I fear she might try to steal him': 19-year-old son saves stray kitten with no microchip or mother, but a year later a Karen neighbor recognizes the cat and claims it morally belongs to her

Blake Seidel

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“He came right up to us and chose us as his humans”: Cat parents save orange cat hiding from the Texas heat; they take him from missing fur and oil stains to loving member of their feline family

Blake Seidel

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Daughter begged for a cat, then she and mom found an abandoned kitten in a ditch, immediately fell in love with the little lady and adopted her: ‘[I guess] we have a cat now’

Ayala Sorotsky

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Person finds a dirty cat lying on a pile of compost, takes him for a quick TNR but finds out he's too sick to live outside, falls in love with him and adopts him instead: 'I know when the vet said he was [fading] he must have somehow chosen us.'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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20 Wholesome weekly success stories of kitties finding their furrever homes: "Threatened my family that if they adopted a cat - they could only do two. My bluff was called."

Blake Seidel

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'Am I being overly paranoid, or is it reasonable to be worried?': Long-distance pawrent’s worry grows as cat sitter's silence and cattitude push her to plan a fur baby rescue

Sarah Brown

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'Guess I have 2 kittens now!': Feline fan rescues newborn kitten while on a walk, then goes back 3 weeks later and saves her brother in the exact same spot

Blake Seidel

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‘Your SIL should never have another pet’: Mother gives up their 3-year-old family cat for adoption because it was "too much", then adopts a brand new kitten 2 months later

Blake Seidel

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Future feline father gets rejected from cat rescue after they refuse to let him adopt a cat because of his Legos, cat community leaves scathing review of the shelter

Blake Seidel

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'The fury I feel towards whoever did that to her is immeasurable': Person finds a declawed, sick and neglected 10-year-old black cat wandering around a middle school, takes her in and gives her a second chance at the life she deserves

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Person spends exactly 1 dollar and 25 cents to adopt a 14-year-old ginger cat who was abandoned by his previous family, now encourages others to give senior cats a chance too: 'One of the chillest cats we've ever adopted'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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