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'She is a proud mama': Family finds litter of motherless kittens but doesn't know what to do with them, until their compassionate canine claims the babies as her own and becomes their meowrvelous step-mom

Blake Seidel

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Stray cat decides to adopt a couple of humans, they resist, then they cave, and now, the ginger kitten steals their dog's bed on a regular basis

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Target shopper finds tuxedo cat in the store's parking lot and takes him to the shelter, only to fold a few days later and adopt him furever: ‘I [thought] and [talked] about him all week’

Lana DeGaetano

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Cat purrson adopts shy shelter cat, spends months gaining her trust with no improvement, until the cat opens up one day and decides they're meant to be together furrever: 'Now she's the queen of the house'

Blake Seidel

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Neighbor's beloved 24-year-old cat passes over the rainbow bridge, but feline fate brings a tiny ginger kitten to his doorstep the same day: 'I told my niece if I were to have another cat, I'd get an orange cat'

Blake Seidel

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'4 cats + 2 Dalmatians = perfect circus': Dog owner who has never had cats finds 4 lonely feral kittens outside, immediately falls in love with them, and now is going to adopt them all

Mariel Ruvinsky

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'My moral compass is all over the place': Cat lover torn between leaving behind a neglected neighborhood kitty or rescuing him for a new life filled with warmth, love, and second chances

Sarah Brown

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Man finds an abandoned kitten at a surveying jobsite, immediately adopts her, and gains a best friend for life: 'She's my homie, dude, I love this cat'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Family gains a new feline friend 1 week after losing their beloved Labrador, the lucky owner believes it was fate: ‘Intended to just foster him, but…’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘I've grown attached’: Resident feeds outdoor cat for months while suspecting it belongs to a neighbor, decides to take the cat as she moves instead of looking for owner

Bar Mor Hazut

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Couple who only wanted to adopt 1 orange kitten changes their mind and settles on 2, then can't bear leaving the third one behind and ends up adopting all 3 siblings: 'They are a whirlwind of destruction and affection'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Woman befriends a stray cat, a few days later, she breaks into the woman's apartment and has 3 adorable babies in her bedroom: ‘When she suddenly needed a safe place, she thought of me’

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Friendly cat shows up at man's sawmill and refuses to leave, bringing the macho man gifts of mice and doing everything she can to get adopted: 'She knows she found a good home'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Spokane tenant rescues a stray cat, but landlord demands they rehome the baby or face a hefty feline fine for breaking their no-pet lease: 'They can't just give you a single day notice'

Blake Seidel

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Man goes on a camping trip with his son when, out of nowhere, a bold kitten shows up, instantly gets adopted by the father and son and doesn't stop purring all the way home: 'We cut our trip early and brought it back home'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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'He picks him up and tries to make him rest on his chest': Rescued kitten Cooper chooses his hooman to cuddle, leaving his other pawrent left out, but double snuggles may be coming soon

Sarah Brown

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