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26 pictures of black cats and text | Thumbnail includes one picture of a black cat

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

25 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes one picture of a cat and one picture of text including ''He's letting me hold him and pet him''

'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

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story about a rescued momma cat adopting a rescued orphaned ginger kitten | thumbnail includes one picture of a cat cuddling with an orange kitten 'This little baby who started out alone with a bottle now had a mom to teach him how to be a cat'

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

story about someone getting a note that the stray tomcat they've been trying to catch has been rescued | thumbnail includes two pictures including an old and injured stray cat and a ginger cat on its back 'Finally, a happy ending'

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

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’

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’

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27 text pictures, 3 cat pictures | thumbnail includes two cat pictures, and ‘[My] coworker said she's been there for a few weeks’

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'

story about a couple that moved getting adopted by a stray cat | thumbnail includes two pictures of a gray and white cat 'Moved to a new house, opened the door, and she ran right in.'

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

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

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’

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20 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of cats and one picture of text including ''Outside of my car, there was a girl so tiny we all thought she was a kitten''

'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

5 cat pictures, 19 text pictures | thumbnail includes two cat pictures, and ‘I can't believe someone would abandon this sweetie’

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'

25 pictures of black cats and text | Thumbnail includes two pictures of a black kitten

'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

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3 pictures of santa and cats, and 17 pictures of text | Thumbnail includes two pictures of Santa Claus and cats

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'

32 pictures of black cats and text | Thumbnail includes one picture of a black cat eating a treat and one picture of text including '‘An outdated superstition is having a very real, modern-day consequence’'

'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

story about someone getting adopted by a cat in a Chick-fil-A parking lot | thumbnail includes two pictures of a gray and white cat 'I have been chosen. Claimed me in a Chick-Fil-A parking lot'

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 million years wound imagine have adopted cat. But love him bits’: Dog lover saves soaked kitten from rough life roadside, healing rescuer’s heart passing previous pupper | thumbnail includes one image which shows a black and white kitten climbing up a couch ‘“Growing up I’ve always been a dog person and after losing my dog (danny) I could not move past the grief.”’

‘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

story about a kitten running up to someone and adopting them | thumbnail includes two pictures including a kitten wrapped in a blanket and a kitten climbing up someone's leg 'We found him right after eating dinner'

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