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31 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat and one picture of text including '‘I’ve always been a dog person all my life’'

'I guess I'm a cat person now': One unexpected workday rescue transformed a lifelong dog person into a devoted cat pawrent

Sentimental firefighter finds smokey grey kitty at work, she becomes the fire station's shared cat, but coworkers let him take her home: 'There was just something so special about this little kitty'

Sentimental firefighter finds smokey grey kitty at work, she becomes the fire station's shared cat, but coworkers let him take her home: 'There was just something so special about this little kitty'

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‘have never been cat person... ‘: Calm stray cat convinces dog lover rescue him street after cuddly chance encounter, changing pawrent’s life growing fur family four paws | thumbnail includes one image which shows a woman wearing a gray towel on her head holding a white and orange cat in her arm ‘“At night he sleeps in the crease in my leg, or right up on my head, or lets me snuggle him against my chest with my arm over him.”’

‘I have never been a cat person... ‘: Calm stray cat convinces dog lover to rescue him from the street after a cuddly chance encounter, changing the pawrent’s life and growing their fur family by four paws

8 pictures of a calico cat and 18 pictures of text | Thumbnail includes two pictures of a calico cat and one picture of text including '‘Rue has the exact same facial pattern as Patches. I fell in love the instant I saw her.’'

'She sensed that I was a safe person': Sweet calico cat ghosted by previous owners, but finds her furrever home through a heartwarming connection to her new hooman’s childhood

story about a farmer who thought he was rescuing regular kittens but ended up rescuing pallas cat kittens | thumbnail includes two pictures of pallas cats 'The kittens looked a little different than regular cats'

Farmer finds 4 orphaned "kittens" in his backyard, only to discover they are actually rare Pallas cats, and after calling a rescue, they are carefully paired with 2 domestic cats who act as their temporary surrogate mothers

Mariel Ruvinsky

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27 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat and one picture of text including '‘No matter how hard the fight was yesterday, I’d do it all over again’'

'She was about to be thrown away': A tiny kitten’s life changed for the better when this rescuer noticed her, stepped in, and refused to walk away

story about two black cats attempting to break into someone's home and getting adopted | thumbnail includes two pictures of black cats cuddling 'Their love was the only thing that helped them survive until they found my home'

'[They] repeatedly tried to break into my apartment': Bonded black cat duo decides on their human, stages multiple break-in attempts, and eventually wins, getting adopted into their purrfect furrever home

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about a cat adopting a crying person from outside | thumbnail includes one picture of a cute cat 'I sat under a streetlight and cried... and she came running up like she'd been looking for me'

'[This] cat showed up on my worst week': Affectionate cat runs up to person who's crying outside, sits in their lap, chooses them as her human and and makes their sadness a little lighter every day

Mariel Ruvinsky

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24 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat and one picture of text including '‘We were devastated and furious that someone would abandon him’'

'He didn't trust us at first, but my wife's persistence paid off': After years on his own, a once-abandoned yard cat named Walter slowly learned to trust again and found safety, food, and a place to belong

story about a pregnant stray cat running into a man's home and getting adopted | thumbnail includes one picture of a screaming cat behind a glass window and a cute cat 'A year ago, this stray cat ran through my front door and refused to leave'

'The little fluffball followed me home': Pregnant stray cat barges into man's house, climbs into his lap like she owns the place, and makes it clear she’s chosen him

Mariel Ruvinsky

Lonely Grandpa seeks a companion and asks for the cat that has been in the shelter the longest, then takes home a sweet orange cat 20 minutes later: ‘To many happy years with her’

Lonely Grandpa seeks a companion and asks for the cat that has been in the shelter the longest, then takes home a sweet orange cat 20 minutes later: ‘To many happy years with her’

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Skittish and pregnant void cat slowly makes her way to family who already has 5 cats, they still find her and all of her babies a furrever home: 'I definitely considered being a 6 cat household'

Skittish and pregnant void cat slowly makes her way to family who already has 5 cats, they still find her and all of her babies a furrever home: 'I definitely considered being a 6 cat household'

story about a frozen tuxedo cat being surrendered to a vet and getting adopted | thumbnail includes two pictures including a cute tuxedo kitten and a kitten wrapped up in a blanket 'Poor guy was frozen from the rain and hypothermic'

'Poor guy was surrendered to the emergency vet clinic': Frozen tuxedo kitten desperate for help gets surrendered and falls right into the hands of a loving human who's tuxedo cat crossed the rainbow bridge in 2025

Mariel Ruvinsky

27 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat and one picture of text including '‘He wandered into that house looking for someone like me to take him home’'

'We had to make him part of our family': An injured orange cat named Nemo found shelter and safety at a construction site and gained a safe, happy home with a new furmily

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'I like to believe Roxy is the reincarnation of our old girl and she found us again': Pregnant stray adopts kind humans on the one month anniversary of their 20 year old cat crossing the rainbow bridge, they feel it's fate

'I like to believe Roxy is the reincarnation of our old girl and she found us again': Pregnant stray adopts kind humans on the one month anniversary of their 20 year old cat crossing the rainbow bridge, they feel it's fate

Persistent kittens looking for good home found behind dumpster by family who recently lost their kitten, the timing was purrfect for a furrever home: 'Super happy to have cats in the house again'

Persistent kittens looking for good home found behind dumpster by family who recently lost their kitten, the timing was purrfect for a furrever home: 'Super happy to have cats in the house again'