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21 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of cats and one picture of text including '‘I never thought that the CDS would find us here’'

One couple never expected the Cat Distribution System to reach their rural home until a kitten appeared at their back door

31 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of cats and one picture of text including ''I have found 5 tiny criminals and their boss under my house''

A family discovers five tiny kittens secretly living under their house and suddenly has six new felines to save

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42 cat and text pictures, 1 video | thumbnail includes one cat and text picture including 'he was pretty beat up', and one cat and text picture including 'with a major glow up'

'He let himself get caught': Wounded battle-worn tomcat outsmarts shelter workers' traps for months, until he decides on his own that it's time to let them help him

story about someone adopting a stray cat and that cat bringing them a kitten | thumbnail includes one picture of two black cats lying on the ground 'he brought home a tiny, terrified of me, older kitten'

A year after finally winning over the massive, combative, yet soft-at-heart senior alley cat and adopting him, that ex-feral brings home a new kitten friend to live the good life together: 'Now have two stray cat friends'

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about a person taking their neighbor's cat after the cat decides it likes them better | thumbnail includes two pictures including an orange cat lying on someone and two cats cuddling 'I'm convinced the universe dropped him in our yard for a reason'

Kitten who's forced to live outdoors decides he doesn't like his owners, goes to the neighbors instead, befriends their house cat, and the family happily takes him home: '[The neighbors] said they couldn't get him to stay at their place anyway'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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26 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of cats and one picture of text including '‘The trajectory of your evening shifts and your lives will never be the same’'

After hearing a kitten cry beneath a stranger’s car, one couple’s late-night rescue ends with an unexpected addition to the family

story about a person taking three months to grain the trust of a stray cat | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cute gray cat 'No idea how she finessed her way into my life, but here we are'

'[I] felt bad that she was eating nasty trash': After spending 3 months gently coaxing a stray cat from the trash can, the feline suddenly becomes obsessed with her human and finally comes home

Mariel Ruvinsky

21 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of cats and one picture of text including '‘Filling a Vacancy right when we we were ready’'

After months of grieving their senior cat, one family finds Persephone waiting in their yard when they’re finally ready to love again

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story about a sister having to adopt her brother's cat after his passing and her allergic roommates falling in love with it | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cute female orange cat and an orange cat in a funny position 'she was going to end up in a shelter in rural nowhere'

After her brother suddenly passes, the sister is left with his sweet 3-year-old orange cat, and although both her roommates are allergic, they fall in love with the little feline and happily take her home

Mariel Ruvinsky

26 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of cats and one picture of text including '‘The cat distribution system guided her to me’'

After her younger brother left for the Naval Academy, one woman's rescue of a chatty kitten helped fill the quiet at home

story about someone walking into a no pets allowed shop with a resuced kitten and one of the employees adopting it | thumbnail includes two pictures of a calico kitten 'she admitted she had a kitten in her shirt'

Customer walks into a "no pets allowed" shop with a kitten she had just rescued hidden in her shirt, gets caught, admits she can't adopt it, and the "grumpy old man" employee at the shop ends up going home with a new kitten

Mariel Ruvinsky

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story about a kitten chasing someone to be adopted only to get adopted by someone else | thumbnail includes two pictures of someone holding a cute cat 'Went to McDonalds for a coffee and left with a kitten...'

Kitten who really wants to be adopted chases after a mother and child in the McDonald's parking lot, but they don't want him and flee; thankfully, his rescuer was watching the whole thing: 'I ran to grab him'

Mariel Ruvinsky

27 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of cats and one picture of text including '‘We should probably get an adoption application for when we move’'

A family planned to adopt after moving, but a frightened feline running through traffic changed everything

story about someone who had to give their cat away years ago reuniting with them and the cat recognizing them | thumbnail includes two pictures of a dirty cat in a carrier and a happy cat in the sun 'Even if we don't have much time with her, we're not giving up'

8 years after she was forced to give her cat away because of a toxic ex, the cat is found as a sick stray with her microchip still attached; the mom and daughter rush to the vet and bring their cat back home: 'She recognised us both instantly'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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32 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat and one picture of text including '‘It feels like the universe sent me a sign’'

One driver spotted a frightened kitten sitting in the middle of the road, made a U-turn to save him, and gave him the second chance he desperately needed

28 pictures of cats and text | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat and one picture of text including '‘After 20+ years of not having a cat, the CDS delivered a package’'

After 20 years without a cat, one hungry stray gave a woman a reason to become a cat mom again