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24 pictures of cats, hospital, and text | Thumbnail includes one picture of a kitten and one picture of text including 'Cat adoption gone wrong'

Family excitedly adopts sweet shelter cat, only to learn that the feline was one of five surrendered by a selfish daughter who gave away her mom's cats behind her back: ‘[She] got the police involved’

video of a dog adopting a tiny orphaned orange cat | thumbnail includes two pictures of a very large dog next to a small ginger kitten

'I'll be your momma': Sweet dog adopts a tiny orphaned orange kitten and raises him as her baby, teaching him how to love

Mariel Ruvinsky

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26 pictures of cats and text | Thumbnail includes one two pictures of cats and one picture of text including 'He showed up on my porch one day and he's grown into such a handsome man'

Skin-and-bones orange kitten shows up on person’s porch one day, they become best friends, and he gets the fluffiest glow up thanks to his hooman’s love: ‘Now he’s an absolute cuddle monster’

24 pictures of cats and text | Thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat

'I got the cat no one wanted': Caring person takes a chance on adopting 2-year-old cat with health issues that kept getting overlooked, the cat immediately embraces them and now they cuddle 24/7

32 pictures of cats and text | Thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat and one picture of text including 'People who adopted from a shelter, what made you choose that cat?'

15+ Wholesome pawrents share the stories of shelter cats who stole their hearts: ‘It’s like he knew I was supposed to be his’

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collection of stories about cats getting adopted | thumbnail includes two pictures including a mature ginger cat and someone making a heart with their hands with a cat in it 'I adopted the 'old' sick cat that nobody wanted at the shelter. No regrets'

'I adopted the "old" sick cat that nobody wanted': 21 Cutest Cat Adoption Stories of the Week for a Pawsitive Day

Mariel Ruvinsky

‘We could tell she was in distress’: Feral stray cat introduces her kittens to friendly hoomans, who in return gain the trust of all the babies and take them in

‘We could tell she was in distress’: Feral stray cat introduces her kittens to friendly hoomans, who in return gain the trust of all the babies and take them in

28 pictures of cats and text | Thumbnail includes one picture of a cat and one picture of text including 'How unethical would it be to steal my neighbor's cat?'

‘I would be stealing someone's cat’: Neglectful neighbors give their 10-year-old son a kitten without helping him care for it, concerned cat mom contemplates stealing the kitten to give it a better life

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story about someone rescuing a cat whose mom was hit by a car | thumbnail includes two pictures of a kitten with a cast on its legs Found otw home in the road... Currently at the vet. I didn’t know what else to do''

Wholesome person rescues tiny sick kitten that was left alone whose momma tragically passed away, giving the fierce feline a second chance at happiness: 'I didn't know what else to do'

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about a neighbor abandoning their cat and the cat getting adopted by someone else | thumbnail includes two pictures of a fluffy gray cat 'My neighbors were jerks and abandoned their cat, but he ran inside my house this morning'

'So I guess he’s mine now': Neighbors abandon their gray cat, but the fluffy feline immediately runs into this person's home and chooses them as his new purrfect parent

Mariel Ruvinsky

22 pictures of cats and text | Thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat and one picture of text including '‘we found her crying on the sidewalk’'

Homeless kitten with ameowzingly long tail follows couple home after surviving winter outside, adopts her fluffy self purrfectly into her new home: '[She's] been living rough for too long'

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Heartwarming hooman spends months trying to befriend sweet stray cat who wanders around their house, decides to take the fluffy feline in despite their allergies: ‘She has really grown on me’

Heartwarming hooman spends months trying to befriend sweet stray cat who wanders around their house, decides to take the fluffy feline in despite their allergies: ‘She has really grown on me’

27 pictures of cats and text | Thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat and one picture of text including '‘It’s a sign, right?’'

Hopeful cat mom encounters friendly 'not my cat' outside her home, she wants to take them home but the husband says no, the internet intervenes on behalf of the feline: ‘I have unlocked a new chamber in my heart’

23 pictures of cats and text | Thumbnail includes two pictures of cats and one picture of text including 'From pregnant stray to indoor queen of the castle!'

Pregnant kitty gets saved from life on the streets by kind person, she transforms from scared stray to confident mom with her litter of cute kittens: 'She [is] an amazing mom!'

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collection of stories about cats getting adopted | thumbnail includes two pictures of a senior male cat with a harelip 'Today I adopted my first tux: meet Pepsi. A 14 year old male with a harelip!'

'Today I adopted my first tux... a 14 year old male with a harelip!' 23 Cutest Cat Adoption Stories of the Week for a Pawsitive Day

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Amateur photographer volunteers at local shelter to give cats a glow-up to help them get adopted, and the results are simply pawdorable

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14-year-old cat spends over a decade living in a yard after her owner kicks her out, but she finally decides to trust the neighbor who never gave up on her: 'I am so happy I'm able to give her a comfortable retirement.'

14-year-old cat spends over a decade living in a yard after her owner kicks her out, but she finally decides to trust the neighbor who never gave up on her: 'I am so happy I'm able to give her a comfortable retirement.'

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