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Injured London cat found crying under a car finally returned to fur family 7 days after disappearing thanks to kind rescuer who gave the kitty shelter and comfort on the fateful night they met, rescuer says: ‘A night of kindness turned out for the good!’

Laurent Shinar

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Sick 19 year old dumped cat the shelter had given up on, adopted by shelter volunteer after falling in love with the feline’s sassy meows, new cat mom says: He’s made my life a lot happier, and I feel fulfilled by his presence.’

Laurent Shinar

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4 week old kitten found on remote road after not eating for days by patrolman and handed to shelter until rescuer could return to adopt the kitty, patrolman says: ‘When I entered the room, she immediately ran up to me and climbed up my leg.’

Laurent Shinar

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After years of helping shelter animals find homes, a dedicated volunteer explains why the shelter isn't a place of heartbreak, but of hope: 'Sadness is the last thing you feel.'

Ayala Sorotsky

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'I'm so thankful I adopted them together': A one-cat plan turns into a heartwarming reunion as a kitten is unknowingly adopted alongside his mom, reuniting them forever

Sarah Brown

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'Her cage had a red "don't touch" sign': Shelter deemed the cat mean and not eligible for adoption, but one sweet person saw through the warnings and into her heart

Ayala Sorotsky

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Cat shelter fires back at bad review, defending their decision to deny adoption to a woman who openly admitted that she was planning to declaw the cat : 'We feel that was an appropriate response to your application'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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'I am the farm upstate where parents send their pets': Man confesses that he has adopted over 200 exotic and unwanted animals that people abandoned on his farm, with or without his permission

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Wholesome woman meets the perfect cat, Sweetie, at shelter just before a 10 day trip, she adopts Sweetie anyway seeing how unhappy she is at the shelter: 'I couldn't leave her there another night'

Briana Viser

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‘[He] decided they needed an actual shelter’: A dad who “hates cats” falls in love with two voids dumped in the family's property, building them the sturdiest and warmest shelter for winter

Ayala Sorotsky

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Shelter treats an adopted former-stray incorrectly, and dumps the responsibility on the new cat mom: '[They said] "Oh, you adopted, ok, the problem is yours to handle now"'

Ayala Sorotsky

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'Is it really better to rehome now while he’s young, or should I try to “stick it out”': Cat pawrent torn between keeping their high-energy kitten or rehoming him to give him the best pawsible life

Sarah Brown

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“She was so gentle, so tired—we knew we had to help”: A stray cat’s search for shelter ends in a surprise reunion and a home she’ll never have to leave

Laurent Shinar

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After wanting to get another sibling for her dog and cat, owner takes a chance on an adult stray at the shelter, only to discover it was the best possible fit for the family: ‘She is fitting right in’

Bar Mor Hazut

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'I don't feel like I am meeting her needs and vice versa': New pawrent questions if his new shelter cat is a purrfect match after bringing home an energetic furball instead of the calm companion he’d hoped for

Sarah Brown

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'Best decision we ever made': First-time feline pawrents adopt fluffy Siberian shelter cat and realize they were "cat people" all along

Blake Seidel

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