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story about someone adopting a senior cat instead of a kitten | thumbnail includes two picures of an old cat 'I just adopted my 17 year old lady'

Person goes to shelter to adopt a kitten, instead ends up falling in love with a 17-year-old senior cat who has been at the shelter for 2 years, waiting for her forever home: 'This cat is the best thing that happened to me'

Mariel Ruvinsky

UPDATE: Excited family finds "Pallas" cat stray, they create makeshift shelter in basement until after the holidays when they can furrever adopt him in: 'Even asks for belly rubs'

UPDATE: Excited family finds "Pallas" cat stray, they create makeshift shelter in basement until after the holidays when they can furrever adopt him in: 'Even asks for belly rubs'

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story about a man rescuing a kitten that was painted blue | thumbnail includes one picture of a blue kitten

Helpless blue kitten cries out for help in the rain, kind man rescues her, cares for her and gives her another chance at life: 'It was evident that she had been used as a toy by a heartless individual'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'She is officially the owner of our Christmas tree': The Marvellous Miss Maggie May, a polydactyl cat recently adopted is loving her new life in wholesome furrever home

'She is officially the owner of our Christmas tree': The Marvelous Miss Maggie May, a polydactyl cat recently adopted is loving her new life in wholesome furrever home

Single cat dad comforts crying tabby in the aftermath of a relationship split, showing cats feel just as much as we do: 'How do I get her to understand it’s just me now?'

Single cat dad comforts crying tabby in the aftermath of a relationship split, showing cats feel just as much as we do: 'How do I get her to understand it’s just me now?'

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Tiny baby kitten found underneath car when woman tries to go out, finds the kitten still there hours later with no mom cat in sight, decides to give her a furrever home

Tiny baby kitten found underneath car when woman tries to go out, finds the kitten still there hours later with no mom cat in sight, decides to give her a furrever home

story about a kitten who was given a week to live getting adopted and recovering | thumbnail includes two pictures including an injured kitten in a crate and a clean kitten with a cast 'Sick, chewed up by dogs, lungs destroyed and given only a week to live'

Kitten that was only given a week to live finds the purrfect forever home where he makes a stunning transformation: 'Broke my heart to see him like this so I adopted him'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'I'm not giving them the option to take them back this time': Kind neighbor's take in desperate stray cat when neglectful owners won't do their part, neighbor's build her a warm cat home

'I'm not giving them the option to take them back this time': Kind neighbor's take in desperate stray cat when neglectful owners won't do their part, neighbor's build her a warm cat home

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Stray kitten weighing only 6 lbs comes to feral feeding station, kind human takes her in as her own and nurses her back to health: 'She's been so good'

Stray kitten weighing only 6 lbs comes to feral feeding station, kind human takes her in as her own and nurses her back to health: 'She's been so good'

story about someone rescuing a crying freezing creamsicle cat from the snow | thumbnail includes two pictures of a light orange cat 'Found him crying on my porch in the snow :('

'He has the saddest little face': Person finds freezing creamsicle cat crying in the snow just days before Christmas, and despite knowing they couldn’t afford him, they carried him home out of the cold

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about someone who never wanted cats getting adopted by a trash kitten | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cute kitten 'I've only had her for 3 weeks, but I'm pretty sure this is what love feels like'

'I’ve spent 30+ years saying "I’m just not a cat person"': Human who didn't want a cat gets adopted by the sweetest trashcan kitten, and she changes their entire purrception of cats

Mariel Ruvinsky

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story about a tiny black kitten adopting a large Great Dane dog | thumbnail includes two pictures of a Great Dane and black kitten cuddling 'The dog got adopted by a void'

Giant Great Dane gets adopted by an itty bitty black kitten who waited just for him and didn't take 'no' for an answer: '[She was] patiently waiting on a pitch black, cold, drizzly night, ahead of a winter storm...'

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about a person finding seven kittens in a building set to be destroyed and saving them | thumbnail includes two pictures including a bunch of kittens in a box and an adorable kitten 'The day the CDS changed my life'

'All seven survived!' Former zookeeper finds a litter of 7 kittens in a building set for demolition, rescues them, nurses them, adopts 3 of them and makes sure the other 4 are in ameowzing homes

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about someone adopting a 19-year-old cat that was returned to the shelter | thumbnail includes two pictures including a grumpy old cat and a snuggly cat in blankets 'I'm unsure how long I'll have with this little guy, but I'm grateful for every moment'

Person rescues a 19-year-old tuxedo cat with barely any teeth and dementia, who was dumped by his previous owners, and gives him a second chance at life: 'Adopting a senior cat was the best decision I’ve ever made'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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stroy about a neighbor having to rescue the same cat over and over again because its owners are neglectful | thumbnail includes two pictures including a woman hugging a cat and a very fluffy cat 'Rescued the same cat, again. Again'

'Next time I rescue their cat, I have a new cat': Neighbor keeps rescuing the same cat over and over again from her neglectful family, until they finally snap and decide to keep the kitty for themselves

Mariel Ruvinsky

the best cat adoption stories of 2025 | thumbnail includes three pictures including a cat standing on its back legs and a kitten climbing up someone's leg and a child cuddling with a cat

2025’s Most Touching Cat Adoption Stories Celebrating the Fluffy Felines Who Found Forever Homes This Year

Mariel Ruvinsky