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'All she needed was a calm start': Black cat labeled as "difficult", after having been returned to the shelter twice for behavioral issues, finally gets adopted by someone who actually understands her

Mariel Ruvinsky

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'He has friends, I guess': Man rescues one cat, that cat brings his girlfriend, then the couple bring all of their children, and the man ends up rescuing all 20 cats and turning his garage into a cat paradise

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'Went to adopt a kitten, ended up with two': Person goes to adopt a kitten, but immediately notices her inseparable bond from another, and decides that they cannot bear to take one without the other

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Cat owner tells their sitter to "help himself to whatever" in the kitchen while cat-sitting, he unknowingly drinks a $120 bottle of wine, and she blows up on him, demanding $80 back: 'Now hes calling me tacky'

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Man befriends 8-year-old asthmatic stray cat that lives in the woods, after being abandoned by the previous tenants, gently coaxing him closer until he's able to offer him the home he deserves: 'Nowadays, he can't get enough company'

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'My partner found him huddled under a gas box crying': Cat in desperate need of help gets chased out of the house by mother-in-law, but the husband runs into the rain after the cat and saves him

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'[He's] meowing his soul out, and nobody cares at all': Elderly cat whose owner moved to assisted home is given to the new occupants, who immediately neglect him, so the neighbor steps in and gives the cat the retirement he deserves

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Neighbor's cat wonders around to a person's home, spends the night, and raises questions about letting house cats roam the streets: 'He refuses to leave.'

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Lifelong friend keeps claiming cat owner is mistreating their feline because she keeps the cat indoors only, keeps secretly trynig to let the cat out "to play", leading to a huge blow-up: '[She] and I are no longer friends'

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'I know you've got a kleptomaniac problem but this is a new low even for you': Roommate threatens to petnap lifelong friend's cat after kicking her out of the house, the friend warns her she will get police involved

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Property owner rescues tiny bobcat kitten he found stuck in a barbed wire fence, brings her to a hospital where they save her life and give her a second chance: 'It’s time for her to go back to where she belongs; wild and free.'

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'You will never be unwanted again': Animal shelter volunteer gets chosen by the "unwanted" cat who's never shown anyone affection before, adopts him and gives him the unconditional love he deserves

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Momma cat brings her itty bitty baby to the person who's been feeding her, leaving them no choice but to adopt her and her unique-footed kitten: '[The deformity] does not stop her from being a rambunctious kitten'

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'This wasn’t an ordinary kitten': Family rescues a tiny orphaned "kitten" wandering alone, only to discover that he's actually a rare fishing cat, on the brink of extinction, and that he's needed for the survival of his species

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'Our vet said he's the biggest 6-month-old kitten she's seen': Rescue worker adopts a giant Serval cat that had been returned to the shelter twice for having "too much energy", giving him the family he deserves

Mariel Ruvinsky

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'$238 so far and it's not my cat': Husband who didn't want another cat falls in love with the tiny gray kitten his wife rescued, ends up making excuses against potential adopters because he grew too attached

Mariel Ruvinsky

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