stray

'I didn’t want him, but I did need him': Hooman finds and adopts a scrappy stray kitten exactly when they needed each other most, sharing wholesome cuddles, comfort, and chaotic adventures

Sarah Brown

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“All she wanted was a warm cozy place to stay…”: A stray feline’s wish for a loving home is finally granted after a month in the cold, a broken adoption system, and a rescuer’s determination to give her a new life

Laurent Shinar

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Wholesome hooman rescues kitten under dumpster, worried when she doesn't eat initially, but kitty ends up eating all her food: 'I'm super relieved'

Molly Vincent

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'I don’t trust the neighbor with owning her again': Six months of care and cuddles after a couple rescues a stray cat, their neighbor suddenly claims ownership, but the cat has already chosen her furever hoomans

Sarah Brown

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'The cat distribution system has chosen me but I can't accept': A friendly neighborhood cat keeps showing up, but with her own cats inside, this pawrent is figuring out how to show love without opening the door

Sarah Brown

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'There is no realistic way I can continue to socialize a 100% outdoor semi-feral cat and take care of a newborn at the same time': Pregnant cat lover torn as affectionate stray wants in, but struggles to add pawrent to new parent responsibilities

Sarah Brown

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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 can’t legally keep her, but she clearly doesn’t want to be at her actual home': Renters can't keep the cat, but she keeps choosing them and they don't know how to say goodbye

Sarah Brown

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'I am so grateful that the cat has chosen us but I am also aware that this is somebody's pet': 12-year-old cat chooses new pawrents and leaves them wondering who really has catstody

Sarah Brown

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24 Wholesome Cat Memes of Strays Getting Adopted Into Their Furever Homes

Sarah Brown

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'By me taking him in, it would meant taking him away from her': Entitled neighbor blocks stray cat adoption to keep her bond, even if the stray isn’t technically hers

Sarah Brown

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Kind cat lover rescues abandoned stray only for the vet to refuse him adoption over technical red tape: 'The owners have moved away, but they can’t give her back to me'

Sarah Brown

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"I hope you know this cat is mine now and he won’t be anyone else’s": New neighbor stakes claim on beloved neighborhood cat days before vet visit, sparking drama over custody

Sarah Brown

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'As long as you take care of him, because we won't!': 22-year-old says yes to 18-year-old brother taking in a sick stray, but pawses the deal after brother is catastrophically unprepared

Sarah Brown

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'This teeny tiny guy was dodging traffic': Driver spots kitten running in traffic, pulls over for a rescue, and takes home cat #5

Sarah Brown

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'Do I trust the universe and keep him?': Clingy stray kitten meows his way into pawrent's home and heart, leaving her torn between keeping him as a third cat or helping him find another furever family

Sarah Brown

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