Sweet family's visit to the animal shelter takes a surprising turn when they run into a hooman on their way, holding a box full of kittens looking for a furever home: ‘Our meeting was meant to be’

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Feb 28, 2025 12:00 AM EST

As much as we love the cat distribution system, sometimes we don't really need its help.

Before you pull out your claws, what we mean by that, is that sometimes hoomans decide they want to adopt a sweet cat, and instead of waiting for the cat distribution system to do its thing, they simply take matters into their own hands. After all, that is what animal shelters are there for, right? For people who know they want to give a silly feline a furever home, and they are ready to do what is necessary to make it happen.

As it turns out, even if you do not intend to get the cat distribution system's help with finding a furever feline, sometimes the cat distribution system has other ideas. If a cat has been assigned to you, nothing will stop the pawdorable friend from finding you, no matter where you are, what your initial intentions were, and where you were headed in the first place.

Just like the awesome family in the story below.

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  • When this family decided they were going to adopt a cat, they were not planning on doing it through the cat distribution system. They were simply going to go to a cat shelter and pick a sweet soul there.

    However, as we mentioned above, sometimes the cat distribution system has other plans for you, and if that happens, you will find yourself following those plans no matter what.

    Keep scrolling to read all about this awwdroable family's tale of how they adopted their cute kitten.

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    Not sure if this strictly qualifies, but it felt like kismet! We have been eyeing pets on Petfinder for a few weeks, finally bought the stuff we
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    needed for a cat (except for food) and decided to take the kids to look at the Humane Society after school. I filled out paperwork in advance, had a carrier in the car. Then
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    we kept getting delayed. My son got out over an hour late, the HS was farther than expected from where we started, and we got briefly stuck behind a train. As we
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    pulled into the parking lot, I was prepping the kids to probably not bring anyone home today -- we had only 15 minutes before the place would be closed.
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    As we headed in, a middle- aged lady was heading out with a cardboard cat carrier. She was calling to her friend waiting in the car, exasperatedly telling her that
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    the shelter wanted a fee of $250 to surrender a cat! She had told them it wasn't her cat, but they wouldn't let her just drop it off. We must have slowed down or something,
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    because she turned and asked us "Hey, do you guys want a cat??" We asked a few questions, probably not as many as we
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    should have, and ultimately mutually decided that our meeting at that time was clearly meant to be. Her (adult) son was given the kitten from a friend's litter,
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    but was unable to afford vet care for him, so she took the kitten to the shelter. He seems healthy, curious, well socialized, not at all skittish of us or our family noises. We'll
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    take him for his shots and a checkup ASAP, and neuter as soon as he's old enough (I don't know anything about that, since we'd planned to adopt one with that all done).
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    He is not at all the kind of cat we were looking to adopt (we wanted an adult cat, preferably black or gray, chill/mature, and he's a tabby baby with tons of energy) but he obviously knew better than we did.
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    I now face the dilemma of whether and where/how to find him another kitten to grow up with. Think the CDS will oblige again?
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    Cultural-Ambition449 Excellent! You've passed the first test! The CDS is pleased to evaluate you for second kitten placement.
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    Toonces348 That's a great story, and clearly meant to be. You're all so lucky that it worked out so purrfectly. I was once adopted by a little tabby boy. He was an absolutely
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    amazing cat. If yours is even half the cat my tabby was you will have an amazing friend. Thank you for looking after the little guy.
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    Specialist-Rope7419 As the victim, I mean cat mom, of 3 via the CDS, I do recommend a buddy. Someone to play with and lesson the possibility of single kitten syndrome. Not sure if single kitten syndrome is a myth, the CDS did not let us find out.
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    ineedacoffeefirst Absolutely lovely story and clearly meant to be. You've saved a kitten from ever knowing shelter life. It's amazing. And what a great idea to find him a friend.
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    horwaith Probably, but the shelter have a ton of them for adoption... just in case.
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    felinekates He was definitely meant to be your cat. And I think that he would very much appreciate a friend to play with and get his energy out. Congratulations, tabby's are great cats. One of my very first cats was a tabby
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