'Today I adopted my first tux... a 14 year old male with a harelip!' 23 Cutest Cat Adoption Stories of the Week for a Pawsitive Day

Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor

Mar 14, 2025 9:00 AM EDT

Happy morning, people, and TGIF. Finally, the end of the week is right around the corner, and we have decided that we must start this weekend on the right paw, with the best attitude that we can. Which means that it is officially time to meet the newly adopted faces of the week!

Each and every Friday morning, we bring you the most wholesome cat adoption stories that we could find on the web. Because we deserve it, and you deserve it. Seeing these kitties find their forever homes is so pure and joyful that we simply cannot be unhappy seeing it.

As always, we have to give a huge thank you to every person who adopted a kitty this week and in the past. And of course, as we do every week, we have to give a special shout out to everyone who adopted the "impurrfect" cats - the senior cats, the sick cats, the cats that have been rehomed or have all kinds of behavioral issues. They all deserve a chance, they all deserve forever homes, and you all deserve a thank you for giving it to them.

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"Today I adopted my first tux: meet Pepsi. A 14 year old male with a harelip!"

via JimmyMus
We love it when people adopt “impurrfact" cats like this. So many people are not willing to take a chance on them, even though they are so kind and lovely and each and every one of them deserves a loving home too. More stories like this, please, we love it so much.
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"Adopted former 'nightmare' baby"

via njil3
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"My new tortie looks like a reese’s peanut butter cup! Name ideas?"

via punksandpoets
04
"Just adopted my first cat from the pound"

via Superficial-Idiot
05
"Adopted this precious girl... I wish she would have stayed so tiny forver!"

via Geetright
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"Blind boy I adopted"

via festini
07
"Unexpectedly adopted this sweet girl"

via Britches_and_Hose
08
"just adopted a cat. weird and off putting names ONLY. he’s very sweet and cuddly, so the weirder the name, the better"

via Emergency_Judge_2972
09
"Found a little tortie under my bike last night crying, so I took him home."

via Mountain-Ad-460
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"Adopted this guy about a month ago. I've never had a cat before and didn't really know what to expect. This one is an absolute snuggle bug. Meet McRib."

via awesomeredefined
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"Adopted her at Christmas and I think she’s happy here"

via TalesofNightWing
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"When we adopted them as kittens, we were told that they were a bonded pair. Eight years later and they’re still inseparable"

via ShadySaitama
13
"A year ago, adopted Baby Baldur. He’s had a bit of a glow up."

via JayKayEng
14
"Adopted an Orange Boy"

via Sky265
15
"Adopted her today"

via SnooChipmunks4256
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"We adopted him as a Maincoon. He's just a big love cat"

via nam31ntr
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"I adopted a cat who was having litterbox issues at the shelter. She’s doing amazing and is so sweet (and using the litter box just fine!). Meet Theodora!"

via passiveaggressica
Again, people giving chances to cats who need a little more love and care than most is one of our favorite things in the world. We are sure that this kitty is an absolute sweetheart, and just because it has a couple issues with the litterbox does not mean that it does not deserve love.
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"Adopted this sweet girl from the animal shelter a couple days ago. My first tortie!"

via lunarniers
19
"Adopted a 15 year old kitty cat"

via PocketPal26
20
"Four months ago I adopted him..."

via Appropriate-Win7372
21
"We adopted another orange."

via Cosmic_Itch
22
"Adopted this cutie today"

via sassynas
23
"Last August, we adopted a stray, injured cat that we named Lefteye, now Lefteye’s doing better than ever, and she gave us a son!"

via ELc_17