‘[The kitten was] screaming at the street as people passed by’: Hearty hooman shares how she saved an abandoned kitten in a two-day rescue mission

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Ayala Sorotsky • Writer and Editor
Jul 25, 2025 12:00 PM EDT

There's nothing like a successful Cat Distribution System™ story to warm our cold little hearts. When we heard about Pickles, her sling, and her new work buddy status, we had to ask around the office: "So, how did the CDS deliver your cat?" Turns out, almost every cat pawrent here had a tale to tell - and it usually began with "I wasn't planning to…"

  1. "I was just dropping off old clothes at the donation bin and heard a tiny meow from inside. Next thing I know, I'm elbow-deep in a pile of sweaters and pulling out a kitten. She was full of static and attitude. I named her Socks and donated half my bed to her ever since. Thanks, CDS."
  2. "A coworker said, 'Hey, you like cats, right?' That was the moment my fate was sealed. He opens his backpack. His backpack. Out comes the tiniest orange goblin I've ever seen. I blinked once and he was in my arms. His name is Noodle. He screams at birds now. Perfect cat. 10/10."
  3. "The CDS dropped my cat through the ceiling. Literally. There was a storm. Then a crash. I ran to the kitchen and there she was, soaking wet, furious, and meowing from inside a shattered ceiling tile. She's never left my side since. I named her Stormy. Because obviously."

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    My friend sent me a txt saying she was thinking of adopting a kitten. One day later.. Kitten
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    I was walking home from dinner and heard crying from the parking garage across the street from my apartment. Not my first rodeo, so I sighed and buckled up.
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    4.5 hours over two days. Meet Pickles. My friend adopted her and has already "made her a sling so I don't have to leave her when I work."
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  • Look at her in the little fabric basket, going to work with her hooman mama! What an adorable update from the adopting friend. We love it when the online feline family gets an update on an adoption story, and definitely when it happens within the story itself. What a cute patootie.

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    CDS never fails!
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    meowMEOWsnacc • 1d ago Omg the pic of her on the sill 938 Reply
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    KnoifeySpooney OP 1d ago When I had to leave her the first night I was in tears! I went out the next morning and no sign of her, I was devastated. Night two, she was back crying again. I can't tell you the joy I felt in finally catching her 794 ○ Reply ...
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    awake283 1d ago • The system works. 193 Reply
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    KnoifeySpooney OP • 1d ago It truly does. I'm in a CDS MLM. ✩ 179 ☐ Reply
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    TheRealMasterTyvokka • 1d ago Sometimes the CDS is night delivery only. 419 Reply
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    pippycustard • 1d ago Can you believe she showed up the very next day? Was it fate or just perfect timing □ 275 Reply
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    KnoifeySpooney OP. 1d ago I could not believe it after looking for her everywhere the next morning with no sign. Then the exact same time of night the next day, there she was, in the exact same spot, screaming at the street as people passed by: ③_ 309 Reply
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    Frenchie Mama807 • 1d ago 193 Reply KnoifeySpooney OP ⚫ 1d ago New reaction meme 92 ○ Reply
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  • New reaction meme? Yes.

    “When will the CDS line get back to me? I'm waiting here for furever!”

    “Why did I need to get on the adoption list on a CDS busy night?”

    And what else?

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    frolicndetour • 1d ago Top 1% Commenter Aww your friend manifested her. Just in the wrong place. Luckily, the CDS had a delivery angel. 323 ○ Reply ...
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    philoso2889. 11h ago Thank you! You're a good person! ☺☺ 7 Reply
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    lord_mcdonalds • 20h ago "I heard someone needed a cat and came as quick as I could" 38 ◇ Reply ...
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    feralcats t⚫ 1d ago You have been chosen to be a contract carrier for the CDS. Congrats to you and your friend :) 111 > Reply
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    Top-Artichoke-5875 • 17h ago And now the expression on her face says, "Look! I've found a new family!". 27 > Reply
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