'He was homeless for about 5 minutes': Neighbor abandons his declawed loyal cat on the street with a single bowl of food, the cat gets adopted instantly with nothing but love to give

People abandon their cats, can you believe that? Did you know that? We know, factually, that this happens, and yet, we cannot believe it. Look at your cat for a moment - your spoiled loved cat who, over the years, has lost the ability and desire to even chase flies around the house, and imagine it trying to survive on its own for more than a few days outside. Impossible, right? If, for whatever reason, you had to let the cat go, you would find it a new loving home, right? We know that we would. But apparently, that is not true for everyone.

Now, we know that we don't hear about the other stories… the ones that end less well, but it's important to us to showcase the ones who do have a happy ending. Stories where cats who got abandoned get adopted all over again - by better people this time, people who, just like us, would never abandon their cats. We share these stories in the hopes of inspiring more people to do the same - to give these abandoned older cats a second chance. 

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