Woman buys kitten a one way ticket from Texas to Los Angeles after finding her trying to claw her way out of cattle grate, they are now California Dreamin'

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Jun 23, 2026 8:45 AM EDT

All the leaves are brown and the sky is grey. 

California isn't just a place. California is like an oasis of hope, paradise, people, history, and desire. The whole world covets California in a way that they don't anywhere else. Sure, people dream of other places. People can idealize Paris for it's romance, the city of love, and the attraction of eating baguettes in a park with your lover. Or somewhere like Hawaii, where you can go on your own Hawaiian roller coaster ride and live the island life. Or somewhere like Rome, where you're surrounded by rich history and beautiful architecture that tells a whole story. But California? Everyone wants to go to California. 

And in Reddit's r/CatDistributionSystem, one special little kitty gets to live the California life. She's found stuck in a cattle grate in Texas, she's meowing her desperate meows and trying to claw her way out. The woman who takes her though doesn't live in Texas, but she grew so attached to the kitty. She decides to buy her a one way ticket to Los Angeles, and the two are California bound! Read the full story below. 

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    After a year of hopes and dreams, the CDS finally came through!
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    My friend heard her dehydrated cries on a morning walk and found her stuck in a very deep
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    cattle grate. Taller friend fished her out with his long arms.
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    We gave her food and water and got her to the vet. Treated for fleas, ear mites and ringworm.
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    I called Delta and added her to my flight home and she's now living her best life in Los Angeles.
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    Meet Marley!
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    Presently in bathroom quarantine but will join her tabby brother Ziggy (who sits by the door and
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    laments what is behind it) when the vet is happy with her progress.
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    Nellie LovettMeatPies Oh my goodness - how terrifying that must have
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    been for her, and how lucky that your friend heard her and you all could rescue her!
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    cattabyss Omg I'm so glad you heard her little cries! :')
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    Ella Rose2112 Wow what an awful fate she would have met. You are a hero OP may she be spoiled forever
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    North-Pea-4926 Skrungly!
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  • There's really no place like California. It's so immensely big and vast. There are many different climates and types of people, so it really appeals to the masses. You can go to the beach and surf, you can hike and backpack various mountains and steep terrains like Yosemite and other places. You can travel barren deserts full of cacti and other beautiful rock sculptures built by nature herself. You can visit Redwood forests and get lost in the fresh greenery of the trees. You can travel different cities and feel the culture of Hollywood, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, or elsewhere. There's just so much to do in California. People are attracted to it not only because of all these things, but because it's the cultural hub for media. Everyone grows up idealizing California in some way. I feel so grateful to have grown up there. It's really something special and I'll never forget the good times I had there. Enjoy this story as much as I did! I'm kind of jealous of this little kitty. 

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    Uprooted_Vt_to_RI So happy for you that the CDS heard your wishes and
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    chose your friends to hear her and bring her to you - here's to a happy life with this adorable kitty
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    Turnover_Realistic Lucky for her and you! This just made my night!
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    ShartlesAndJames That is a perfect baby cat! Congratulations!
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    justagiraffe111 Darling CDS baby!! Thank you for bringing her home!!
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