‘The Cat Distribution System chose my yard 3 times’: Woman’s five-cat household grows to eight over two years, and every new arrival opens the family's heart a little more

Ayala Sorotsky • Writer and Editor

Oct 22, 2026 3:00 PM EDT

Watching the Cat Distribution System work its magic is like looking at the most heartwarming magic show in the world.

Nobody knows how the Cat Distribution System actually works. Not even we here at the I Can Has Cheezburger HQ. But they (it?) have three parts to their name, so I'll try my best to explore and explain what the CDS actually is in three parts - just like the three cats it sent to this one woman below.

Firstly, cat. When you talk about the CDS, you talk about cats. There are plenty of cats in need out there on the streets - some are hungry, others are suffering extreme weather conditions, and other cats deal with all of these while also giving birth to kittens outside. That's a crazy thought to hold, especially if you're a cat lover. For me at least, it's hard thinking there are cats outside right now that might need help that I can't give them at the moment. It breaks my heart a little.

Secondly, distribution. The CDS doesn't just deal with cats - it sends them where they need to go. Or, you know, it distributes them. Somewhere out there, there's a human who will give a cat a forever home, and that might just be this specific human and that specific cat. And that distribution part is what makes this matchmaking take place. But how do they know to match the right cat to the right person, and vice versa?

That's where the third part comes in, the system. It's not random, despite it being seen as such. Take this one woman who tells her CDS story below - it seems like such a coincidence that she'd be chosen for a match three times, but that's not a random chance at all. This is the CDS at work. You see, she already had five cats, which immediately flagged her as a safe space for cats on the CDS side. They didn't wander into her yard "just because" - they went there to meet their forever home. It's exactly where and when they should've been.

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the cat distribution system CHOSE MY YARD 3 TIMES

2. mickey july 2025 found in the garage, covered in cobwebs

I love this picture - I also have a black cat, and she's also the silliest. It's common to think that orange cats are the silliest of them all - and you wouldn't be wrong… mostly. It's just that orange cats are absolutely the dumbest to the point where it's hilarious. They stay in a state of pure ignorant bliss until they get a turn with the single orange brain cell all orange cats share. Black cats don't have that, but they have very high amounts of silliness by default, no matter how many brain cells they have or not.

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If a cat lets a little kid pet them, you know they feel 400% confident. My cat doesn't allow my 1-year-old daughter access most of the time. I understand her - my daughter doesn't know how to be gentle yet. But if and when a cat allows a kid to approach them, and then also pet them like that - that's a win for the kid right there.