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Cat whose loving owner has passed is left in his daughter's care, but she has no interest in cats; the cat decides he doesn't like her either and chooses to stay with the neighbors instead, who happily open their home to him

Mariel Ruvinsky

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'[The kitten] walked right in and rubbed up against my Great Dane': Human tells friendly kitten they don't want a cat, but the kitten has other plans, walking into their home, adopting their dog and staying furrever

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Ex leaves her cat behind during breakup, the boyfriend adopts her cat and loves it, then has his heart broken when the cat goes missing; 2 weeks later, he rescues an abandoned kitten screaming for help and finds comfort through the pain

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Woman finds an abandoned kitten on her car tire and realizes she's the spitting image of her childhood cat, so she takes her home on the spot: 'That's a sign.'

Ayala Sorotsky

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Divorcing couple decide neither one wants their elderly sick cat, so they abandon her, but a kind volunteer brings her to a shelter, where she spends her days asking for nothing but hugs, and then falls completely in love with her

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Woman feeds a tiny hissy cat who showed up on her porch, the cat refuses to approach her, but after a week, she waltzes inside and instantly gets adopted by the indoor giant Maine Coon: 'My Maine Coon thinks I got her a baby'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Couple decide to not adopt a cat because of the girlfriend's allergies unless the CDS "awards" them with one, and just a few days later, a persistent kitten follows them home and refuses to leave until they adopt her

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Couple who've cared for a feral cat for 7 years buy a new home are devastated when she is too scared to move with them, but they know she needs them, so they don't give up and manage to catch her just in time

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Stray orange kitten causes chaos in a store for 4 hours before finally getting caught, and he gets punished for his crimes by getting instantly adopted into the purrfect family: 'He loves being carried like a baby'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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'She's healing our souls': Barely 2 months after their senior cat peacefully crossed the rainbow bridge, couple gets chosen by an older cat from a feral colony after she makes a leap of faith and willingly walks into their carrier

Mariel Ruvinsky

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'I can't believe I have a piece of Zee back with me': Woman who lost her soul cat six months after rescuing him is contacted about a kitten who turns out to be his grandson.

Ayala Sorotsky

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After hearing a meow at 4 a.m., one homeowner searches for a kitten's mom but ends up becoming her forever family

Sarah Brown

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Malnourished dog found near a pet dumping site prompts his rescuer to ask the online canine community for help, and the comment section delivers a step-by-step guide to nursing him back to health

Ayala Sorotsky

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Kitten given as a gift to someone who didn't want her is left outside to fend for herself, so she takes matters into her own paws and moves in with the neighbor next door.

Ayala Sorotsky

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Choosing to meet a friend at her apartment door instead of waiting outside leads to one lonely cat finally finding the loving home she deserved.

Sarah Brown

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Family hears frantic meowing coming from the woods by their house late one night, and finds a small kitten who wastes no time adopting herself in: 'They threw you away like garbage, and I collected you like treasure.'

Ayala Sorotsky

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