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'He swam across a ditch to get to me': Person on a walk with their dog spots a kitten in need of help across the river, but before they can do anything, the kitten hops in the water and swims directly to his forever home

Mariel Ruvinsky

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After her owner passed away, this 17-year-old cat's family decided she was a "burden to everyone" and tossed her onto the streets; luckily, she was rescued and adopted, and during her final 2 years, she was truly loved again

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Homeless woman saves kitten from a gang of raccoons, she knows she can't properly care for her, so she hands the kitten to a person on a walk with their cat, and they happily take her home

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Woman saves unique kitten from her roof during heatwave and returns her to her owners, but the kitten keeps escaping and coming back, informing everyone she's already decided which home is really hers

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Vet refuses to euthanize healthy cat who was surrendered by owners and gives him a home at the animal hospital; the abandoned feline grows aggressive, until one new employee earns his trust, and he finally chooses a home

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Stray puppy adopted by man who she followed for 5 days of stormy mountain hiking, but when pup shows signs of wanting to return to the hills, her pawrent begins to question her adoption: ‘Did I mess up big by taking her in? Or did I actually help her?’

Laurent Shinar

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One couple never expected the Cat Distribution System to reach their rural home until a kitten appeared at their back door

Sarah Brown

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1-day-old kitten survives against all odds with the help of a kind woman who takes her in, and 14 weeks later she's the purrfect example of the second chances all cats deserve.

Ayala Sorotsky

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A family discovers five tiny kittens secretly living under their house and suddenly has six new felines to save

Sarah Brown

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Stray calico cat Ash wanders into the home of two lifelong dog people and turns them into first-time cat pawrents within days

Sarah Brown

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After months of grieving their senior cat, one family finds Persephone waiting in their yard when they’re finally ready to love again

Sarah Brown

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A year after finally winning over the massive, combative, yet soft-at-heart senior alley cat and adopting him, that ex-feral brings home a new kitten friend to live the good life together: 'Now have two stray cat friends'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Kitten who's forced to live outdoors decides he doesn't like his owners, goes to the neighbors instead, befriends their house cat, and the family happily takes him home: '[The neighbors] said they couldn't get him to stay at their place anyway'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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'[I] felt bad that she was eating nasty trash': After spending 3 months gently coaxing a stray cat from the trash can, the feline suddenly becomes obsessed with her human and finally comes home

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Woman finally gets her own apartment and adopts a "retired" ragdoll cat, only to find out a few weeks later she wasn't quite done being a mom

Ayala Sorotsky

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After her brother suddenly passes, the sister is left with his sweet 3-year-old orange cat, and although both her roommates are allergic, they fall in love with the little feline and happily take her home

Mariel Ruvinsky

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