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Dad abandons infant son, flips out when he gets rebuffed trying to adopt him at 17 while having 5 other kids under 10: 'I don't belong in this family'

story about a stray cat adopting someone | thumbnail includes two pictures of a beautiful kitten 'This stray wandered in and fell asleep in my lap so I guess I have a cat now '

Beautiful "stray" cat wanders in and falls asleep person's lap, they get warned that it might not be a stray, turns out the kitten was actually found by a USFS guy who couldn't adopt her himself: 'I guess I have a cat now'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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collection of stories about cats getting adopted | thumbnail includes three pictures including an orange cat with its tongue out and big cheeks and a cat cuddling with a kitten and another kitten

'A dog person got adopted by Kitten': 20 Wholesome Cat Adoption Stories for a Pawsitivity Day

Mariel Ruvinsky

21 pictures of kittens, text, and people | Thumbnail includes one picture of a kitten and one picture of text including ''Tomorrow, on our anniversary, I’m going to surprise her with this adorable rescued kitty.''

Cat-loving girlfriend unknowingly walks into anniversary surprise from romantic boyfriend, he gifts her an itty bitty purresent she always wanted, but could never have

24 pictures of bunnies and text | Thumbnail includes two pictures of bunnies and one picture of text including 'I rescued THREE abandoned buns from a local park today.'

Southwest Wisconsin Samaritan hops to the rescue, saving 3 "pet" bunnies from park peril after post-holiday Easter abandonment

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13 cat pictures and 15 text pictures | thumbnail includes two cat pictures and 'I got my cat a kitten'

‘Getting our cat a kitten was honestly the best thing we ever did’: Cat pawrent lets her cat adopt a kitten, telling the wholesome news to the online feline family, who share their own cats' kitten adoption stories

25 pictures of cats and text | Thumbnail includes one picture of kittens and one picture of text including ''I feel like the most horrible person in the world right now''

'I [messed] up': Kindhearted neighbor adopts skinny "stray" cat who won't take no for an answer, gets attached to them, only to realize that they "rescued" someone else's pet

22 pictures of cats and text | Thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat and one picture of text including '‘I’ve never had an animal this kind or thankful & happy to be inside.’'

Neighbor rescues lonely stray cat that purrs as soon as they take her inside, turns out she was abandoned by her family and looking for love this whole time

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21 pictures of cats and text | Thumbnail includes one picture of a woman and cat, and one picture of text including '‘He has not stopped purring and kneading since getting home!’'

'No one wants him': Animal shelter warns cat mom against adopting "ugly" and "shy" kitten, she defies them and now the two are living in purrfect harmony

26 pictures of cats and text | Thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat and one picture of text including '‘He’s had a tough life, but it’s about to get so much easier’'

Wholesome dog dad with 2 doggos gets immediately adopted by grumpy neighborhood feral cat, so he buys a big house to accommodate the cute new addition to his fluffy family

video of a woman adopting a grumpy cat who lost its owner | thumbnail includes two pictures of a very grumpy cat

'I didn't give up on her': Woman saves the "unadoptable" cat who was found with his owner a week after he passed away, patiently waits for her to calm down, and then, one day, her attitude completely changes

Mariel Ruvinsky

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26 pictures of kittens and text | Thumbnail includes one picture of a kitten including ''They didn't care enough to take him inside''

'Don't say anything and keep the kitty': Neighbors leave their 6-week-old kittens outside meowing for help, teen sneaks out to rescue them and never hears back

25 pictures of cats and text | Thumbnail includes one picture of a cat outside and one picture of text including ''The hold is up tomorrow, and the owners still haven't picked [him] up''

'They had every resource to find the cat, and they just haven't yet': Neighbors borderline steal neglected cat, turn it into a shelter for adoption, then wonder if they did the right thing

story about a couple adopting a cat that had surprise kittens and then adopting them too | thumbnail includes two pictures including one of a cat screaming and another of five cats by a window 'they are all getting the love they deserved all along'

Wholesome couple adopts a kitten desperately in need of help, 2 months later she has 5 surprise babies, and the kind humans adopts all 6 of them: 'Her kids are just as sassy [as she is]'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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video of a mom cat bringing her kitten to a human then coming to visit the kitten with the cat dad | thumbnail includes one picture of a scared orange kitten

Momma cat brings her hungry kitten to the kind woman who fed her, the woman adopts the kitten, and the feline mom occasionally comes to visit and eat, bringing the fluffy father along with her

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about a kitten running out in front of a car and getting adopted by the people inside | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cute gray cat 'little one ran in front of our car in the desert!'

Beautiful gray kitten runs out in front of couple's car screaming for them to help her, they step out, and she runs right up to them and makes herself at home: 'Little one ran in front of our car out in the desert!'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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