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story about a girl choosing a sad cat at a shelter | thumbnail includes three pictures of a girl trying to pet a ginger cat through a cage at a shelter 'We went to a new animal shelter today.' 'My daughter, for whatever reason, went right to this cage. She even had to climb a chair to get to it!' 'The workers told us this young cat was depressed because her kittens had recently been taken from her.'

'My daughter for whatever reason, went right to this cage': Sad shelter cat who had her babies taken from her meets her kindred spirit in a little girl who instantly chooses her

Mariel Ruvinsky

29 text pictures, 1 picture of a cat and a kitten | thumbnail includes one picture of cats, and ‘[It] feels like the happiest ending we could have hoped for’

Abandoned kitten hangs on to every bottle feeding, until a saved stray cat mama adopts him as her own: 'He crawled to her belly and started nursing'

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17 text picutres, 6 cat pictures | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat, and ‘I'm sure she had the best sleep in years’

New resident discovers an abandoned cat outside, the skittish kitty refused pets until she surprised the person inside his home; she's become a house princess soon after

26 pictures of black cats and text | Thumbnail includes one picture of a black cat

Animal shelter volunteer surprises long-time black cat resident with signed adoption papers so neither of them will spend Christmas alone

story about a rescued momma cat adopting a rescued orphaned ginger kitten | thumbnail includes one picture of a cat cuddling with an orange kitten 'This little baby who started out alone with a bottle now had a mom to teach him how to be a cat'

Rescuers introduce tiny orphaned kitten to a heartbroken momma cat who had tragically lost her babies, and she hesitates for only a meowment before adopting him: '[She] started grooming him like he'd always been hers'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Gamer selflessly pauses his video game to rescue a purrsistently meowing kitten outside his window, ends up winning the high score with a sweetheart, friendly feline: 'Purrs like a V8 engine'

Jesse Kessenheimer

17-year-old adopted son discovers parents set up college fund for 14-year-old sister, but not for him, he confronts them after they refuse to talk to guidance counselor: ‘That's none of your business’

17-year-old adopted son discovers parents set up college fund for 14-year-old sister, but not for him, he confronts them after they refuse to talk to guidance counselor: ‘That's none of your business’

story about someone getting a note that the stray tomcat they've been trying to catch has been rescued | thumbnail includes two pictures including an old and injured stray cat and a ginger cat on its back 'Finally, a happy ending'

Kind rescuer fails to catch stray ginger tomcat for 4 years, one day finds an adorable note attached to their fence saying: 'Folded ear cat has been rescued, $2000 vet bill, is safe and sound, and is living the good life'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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20-year-old woman refuses to give up the cat she planned to adopt after foster family informs her their kids got attached to the kitten, leading to a dispute: ‘She is not the owner’

20-year-old woman refuses to give up the cat she planned to adopt after foster family informs her their kids got attached to the kitten, leading to a dispute: ‘She is not the owner’

27 text pictures, 3 cat pictures | thumbnail includes two cat pictures, and ‘[My] coworker said she's been there for a few weeks’

Woman finds a friendly feline in her workplace parking spot after her two dogs passed the rainbow bridge, takes the cat in to fill the precious pet hole in her house: 'She's definitely not feral'

story about a couple that moved getting adopted by a stray cat | thumbnail includes two pictures of a gray and white cat 'Moved to a new house, opened the door, and she ran right in.'

Couple moves to a new house, open their door, and immediately have the sweetest stray kitten storm inside and never leave again: '[She] threw herself at his feet and started purring'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Stray calico cat falls asleep on employee's car outside their office, they take her home after realizing she's sick, then bring her back to health

Stray calico cat falls asleep on employee's car outside their office, they take her home after realizing she's sick, then bring her back to health: ‘She's a princess’

5 cat pictures, 19 text pictures | thumbnail includes two cat pictures, and ‘I can't believe someone would abandon this sweetie’

Owners move without their cat, she finds shelter from the rain with a nearby neighbor who adopts the feline into their family: 'She made herself right at home'

25 pictures of black cats and text | Thumbnail includes two pictures of a black kitten

'I've always wanted a cat': Truck driver finds floofy black kitten alone at truck terminal, they scoop her up and bring her to their family's house for a purrfectly thankful Thanksgiving weekend

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3 pictures of santa and cats, and 17 pictures of text | Thumbnail includes two pictures of Santa Claus and cats

Wholesome dad visits cat shelter in Santa costume to take festive feline pictures in hopes of getting them adopted by Christmas: 'I hope they all find their forever homes'

32 pictures of black cats and text | Thumbnail includes one picture of a black cat eating a treat and one picture of text including '‘An outdated superstition is having a very real, modern-day consequence’'

'Some shelters even limit adoptions': Black cats are still the least adopted feline in 2025 due to "black cat bias", and the cat community is purrmanently fed up with it

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'That's a 40 hour donation': Job candidate rejects job offer with fiery email after learning they need to work an unpaid "one-week trial"

'That's a 40 hour donation': Job candidate rejects job offer with fiery email after learning they need to work an unpaid "one-week trial"

Managers rejects employee's 2 week's notice, tells them 2 weeks starts after they hire a replacement: 'That's how someone tries to squeeze free labor out of you while shopping for your replacement'

Managers rejects employee's 2 week's notice, tells them 2 weeks starts after they hire a replacement: 'That's how someone tries to squeeze free labor out of you while shopping for your replacement'

Late-working person brings in the neighbor's cat at 2AM after finding him frozen on the fire escape, sets to find the feline a foster family since this isn't the first time he's abandoned outside in the cold.

Late-working person brings in the neighbor's cat at 2AM after finding him frozen on the fire escape, sets to find the feline a foster family since this isn't the first time he's abandoned outside in the cold.

28 Cozy Cat Memes for Cold Days and Zero Motivation Under Warm Blankets

28 Cozy Cat Memes for Cold Days and Zero Motivation Under Warm Blankets

Employee backs out of their promise to cover coworker's shift after she also demands they take over all of her extra tasks of the day, gets called out: ‘Coworkers should help each other’

Employee backs out of their promise to cover coworker's shift after she also demands they take over all of her extra tasks of the day, gets called out: ‘Coworkers should help each other’

New micromanager scolds employee for using the company credit card for meals while working overtime, employee decides to write individual expense reports for everything they buy moving forward: ‘By week two, Dave's inbox was flooded’

New micromanager scolds employee for using the company credit card for meals while working overtime, employee decides to write individual expense reports for everything they buy moving forward: ‘By week two, Dave's inbox was flooded’

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