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18 text pictures, 7 dog pictures, 1 man and puppy picture | thumbnail includes one dog picture, one man and puppy picture, and ‘At 44 I finally got myself [a dog].’

'It always seemed like a faraway dream': Man who spent 40 years wanting a dog finally adopts his first puppy at 44, after a lifetime of raising cats in apartments too small

23 text pictures, 4 cat pictures | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cat, and 'When I confronted him about the dog chasing [the cat], he shrugged.'

Leopold the cat gets chased out of his own home by a new dog, finds refuge with the man next door, and slowly makes himself impossible to give back: 'I hate when people allow a new dog to push their cats out.'

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After being abandoned outside a restaurant, cat mom and her seven kittens are found by rescuer who cares for the furry family and finds them a furrever home: ‘Now they're safe’

After being abandoned outside a restaurant, cat mom and her seven kittens are found by rescuer who cares for the furry family and finds them a furrever home: ‘Now they're safe’

story about someone not listening to their vet who told them to give up and saving their rescued kitten's life | thumbnail includes two pictures including a kitten and an older cat 'A month later, he was still here with us... and he was thriving'

'[I] stormed out of that vet': Person who was told to give up on the sick kitten they rescued refuses to do so, takes the kitten back home, nurses him back to health, and proves that every life is worth fighting for

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about someone refusing to listen to the vet, taking their cat home and saving the cat's life | thumbnail includes two pictures of a white kitten in a cage and being held by doctors 'I decided to try anyway, because she never gave up on herself'

After being told by 3 vets to say goodbye forever, person takes their rescued sick kitten home, where she makes an amazing recovery, reassuring her human that miracles sometimes look like refusing to give up

Mariel Ruvinsky

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cute cat adoption stories | thumbnail includes three pictures including a dog cuddling with a kitten and two kittens cuddling with each other and a cat reaching a paw out to the camera

Curl up With 23 Fluffy Felines Finding Their Happily Ever Afters and Making the Timeline a Little Softer

Mariel Ruvinsky

story about a cat whose owner passed not liking her new owner and choosing to adopt the neighbors instead | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cute cat 'His daughter doesn't like cats... and the cat decided the dislike was mutual'

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

story about a person who didn't want a cat getting adopted by a kitten who loves his great dane dogs | thumbnail includes two pictures including a cute cat and a cat cuddling with a dog 'Kevin litteraly invited himself into my life'

'[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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story about someone whose cat went missing finding comfort by rescuing a kitten who needed help | thumbnail includes two pictures of black and white cats 'No, he could never fill Oreo's shoes, but he brought his own pair'

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

story about a divorcing couple abandoning their cat and a shelter employee taking care of her and adopting her | thumbnail includes two pictures including a cat with one eye and its tongue out and a cat headbutting a person 'The minute I held her, sh just rubbed her face all over me'

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

story about someone adopting a stray kitten and the kitten getting adopted by the maine coon cat | thumbnail includes two pictures including a meowing kitten and someone cuddling a kitten 'she has spent all week hissing at me'

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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story about an allergic woman adopting a cat with her boyfriend because the cat chose her | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cute cat cuddling with a person 'I have spent an UNGODLY amount of money on making the allergies more tolerable, and it's 100% worth it'

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

story about a couple moving and bringing the feral cat they've been taking care of for seven years with them | thumbnail includes two pictures of a man and a black cat outside 'She's not 'just a cat', she's family'

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

story about a kitten getting caught in s store and adopted by the store owenr | thumbnail includes two pictures including a ginger kitten in a corner and an orange kitten in a cat carrier 'He spent over 4 hours loose in my store'

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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story about someone who has just lost their cat getting adopted by a new cat | thumbnail includes two pictures of a cute gray cat 'I believe in my heart that we knew we were trying to help her'

'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

Senior dog dumped alongside kennel dangerous desert heat rescued by dog lover who brought her shelter, despite little chance adoption finds furever home senior veteran, says: ‘She most wonderful thing that's happened me’ | thumbnail includes one image which shows a white dog with purple harness an old man with green tweed jacket and cane on a desert highway ‘“Irises’ new dad had been looking for a large calm, and soft-hearted companion to help him.”’

Senior dog dumped alongside kennel in dangerous desert heat rescued by dog lover who brought her to shelter, and despite little chance of adoption finds furever home with senior veteran, says: ‘She is the most wonderful thing that's happened to me’