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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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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’

Laurent Shinar

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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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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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After an elderly neighbor passes away, his cat walks a street over and adopts a new family entirely on his own; now they're negotiating with the late owner's daughter to keep him for good: 'The kids would love to have him.'

Ayala Sorotsky

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In Honor of National Cat Adoption Month, Curl Up With 23 Fluffy Felines Finding Their Happily Ever Afters

Mariel Ruvinsky

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'[My son] screamed to stop the driver': Brave kid spots a helpless black kitten clinging to a forklift, jumps in front of the car, and saves the kitten moments before it would have been crushed beneath a pallet

Mariel Ruvinsky

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After finding out mom is allergic, family has to give up their beloved family rats, but thankfully, they find the most excited, kindest person to adopt them: 'The nine-year-old kid says, 'I am glad that they are going with you. You seem nice.''

Mariel Ruvinsky

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No one wanted to adopt the surrendered “mean” cat, but after a year of waiting in the shelter, a person who had just lost their cats decided to take a chance, and the feisty feline learned to trust humans again

Mariel Ruvinsky

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After losing all 6 of their cats in a terrible house fire, a purrfect lookalike of one of their beloved cats walked straight into their home and refused to leave, 2 more feral cats followed, and the 3 of them reminded their humans what hope and love are

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Four weeks after losing their soul cat, a pregnant stray gives birth to an adorable litter of kittens in person’s backyard and abandons the tiny void runt, forcing the human to start healing one tiny paw at a time

Mariel Ruvinsky

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After three months of surviving out of a storm drain, this sick cat who was abandoned by his previous family finally had someone notice him, see that he's in need of help, and save him right before a major storm

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Disoriented cat whose head is wrapped up in tape appears on neighbor's deck, only for them to repeatedly shoo him away with a broom, the next-door neighbor sees this, takes meowtters into their own hands, and saves the cat

Mariel Ruvinsky

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4 months after their cat ran away, desperate owner finally finds "their cat", only to realize the new feline is not theirs, and although they remain sad but hopeful about their own cat, they gladly give the friendly impawster a forever home too

Mariel Ruvinsky

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