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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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'He let himself get caught': Wounded battle-worn tomcat outsmarts shelter workers' traps for months, until he decides on his own that it's time to let them help him

Ayala Sorotsky

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Family with three cats already at home finds a defenseless kitten cornered by their neighbor's dogs in a rusty shed; two years later, Baby runs the entire household.

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Husband turns his property into an unofficial sanctuary one animal at a time, from a senior goat rescued mid-errand to ducks, chickens, and cats he swore he'd never adopt, his wife says: 'Obsessed may be an understatement.'

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'She remembered our past kindness and chose us to help her': Rescuers return to their car after a routine stop to find a familiar stray cat has climbed in through the window, and over four trips, brings them every one of her newborn kittens

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After her dog passes away, a first-time cat owner asks the online feline family for cat-child advice, and the comments turn into an impawrtant beginner's guide

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'He just looked in so much pain and so sad': Couple told to avoid a supposedly feral shelter cat watches him transform the moment the worker leaves, and brings him home the same day.

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‘Accidentally gave better customer service than the actual employees’: Bookworm gets confused as staff at a busy bookstore, shows frazzled customer the power of kindness

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Worker spots a dangerously skinny cat among the facility's regulars, rushes to buy adoption supplies, and returns two hours later to find Simon right where he was, waiting for him: 'I was afraid if I didn't take him home, he would surely starve.'

Ayala Sorotsky

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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

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Kitten given as a gift to someone who didn't want her is left outside to fend for herself, so she takes matters into her own paws and moves in with the neighbor next door.

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Couple disappointed with their new apartment's view ends up with a much better one: a rotating cast of neighborhood cats who've claimed their windowsill as their own

Ayala Sorotsky

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Couple adopts Koda, a survivor of one of the worst hoarding and neglect cases authorities had seen, and makes sure his remaining years are nothing but love and comfort

Ayala Sorotsky

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Stray bunny spends years roaming a Florida neighborhood, occasionally visiting the woman trying to earn her trust, then one night shows up licking her door and staying for good: 'That's so rare for a bunny to choose you like that.'

Ayala Sorotsky

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Smokey the Scottish Fold spent 24 hours lost and alone before a kind stranger took him in and reunited him with the owner who'd been searching everywhere: 'She literally rushed to the clinic crying happy tears!'

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Alabama woman receives surprise visit from the farm mouser tomcat, who led a stray kitten to her doorstep and disappeared: 'He left the same way he came, leaving me with his child. Men.'

Ayala Sorotsky

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