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'She is now very much my cat:' After months on the street, an underweight stray named Potato walked through the front door on New Year’s Day and started a new life indoors

Sarah Brown

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'The cat distribution system recently hit me with this gorgeous girl': A freezing night and unanswered doors led to a sweet, cuddly stray cat finding warmth, care, and a safe place to land with these new pawrents

Sarah Brown

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Little cat hitches ride under hood of car while man drives to Home Depot, he takes her home and nurses her back to health: 'I wasn't prepared for a third cat'

Briana Viser

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Curious tuxedo cat and cute calico found in alley, gentle human takes them home and they're inseparable every since: 'They walked right up to us and in that moment, there was really no choice at all'

Briana Viser

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Brewer finds lost kitten wandering through ditches the week of Halloween, takes him home wrapped inside flannel shirt and praises the day they met: 'He is the happiest, friendliest, gentlest kitten'

Briana Viser

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‘I have never been a cat person... ‘: Calm stray cat convinces dog lover to rescue him from the street after a cuddly chance encounter, changing the pawrent’s life and growing their fur family by four paws

Laurent Shinar

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A pet store’s closure caused 100 puppies to end up at the shelter giving a prospective dog pawrent the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rescue her dream dog instead of funding a puppy mill: ‘Lo and behold, there were two Boston terrier puppies.’

Laurent Shinar

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Mom, who didn't allow her daughter to adopt a cat, hears meows coming from inside the wall, calls the firefighters to rescue a newborn bonded pair of kittens, and ends up fulfilling her daughter's dreams anyway

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Mother elephant faints while trying to save baby from manhole, veterinarians and workers save both of them in sweeping rescue: 'I love that CPR on an elephant is basically just jumping on them'

Briana Viser

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Man updates on his engine CDS delivery of a fluffy feline king, and the incredible way he's made in these past two years: '[The cat] was scared of everyone but me'

Ayala Sorotsky

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Skinny 'slo-mo' cat who was struggling with walking makes a complete transformation turns into a chonky happy ginger: 'He was 6 and a half pounds. Skin and bones.'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Person adopts a teeny weeny kitten that never grows, wonders if there's something wrong with her, but the vet says she's simply going to be tiny furrever: 'There is nothing wrong with her'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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2-year-old sick Maine Coon is rescued along with 10 other cats from a breeder who didn't care, finds a home and makes an inspiring recovery: 'We're working hard to get her to her maximum floof potential.'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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'No one wanted him, so I took him': Man rescues a sick Maine Coon from a breeder who couldn't use him or sell him anymore, takes care of him and gives him the home he's always deserved

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Man adopts a unique Bengal kitten for his girlfriend, but "she didn't like the cat", so they abandon the cat at a shelter without notice after 2 months with her, but luckily, a kind employee turns their loss into her gain

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Man follows a lost black cat on New Year's Eve, she comes running toward him with a tiny kitten, drops the kitten in front of him, runs off, and leaves him with the best 2026 gift ever: '[He] just walked straight into my boyfriend's hands'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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