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After spending 7 years as a declawed and sick "community cat" outside, one human finally takes a risk and brings the feline home, only for the cat to constantly purr and never try to escape, proving that she needed a home all along

Mariel Ruvinsky

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"Scary" tomcat who's known for being combative and too smart gets rescued for a quick TNR, spends one night in the comfort of a warm home, and completely changes, wanting nothing but love and cuddles

Mariel Ruvinsky

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'We both lost someone we loved very much': As his final wish, grandpa asks his granddaughter to take his 2 beloved cats, and one heartbroken feline slowly opens up, and the two of them find comfort in each other's love

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Abandoned dog dad brings puppy to California neighborhood to be rescued by dog loving resident who healed and helped the young dog find a furever home, rescuer says: ‘I can’t imagine abandoning such an adorable lil puppy!’

Laurent Shinar

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After losing their senior cat, a couple planned to adopt one kitten, but they couldn't leave her brother behind

Sarah Brown

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'Even if he has a shorter life, I want to make it as beautiful as possible': Kitten with rare condition is given up on by his first family, but a fosterer falls for him and adopts him, helping him blossom into the happiest little guy who just wants love

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Feral cat guilt-trips his chosen humans into adopting him by sitting outside their door in the pouring rain and refusing to look for shelter, so after weeks, they finally cave and regret every second they didn't take him sooner

Mariel Ruvinsky

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When an overjoyed rescuer finally finds the owners of a lost orange cat, they say that they were "just trying to get rid of it"; the baffled rescuer decides the friendly ginger doesn't deserve this treatment and adopts him right then and there

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Person finds a fuzzy orange cat stranded on the freezing highway and brings him home; his tail, leg and ears are gone from frostbite, but a year later, he's living his best life with his mom and siblings: 'He purred once he was in the warm vehicle'

Mariel Ruvinsky

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Discarded lethargic calico kitten abandoned in box given furever home with rescuer and regains spark after tense week of refusing to eat, cat dad says: ‘She loves shoes and feet and sometimes sit on my or my mother's foot since she is so small.’

Laurent Shinar

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Three hungry stray kittens appeared on a homeowner's security camera, and one brave explorer found exactly who she needed

Sarah Brown

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Kitten found screaming in apartment wall, saved and rescued by tenant and given loving home, but his litter mates proved to be trickier to save: ‘We were successful in trapping Onigiri and Nigiri, but Unagi was much more cautious.’

Laurent Shinar

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Reactive dog rescued from neglect and overcrowded shelter learns to overcome fear of water thanks to dedicated dog dad’s unconditional love and patience, says: ‘You couldn’t hug her. But now I am holding her in my arms after swimming.’

Laurent Shinar

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Woman on her nightly walk hears incessant meowing in the distance, ends up finding a cat that has been missing for a month, joyously reunites him with his family: 'He was making biscuits [the entire time] I carried him home.'

Elna McHilderson

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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’

Bar Mor Hazut

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'[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

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