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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

'[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

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

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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

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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'

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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

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

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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'

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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

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Partner comes home at 4:30 am from partying, waking up girlfriend and then refusing to leave her bed in the day, girlfriend calls them out

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Couple asks friends for $10k after home purchase wiped their savings clean, friends are hesitant: 'You are under no requirement to finance this dude's poor financial choices'

JR Atkinson

21-year-old girlfriend calls out boyfriend for training with his friend before work, interrupting their joint commute

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

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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

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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

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

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