Cat Stories

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The cat who changed her mind

Catherine never considered herself a pet person, until she met Newton, the cat who...
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The Florida 500: Compassion and teamwork save hundreds of cats

Best Friends helps hundreds of cats who were living in a single home find new home...
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Declawed cat gets surgery for sore feet, then a new home

Sophie had painful toes from declaw surgery and didn't use her litter box, but tod...
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Cat’s beauty and love of life completely outshine her skin condition

Sky may have a chronic skin infection, but it has nothing to do with how loved (an...
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Kindergarten students help a three-legged kitten get adopted

A group of kindergarteners launch a letter writing campaign to convince their teac...
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97 kittens, an RV and one lifesaving mission

Best Friends volunteers and staff help nearly 100 kittens from Texas shelters find...
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Shy kitty finds her happy place in a new home

How a sweet, introverted cat who found a home learned that people aren't so scary ...
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7 inspiring adoption pet stories (but then, every pet has a story worth telling)

In honor of Adopt a Shelter Pet Day here are seven stories about pets who have gon...
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Baby meets a kitten his age, cuteness ensues

The photos alone score a 100/10 on the adorable scale, but this kitten and baby fr...
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Kittens with FeLV make getting adopted look easy

Kai and Lime, two young cats with FeLV, found themselves a home when they approach...
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9 stories about volunteers who are making a difference for pets

Nine stories about Best Friends volunteers from all across the country just may in...
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Heart surgery saves a kitten’s life

Shinji beat both panleukopenia and a life-threatening heart defect like a champ, a...
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Paralyzed kitten gets a custom set of wheels and a family

Hot Wheels arrived paralyzed and hurting, but left with the promise of a great lif...
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6 pet foster-win stories

Falling in loving with a foster pet and adopting isn't a foster failure, it's a fo...
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Kitten lends a helping paw to her blind brother

Byron may be completely blind, but he's thriving today thanks in part to his parti...
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