Cat Stories

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How a senior cat is changing the life of a senior adopter

Friend of a woman who is 94 years old and in an assisted living facility adopts a ...
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Animal outtake photos

See funny animal outtake photos of adoptable dogs, cats and other animals taken as...
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How two cats become the best of friends

Cat from Happy Homes Animal Rescue comes to Best Friends Pet Adoption Center in Ne...
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Seven Reasons Dahlia is Better Than Roses

Seven Reasons Dahlia is Better Than Roses
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Meet Dwight Schrute — the cat

Dwight Schrute the cat is crabby and awkward but also kind like his namesake on th...
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9 pet adoptions to celebrate in NYC

Our 9 favorite NYC pet adoptions: Maltese dog, abandoned cerebellar hypoplasia cat...
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Targeting outdoor cats is misguided and likely to backfire

Western Governors' Association (WGA) targets feral cats in its "top 50 invasive sp...
Julie Castle Blog
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Second chance for a sweet cat

LifeLine Animal Project, a rescue organization that operates Fulton County Animal ...
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Saving an incontinent kitten

Incontinent kitten who doesn't have use of her back legs gets extra care. She need...
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Best Friends founders honored

Social Capital Hero Award presented to Best Friends' co-founders for their great i...
Julie Castle Blog
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From street life to the good life: How a blind kitty found his way home

Cat had microphthalmia (his eyeballs were smaller than normal), and he was in pain...
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Photos capture a day in life of Tom, a NYC flower shop cat

Flower & Plant, Inc. in New York City's flower district has a resident ‘working' c...
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Senior cat brings love to an adopter with dementia

Senior cat is adopted by senior woman suffering from dementia and her granddaughte...
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Lessons from adopting a blind kitten: Be brave and have fun

Blind kitten is adopted by a loving, compassionate couple. They are discovering ra...
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Not an unsocialized cat after all

Unsocialized cat, who seemed to be feral and was put in a working cat program, tur...
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