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Scruffy-Looking, Wary Gray Cat Named 'Grand Papa' Takes Up Residence in Family's Yard

Scruffy-Looking, Wary Gray Cat Named 'Grand Papa' Takes Up Residence in Family's Yard

Grand Papa showed up at our house about a year ago. At the time, we were still feeding four feral female cats, and we had our three boys that were...

Scruffy-Looking, Wary Gray Cat Named 'Grand Papa' Takes Up Residence in Family's Yard

Grand Papa showed up at our house about a year ago. At the time, we were still feeding four feral female cats, and we had our three boys that were...

Family Spends a Year Getting Timid Stray Cat to Trust Them

Family Spends a Year Getting Timid Stray Cat to Trust Them

About a year ago, we were watching television when I heard a very distressed cat outside. It had been snowing and was fairly cold. I went outside, and this fluffy...

Family Spends a Year Getting Timid Stray Cat to Trust Them

About a year ago, we were watching television when I heard a very distressed cat outside. It had been snowing and was fairly cold. I went outside, and this fluffy...

'The Friendliest Stray' Finds Her Own Happy Ending

'The Friendliest Stray' Finds Her Own Happy Ending

My husband called me minutes after leaving the house to ask me to look out for a cat he'd seen on the road. I couldn't see it when I went...

'The Friendliest Stray' Finds Her Own Happy Ending

My husband called me minutes after leaving the house to ask me to look out for a cat he'd seen on the road. I couldn't see it when I went...

Kitten Named 'Gluttony' Lives Up to His Name... and Helps a Family in a Very Tough Year

Kitten Named 'Gluttony' Lives Up to His Name... and Helps a Family in a Very Tough Year

On July 1, 2013, my friend knocked on my front door late at night. She was carrying a five-gallon plastic bucket and asking for help. That's when I heard the...

Kitten Named 'Gluttony' Lives Up to His Name... and Helps a Family in a Very Tough Year

On July 1, 2013, my friend knocked on my front door late at night. She was carrying a five-gallon plastic bucket and asking for help. That's when I heard the...

Couple Rescues Litter of Barn Kittens About to Be Sent to High-Kill Shelter

Couple Rescues Litter of Barn Kittens About to Be Sent to High-Kill Shelter

In the late summer of 2013, I saw a posting for three kittens that had been found in a barn. The poster said if no one took them, she would take...

Couple Rescues Litter of Barn Kittens About to Be Sent to High-Kill Shelter

In the late summer of 2013, I saw a posting for three kittens that had been found in a barn. The poster said if no one took them, she would take...

Two Inseparable Strays, One Friendly and One Feral, Take Up Residence on Cat Owner's Property

Two Inseparable Strays, One Friendly and One Feral, Take Up Residence on Cat Owner's Property

Snowman, a black cat, and Reynolds, an orange and white cat, appeared as a pair of strays at my door seven years ago. Reynolds was incredibly friendly; Snowman a pure...

Two Inseparable Strays, One Friendly and One Feral, Take Up Residence on Cat Owner's Property

Snowman, a black cat, and Reynolds, an orange and white cat, appeared as a pair of strays at my door seven years ago. Reynolds was incredibly friendly; Snowman a pure...