After losing his owner in a tragedy, a 12-year-old cat faced being put down at the shelter until a vet tech who'd just lost her own senior cat took a chance on him: 'Decided it was...

The useful part

If a cat adoption story feels like fate, as if destiny made a specific person meet the one cat who needed a forever home. It's that strange and secretive order, or body, or organization (nobody knows!) that's made ot match the cat in need to the right person. That's exactly what makes us think that this one orange shelter cat found his home through the hidden helping hands of the CDS.

How it works

• You see, it's really not every day that a cat who's considered for euthanasia is saved in the nick of time because a vet tech finds him similar to her previous cat, who has recently crossed over the rainbow...
• Is this a story worth telling because of the sheer happiness it can bring to any cat person who reads it?
• This is exactly why we love to be the beacon of wholesome adoption stories, where cats find their forever homes, and the collective joy of the online cat community grows.
• This is not the only reason why we think that this one adoption story is worth the spotlight.

Details worth keeping

When the feline fate calls, a cat person will answer. and they had their place in their house and heart to give them one.