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Meet Coop, A Cat Abandoned By His Owners Who Found His New Loving Family
Meet Coop, A Cat Abandoned By His Owners Who Found His New Loving Family
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Meet Coop, A Cat Abandoned By His Owners Who Found His New Loving Family

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Julia Davis moved into a new home in Birmingham, Alabama, and discovered that there was a cat living in the garden chicken coop. It turned out that the cat belonged to the previous owners, who had left it behind when they moved out. She decided to take care of the feline and provide him with necessary vet care, despite already having a cat and dog of her own. With the help of the community on social media, she named him Coop, inspired by the chicken coop he lived in. Later, another feral cat named Roof came along, who was often seen hanging around Coop’s wooden house.

The story doesn’t end there, as Julia found two baby kittens hiding under the chicken coop, one of whom was adopted by her parents and named Sadie, while the other, CJ (Coop Jr.), stayed with Julia and they both are now grown-up cats. This experience inspired woman to start a foster home, called ‘Coop Kitties’, for rescue cats and kittens, and she now helps many of them find loving families. Initially, she started a GoFundMe page to pay for Coop’s vet bills, but now all the donations help her take care of other rescue cats and give them a second chance at life.

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    Meet Julia Davis, who had moved into a charming new home when she stumbled upon an unexpected inhabitant in the garden chicken coop

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    Davis discovered that there was a beautiful white cat living on her property

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    Soon, she found out that the cat belonged to the previous house owners, who left him behind while moving out

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    Julia looked after the cat and was willing to provide him with necessary and expensive vet care, so she started a GoFundMe page

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    With the support of her community on social media, Davis decided to name the cat: Coop, in honor of the coop where he had taken up residence

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    Despite already having a cat and dog of her own, Julia adopted Coop

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    Davis’ two other pets, Finn and Remi, accepted their new family member quickly

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    After a while, Julia noticed another cat coming close to her property

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    The cat was often hanging around Coop’s wooden house. So his name is not that big of a surprise, as it turned out to be Roof, to match Coop

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    The twist to this story is Davis also found and managed to capture two baby kittens hiding under the chicken coop

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    One of them, named Sadie, found a strong connection to Julia’s father, so she ended up being adopted by her parents

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    The other one, CJ (Coop Jr.), stayed with Julia and her other feline buddies

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    By now, both Sadie and CJ are beautiful grown-up cats

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    This story inspired Davis to help other kittens and cats to find their new, loving families

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    She started the foster home, named ‘Coop Kitties’

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    CJ tends to spend a lot of time with foster cats which really helps in their socialization

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    Julia’s journey with Coop, Roof, Sadie, and CJ led her to discover her passion for helping rescue cats

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    She found that taking care of these felines brought her immense joy and fulfillment

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    With great help from her community on social media, Davis runs a successful foster home

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    With her dedication and passion, she is making a positive impact on the lives of many cats

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    The cat distribution system worked out particularly well this time

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    I am a Brazilian digital artist who loves transforming imagination into hyper-real visuals. I work with artificial intelligence and image editing to create what I always wondered as a child: how would our favorite characters look in real life? Over time, many of my artworks have gone viral and were featured in international publications. I have recreated realistic versions of cartoon characters such as Disney and The Simpsons, imagined how celebrities who died young would look today, and even gave modern faces to historical figures like Mona Lisa or Shakespeare. Beyond entertainment, I created Para Não Esquecer, a social project that revisits memorable criminal cases in Brazil. My goal is to honor victims, keep memory alive and remind society that justice and empathy matter. I also write for Bored Panda, where I create articles featuring artists, photographers, rescue stories and feel-good moments from around the world. My work aims to highlight creativity, kindness and emotional storytelling. In everything I do, my purpose is the same: to touch hearts, evoke emotion and make people feel something real.

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    Hidrėlėy

    Hidrėlėy

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    I am a Brazilian digital artist who loves transforming imagination into hyper-real visuals. I work with artificial intelligence and image editing to create what I always wondered as a child: how would our favorite characters look in real life? Over time, many of my artworks have gone viral and were featured in international publications. I have recreated realistic versions of cartoon characters such as Disney and The Simpsons, imagined how celebrities who died young would look today, and even gave modern faces to historical figures like Mona Lisa or Shakespeare. Beyond entertainment, I created Para Não Esquecer, a social project that revisits memorable criminal cases in Brazil. My goal is to honor victims, keep memory alive and remind society that justice and empathy matter. I also write for Bored Panda, where I create articles featuring artists, photographers, rescue stories and feel-good moments from around the world. My work aims to highlight creativity, kindness and emotional storytelling. In everything I do, my purpose is the same: to touch hearts, evoke emotion and make people feel something real.

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    My name is Gabriela, and I’m a Community Manager at Bored Panda. In real life, it means that every day, together with my team, I ensure that all the posts submitted by our creative pandas display their work in the best possible way. I'm always on the lookout for new artists who would like to join our community and share their content with a wide audience. In addition to that, I keep my finger on the community pulse and supervise its activity, ensuring that any problems our members experience on our website are promptly resolved.Before joining the Bored Panda team, I worked as a freelancer, offering my creative services to people around the world—starting with graphic design, photography, and finally videos. Now, I pursue these activities only as a hobby, capturing moments with my cats and documenting new places I visit during my travels.

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    Gabriela Zagorska

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    My name is Gabriela, and I’m a Community Manager at Bored Panda. In real life, it means that every day, together with my team, I ensure that all the posts submitted by our creative pandas display their work in the best possible way. I'm always on the lookout for new artists who would like to join our community and share their content with a wide audience. In addition to that, I keep my finger on the community pulse and supervise its activity, ensuring that any problems our members experience on our website are promptly resolved.Before joining the Bored Panda team, I worked as a freelancer, offering my creative services to people around the world—starting with graphic design, photography, and finally videos. Now, I pursue these activities only as a hobby, capturing moments with my cats and documenting new places I visit during my travels.

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    Sonja
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can totally understand that there are situations where you can't keep your pets and have to rehome them. But just leaving them behind or abandoning them somewhere is something I'll never be able to understand. That's just cruel. At least give them to a pet shelter.

    Stephanie
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I moved into my house 7 years ago, I found the previous owner left a stray, who was pregnant as well. I did what I could, rehomed momma and 2 babies, and kept one baby for myself. It's a shame there are such heartless people out there.

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    Amie Redman
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you for helping the kitties!!! What a lovely story!

    Stephanie Muir
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I could no more leave my animals behind than my husband! In fact, he knows they’d be first! 😂

    Angi
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There was tornado weather and the first thing I did was figure out how I was going to get 2 guinea pigs and a dog (who is afraid of basements) in the basement. I've never made a plan before I had pets.

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    Sonja
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can totally understand that there are situations where you can't keep your pets and have to rehome them. But just leaving them behind or abandoning them somewhere is something I'll never be able to understand. That's just cruel. At least give them to a pet shelter.

    Stephanie
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I moved into my house 7 years ago, I found the previous owner left a stray, who was pregnant as well. I did what I could, rehomed momma and 2 babies, and kept one baby for myself. It's a shame there are such heartless people out there.

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    Amie Redman
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thank you for helping the kitties!!! What a lovely story!

    Stephanie Muir
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I could no more leave my animals behind than my husband! In fact, he knows they’d be first! 😂

    Angi
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There was tornado weather and the first thing I did was figure out how I was going to get 2 guinea pigs and a dog (who is afraid of basements) in the basement. I've never made a plan before I had pets.

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