Mariel Ruvinsky

Writer and Editor

Mariel is an English Linguistics and Literature graduate who definitely thought she would be writing about animal memes for life. She loves writing, spearmint tea, white chocolate with a zesty lime filling, but more than anything, she loves cats. Especially her chonky 10-year-old kitty who bites her real hard only because that’s her love language. Mariel is known for hugging everyone in the office and for showing pictures of said cat’s fluffy belly to literally anyone who is willing to look. Internet culture has always been a part of Mariel’s life. She has known Cheezburger years before joining the writing teams at ICanHasCheezburger and Animal Comedy, and working in this company is something she openly brags about, because anyone who understands anything about the internet thinks it’s really cool. Because it is. And those who don’t get it are seriously missing out. Memes, to Mariel, are a way to express love and friendship, and if she hasn’t sent a meme to her best friend and boyfriend at least once a week, is she really communicating properly?

stories of cats getting adopted | thumbnail includes one picture of a man holding a ginger cat in his lap 'My dad casually holding the cat he explicitly told us NOT to adopt (that's his baby right there)'

Meet the Newly Adopted Faces of the Week: 10 Heartwarming Cat Adoption Stories That Show How Love Changes Lives (October 30, 2026)

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story about a cat who looks like Winnie-the-Pooh getting rescued from the euthansia list by a shelter volunteer then going viral | thumbnnail includes two picures of a cute orange cat with strange eyes in a red shirt

Scruffy orange cat who looks like Pooh Bear is labeled "aggressive", but gets one last chance at a happy life when a shelter volunteer steps in

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funny and wholesome cat memes | thumbnail includes one meme of a kitten sitting on a suspect caught by police officers 'LOCAL NEWS SOFTCATMEMES Youngest officer in department 5 makes first arrest. NEWS'

A Hot Chocolate Hug of 27 Wholesome Cat Memes to Fight Off the Cold

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funny and wholesome cat memes | thumbnail includes one meme of an orange cat wearing Christmas themed clothes 'January Disassociation 2 months until Christmas'

A Fresh Brew of 25 Heartwarming Cat Memes for a Slow Morning Scroll

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story about a family finding a frozen kitten in the woods then saving her and adopting her | thumbnail includes two pictures including a person surrounded by snow holding a kitten with ice on its face and a picture of a tiny adorable kitten 'She was COMPLETELY covered in ice'

Tiny kitten is found frozen to a piece of plastic in the snowy woods, but a family's unexpected detour saves her life just in time: 'It was meant to be'

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story about a senior cat finally getting adopted after spending 9 years in a shelter | thumbnail includes two pictures of a blind black cat 'He is a 10 year old blind void that I adopted 5 months ago'

After spending a year on the streets then 9 years in a shelter, this senior 10-year-old blind void finally finds his furrever home: 'He will spend the rest of his life in a warm home'

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story about a cat breaking into neighbor's house over and over until finally winning him over | thumbnail includes two pictures of a unique female devon rex cat 'She would just show up in my home'

Neighbor's unique Devon Rex cat spends 2 years breaking into person's home, demanding cuddles; they finally cave, and now, the cat has 2 forever homes

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story about a giant sphynx cat getting adopted again after his owners couldn't care for him anymore | thumbnail includes two pictures of a giant sphynx cat 'We adopted an 11-year-old menace'

'He's twice the size of my other Sphynx cats': Couple adopts an 11-year-old giant Peterbald cat after his owners can no longer care for him, and he fills their house with hilarious chaos

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story about a woman who believes that her late brother sent her on a mission to save a bunch of kittens | thumbnail includes one picture of a pile of kittens outside 'My ghost brother sent me on a quest to rescue some dumped kittens'

Woman asks late brother to send her orange cats as signs that he's still around, then finds a pile of kittens in need of help

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story about a leopard cub being raised by humans after his parents were rescued with captivity along with many big cats | thumbnail includes one picture of a beautiful black leopard

Tiny black leopard is born to rescued parents who survived a terrible past, and when his mom can't raise him, humans step in to give him a life full of love

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