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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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Hidrėlėy

Hidrėlėy

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Fascinated by music, movies and sitcoms, I'm passionate about social media and can't live without the internet, especially for all the cute dog and cat pictures out there. I wish the day had about 40 hours to be able to do everything I want.

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Hidrėlėy

Hidrėlėy

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Fascinated by music, movies and sitcoms, I'm passionate about social media and can't live without the internet, especially for all the cute dog and cat pictures out there. I wish the day had about 40 hours to be able to do everything I want.

Gabriela Zagórska

Gabriela Zagórska

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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 Zagórska

Gabriela Zagórska

Moderator, BoredPanda staff

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
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1 year ago DotsCreated 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
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1 year ago DotsCreated 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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Stephanie Muir
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1 year ago DotsCreated 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
1 year ago DotsCreated 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
1 year ago DotsCreated 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
1 year ago DotsCreated 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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Stephanie Muir
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1 year ago DotsCreated 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
1 year ago DotsCreated 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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