Cat rescued from the trash by ‘van lifers’ goes viral
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For most people who adopt a cat, the process will involve getting in touch with a rescue or shelter, meeting the felines there, and eventually bringing one home. But this isn’t the case for all cat parents.
Sometimes,acatcancomeintoyourlifeinamoreunconventionalway,andyou’llfindyourselfplayingwiththebestcattoysevenifyoudidn’texactlyplanonit.Peopleonlineoftenjokeabouttherebeingacatdistributionsystemthatwillsendyouacatwhentheuniversedecidesyou’rereadyforone,andonecouplewhoadoptedakittenayearagohavesharedanupdateonsocialmedia.
CourtnieandNate,acouplewhotravelinarescuevan,wereapproachedbyabeachworkerinMexicowithabagofkittensfoundinabagoftrash.Theyadoptedagraykitten,whotheycalledFriend,whileother‘vanlifers’–peoplewholiveinvansormotorhomes–decidedonbringinghomeanewkitten,too.
Afterayear,theyreturnedtothebeachwheretheyfirstmetFriendtolookbackonthepast12monthswiththecatintheirlives.RememberingthemomenttheyfirstmetFriend,Courtniesays,“Theywereluckilyfoun
