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Tiny kitten wears tube sock sweater after surviving Hurricane Matthew

Its tale of survival is giving people hope.
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Marissa Wenzke
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A tiny kitten who survived the devastation of Hurricane Matthew was snuggled into a tube sock and cradled into the arms of a new family.

The kitten was rescued from the storm and brought into Petsmart's Banfield Pet Hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina, The Telegraph reported. Two holes ripped into the sock allowed its tiny furry legs to poke through. An adorable kitten wearing just a sock amid a deadly storm was enough to make some hearts melt.

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The tale of the hurricane-surviving, sock-wearing kitten gave people all kinds of feels, and in some cases, hope.

Twitter user @crysomemore reportedly witnessed the kitten being brought into the pet hospital. After being placed into its now famous sweater, the cat was adopted by a family with two children, @crysomemore said in a tweet.

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Marissa is a real-time news intern at the LA office. She has a bachelor's degree in political science from UC Santa Barbara and a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. She's a free spirit.

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