Many of you are still asking about different things, so I'll try to answer the most frequent questions here: [1] How did I name him? Taz (like the Tasmanian Devil). [2] Did I check if there are more kittens under the bridge? I didn't check but Taz and I were there for good 30 min making a lot of noise. If there were any more kittens, for sure they were going to come out eventually too. Taz came along later very easily, way too easily. I don't think he was going to leave behind so easily other kitten/kittens. He must have been alone there. [3] Why did I have cat treats with me? I carry dog and cat treats with me on these hikes as part of my usual equipment. I had some very serious encounters with barking dogs, so I use the treats to bribe such beasts. But sometimes I will meet sweets cats or dogs too, and I would offer them the treats if not already used on barking dogs. [4] What is 21K? 21K is 21 kilometers (21 km). That's the distance of a half-marathon. 21 km is equal to 13 miles. [5] Did I really hike 21 km that day? No, I actually hiked around 27-28 km (around 17 miles). The river itself had the length of 21 km, but I had to reach the place where it breaks ground first, which was about 6 km. [6] Where is this, what country? It's in Europe, the Balkans. Which country exactly is not that important, I would like to hike all over Europe anyway. [7] Why did I hesitate so much? What's wrong with me? Well, keep in mind that I just hiked 27-28 km (17 miles) before little Taz decided to "attack" me with all the cuteness. I was beyond tired at that moment. I couldn't think straight, probably couldn't think at all. Yes, he was little but not a helpless few days old kitten lets say, and he looked healthy and uninjured. Yes, he was very hungry, but somehow it didn't feel like a life-and-death kind of situation. Or I wasn't reading it correctly. Again, I couldn't even think, I was very tired. [8] Why not simply take him to a shelter? Did I really consider leaving him? To be honest it didn't even cross my mind that this is an option. I think shelters over here have a real bad reputation and many people would even prefer to simply abandon their pets than take them to a shelter, in a way the pet will have the better chances out there than in a shelter. I don't know, it's a complex topic. But back then I felt like really having only two options: either I leave him, or take him with me to be my cat. [9] You staged the whole thing! That was already your cat! Not really a question, but I will answer it anyway. No, I didn't stage it. I am not that smart (or stupid) to do something like that. What you see is what happened. My camera was already on, so I simply kept filming. If all that was to happen off camera, I was probably not even going to turn it on. [10] Did I really try to run away from Taz? I was kind of running out of ideas what to do, so I eventually did try to simply run away too. But not once, I tried it three times. The first two tries Taz was surprisingly more than able to keep up with me and didn't work at all. The third time he stayed a little bit behind and if I was to keep running, I was going to be free. But I stopped myself and went back to him. That's when I finally decided he is coming with me for good. All that was before we were walking to the car (7:07). What I said that I couldn't run away from him is true both figuratively and literally I guess.

“No way, I can’t take you.” The kitten: “You’re funny thinking you have a choice”

I love how when he picks up the cat it’s like he’s examining an item in some game lol

The fact it started purring almost immediately was so charming

cat rule 1: you feed it, you own it.

Cat finds abandoned man lost in the forest and adopts him. Sweet story.

I love the "I can't take care of you" then when he gets the kitty home, he buys a cat tower, a soft bed, a kitty bowl, and lots of toys! He's a good kitty dad!

>goes for a hike >Gets to the end of the river >Kitty jumpscare >"Youre my friend now" >Refuses to elaborate >Leaves

To all the people allaging that this is staged: This is one of the rare animal rescue video where I'm pretty confident that it isn't staged. Usually in the staged videos the animals are dirtied up, to make the rescue extra dramatic. This little fellow looks pretty well put together. Also cats don't scream at you like this to "please don't leave me!" if they already know and trust you.

This channel is the perfect encapsulation of "Dad doesn't want to get a cat; Dad when we get the cat" meme in real time

This should be titled "man slowly realizing he now has a cat". Love it!

I guess this is a sign for me to go on a 21k hike

Taz is so powerful he adopted this man and stole his youtube channel

To people who think this is scripted, this guy had tons of long/less edited hiking videos including this specific hike before the channel changed to a cat channel. This is not scripted.

I love how it went from "No, I can't take you, go back!" To a single transition where, in only a week, you have a cat tower, a toy, and have already had a vet visit.

Another possible title: Cat screams at man till man adopts him

Guys, the full uncut video (which is now hidden, but can be viewed at the link) lasted more than forty minutes. Previously, this channel was dedicated to hiking, and it was at the end of such a video that this kitten appeared. Before finding him, this guy walked along the river for forty minutes. I say this so that there is no suspicion that the kitten was simply thrown under the bridge and immediately began to be filmed.

This is the definition of “you don’t choose a cat, a cat chooses you”

Guy deciding to take kitty home: “I didn’t expect it to end that way” Kitten: “I knew exactly how it would end”

the cat distribution system at it's finest

cat finds an abandoned man on a bridge, saves his life and rescues him.

I'm 99% sure the kitten was dumped by other people. He was really social so he was definitely used to other humans. You saved his life ❤

I LOVE THE CONTEMPLATING- “This is not good” “Well you know I am a cat person..” “I live in the city and your a country side cat, you won’t like it there” “It really matches my shirt…”

Poor kitten is trying to nurse. I can't believe how fast the kitten is eating the jerky - he was truly starving! He's a beautiful kitten and I'm so glad that you didn't run away but gave him a home. It would have haunted you for years if you'd left him there.

Just rewatching this, how small Taz was. He hit the jackpot and knew it, demanding to be brought home! You have given him a wonderful home and I’m sure Taz has made your life better! Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all!

I love how it went from “I can’t take care of you.”, to an instant cut of the cat playing inside a home.

“I can’t take care of you” His channel after: All about Taz and taking care of cats 😭🫶🏻 the cutest ever

if you walk 18 miles... and find a cute kitten... thats life saying... you need a nice cat in your life... That cat literally was like NOPE, HOOMAN YOU WILL LOVE ME.

"So how'd you survive?" "Cuteness"

As soon as he says “What am I going to do with you?” I had to grin…..your fate is sealed, man! You’re a kitten daddy now!

You pet it. You fed it. You now have a new kitten. Congratulations.😁

Its such a great kitten. He was really wanting affection. Hes so social. I think he was dumped. Thank god you gave him a home. He looks so happy.

So many people here think this is fake lol. You can't fake kitties doing something like this. They only behave like this when they are hungry and alone, and desperately asking for help. You cannot train a cat to behave like this, especially not a kitten. I've seen this only once in my life, and it was also an abandoned kitten who was starving and dehydrated.

4:00-6:00 "no, go home to bridge kitty" 10:30-14:58 "he is my cat now, I've bought him toys, a cat tower, taken him to the vet, done research, also dunno where he came from, but he's very sweet and loves people and he is now my baby"

I have a very strong feeling this kitten has been dumped, the fact it trusts a human so fast and was so hungry says enough. You are a good person for taking it home and caring the kitten. I think it would forever be grateful.

Man: Turn back cat! I’m going hiking alone! Cat: Of course you are! And I’m coming with you!!

You don’t get to choose. He chooses. He chose you.

I love how most dog owners are like "Yeah my dog is this breed, we got him from a reputed breeder 😌" and cat owners are just like "So I was on this hiking trail, found this sucker by pure random chance, and.... we've been friends since!"

Him trying to convince the cat why it doesnt want to come like he was talking to a person and failing is the best part

I had a cat follow me on a 43k hike for like a mile before sundown, had its babies outside my tent, and left them with me. Ended my hike right there, gave the three away to my family and a friend, kept one, he passed away two years ago. Honestly felt supernatural.

the fact that a stray cat he found on a hiking trip changed his youtube channel forever shows how much love he has for this cat ❤️

You saved his life. He was clearly abandoned and starving. He was under the bridge for shelter. He was too social and affectionate. He had human interaction before being abandoned.

"Where is you're mother" "AAAAAEEEEEEE"

Seems like the kitty swallowed an engine...His purring did me in. He is beyond adorable 🥰

The cat distribution system strikes again! Edit to add: Taz took one look at you and was like "yup, that's my mommy!"

I laughed when the cat started following him and he said, "Dammit". That cat chose you. Thank you for taking care of him. You created a nice home for him.

i love how after he found this cat the rest of the channel is about them😭 this is the cutest thing ever

I love how tries to reason with the kitten like it didn't 100% decide to follow him for the rest of its life 😂❤

the cat distribution system working perfectly as it should!

Thank you for rescuing this baby!! The world needs more people like you :)

I feel like I watched this man go through the 7 stages of grief in one video

I just saw this on Reddit. OMG what a lovely story. This was so wholesome and I'm glad you're both happy. It's cute seeing him going from following you to in your house with all the toys and fluffy warm bed and the cat tower. He's fit in nicely.

This kitten secretly saw him a previous hiking day and was like “yup I know what I’ll be doing when he returns” 😂

I love the part at 7:07 with "This is not good! This is not good!" Like it's some kind of dangerous tiger following you and not a 2 pound kitten.

I too didn’t want or have time for a cat. Instead, I found a 4 week old kitten with a broken jaw, broken tail and a crushed vocal box in an alley. Never thought she’d survive the night. But if she did I’d take her to the vet. Four years later, as I type this she’s sitting at my feet. Follows me around the house, wherever I go. It’s a nice feeling doing something you really don’t want to do and then being rewarded for it day after day.

The story of Taz finding you and you taking care of him, giving him a home and love simply made my day. Thank you for sharing and I'll start following both of you here. Blessing.

The Cat Distribution System at work.

This is amazing. I love the progression of "Okay, I have to help this animal" to "Oh no, I helped this animal and now it's following me" to "I can't keep you" to "Well, maybe I am going to keep you" to "Well, I bought a cat tree." I'm so happy you adopted him. :)

It still amazes me how fast kittens can scale our clothes.

Man walked a long way to pickup his package from the Cat Distribution System.

The fact that the kitten must have been abandoned makes this more heart-touching ❤

What I love is how he IMMEDIATELY started purring. From second one he decided you were his. Cats are great at picking up on “Vibes” from body language/smell, so that’s a good sign for you.

I love how’s he’s trying to rationalize. “I can’t take you, I live in the city” and then “well if I ever did get a cat or dog, it would be a cat. And look, you match my shirt”❤

Could never turn my back on an animal in need. Never.

It was meant to be, and a good sign from the angels in the forest. Thank you for your kindnesses. I am helping stray cats too.

I love how the babycat is all "Nope! I adopted you, so you gotta take me home! Them's the rules!"

I so love the story about Taz. You never stood a chance. That cat was adopting you the minute you saw him. Please buy Taz a special treat from a US fan and let him know he is a superstar to a lot of people. Thanks!

This is a very clever cat. I’m glad you adopted him. Thanks for your kindness.

cat: hey, I know we just met but I'm your problem now and you're gonna have to just accept it.

1:29 - Everyone watching this understands that you now have a cat. 10:00 - everyone cheers as he finally accepts his obvious fate.

The calls the kitten makes in the beginning are distress calls, note the difference between them and the squawky "feed me" sounds later. It's a great early sign that you've found an abandoned animal as opposed to a feral or local stray. He looks so happy with you!

That is one determined cat! How can you not respect that!

Did you hear the farmer in the bushes giggling? "Well there goes little Billy, He'll get a good home with that man.".

You can literally hear the two sides of himself fighting eachother 😂❤

I've never seen a kitten be so determined to be taken home by the human he encountered. Wonderful outcome to this story.

Don't forget to get him neutered. Thanks for rescuing him, great job.

What a little cutey. Definitely a keeper.

from denial, bargaining to acceptance real quick! this was so cute

As a man who has been with cats even before I was able to talk I can confirm, this is a 10/10 cat. Even has the creaky meow.

I met my old cat Navi in a very similar way, actually. I used to sneak out and go down to the local park a lot (mostly to play Pokémon Go which had come out recently, but also just to enjoy the night air), and one day when I went down there I saw this little calico running around and interacting with the other people for pets and water and stuff. The next day I told my sister about it, and the two of us decided to go back so we could see her again (she was very cute). My sister got a bottle of water at a gas station, and when we got there she gave the calico some water by using the cap as a bowl She immediately wanted to take her home, but I was all “we already have a cat, we can’t keep her, mom and dad will be upset”, but she followed us all the way back home across town, so it wasn’t really in my hands anyways (I was convinced halfway back anyways lmao) From then on Navi was the absolute sweetest kitten ever, I’d call her name at bedtime and she’d come running into my room and take a flying jump in bed, curling up next to me under the blanket and sleeping next to me until I woke up every night She passed on two years later from a really bad UTI exacerbated by anemia, but for the short time I knew her she was the absolute sweetest kitten I had ever seen

Came to UKposts to find this channel after I saw it posted on Reddit. I LOVE "when my cat claimed me" stories. Subscribed :)

A famous youtuber once went for a bike ride, and ended up with a kitten that he took all over the world on his bike journeys. Maybe you can make this little guy your own hiking companion.

Safe to say I've NEVER seen a kitten this determined before. He got me screaming "TAKE HIM HOME!" the whole video. Poor little guy looked scared and starved, but he trusted you. You made the right choice, he probably would've died if he got left behind!

The kitty chose you! I'm so glad you adopted him! The Angels put him there for you to find him.❤

You have been chosen!! WOW! You have to keep it, they don’t just choose anyone and purr about it. My husband had a solid black kitty hang off his work pants and he didn’t notice it until he got down the road in the work truck, when it’s claws got him in the lap of his pants. We kept her. She’s his baby.. still!

This is the most persistent kitty I have ever seen! 😂 Little rascal was coming home with you even if he had to break into your home!

Saving that one beautiful little cat will not change the world, but it will change that beautiful little cat's world forever. Thank you.

You have been chosen

Thank God this sweet kitty rescued and adopted you! God bless you.

There's no way the kitten would have survived alone, so happy he adopted you 🙂

Thanks for saving this little one. You could have walked away and ignored him but you didn't. Champion

This channel is proof how a kitten can change your life.

Thank you so much for sharing your journey with Taz!!!

Taz planned this perfectly: Popped out from under the bridge? Check! Cried piteously? Check! Climbed up your leg repeatedly? Check! Turned on his purring motor? Check! Devoured your kitty foods? Oh yeah check! Matched your shirt? Check, check, check! (It was a checked shirt, grin!) You two are a match made in Heaven! Much happiness and love to you for many years to come!!! 😺😺😺

The jump to playing with him at home is HILARIOUS

Thank you. I had a similar experience. One day I was in my yard, I live in the city, and all of a sudden this little kitten came out but didn't know where. I came right to me, wrapped it's around my leg, looking up at me like he knew what he was doing. Long story short he became my shadow, that was what I named him. He was part of my family for 19 1/2 yrs. and I still miss him after over four years since he's been gone.

Another satisfied customer of the cat distribution system

"No, i can't keep a cat" 10 months later, youtube channel full of Taz's videos 🤣🥰

Love that you adopted him. I’ve never seen a cat purr so much and climb up someone’s lap. He was determined.

You two were meant to find each other. Such a blessing from God.