abandoned

Owners move without their cat, she finds shelter from the rain with a nearby neighbor who adopts the feline into their family: 'She made herself right at home'

Ayala Sorotsky

‘I am happily keeping this dog and won’t be entertaining this person or the person who claimed to be the owner anymore.’: The uplifting story of a pug rescued from heatstroke and a fake family by caring hooman who nursed the abandoned dog back to health

Laurent Shinar

‘We will give our all and make up for her sad first 6 years and give her all the joy and love she deserves.’: Dedicated Swiss family saves skittish dog abandoned by her owner after a house move, investing time and training to rehabilitate the hurt doggo

Laurent Shinar

Owner abandons fluffy black cat like a used Kleenex, so her ex-roommate stepped up to adopt her and become the purrfect pawrent: 'She's worth every penny'

Blake Seidel

‘Anyway, five years later they still live with me and my wife. The Persian Blue still rolls around my bed and sleeps in laundry.’: Siblings save multiple abandoned kittens from the LA heat, adding to their huge fur family of four cats and two dogs

Laurent Shinar

‘There is nothing more heartbreaking than seeing a creature give up, but nothing more inspiring than watching them fight to live.’: Arizona commuter finds and rescues an abandoned desert dog moments before he was swept away by floods

Laurent Shinar

‘My manager decided that he and his family were going to adopt her... she's been determined to be a Great Pyrenees mix.’: A pet store colleague’s compassion saves a customer’s abandoned puppy, whose massive paws and heart secured her immediate adoption

Laurent Shinar

‘I think I found an abandoned puppy… took it to the vet they say it’s less than 8 weeks old and no chip.’: A malnourished stray dog’s heartwarming journey from tense highway rescue to immediate adoption by its savior into their furever family

Laurent Shinar

Woman moves out of ex-boyfriend's apartment and leaves her rescue Pit bull, Moose, behind, her ex struggles to care for the dog alone and warns he’ll return him to a shelter if she doesn’t come back for him: '[Says I'm] trying to get rid of her baby'

Emma Saven

‘I just watched this poor cat get hit by a car.’: A scared cat’s journey from being abandoned by the roadside, to almost losing his life, to finding his furever home, all thanks to one brave rescuer who couldn’t let the cat suffer on the side of the road

Laurent Shinar

‘2 cats in June turned into 5 by Canada Day turned into 9 a couple weeks later.’: The wild saga of the “kitten summer” that saw a cat loving couple’s yard become an unofficial feline maternity ward, for abandoned and pregnant strays

Laurent Shinar

‘My husband witnessed a dog get dumped on our street.’: A heartless holiday season act of abandonment is thwarted by a Texan couple who rescued a dog, eventually finding him loving home with extended family after there was no room at the rescue

Laurent Shinar

‘She is safe!! Her name is now Diamond and we have her inside our home!!’: A stranded cat who was abandoned on a third story ledge rescued by cat loving neighbor who fought police and fire rescue to ensure the safety of the sweet cat child

Laurent Shinar

‘My friend found 6 abandoned puppies off a busy freeway in Texas. I ended up adopting Richie bc me and my dog both fell in love with him.’: The rescue puppy who beat the odds, found a furever home and lived happily ever after with his deaf doggo sibling

Laurent Shinar

‘He greets me with cute little prummy meows when he see’s me.’: A kitten’s unwavering trust and affectionate nature conquers his rescuer’s heart, even as evidence mounts that the sweet feline was heartlessly abandoned by his previous owner

Laurent Shinar

‘She slept on my right arm the whole way home and then woke up and explored the truck and myself.’: A man’s work trip to the middle of nowhere leads to a miraculous encounter with an abandoned cat who instantly adopted him, becoming his constant companion

Laurent Shinar