abandoned

Farm’s baby lamb left motherless and lonely after being abandoned for being too small, he blossoms under the care of a loving golden retriever pack that adopts him

Blake Seidel

'[I'm] putting my relationship on the line for a cat': Grandparents suddenly abandon their cat of 2 years, in response, their granddaughter's boyfriend threatens to end their relationship because she is refusing to take care of the cat

Mariel Ruvinsky

Kind cat lover rescues abandoned stray only for the vet to refuse him adoption over technical red tape: 'The owners have moved away, but they can’t give her back to me'

Sarah Brown

Dad abandons infant son, flips out when he gets rebuffed trying to adopt him at 17 while having 5 other kids under 10: 'I don't belong in this family'

Ally Perry

Southwest Wisconsin Samaritan hops to the rescue, saving 3 "pet" bunnies from park peril after post-holiday Easter abandonment

Blake Seidel

'Can I take care of them?': A purrfectly timed coffee run after a late night out leads to two tiny kittens finding their furever home

Sarah Brown

'Can we get Bruce back?': After rescuing an abandoned kitty, pawrents face pet custody battle as alleged original owners show up after 3 years demanding return of missing cat

Sarah Brown

Neighbor rescues lonely stray cat that purrs as soon as they take her inside, turns out she was abandoned by her family and looking for love this whole time

Blake Seidel

“We’re not a family”: 17-year-old son refuses to meet bio mom after she neglected raising him, she tries to force him to be older brother to his new stepsiblings

Briana Viser

Person abandons loyal cat of 15 years because their new boyfriend "doesn't like cats", then expects the shelter to console them because they feel guilty: 'You should feel guilty'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Rescuer finds abandoned pet carrier in neighborhood park, reveals the tiniest, floofiest kitten in need of their love and a furrever home: 'I couldn't just leave her there'

Blake Seidel

Mom walks out of 6-year-old's life to go ‘find herself’, 20 years later she actually finds herself without money, turns to daughter for help: ‘I told her flat-out no’

Bar Mor Hazut

21-year-old gets full custody of her 6-month-old sister after parents abandon her, parents come back 3 years later demanding her back: 'My parents did the same with me, giving me to my grandmother till I was 5'

Emmy Pratt

'I got ding-dong ditched': Cat pawrent answers the door to find a box filled with five abandoned kittens, she steps up and raises them

Blake Seidel

Cat owner abandons her cat in front of a salon, gets angry when her friend tells her she didn't 'rehome' the cat: 'I told her that re-homing involved finding an owner and vetting them in advance.'

Emmy Pratt

‘Too sweet for the streets’: Golden hearted cat child abandoned in trailer park finds furever home thanks to an outpouring of online love

Laurent Shinar