adopted

Woman feeds a tiny hissy cat who showed up on her porch, the cat refuses to approach her, but after a week, she waltzes inside and instantly gets adopted by the indoor giant Maine Coon: 'My Maine Coon thinks I got her a baby'

Mariel Ruvinsky

After hearing a meow at 4 a.m., one homeowner searches for a kitten's mom but ends up becoming her forever family

Sarah Brown

Malnourished dog found near a pet dumping site prompts his rescuer to ask the online canine community for help, and the comment section delivers a step-by-step guide to nursing him back to health

Ayala Sorotsky

Kitten given as a gift to someone who didn't want her is left outside to fend for herself, so she takes matters into her own paws and moves in with the neighbor next door.

Ayala Sorotsky

Choosing to meet a friend at her apartment door instead of waiting outside leads to one lonely cat finally finding the loving home she deserved.

Sarah Brown

Family hears frantic meowing coming from the woods by their house late one night, and finds a small kitten who wastes no time adopting herself in: 'They threw you away like garbage, and I collected you like treasure.'

Ayala Sorotsky

After an elderly neighbor passes away, his cat walks a street over and adopts a new family entirely on his own; now they're negotiating with the late owner's daughter to keep him for good: 'The kids would love to have him.'

Ayala Sorotsky

In Honor of National Cat Adoption Month, Curl Up With 23 Fluffy Felines Finding Their Happily Ever Afters

Mariel Ruvinsky

'[My son] screamed to stop the driver': Brave kid spots a helpless black kitten clinging to a forklift, jumps in front of the car, and saves the kitten moments before it would have been crushed beneath a pallet

Mariel Ruvinsky

After finding out mom is allergic, family has to give up their beloved family rats, but thankfully, they find the most excited, kindest person to adopt them: 'The nine-year-old kid says, 'I am glad that they are going with you. You seem nice.''

Mariel Ruvinsky

Tiny kitten with a severe eye infection finds her way to a man's yard and into his home — the eye may not have made it, but she did.

Ayala Sorotsky

Elderly neighbor has to move away and leave her senior cat behind; the couple next door, still healing from their own cat's loss, opens the door a little wider for 16-year-old Mr Sąsiad.

Ayala Sorotsky

After a sick 4-week-old kitten keeps choosing him during a family visit, one man takes her home, helps her recover, and discovers what it's really like to raise his very first kitten

Sarah Brown

A neighborhood TNR project leads one woman to the unexpected colorpoint kitten she can't say goodbye to

Sarah Brown

Woman sets out to adopt one black kitten, but bringing home two bonded siblings becomes the only option

Sarah Brown

No one wanted to adopt the surrendered “mean” cat, but after a year of waiting in the shelter, a person who had just lost their cats decided to take a chance, and the feisty feline learned to trust humans again

Mariel Ruvinsky