adopted

Person snaps photo of cat with unusual and gorgeous coloring at their local shelter, the internet meme-s the feline and makes him go viral, leading to him finding the forever home he's been waiting for

Mariel Ruvinsky

Unneutered cat with collar is rescued by new family, no one comes to claim him, so his new family gives him the love and kindness he's always deserved: 'Cannot believe someone isn't missing him'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'We’re kinda hoping he’s ours now': A cold midnight visitor in Canada kept coming back to find warmth, safety, and a possible furever home

Sarah Brown

'[I told] her "You don't live here!"... Well, turns out I was wrong and she was right.': Sweet stray feline forces her way into a family's home and heart

Ayala Sorotsky

Orphaned squirrels rescued after a storm get tentatively paired up with a momma cat, who instantly adopts them and raises them alongside her own newborn kittens: '[She] drew them close as if they were her own'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'I’ve been chosen!' Person hears tiny kitten screaming for help, finds her shivering and alone outside, the kitten sees them and immediately chooses them as her home

Mariel Ruvinsky

Stray cat jumps into woman's car, eats her Dairy Queen, demands to be taken home and gets adopted: 'This is my car. This is not my cat.'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'She’s playful, loving, and thriving': This kitten's life was transformed after a roadside rescue took her from the freezing cold to a life of warmth, cuddles, and love

Sarah Brown

24 hours after adopting a cat from a coworker, the previous owners demand she be returned to them or that the new owner pay for all previous pet expenses: 'I already sent them money the day of the adoption'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'There was just no way I was going to be able to let these girlies go': A short foster stint with two rescue sisters slowly became a purrmenant family of three

Sarah Brown

'My life is [messed] up, and I don't want hers to be': Homeless woman hands person a tiny void kitten, trying to give her a better chance at life, and changes the feline's fate forever

Mariel Ruvinsky

'I guess I'm a cat person now': One unexpected workday rescue transformed a lifelong dog person into a devoted cat pawrent

Sarah Brown

'She was about to be thrown away': A tiny kitten’s life changed for the better when this rescuer noticed her, stepped in, and refused to walk away

Sarah Brown

'Her cage had a red "don't touch" sign': Shelter deemed the cat mean and not eligible for adoption, but one sweet person saw through the warnings and into her heart

Ayala Sorotsky

'Do not steal it': Friendly feline follows human home every day asking to be adopted, but they are met with regret when cat expurrts reveal that it's likely someone else's pet

Blake Seidel

'[They] repeatedly tried to break into my apartment': Bonded black cat duo decides on their human, stages multiple break-in attempts, and eventually wins, getting adopted into their purrfect furrever home

Mariel Ruvinsky