adopted

‘We are officially cat people’: Mom wakes up to find stray momma cat and her newborn kittens hiding in her closet, she and her kids decide to adopt them all

Blake Seidel

‘What a comeback’: Family takes in sick and scraggly Maine Coon cat, then turns him from foster feline to foster fail while restoring his floof, his health, and his faith in humanity

Blake Seidel

Orange cat steps up as newly adopted kitten's step-mom, welcoming him to the feline family: ‘Finally got his day with the brain cell!’

Ayala Sorotsky

'I wasn't ready for a new cat': Person who lost their soul-cat gets chosen by a beautiful tabby who marches straight into their home and and decided to stay

Mariel Ruvinsky

'It was pretty much decided he was coming home with me': Security guard hears desperate meows on patrol and ends up rescuing a starving stray who’s now his loyal, talkative best friend

Sarah Brown

'I've never had a dog that followed me so much': Abandoned in a dog-fighting area, this loyal pup now refuses to leave his rescuer’s side and is finally living the life every dog deserves

Sarah Brown

Feline foster fail turns into adorable adoption after careful care and nurture: ‘After all the emotional involvement, we couldn't give her up’

Ayala Sorotsky

'She still doesn't want him, but he's also her baby': Mom who didn't want a cat also didn't want the sweet stray to starve, so she starts feeding him, TNRs him, brings him in when he's hurt, and still pretends she doesn't love him

Mariel Ruvinsky

'STOP LETTING HIM OUT': Woman rescues the same cat 3x over the course of 2 years because her neighbors repeatedly let him escape, so she decides to keep him

Jesse Kessenheimer

'He would not have survived the night': Firefighter finds a fluffy feline outside the firehouse, takes the kitten in for warmth and safety

Ayala Sorotsky

'He was diagnosed with ugly': Feline pawrent rescues malnourished stray cat, but vet convinces her the sweet kitten won't get adopted because of his looks

Blake Seidel

'Adopting the wrong cat': Devastated owner whose cat ran away 3 months ago finds her at the shelter, adopts her instantly, only for her real cat to come back 2 days later, leaving her with two purrfectly identical fluffy felines

Mariel Ruvinsky

'He's a menace, and the most perfect cat in the world': Fierce gray kitten who wants to be adopted chooses a human, ambushes them, and screams himself straight into a furever home

Mariel Ruvinsky

Goodest doggo finds a kitten in need, her hearty hooman takes the little fluffball in for fostering: ‘[She's] gone from shaking head to toe this morning to purring and playing'

Ayala Sorotsky

‘We adopted a "pound puppy" for Xmas, and did we ever luck out.’: A quiet, overlooked shelter dog finds his forever home just in time for the holidays, immediately charming a dozen visitors and proving his worth as a gentle, calming presence in the family

Laurent Shinar

Skittish feral cat hides in lady's yard for months, sneaking in for food every night, then one day, she comes home with a surprise of 3 newborn kittens: 'I'm just so glad that I was able to give her a loving home'

Mariel Ruvinsky