adopted

'My cat has adopted him': Person rescues a freezing little kitten in a bush outside, and their cat instantly chooses him and makes him part of the family

Mariel Ruvinsky

'I’m not sure if he’ll ever adjust to being an indoor cat': A patient rescuer helps a 5-year-old feral find comfort, trust, and the simple joy of life inside

Sarah Brown

Employee goes to work, sees someone throwing out kittens on their security camera, immediately jumps into action and rescues the kittens: 'My husband and I had been talking about getting a cat... and it happened in the most unexpected way'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Four gorgeous kittens dumped in garbage can get rescued by kind woman, today they celebrate their 1-year anniversary in their furrever home

Blake Seidel

Parents decide to get a kitten for their antisocial cat who hates everyone, and the senior cat makes a complete turnaround: 'Things have... changed.'

Mariel Ruvinsky

‘You’ve got to come get this kitten!': Kitten finds a worker on their lunch break, becomes a surprise secret gift to her uncle, who's wanted a cat for months

Jesse Kessenheimer

'We have officially adopted her brother': A couple set out to rescue one kitten but ended up welcoming a bonded pair and filling their home with twice the love and purrs

Sarah Brown

‘Scrunch basically adopted him like a son, he grooms him regularly, teaches him how to play’: A lonely adult cat’s life is enriched by a new kitten, who repays his mentor’s affection by subtly guiding him toward proper litter box etiquette

Laurent Shinar

Dog whose best cat friend crossed the rainbow bridge is heartbroken, so his family adopts a kitten for him, and the sweet doggo slowly finds joy again

Mariel Ruvinsky

'She is a proud mama': Family finds litter of motherless kittens but doesn't know what to do with them, until their compassionate canine claims the babies as her own and becomes their meowrvelous step-mom

Blake Seidel

Stray cat decides to adopt a couple of humans, they resist, then they cave, and now, the ginger kitten steals their dog's bed on a regular basis

Mariel Ruvinsky

Cat purrson adopts shy shelter cat, spends months gaining her trust with no improvement, until the cat opens up one day and decides they're meant to be together furrever: 'Now she's the queen of the house'

Blake Seidel

‘He must’ve also been abandoned in the wild for some time for him to have so many ticks and fleas when I found him.’: Neglected puppy is gently and patiently nursed back to health by his rescuer and given a new leash on life, readying him for adoption

Laurent Shinar

Neighbor's beloved 24-year-old cat passes over the rainbow bridge, but feline fate brings a tiny ginger kitten to his doorstep the same day: 'I told my niece if I were to have another cat, I'd get an orange cat'

Blake Seidel

'4 cats + 2 Dalmatians = perfect circus': Dog owner who has never had cats finds 4 lonely feral kittens outside, immediately falls in love with them, and now is going to adopt them all

Mariel Ruvinsky

'My moral compass is all over the place': Cat lover torn between leaving behind a neglected neighborhood kitty or rescuing him for a new life filled with warmth, love, and second chances

Sarah Brown