adopted

Giant Great Dane gets adopted by an itty bitty black kitten who waited just for him and didn't take 'no' for an answer: '[She was] patiently waiting on a pitch black, cold, drizzly night, ahead of a winter storm...'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'An unlikely friendship': Maine coon finds wild wolf pup alone and convinces mom to adopt him, the kitty becomes his "big" sister and together they have the cutest family dynamic

Blake Seidel

'I didn’t realize how much I needed her until she chose me like this': A once-aloof rescue cat transforms from distant diva to devoted shadow in the sweetest glow-up

Sarah Brown

Sweet person gains the trust of a stray cat that comes by his property, the friendly feline slowly opens up until she gets inside her warm and loving forever home.

Ayala Sorotsky

Friend finds a family-less feline in the woods, gives him to an acquaintance to foster, but the fostering fails adorably and turns into adoption: 'He chose me pretty quick'

Ayala Sorotsky

'Next time I rescue their cat, I have a new cat': Neighbor keeps rescuing the same cat over and over again from her neglectful family, until they finally snap and decide to keep the kitty for themselves

Mariel Ruvinsky

New cat parents find out their tiny rescued snow kitten has a sick and deaf brother back at the shelter, run back to adopt him and nurse him back to health: 'We couldn't pass him up'

Mariel Ruvinsky

2025’s Most Touching Cat Adoption Stories Celebrating the Fluffy Felines Who Found Forever Homes This Year

Mariel Ruvinsky

'He walked right up to us and adopted us': Person goes on a walk with their senior dog when, out of nowhere, a gray cat pops out of the nearby sewer and follows them home

Mariel Ruvinsky

'I couldn't ignore him': A snow white kitten desperately calls out for help from person's backyard, demanding attention, immediately wins them over with his cuteness and gets adopted

Mariel Ruvinsky

Freezing Siamese kitten knocks on person's door, begging to be let inside from the cold: 'I thought it was my housemate who locked himself out'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'All seven survived!' Former zookeeper finds a litter of 7 kittens in a building set for demolition, rescues them, nurses them, adopts 3 of them and makes sure the other 4 are in ameowzing homes

Mariel Ruvinsky

Sister gifts a feral kitten for a grieving pet owner who didn't want a new cat, but the kitten falls in love with the older housecat and leaves the woman no choice but to adopt: 'I can't wait for the day she looks at me the way she looks at him'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Person rescues a 19-year-old tuxedo cat with barely any teeth and dementia, who was dumped by his previous owners, and gives him a second chance at life: 'Adopting a senior cat was the best decision I’ve ever made'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'Neighbors moved out and left their cat': Kind person cares for an abandoned feline neighbor, gaining her trust after it was broken, and plans to adopt her for good

Ayala Sorotsky

Cat lover with severe allergy spends 3 years medically increasing his immunity to fluffy felines so he can finally adopt his first kitten, 'Legolas'

Blake Seidel