adopted

'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

Cat found in central air ducts taken to vet, now wholesome hooman who saved her has a furrever friend: 'Won't leave my lap, won't eat unless I eat too'

Briana Viser

‘This man loved his lawn more than life itself’: Neighbor tries to ban family’s outdoor cats and accuses them of ruining his lawn, so their daughter blocks his view with her car, turning the dispute into a suburban showdown

Etai Eshet

Man finds an abandoned kitten at a surveying jobsite, immediately adopts her, and gains a best friend for life: 'She's my homie, dude, I love this cat'

Mariel Ruvinsky

UPDATE: 'A cat teleported in': Honeymooners return from a 2-week vacation to find a strange cat in their home, mysterious stray 'Phantom' proves to be a delayed wedding gift from the Cat Distribution System

Jesse Kessenheimer

‘I would have never adopted this dog as I'm not qualified to help her’: A first-time dog owner is forced to return an adopted dog after discovering the shelter withheld crucial information about the animal’s severe separation anxiety and stray history

Laurent Shinar

'I am the farm upstate where parents send their pets': Man confesses that he has adopted over 200 exotic and unwanted animals that people abandoned on his farm, with or without his permission

Mariel Ruvinsky