adopted

'He's been a stray for 3 years': Kind person becomes a cat pawrent after moving from a non-feline-friendly place to a new home, adopting the feral friend he took care of

Ayala Sorotsky

Loving doggo alerts her owner to something in the backyard, turns out to be a small, sassy kitten stuck inside a pile of wood that immediately adopts herself into their canine-loving family: 'That's Bubba's cat'

Blake Seidel

'I don’t want to be forced to choose between my boyfriend and my cats': Kitten chaos and a notebook fiasco push these new pawrents toward training, patience, and a path to harmony

Sarah Brown

'How do I cat?': Four feline babies wander to the doorstep of two kind roommates, who turn into first-time cat pawrents and ask the online feline family for advice

Ayala Sorotsky

'I didn't sign up for this': 21-year-old gives her roommate's cat up for adoption because he's neglectful and keeps forcing her to take care of it, he finds out a day later and gets furious

Mariel Ruvinsky

‘She said the dog was so skinny because she was on vacation for 2 weeks and her dog sitter was underfeeding the dog.’: Neglectful Californian owner demands rescuer returns her abandoned puppy, only to discover the puppy had been adopted to a loving family

Laurent Shinar

Sick cat meows for help outside a vet clinic, gets adopted by the kindest vet, then repays her by helping other anxious cats and kittens during their examinations

Mariel Ruvinsky

'My [cat] literally just moved himself in': The online feline family share how their former-feral cats domesticated themselves, gaining the home and love they deserve

Ayala Sorotsky

'I guess he’s mine now': Stray cat shows up at woman's door, asking to be adopted, after 2 weeks of no one coming to take him, she finally decides to give him the warm home he deserves

Mariel Ruvinsky

French woman adopted her childhood friend’s Romanian rescue dog after it "couldn't adapt to city life", refuses to allow friend to visit after acting like the dog is still hers: 'She’d like to take the dog for a day so her kids and parents could see her'

Emma Saven

'He walked to us and allowed us to give him all the pets': Dumped kitten in a state park walks up for pets, gets rescued by two biologists, and earns the adorable name Mr. Frizzle

Sarah Brown

Pitbull finds an abandoned kitten and adopts her like she was his own pup, turning the dog-filled family into a feline household: ‘All four of my dogs are so gentle with her’

Ayala Sorotsky

Mother hears sweet sound coming from littered boxes after dropping son off at school, discovers 7 abandoned adorable kittens to turn from trash into treasure

Blake Seidel

'It's immediate scurrying if i'm moving in her general vicinity': Feral rescue pawrent hits a wall with socializing their kitty, but tiny wins, bed-purrs, and a bestie cat sidekick keep hope growing

Sarah Brown

'[I've] literally been waiting my whole life for this': Couple finds 5-week-old kitten hiding under a busy overpass, names them 'Bug', and immediately adopts them into their feline family

Blake Seidel

Woman finds the tiniest black kitten next to a 7-11 dumpster, brings him home, and now has to deal with his crimes of attempted escape via shoe and purring in her cheek

Mariel Ruvinsky