adopted

'She took matters into her own paws': Stray cat isn't actually a stray, but a house cat 20 miles from home, she spends 12 months with her new family before getting recognized by her former humans

Jesse Kessenheimer

'I had no intention of adopting': A quick visit to the animal shelter turned into a spontaneous double adoption to keep a mama cat and her kitten safe and together

Sarah Brown

Woman refuses to give back sister's 8-year-old son after adopting him and raising him as her own: 'He is my son in every way that counts'

Ely Bulnes

Wholesome young woman falls in love with a friendly stray feline, but her parents refuse to bring her into their cat-filled home: 'She's been trying to get inside all summer'

Ayala Sorotsky

Woman legally adopts kitten from a shelter, then gets contacted by the previous owners demanding the cat back, she refuses: Who knows if it's even the same kitten?

Bar Mor Hazut

The Cat Distribution System sends gorgeous ginger kitten to man who recently lost his orange cat; receives help with adoption from a fellow feline fan: '[He] made sure he didn't feel abandoned'

Ayala Sorotsky

New parent of abandoned kitten refuses to return her to former owner without proof of previous ownership: 'I am NOT interested in giving her back'

Ely Bulnes

'It's a soul connection that I just can't explain': Shelter cat who is skittish around everyone falls in love with one human and has the most wholesome relationship with him

Mariel Ruvinsky

Itty bitty black kitten saved by doggo after losing her siblings, she successfully joins their family in the purrfect Caturday rescue: 'I bet they will be BFFs for life'

Blake Seidel

'[He] showed me a passenger seat full of kittens': Starbucks barista gets handed a kitten through the drive-through window, instantly falls in love with it and takes home the sweetest order of the day

Mariel Ruvinsky

'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

'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

‘For the first time ever I can say one of my rescues is in a better place, and actually mean it.’: Heartwarming story of an unruly dog who saved her foster family from a house fire, which led to her being adopted by a fireman who became her new dog dad

Laurent Shinar

'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

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

'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