adopted

‘I was chosen... and now I get to be his human’: Certified dog mom is chosen by ‘Barry’ the shelter cat while volunteering at the Humane Society, the rest is hisstory

Lana DeGaetano

Down-and-out cat-lover finds their soul cat in a cuddly feral feline, then they risk it all to save them despite a rocky living situation: ‘Little buddy has unlocked a whole extra tier of motivation’

Jesse Kessenheimer

17-year-old abandoned at birth to grandparents now expected to be big brother to absent bio mom’s new baby, he refuses: “You are no mom and dad to me”

Briana Viser

Woman's dogs find 5 tiny ginger kittens under her house before a hurricane, they all huddle together in the closet to wait it out, and the boyfriend falls completely in love with them: 'We're fine. You can go."

Mariel Ruvinsky

'I was adopted today': 23 Wholesome Cat Adoption Stories for a Pawsitivity Day

Mariel Ruvinsky

Cat keeps trying to break into woman's house, neighbors accuse her of stealing the cat, blocking her when she offers to find a solution: 'One night it was torrential rain and she was throwing herself at the door trying to get in, I felt horrible.'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Woman rescues her hoarder sister's senior "demon cat" after she passes, turns out the cat was only mean because he was neglected and angry, now he's clean, happy and so loving: 'I never heard him purr before.'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'[For] more than a year, I slept outside with her every night': Kind man saves a lion cub who was abandoned by her mother, hand-raises her himself for 10 years and creates an unbreakable bond with her

Mariel Ruvinsky

24-year-old woman with severe cat allergy is forced to adopt her boyfriend's mother's cat after the mother warns she would "get rid of" the cat, now runs away from the boyfriend while he's at work to save the feline from him too

Mariel Ruvinsky

Cat rescuers find friendly feral cat "Toast" on client's property, adopt him, and give him his own purrfessional business badge: ‘He shows no desire to leave’

Blake Seidel

"Stray" cat visits student's bedroom every night, he feeds the hungry feline and snuggles with them hoping that one day they will stay for good

Blake Seidel

14-year-old adopted son keeps in contact with bio dad but refuses to meet his new wife, dad insists on making them bond until wife puts her foot down: ‘He wants nothing to do with me’

Bar Mor Hazut

'My 5-month-old cat has fully adopted her as her baby': 22 Wholesome Cat Adoption Stories for a Pawsitivity Day

Mariel Ruvinsky

18-year-old triplets kindly adopt grandmother's cat, only for their cousin to show up a year and a half later claiming the cat is hers, threatening to call the police or steal him: 'She suddenly grabbed Tom'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Gym-Goer Finds a Mama Cat Nursing 3 Smol Kittens in the Gym Parking Lot, She Adopts the Sweet Mom and Fosters the Feisty Kittens Until They're Old Enough for the Shelter

Jesse Kessenheimer

UPDATE: Hooman instantly bonds with a loving cat they find in the street, then, after finding ‘Lost Pet’ signs in their neighborhood, reluctantly return him to the original owner: ‘A happy ending to the story!’

Jesse Kessenheimer