adoption

Arizona pet store throws away living tortoise for no reason, a couple finds him in the dumpster, rescues and adopts him: ‘We are taking legal actions’

Bar Mor Hazut

One day after losing their soul-cat, person goes to a shelter to pet some cute kitties, then ends up getting adopted by a sad cat who was surrendered by his owner and has been waiting for love for a long time

Mariel Ruvinsky

'He decided he wanted to be loved': Person adopts the "most evil cat" in the shelter, despite staff encouraging otherwise, and although it takes time, finally, the feline lets him guard down enough to start purring and love his human and his dog

Mariel Ruvinsky

Ex leaves his bengal cat behind after breakup, but his girlfriend has no interest in cats and starts neglecting him, so the cat decides to check out whether neighbor's home is a better one, and the neighbor is happy to help: 'My porch door is open'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'I don’t understand how that would work': Teen daughter refuses to support parents' decision to adopt another child after mom claims she doesn't want to become an empty nester

Bar Mor Hazut

After 14 years of being a loyal cat, this cat's owner passed away, and his family didn't want her, so she ended up terrified and alone in a shelter, until someone finally took a chance on her and showed her love is possible again

Mariel Ruvinsky

Dropped off for an ordinary treatment, this cat's owners never came back to get her, even insulting the cat when called; thankfully, the shelter knew she deserved better and found an ameowzing home for her instead

Mariel Ruvinsky

'Now they don't recognize me, but I am happy that they lived': Person saves 7 newborn kittens who were forcibly taken from their mother by a neighbor, reuniting them with their mom and taking care of them until a friend adopted them all

Mariel Ruvinsky

After worrying for months, person notices the stray cat they've been feeding who disappeared is watching them from the window of his forever home, and they're overjoyed to see him well-loved and chonkier: 'I'm so happy I could cry'

Mariel Ruvinsky

After spending 7 years as a declawed and sick "community cat" outside, one human finally takes a risk and brings the feline home, only for the cat to constantly purr and never try to escape, proving that she needed a home all along

Mariel Ruvinsky

"Scary" tomcat who's known for being combative and too smart gets rescued for a quick TNR, spends one night in the comfort of a warm home, and completely changes, wanting nothing but love and cuddles

Mariel Ruvinsky

'We both lost someone we loved very much': As his final wish, grandpa asks his granddaughter to take his 2 beloved cats, and one heartbroken feline slowly opens up, and the two of them find comfort in each other's love

Mariel Ruvinsky

'Even if he has a shorter life, I want to make it as beautiful as possible': Kitten with rare condition is given up on by his first family, but a fosterer falls for him and adopts him, helping him blossom into the happiest little guy who just wants love

Mariel Ruvinsky

Feral cat guilt-trips his chosen humans into adopting him by sitting outside their door in the pouring rain and refusing to look for shelter, so after weeks, they finally cave and regret every second they didn't take him sooner

Mariel Ruvinsky

When an overjoyed rescuer finally finds the owners of a lost orange cat, they say that they were "just trying to get rid of it"; the baffled rescuer decides the friendly ginger doesn't deserve this treatment and adopts him right then and there

Mariel Ruvinsky

Person finds a fuzzy orange cat stranded on the freezing highway and brings him home; his tail, leg and ears are gone from frostbite, but a year later, he's living his best life with his mom and siblings: 'He purred once he was in the warm vehicle'

Mariel Ruvinsky