adoption

14-year-old beautiful cat is rescued by a hearty human who shares it with the online feline fam, who share their own senior cat adoptions: 'If I ever adopted a cat again I would go for the elderly'

Ayala Sorotsky

'[He] couldn't get down': Person rescues unique cat with Heterochromia that was stuck on his co-worker's roof for 5 whole days, helps him come down and gives him a chance at a normal life with two pawrents and a feline sibling

Mariel Ruvinsky

Struggling hooman adopts 7-year-old dog who was surrendered to a shelter by his owner, then refuses to give the pup up when his original owners try to get him back: ‘I feel like we found each other for a reason’

Lana DeGaetano

Neighbor's grandson finds unique kitten with a strange lump on its head thrown in the trash, fosters her and has "joint custody" of her with the couple down the street, who end up adopting her for good: 'She is super tiny and will probably stay that way'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'Orange cat ain't mine but I think I am his now': Woman feeds a stray ginger cat, he starts bringing his fluffy girlfriend, then she brings her kittens, and suddenly, this woman has a bunch of new feline friends to feed

Mariel Ruvinsky

Girlfriend goes on a walk when suddenly, she hears tiny cries coming from a PVC pipe, inside, she finds 3 freezing kittens and adopts them all: 'She waited 3 days... brought them home and bottle fed them'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'Have I become her unpaid babysitter?': Pregnant cat gets adopted by kind person, but the feline momma chooses their roommate as the trusted nanny, causing tension between the two friends

Blake Seidel

Foster Fail ‘Roo’ Shows Fellow Foster Doggos That Even Though Life Is a Little Ruff Right Now, the Good Life Is Right Around the Corner

Lana DeGaetano

Wholesome hooman saves a female cat from the streets just in time for her to give birth to five floofy extra kittens: 'You gave her a loving home when she really needed one!'

Ayala Sorotsky

Stray kitten boldly approaches family dog and claims her as her mother, the heartwarming doggo adopts and protects the baby cat like her own puppy

Blake Seidel

22 Wholesome Cat Adoption Stories for a Pawsitivity Day: 'Two days in the new home and she's already running the place.'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Family trespasses rancher’s private 100-acre pasture, ignores massive guard dogs and signs, nearly turning dad into a chew toy: ‘This isn't a nature reserve, this is a private ranch! Why would there be a nature reserve in the middle of farming country!?!’

Etai Eshet

‘We found him in your engine’: Resilient tabby cat turns up in a farmer's tractor then becomes the newest addition to the mechanic's family of 5 felines, turning a routine oil change into a CDS delivery

Jesse Kessenheimer

‘It turned out she knew nothing about horses’: Woman demands farm and rescue owner gift her a lame horse after lying about her farrier training and taking advantage of her friendship with the farm’s handyman

Etai Eshet

‘Oh boy! Triple the orange’: Cat lover bestowed 3 random kittens in the same week, raising the babies alongside her nanny-dog until the cats find furever homes

Jesse Kessenheimer

14-year-old constantly mocks her 16-year-old sister for being adopted, older sister discovers that they're actually both adopted: 'My parents said don't tell my sister or she'll be devastated'

Emmy Pratt