adoption

Wonderful woman waits patiently until the sweet neighborhood stray is ready to be adopted and become a house cat: '[I] began to walk away, but she followed me.'

Ayala Sorotsky

29-year-old boyfriend tries to prevent 28-year-old girlfriend from adopting a cat, despite them not living together and that he has his own three cats: 'I asked his opinion, not for permission.'

Ayala Sorotsky

'Went for a Christmas tree, ended up with Larry': Friendly stray cat runs right up to the owner of a Christmas tree lot, and she finds him the purrfect forever home right in time for the holidays

Mariel Ruvinsky

Kind person rescues a lost "bobcat kitten" they found on the side of the road, brings her home and finds out she was simply a kitty ready for a furrever home: 'She ran right up to me'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'We weren’t looking for a cat right now but who are we to argue with the system': A holiday surprise turned into adopting a full-time kitten with a big purrsonality

Sarah Brown

Couple finds itty bitty kitty on a busy road on Christmas, rescues her, take her to the vet, where the vet kindly charges them no money, and takes her home: 'We decided on "Evie" as her name after finding her Christmas Eve'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'I am absolutely looking forward to keeping her': A once-distant neighborhood cat finally chose trust, followed someone home, and turned a tiring workday into a warm new beginning

Sarah Brown

Day-old kitten and raccoon form a life-saving bond that helps them grow from fragile furballs into spirited survivors

Etai Eshet

'CDS got me good this holiday season': Freezing stray cat yells at a person to take them inside, and to their surprise, 2 weeks later she gives birth to a single precious kitten

Mariel Ruvinsky

Black kitten runs into woman's car, adopts her and her 3 dogs, and has all of them obsessed with her tininess instantly: 'They're basically her dogs, but I don't think they've realized it yet'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Adopted 16-year-old demands dad put a stop to 8-year-old bio daughter calling her stepmom 'our mom': 'His wife will never be my mom'

Ally Perry

'I think every cat should have a home': After saying goodbye to his old void, it feels like another little one was sent to this pawrent when he needed it most

Sarah Brown

Biology major student adopts a stunning lab cat with a unique coat and markings who has taken part in studies: 'The thick eyeliner patch almost looks Siamese'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'Day 3 of being a cat dad': After weeks of uncertainty, a former stray officially becomes Bruce Wayne, settling into indoor life with cuddles, zoomies, window watching, and a hooman who is already completely smitten

Sarah Brown

'We adopted this massive unit from a shelter. All the families with children didn't want [this cat] due to his sheer size. He's a gentle giant.'

Ayala Sorotsky

Person goes to shelter to adopt a kitten, instead ends up falling in love with a 17-year-old senior cat who has been at the shelter for 2 years, waiting for her forever home: 'This cat is the best thing that happened to me'

Mariel Ruvinsky