adoption

Taco Bell employee gets offered 2 kittens for $20 each by a customer, falls in love and doesn't hesitate before handing the $40 and taking the kitties home: 'It would have been three if there were three for sale!'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Worker finds a half-frozen kitten who was abandoned by its momma sleeping on a forklift in below-zero weather, wraps her in lifesaving warmth as he brings the tiny cat to safety and blankets

Mariel Ruvinsky

Resident discovers next-door neighbors are a mama cat and kittens, who have been living in the empty house, resident invites the fluffy family over: ‘They just ran in’

Bar Mor Hazut

Cat-skeptic reluctantly honors a nightly kitten buffet, then the neighborhood stray cats spread rumors of his wholesome open-door policy: ‘Word on the street is that you are warm, welcoming, and generous with the treats'

Jesse Kessenheimer

Couple goes on a mission to save a momma cat and her 3 kittens from under their house, decides to foster them for a while but falls in love, adopting the entire litter

Mariel Ruvinsky

'Am I a monster to separate this pair?': Kind woman wants to adopt a friendly stray pregnant calico before winter but worries about leaving behind her bonded unfriendly orange companion, seeks advice online

Mariel Ruvinsky

‘We are officially cat people’: Mom wakes up to find stray momma cat and her newborn kittens hiding in her closet, she and her kids decide to adopt them all

Blake Seidel

‘What a comeback’: Family takes in sick and scraggly Maine Coon cat, then turns him from foster feline to foster fail while restoring his floof, his health, and his faith in humanity

Blake Seidel

Orange cat steps up as newly adopted kitten's step-mom, welcoming him to the feline family: ‘Finally got his day with the brain cell!’

Ayala Sorotsky

‘My manager decided that he and his family were going to adopt her... she's been determined to be a Great Pyrenees mix.’: A pet store colleague’s compassion saves a customer’s abandoned puppy, whose massive paws and heart secured her immediate adoption

Laurent Shinar

'I wasn't ready for a new cat': Person who lost their soul-cat gets chosen by a beautiful tabby who marches straight into their home and and decided to stay

Mariel Ruvinsky

Feline foster fail turns into adorable adoption after careful care and nurture: ‘After all the emotional involvement, we couldn't give her up’

Ayala Sorotsky

'She still doesn't want him, but he's also her baby': Mom who didn't want a cat also didn't want the sweet stray to starve, so she starts feeding him, TNRs him, brings him in when he's hurt, and still pretends she doesn't love him

Mariel Ruvinsky

'STOP LETTING HIM OUT': Woman rescues the same cat 3x over the course of 2 years because her neighbors repeatedly let him escape, so she decides to keep him

Jesse Kessenheimer

'He would not have survived the night': Firefighter finds a fluffy feline outside the firehouse, takes the kitten in for warmth and safety

Ayala Sorotsky

'He was diagnosed with ugly': Feline pawrent rescues malnourished stray cat, but vet convinces her the sweet kitten won't get adopted because of his looks

Blake Seidel