adoption

'My cat has adopted him': Person rescues a freezing little kitten in a bush outside, and their cat instantly chooses him and makes him part of the family

Mariel Ruvinsky

Parents decide to get a kitten for their antisocial cat who hates everyone, and the senior cat makes a complete turnaround: 'Things have... changed.'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Stray cat decides to adopt a couple of humans, they resist, then they cave, and now, the ginger kitten steals their dog's bed on a regular basis

Mariel Ruvinsky

Employee goes to work, sees someone throwing out kittens on their security camera, immediately jumps into action and rescues the kittens: 'My husband and I had been talking about getting a cat... and it happened in the most unexpected way'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'She is a proud mama': Family finds litter of motherless kittens but doesn't know what to do with them, until their compassionate canine claims the babies as her own and becomes their meowrvelous step-mom

Blake Seidel

Cat purrson adopts shy shelter cat, spends months gaining her trust with no improvement, until the cat opens up one day and decides they're meant to be together furrever: 'Now she's the queen of the house'

Blake Seidel

‘I've grown attached’: Resident feeds outdoor cat for months while suspecting it belongs to a neighbor, decides to take the cat as she moves instead of looking for owner

Bar Mor Hazut

Shelter employee lies to family looking to adopt a small puppy, tricking them into adopting a large breed dog; a few months later they have a massive 115 lb. doggo with hip dysplasia

Blake Seidel

Neighbor's beloved 24-year-old cat passes over the rainbow bridge, but feline fate brings a tiny ginger kitten to his doorstep the same day: 'I told my niece if I were to have another cat, I'd get an orange cat'

Blake Seidel

‘This man loved his lawn more than life itself’: Neighbor tries to ban family’s outdoor cats and accuses them of ruining his lawn, so their daughter blocks his view with her car, turning the dispute into a suburban showdown

Etai Eshet

UPDATE: 'A cat teleported in': Honeymooners return from a 2-week vacation to find a strange cat in their home, mysterious stray 'Phantom' proves to be a delayed wedding gift from the Cat Distribution System

Jesse Kessenheimer

'EXTRA TOEBEANS': Sweet 7-toed kitten goes home in a to-go box with some cat lovers after they dine at the local burger joint, becoming the sweetest dessert they never ordered

Jesse Kessenheimer

'4 cats + 2 Dalmatians = perfect circus': Dog owner who has never had cats finds 4 lonely feral kittens outside, immediately falls in love with them, and now is going to adopt them all

Mariel Ruvinsky

Woman befriends a stray cat, a few days later, she breaks into the woman's apartment and has 3 adorable babies in her bedroom: ‘When she suddenly needed a safe place, she thought of me’

Mariel Ruvinsky

Man finds an abandoned kitten at a surveying jobsite, immediately adopts her, and gains a best friend for life: 'She's my homie, dude, I love this cat'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Man goes on a camping trip with his son when, out of nowhere, a bold kitten shows up, instantly gets adopted by the father and son and doesn't stop purring all the way home: 'We cut our trip early and brought it back home'

Mariel Ruvinsky