adoption

'He was left behind… scared, cold, and alone': Puppy abandoned in trash bag refuses to let that be his story, gets adopted by heartwarming family who gives him a glow up and becomes the pawfect addition to their fuzzy family (Video)

Blake Seidel

14-year-old who has been living with her aunt since she was 8 tells her mom, who she hasn't talked to in 4 years, that she'll never forgive her if she messes up her adoption: 'My mom called my aunt crying about what I said and my aunt got mad at me'

Emmy Pratt

Neutered cat goes exploring and brings back two orphaned wild kittens for his pawrent to adopt, turning their feline foster father into a heartwarming dad dad

Blake Seidel

‘Lo and behold, mama comes rushing’: Dumpster kitten is heroically saved after getting trapped in a bottleneck, then the kitty is reunited with its meowther, the matriarch of a friendly neighborhood cat colony

Jesse Kessenheimer

‘He was skin and bones’: Purrfect couple adopts tiny kitten after spotting him sleeping alone on a tree branch, he transforms into a furiously fluffy boy in their care

Bar Mor Hazut

‘[He] screamed at me until I picked him up’: Adorable alley cat demands random pedestrian save him from the streets, in turn he gets the feline family he always dreamed of

Blake Seidel

UPDATE: 'We never gave up on her': Couple spend 8-months tracking down an elusive mama cat and her spicy kittens, give all 3 felines a furrever home

Jesse Kessenheimer

Neighbor demands teenager's cat for his son who ‘needs it more,’ accuses them of being entitled when they refuse to give it up: ‘There is no shortage of cats available for adoption at the local shelter. He needs to go there’

Etai Eshet

'I love these gals but I'm kinda overwhelmed': Well-intentioned person adopts 2 cats who turn out to be chaos machines, now wonders what he can do to stay sane and be a good pawrent to them

Mariel Ruvinsky

26-year-old aunt admits to 14-year-old nephew that he is adopted, faces backlash from older brother and wife: 'I'm not a parent, so I don't understand the gravity of what I've done'

Ally Perry

'The shelter reached out saying her sister missed her dearly sooooo': 20 Wholesome Cat Adoption Stories to Help You Start the Day With a Teaspoon of Pawsitivity

Mariel Ruvinsky

'Sounds like you need to rehome the boyfriend': Sleepless boyfriend wants to rehome grieving cat who cries all night; girlfriend stands up for her fluffy rescue by calling him out

Blake Seidel

'[I] adopted a depressed cat': Love-starved 8-year-old void who felt scared and alone gets adopted and slowly but surely starts showing that she is the sweetest, snuggliest cat

Mariel Ruvinsky

'I'm here now, don't leave me': Emaciated cat keeps purring for more cuddles, then gets adopted and makes an ameowzing transformation

Mariel Ruvinsky

'Precious little criminals': Farmer finds 5 smol feral kittens abandoned at his work site then he rescues, bottle-feeds, and finds homes for all of them

Jesse Kessenheimer

'He didn't leave me alone': Person goes to a wedding, comes back home with a surprisingly purrsistent void kitten, who immediately gets adopted by their fluffy white Maine Coon cat

Mariel Ruvinsky