adoption

'She said I was stealing her baby': Local saves orange cat during harsh winter and forms heartwarming bond with them, but they refuse to give the cute kitty back to Karen “owner” when she shows up with no proof of ownership

Blake Seidel

25-year-old allergic boyfriend agrees to move in with dog-lover girlfriend, but she finds out that he secretly gave her doggo up for adoption to his friends behind her back

Blake Seidel

'She would put me on babysitting duty a lot': Stray momma cat keeps bringing her kittens to this kind human, asking for some much-needed co-parenting help

Mariel Ruvinsky

'My cat adopted her as her very own': Person adopts an orphaned newborn kitten, brings her home, and their cat instantly becomes the best adoptive momma to the tiny fluffball

Mariel Ruvinsky

Stepmom insists 16-year-old stepson calls her mom and lets her adopt him after being married to his dad for 1 year, gets offended when he refuses: 'I already have a mom'

Ally Perry

Couple rescues a kitten that was crying out for help from a group of of high schoolers who trap cats to train their dogs to hunt mountain lions: 'She knew this might be her only chance for someone to save her'

Mariel Ruvinsky

25-year-old man puts girlfriend's dog up for adoption behind her back after she prioritizes her pet over his allergies: “Wherever I go Theo comes with me”

Ely Bulnes

'Stray cat adopted me': 23 Wholesome Cat Adoption Stories to Help You Start the Day With a Teaspoon of Pawsitivity

Mariel Ruvinsky

UPDATE: Grieving mother becomes the pawrent of a crusty 6-week-old street kitten, embarking on an epic journey of survival that saves both of them: ‘She was put on this earth for me to care for… She's my baby’

Jesse Kessenheimer

First-time cat dad finds something purring in his car that isn't his engine, pulls out an adorably fancy feline that wins him over despite not being a "cat person"

Blake Seidel

Married couple adopts rescue Husky with extreme separation anxiety, husband calls it quits causing the wife to escape to a dog-friendly hotel

Blake Seidel

Rescuer finds abandoned pet carrier in neighborhood park, reveals the tiniest, floofiest kitten in need of their love and a furrever home: 'I couldn't just leave her there'

Blake Seidel

'Alright, I have a cat. He didn't give me any choice in the matter': Person who never wanted a cat gets adopted by the sweetest feline whose favorite napping spot is his human's lap

Mariel Ruvinsky

Loki the Senior Cat Made Young Again When a Friendly Stray Kitten Meows His Way Into the Family, Pawdorable Furriendship Ensues

Jesse Kessenheimer

'I was admittedly a cat hater': "Dog person" rescues sweet kitten despite owning a massive dog, the kitty fearlessly befriends her pupper, now the three are an inseparable fluffy fellowship of friends

Blake Seidel

Pedestrian pets a friendly stray then catches him drinking from a putrid pool of rainwater, decides to turn him into a house cat to save him from the streets: 'He's so happy and safe right now'

Jesse Kessenheimer