adoption

Girlfriend takes sick 15-year-old cat away from her neglectful ex who lied about taking the feline to the vet for years, now happily celebrates the kitty's 16th birthday and improved health: 'My goal is to give her a good life until the end.'

Mariel Ruvinsky

‘He is… the reason I wake up every day’: 18-year-old daughter tragically loses her father, the next day she impulsively adopts a puppy from a homeless man after feeling an instant connection with one derpy pup

Blake Seidel

‘You didn’t “steal” the puppy. You rescued them’: Family saves puppy from busy road, they learn that the dog escaped from neglectful owner and decide to keep it despite potential pupper legal challenges

Blake Seidel

23 Wholesome Cat Adoption Stories to Help You Start the Day With a Teaspoon of Pawsitivity

Mariel Ruvinsky

Miracle stray cat joins the family at the purrfect time, rewarming the couch-spot of a recently lost dog: ‘[Franklin] was born the same week our dog passed’

Jesse Kessenheimer

'I would have torn the whole house down to get to him': Cat parents call for emergency backup to rescue their curious feline after he gets himself trapped in a sinkhole under the house

Jesse Kessenheimer

‘No one has ever pet him’: Feral cat refuses to let anyone touch him, until heartwarming hooman discovers he loves music, now he happily begs for pets every day

Bar Mor Hazut

Cat-lover rescues "stray" cat, finds out that friendly feral was missing for 6 years and isn't wanted anymore, so they wholesomely bring him home fur good: 'He’s finally able to feel safe and relax'

Blake Seidel

'She couldn’t get more than 3 hours sleep': Pawrent adopts crying dog and saves him from hoarding owner, the pup only stops crying after the new owner figures out he misses his sister, so they add her to their family as well

Blake Seidel

‘I am not a cat lady, and [he] is not my son': Clingy cat wins over woman who it totally “not in denial” about about being a cat mom and loving it

Mariel Ruvinsky

‘His eyes were still blue’: Hooman worries they adopted sweet kitten too soon, carefully takes care of the newborn baby, who grows up to be a beautiful boy

Bar Mor Hazut

Kind person adopts adorable kitten who was given away for free because she was deemed "ugly", she gets even when her “ugly” cat blossoms into a beautifully fluffy feline: 'You hit the jackpot'

Blake Seidel

'My husband just wants her gone': Married couple adopts anxious rescue dog, wife tries to acclimate the poor pupper but the husband loses patience, causing them to reevaluate their marriage

Blake Seidel

Family excitedly adopts sweet shelter cat, only to learn that the feline was one of five surrendered by a selfish daughter who gave away her mom's cats behind her back: ‘[She] got the police involved’

Blake Seidel

'I'll be your momma': Sweet dog adopts a tiny orphaned orange kitten and raises him as her baby, teaching him how to love

Mariel Ruvinsky

Skin-and-bones orange kitten shows up on person’s porch one day, they become best friends, and he gets the fluffiest glow up thanks to his hooman’s love: ‘Now he’s an absolute cuddle monster’

Blake Seidel