adoption

Sister-in-law who dropped off her cat at her brother's place 6 months ago because she "couldn’t deal with her right now" suddenly comes back, demanding the cat to be given back to her: 'she goes off on me saying I’m “stealing” her cat'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Courageous person rescues stray puppy trapped on a highway only to have the animal shelter refuse service to them based on a technicality: 'I thought I was being a good samaritan' '

Blake Seidel

Cat keeps trying to break into woman's house, neighbors accuse her of stealing the cat, blocking her when she offers to find a solution: 'One night it was torrential rain and she was throwing herself at the door trying to get in, I felt horrible.'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'I was adopted today': 23 Wholesome Cat Adoption Stories for a Pawsitivity Day

Mariel Ruvinsky

'She is the sweetest': Kind people adopt timid 7-month-old puppy that was left alone at Walmart, she blossoms like a flower with her pack of fuzzy family members

Blake Seidel

‘I was chosen... and now I get to be his human’: Certified dog mom is chosen by ‘Barry’ the shelter cat while volunteering at the Humane Society, the rest is hisstory

Lana DeGaetano

Woman's dogs find 5 tiny ginger kittens under her house before a hurricane, they all huddle together in the closet to wait it out, and the boyfriend falls completely in love with them: 'We're fine. You can go."

Mariel Ruvinsky

Down-and-out cat-lover finds their soul cat in a cuddly feral feline, then they risk it all to save them despite a rocky living situation: ‘Little buddy has unlocked a whole extra tier of motivation’

Jesse Kessenheimer

Animal rescuers save 12-year-old doggo from spending final days in a shelter, he makes a magical transformation that convinces his foster family to be his furever family

Blake Seidel

Woman rescues her hoarder sister's senior "demon cat" after she passes, turns out the cat was only mean because he was neglected and angry, now he's clean, happy and so loving: 'I never heard him purr before.'

Mariel Ruvinsky

18-year-old triplets kindly adopt grandmother's cat, only for their cousin to show up a year and a half later claiming the cat is hers, threatening to call the police or steal him: 'She suddenly grabbed Tom'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Cat rescuers find friendly feral cat "Toast" on client's property, adopt him, and give him his own purrfessional business badge: ‘He shows no desire to leave’

Blake Seidel

"Stray" cat visits student's bedroom every night, he feeds the hungry feline and snuggles with them hoping that one day they will stay for good

Blake Seidel

24-year-old woman with severe cat allergy is forced to adopt her boyfriend's mother's cat after the mother warns she would "get rid of" the cat, now runs away from the boyfriend while he's at work to save the feline from him too

Mariel Ruvinsky

'I was planning to rehome her, but...': Cat parent's kitten adopts even smaller rescue kitten they brought home, now their home is filled with 2x the cuteness

Blake Seidel

'[For] more than a year, I slept outside with her every night': Kind man saves a lion cub who was abandoned by her mother, hand-raises her himself for 10 years and creates an unbreakable bond with her

Mariel Ruvinsky