adoption

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

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