adoption

'He was returned for being "too needy"': Sensitive shelter kitten gets adopted and returned for being too affectionate, he finally finds hoomans who are ready to receive all his love

Blake Seidel

Struggling hooman adopts 7-year-old dog who was surrendered to a shelter by his owner, then refuses to give the pup up when his original owners try to get him back: ‘I feel like we found each other for a reason’

Lana DeGaetano

20 Wholesome Cat Adoption Stories for a Pawsitivity Day: 'Went to adopt a kitten, came home with two kittens'

Blake Seidel

'Lost and found': Foster cat mom saves 10 kittens and sends them to their furever homes, then a year later, one confident kitty finds their way back home to her

Jesse Kessenheimer

Rotund stray cat surprises her new family by purroving she's not pregnant with kittens, she's just chubby: 'She is super good at begging'

Jesse Kessenheimer

Foster Fail ‘Roo’ Shows Fellow Foster Doggos That Even Though Life Is a Little Ruff Right Now, the Good Life Is Right Around the Corner

Lana DeGaetano

'Orange cat ain't mine but I think I am his now': Woman feeds a stray ginger cat, he starts bringing his fluffy girlfriend, then she brings her kittens, and suddenly, this woman has a bunch of new feline friends to feed

Mariel Ruvinsky

Neighbor's grandson finds unique kitten with a strange lump on its head thrown in the trash, fosters her and has "joint custody" of her with the couple down the street, who end up adopting her for good: 'She is super tiny and will probably stay that way'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'[He] couldn't get down': Person rescues unique cat with Heterochromia that was stuck on his co-worker's roof for 5 whole days, helps him come down and gives him a chance at a normal life with two pawrents and a feline sibling

Mariel Ruvinsky

'He is our miracle': Husband finds a 5-week-old 1-pound kitten in the hood of his car after driving to work for 45 minutes, brings him home, and the tiny fluffball immediately falls in love with the family's giant Golden Retriever

Mariel Ruvinsky

'Have I become her unpaid babysitter?': Pregnant cat gets adopted by kind person, but the feline momma chooses their roommate as the trusted nanny, causing tension between the two friends

Blake Seidel

14-year-old beautiful cat is rescued by a hearty human who shares it with the online feline fam, who share their own senior cat adoptions: 'If I ever adopted a cat again I would go for the elderly'

Ayala Sorotsky

14-year-old constantly mocks her 16-year-old sister for being adopted, older sister discovers that they're actually both adopted: 'My parents said don't tell my sister or she'll be devastated'

Emmy Pratt

‘It turned out she knew nothing about horses’: Woman demands farm and rescue owner gift her a lame horse after lying about her farrier training and taking advantage of her friendship with the farm’s handyman

Etai Eshet

Family trespasses rancher’s private 100-acre pasture, ignores massive guard dogs and signs, nearly turning dad into a chew toy: ‘This isn't a nature reserve, this is a private ranch! Why would there be a nature reserve in the middle of farming country!?!’

Etai Eshet

Stray kitten boldly approaches family dog and claims her as her mother, the heartwarming doggo adopts and protects the baby cat like her own puppy

Blake Seidel