adoption

Dad fosters 5-year-old boy, demands 17-year-old daughter living in another state take on big sister duties: 'I didn’t feel comfortable being a sister to someone I’ve never seen in person'

Ally Perry

‘He gives me a reason to be excited to get home’: Gentle man in a low point finds a random cat in his apartment, he adopts him and it's not clear who needed who the most

Ayala Sorotsky

'I fear she might try to steal him': 19-year-old son saves stray kitten with no microchip or mother, but a year later a Karen neighbor recognizes the cat and claims it morally belongs to her

Blake Seidel

Entitled couple’s attempt to steal a neighbor’s cat backfires, leaving them with a mountain of vet bills, a court order, and a public meltdown: ‘We were astonished that they had the audacity. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS THEIR CAT THEY LOST’

Etai Eshet

Kitten Siblings Reunited: After rescuing an abandoned female kitten from the street, a hearty hooman finds her brother in the same spot and decides to adopt them both into her cat-filled, loving home

Ayala Sorotsky

20 Wholesome weekly success stories of kitties finding their furrever homes: "Threatened my family that if they adopted a cat - they could only do two. My bluff was called."

Blake Seidel

Daughter begged for a cat, then she and mom found an abandoned kitten in a ditch, immediately fell in love with the little lady and adopted her: ‘[I guess] we have a cat now’

Ayala Sorotsky

“He came right up to us and chose us as his humans”: Cat parents save orange cat hiding from the Texas heat; they take him from missing fur and oil stains to loving member of their feline family

Blake Seidel

'Guess I have 2 kittens now!': Feline fan rescues newborn kitten while on a walk, then goes back 3 weeks later and saves her brother in the exact same spot

Blake Seidel

After dog owner is forced to rehome their beloved dog, they attempt to keep in touch with new owner, only to find out he has blocked them: 'Should I try to track him down?'

Bar Mor Hazut

'I highly doubt she'd last another day': Unique tortie kitten rescued from sweltering 100-degree heatwave by meowing her way into the arms of a heroic homeowner

Jesse Kessenheimer

‘Your SIL should never have another pet’: Mother gives up their 3-year-old family cat for adoption because it was "too much", then adopts a brand new kitten 2 months later

Blake Seidel

Person finds a dirty cat lying on a pile of compost, takes him for a quick TNR but finds out he's too sick to live outside, falls in love with him and adopts him instead: 'I know when the vet said he was [fading] he must have somehow chosen us.'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Future feline father gets rejected from cat rescue after they refuse to let him adopt a cat because of his Legos, cat community leaves scathing review of the shelter

Blake Seidel

15-year-old elderly cat was abandoned in a basket with a heartbreaking note saying "We can't look after her anymore", but this kind couple decided to take a chance on her, and she flourished with them: 'We can't let her be stressed anymore'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'The fury I feel towards whoever did that to her is immeasurable': Person finds a declawed, sick and neglected 10-year-old black cat wandering around a middle school, takes her in and gives her a second chance at the life she deserves

Mariel Ruvinsky