adoption

'She told me that [her kitten] was evil': Kind person saves kitten from neighbor who was going to throw him out for being "evil", only for the cat to turn out to be a complete sweetheart

Mariel Ruvinsky

'The cat no one wanted': Couple adopts shelter's longest resident feline whose trust in humans had been broken by previous owners who returned him, giving him another chance at a life he deserves

Mariel Ruvinsky

Little tortie kitten makes her way yelling and screaming up to person in their driveway, and they become the best of friends: 'She practically jumped into my arms'

Briana Viser

'[He was] being chased off properties by mean people': Kind woman rescues abandoned, limping cat on Christmas day, three months later, he goes through a complete transformation, is happy and thriving

Mariel Ruvinsky

'Nobody wanted her': Patient pawrent adopts the scaredy cat the shelter advised against, and after years of building trust, they fall asleep cuddling every night

Blake Seidel

'Foster fail, incoming': Couple brings a kitten to foster, two hours later, she's captured the boyfriend's heart and is holding it in her little paw, and they know that it's game over and they have a new cat

Mariel Ruvinsky

'She reminds me of my soul cat I had in high school': Uni student spots poor cat as he's leaving for class, she plops and he takes her in immediately

Briana Viser

Sibling refuses to give sister the family dog after years of solely taking care of him, despite sister's claims he is legally hers: 'She thinks he's a toy with no feelings'

Bar Mor Hazut

Abandoned kitten found in the middle of the woods at night alone by sweet couple, they immediately take her in, clean her up, and give her the home she deserves

Briana Viser

Puppy abandoned during playdate by runaway pawrent, resulting in host family foster fail that turned into heartwarming adoption of the playful mastiff, new dog mom says: ‘Benson, is the first pup who is ALL about my fiancé.’

Laurent Shinar

Marine rescues smol black kitten while deployed in the Middle East, he takes her 7,000 miles with him to build a furrever home together: 'She's been living like royalty'

Blake Seidel

Gentle giant doggo saves kitten from a fire, they instantly bond, not moving from each other's sides, leaving the family no choice but to adopt the tiny kitty: 'It is now snuggled up in my dogs kennel... with my dog standing guard'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'As a kitten, he looked like a little alien': Woman rescues the strangest-looking kitten, he licks her nose once, and she's unable to resist his unique charm and cuteness, and gives her "little weirdo" the home he needed

Mariel Ruvinsky

Cute rescue cat goes viral when PetSmart writes a wholesome letter describing his tragic abandonment story, flooding their inbox with adoption applications: 'Jerry had a home and a brother, then one day he didn't'

Blake Seidel

'No, he's not dirty, those are just his markings': Nobody wanted this surrendered 8-year-old cat beacuse of his unique look, leading the shelter he's in to call for help and the cat community to come together and find him a home

Mariel Ruvinsky

Heartbroken cat can't move on after co-worker dumps her for being too expensive to move with, kind couple rescues her and tries everything to make her happy, but they end up in need of advice: 'What can we do to help her?'

Mariel Ruvinsky