adoption

‘She just left suddenly, with no goodbye, and took the cat’: Grandma asks 23-year-old grandson to co-parent the kitten he saved, only to run away with the cat when her health declines

Ayala Sorotsky

'He thinks he's one of [the cats]': Rescued bobcat kitten who's unable to be released into the wild gets adopted by a veterinarian and his rehabilitator wife, grows up alongside domestic cats, now thinks that he is a cat himself

Mariel Ruvinsky

29-year-old adoptee receives contact from bio family, faces pushback when he doesn't want to meet them: 'For me there's nothing missing'

Ally Perry

'I'm just gonna scooch in': Timid cat sneaks into a camper's tent to warm his whiskers; finds a purrmanent home in a temporary shelter

Jesse Kessenheimer

‘[He] decided they needed an actual shelter’: A dad who “hates cats” falls in love with two voids dumped in the family's property, building them the sturdiest and warmest shelter for winter

Ayala Sorotsky

'I am not condoning stealing, however…': Cat lover notices neighbor neglecting their cats, now they have to decide whether to nab the kittens or leave them outside furrever

Blake Seidel

40 Creative Cat-Inspired Interior Design Ideas and Furrniture Designed Just for Felines

Etai Eshet

‘There's a kitten at the door’: Couple finds pregnant cat sitting outside their home, they decide to take her in after she gives birth to three pawdorable babies

Bar Mor Hazut

Sailor finds a kitten on board after the cargo ship's entire journey from Italy to Canada, and decides to adopt the little stowaway: 'Now we have a great cat in our family'

Ayala Sorotsky

Little girl adopts the cat of her dreams after selling $1 homemade bracelets all summer at the local farmer's market to earn the rescue fee: 'Meet Catlyn'

Jesse Kessenheimer

Normal stray cat decides that she likes humans out of nowhere, less than a week later, she has 6 precious kittens under their couch, and secures them all warm furrever homes: 'I think Mom is very grateful for the help'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Ambulance responder hears a kitten's cry after returning from a call, takes her in and nurses the smol fluffball back to health: 'I help people enough, so why can't I [help her] too?'

Ayala Sorotsky

'She's got a forever home where she can safely raise her babies': Couple rescues a sick pregnant cat whose kittens would have been born outside, giving her a chance at a better life

Mariel Ruvinsky

'I'm not even a cat person': Woman witnesses a road-rager kick a kitten out of the way of a traffic jam, so she leaps out and saves the kitty herself

Jesse Kessenheimer

'Property values just went way up!': Homeowners inherit a cat with their new house, becoming pawperty owners when the resident feline chooses to stick around

Jesse Kessenheimer

'I didn't think we'd get 3 months together, but here we are a year later': Cat lover picks the crustiest, oldest cat in the shelter, giving a 16-year-old rescue a new zest for life

Jesse Kessenheimer