adoption

Person rescues friendly stray cat, the neighbor comes to claim her, but the cat is terrfied and returns to the rescuer 12 hours later, so the rescuer hides her from the owner and secretly adopts her: 'I decided enough was enough.'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Entitled mom at the dog shelter refuses to comply with adoption policy, volunteer schools her: '[She] tried to reserve a dog like it was a handbag!'

Ben Weiss

'No one wanted him, so I took him': Man rescues a sick Maine Coon from a breeder who couldn't use him or sell him anymore, takes care of him and gives him the home he's always deserved

Mariel Ruvinsky

Man follows a lost black cat on New Year's Eve, she comes running toward him with a tiny kitten, drops the kitten in front of him, runs off, and leaves him with the best 2026 gift ever: '[He] just walked straight into my boyfriend's hands'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'He impresses me everyday with his bravery': A stray outdoor cat slowly becomes more at home with his rescue pawrents, taking small steps everyday to becoming a confident, cuddly, indoor king

Sarah Brown

From rags to riches, a trash-digging kitten is adopted into an animal-loving home, becomes part of the domestic zoo: 'He looks right at home'

Ayala Sorotsky

Unknown culprit ding-dong-ditches 5 newborn kittens on a person's doorstep, she takes them in, raises them and finds purrfect forever homes for all of them: 'By the time I made it to the door, this Durango box was sitting outside'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'Our family was given a Christmas miracle': 9-year-old childhood cat is found after 2 years missing, reuniting with the family just in time for the holidays

Mariel Ruvinsky

'On Thursday, Dec 4th, the ceiling at work meowed at us': Group of coworkers rescues 3 tiny kittens who were stuck inside the ceiling in the office, immeidately fall in love and take them home

Mariel Ruvinsky

'We weren't looking for a third but a third found us': A stray orange cat appeared, chose affection over food, and found his furever place as the third kitty with these pawrents

Sarah Brown

Wonderful woman waits patiently until the sweet neighborhood stray is ready to be adopted and become a house cat: '[I] began to walk away, but she followed me.'

Ayala Sorotsky

29-year-old boyfriend tries to prevent 28-year-old girlfriend from adopting a cat, despite them not living together and that he has his own three cats: 'I asked his opinion, not for permission.'

Ayala Sorotsky

'Went for a Christmas tree, ended up with Larry': Friendly stray cat runs right up to the owner of a Christmas tree lot, and she finds him the purrfect forever home right in time for the holidays

Mariel Ruvinsky

Kind person rescues a lost "bobcat kitten" they found on the side of the road, brings her home and finds out she was simply a kitty ready for a furrever home: 'She ran right up to me'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'We weren’t looking for a cat right now but who are we to argue with the system': A holiday surprise turned into adopting a full-time kitten with a big purrsonality

Sarah Brown

Couple finds itty bitty kitty on a busy road on Christmas, rescues her, take her to the vet, where the vet kindly charges them no money, and takes her home: 'We decided on "Evie" as her name after finding her Christmas Eve'

Mariel Ruvinsky