adoption

Foster dog finally goes home to original mom after 7 hard years bouncing between failed adoptions and abysmal conditions, foster pawrent says: ‘My heart is bursting with happiness for Thor. I get teary eyed knowing he won't be sharing my pillow.’

Laurent Shinar

'[He's] meowing his soul out, and nobody cares at all': Elderly cat whose owner moved to assisted home is given to the new occupants, who immediately neglect him, so the neighbor steps in and gives the cat the retirement he deserves

Mariel Ruvinsky

Playful cat won't give up hope on family adopting him, they give in and buy her all kinds of toys and catnip to make him happy

Briana Viser

Ethereal cat emerges from woods, kind stranger rescues him one stormy night and puts him in basement, he's now a full-time roommate: 'The basement remains his private domain'

Briana Viser

After her 19-year-old cat crossed the rainbow bridge she told him "I'd take a cat if you send me one". The sign she was waiting for appeared as a feral kitten, waiting outside her house for hours.

Ayala Sorotsky

Professional pianist couple adopts cat who joins them every time they sit down to practice, even demanding purrfect performances to fall asleep: 'He gets angry when we play the wrong note'

Blake Seidel

Caring couple takes a chance on a day-old kitten found in a busy parking lot, crying for help with no cat mama in sight. They lovingly raise him to fit his given name: Prince.

Ayala Sorotsky

'You will never be unwanted again': Animal shelter volunteer gets chosen by the "unwanted" cat who's never shown anyone affection before, adopts him and gives him the unconditional love he deserves

Mariel Ruvinsky

The 2026 Puppy Bowl: Howlarious Highlights From the Most Heartwarming Event of the Year

Bar Mor Hazut

Kitten shows up at family's chicken coop during rainstorm, dad takes the sweet cat into his wood workshop and names his new best friend Sawdust: ‘Dad has a new helper’

Bar Mor Hazut

'His hobbies include parkour, sending food back to the chef, and sleeping on my face': Neighborhood cat politely asks family to adopt him only two weeks after their elderly cat went over the rainbow bridge

Briana Viser

Lonely wife rescues puppy when workaholic husband is out of town, marital tension arises when he refuses to help out but she refuses to rehome the pup: 'I told [her] we weren't ready for a dog'

Briana Viser

Momma cat brings her itty bitty baby to the person who's been feeding her, leaving them no choice but to adopt her and her unique-footed kitten: '[The deformity] does not stop her from being a rambunctious kitten'

Mariel Ruvinsky

UPDATE: 4-week-old tortoise cat found trapped in snow and covered in ice, gentle family takes her in gives her a warm furrever home

Briana Viser

'This wasn’t an ordinary kitten': Family rescues a tiny orphaned "kitten" wandering alone, only to discover that he's actually a rare fishing cat, on the brink of extinction, and that he's needed for the survival of his species

Mariel Ruvinsky

'What made you decide to get a cat?': Joy-filled adoption stories that turned a hesitant pawrent's "maybe" into a purrmanent "yes"

Blake Seidel