heartwarming

From a 10-year-old child to a 31-year-old adult, one person shares the beautiful reality of growing up alongside their cat soulmate: 'My 21-year-old best friend since childhood.'

Ayala Sorotsky

'That's fine, buddy, we've got you now': Shelter is contacted about an injured, abandoned, microchipped kitten, contacts his owners, but the owners say that they don't want him anymore

Mariel Ruvinsky

'I gave him some chicken hoping he would leave soon': Orange kitten hops into a person's car and refuses to leave, the person feeds the hungry cat, thinking it's just hungry, but it backfires, and now, they're adopted

Mariel Ruvinsky

'Toby has decided he found a home with us': Sweet stray cat arrives on a family’s porch, refuses to leave, and slowly turns a four-cat home into a five-cat household

Sarah Brown

Student who rescued and dropped stray dog at shelter filled with regret after forming deep bond with pupper, resulting in a heartwarming adoption reunion after hold period ended, says: ‘I loved her so much and I regret ever taking her.’

Laurent Shinar

'I’ve always wanted a cat': The CDS answers a hopeful cat lover by sending a tiny orange kitten found in the middle of the road, who grows into a fluffy creamsicle house cat named Ducky

Sarah Brown

'This little kitten was found in the parking lot': Stray kitten rescued from a workplace parking lot gets adopted, nursed back to health, and settles into a loving home with furry siblings

Sarah Brown

Dog Distribution System surprises dachshund pawrent with heartbreaking and heartwarming parking lot puppy adoption from dog mom who’d become too sick to care for her soul dog, dog dad says: ‘She loved this dog more than I can express.’

Laurent Shinar

'The village cat just turned 26': Small Italian town celebrates Filippo, a sweet senior feline that defines what it is to live the relaxed and rural lifestyle

Ayala Sorotsky

After being pinned down for two hours by her napping cat, a woman realizes the inconvenience is actually the ultimate compliment: 'I always forget how untrusting cats are, so when they do trust you, it's like a reward.'

Ayala Sorotsky

'I guess we have a cat now': A snack run turns into a kitten rescue after a couple spots a tiny gray kitten in the middle of the road and gives her a forever home

Sarah Brown

'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

Woman turns to the online cat community for advice after bringing home the healthiest survivor of a massive hoarding house, who is still hiding in the guest bathroom: 'She's very, very scared.'

Ayala Sorotsky

'I knew he had chosen me': While caring for a colony of outdoor cats, a couple jokes about naming the next newcomer Mark, and soon a tuxedo kitty shows up to claim both the name and a new home

Sarah Brown

'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