pets

'I just want to do what's best for him even if it means having to say goodbye': Pawrents struggle over whether to adopt stray balcony cat of 6 years when they move or leave him where he's comfortable

Sarah Brown

'I feel like he has chosen us, and I hate to shut him out': Couple dreams of adopting a friendly stray, only to discover the cat is the neighbor's outdoor explorer

Sarah Brown

32 Dog Memes for Pawrents Who Say “Who’s a Good Boy?” 47 Times a Day

Isabella Penn

Dog owner refuses to let pregnant sister use her anxious pup as a prop in her maternity photoshoot, mother-to-be turns down every compromise: 'Miso is family, not decoration'

Ely Bulnes

Alert neighbor saves a cat from fire while his human mama is at work: 'Nothing else matters more than him. Everything else is replaceable, he is not.'

Ayala Sorotsky

'It's just an animal not a child': Pet pawrent chooses to stay in with her sick cat instead of going out with her friends, they accuse her of using her pet as an excuse

Ely Bulnes

'I'm sure that I would come to love another cat if I got one': After Gracie's window buddy moves away, pawrent considers getting a cat sibling to fill the purr-shaped void

Sarah Brown

'She thinks it's not nearly enough': Student pawrent offers 50 euros for five days of simple cat care, but the 15-year-old who volunteered now demands more

Sarah Brown

31-year-old woman shares 8-part saga about entitled old neighbor who thinks she owns the entire building: 'I repeated that this was my home and she couldn’t walk in whenever she wanted'

Remy Millisky

‘If it weren’t for my dog barking like heck just opened up, who knows if that young boy would have ever been found.’: The story of the heroic golden retriever who saved a missing toddler and was rewarded with praise and pets from police officers

Laurent Shinar

‘I want him to feel at home’: Sister demands brother allow her dog to sleep in his room while he is staying in her apartment, he refuses, family takes sister's side

Bar Mor Hazut

‘A real dog lover would notice the dog is stressing and immediately stop’: Self-proclaimed ‘dog lover’ tries to touch woman's anxious pup despite her warnings not to do so, family vilifies her for swatting the stranger's hand away

Lana DeGaetano

'She asked me if she can have her kitten back': After 21-year-old adopts a shelter kitten, former owner tracks her on social media and tries to reclaim her, but this new pawrent isn't budging

Sarah Brown

'These cats are the only "family" I have': Soon-to-be ex demands to take one littermate with him across the country, but pawrent caregiver refuses to split the bonded pair

Sarah Brown

22 Snuggly Memes of Lap Loafs Locking Hoomans in Place

Sarah Brown

'I want to stay firm without seeming arrogant, or as it seems like a helicopter parent': Devoted pawrent stands by an indoor-and-leash life for Briar despite pressure to let her free-roam outdoors

Sarah Brown