rescue

'Her distribution was foretold': Tiny mountain-road kitten named Kismet matches the cartoon cat on a girl’s sleeve in a rescue moment that felt completely written by fate

Sarah Brown

Friendly stray cat stops couple during their evening walk to demand cuddles, they take him in hopes to find his family, only to end up becoming one: ‘We figured he must’ve been a lost pet’

Bar Mor Hazut

'I didn’t realize how much a tiny cat could change my days': After a college neighbor could no longer keep her, tiny ginger cat Cookie finds a loving new home and quickly fills the house with chaos, attention, and happiness

Sarah Brown

'Thankfully she wound up in my husband's hands': After being found alone in a box, tiny rescue kitten Rosie now has a forever family, two cat siblings, and a home full of love

Sarah Brown

Abandoned kitten is given a second chance after a college student spots her in the middle of a busy road while traffic poses immediate danger: ‘Cars were driving over [her].’

Ayala Sorotsky

'This is the first kitten I have received directly from the system': Tiny black street kitten rescued from traffic outside husband’s job becomes cat number six after instantly bonding with him

Sarah Brown

'We already have four cats': Family thinks they’re at their limit until a blue-eyed stray shows up, charms everyone, and turns herself into cat number five

Sarah Brown

‘She turned out to be a Trojan cat’: Couple takes a stray cat into their garage, only to discover that she's been hiding 3 kittens in her belly all along

Bar Mor Hazut

'We were only supposed to foster': Homeowner feeds a stray mom cat for months, helps raise her kittens after she gives birth, then ends up keeping three while the rest find homes

Sarah Brown

'I trapped the wrong cat': Person accidentally rescues a severely injured senior who desperately needed help, and the vet bills pile up, but people online band together in a touching display of human kindness and pay for all of it

Mariel Ruvinsky

Cat gets abandoned by evicted owners, concerned neighbor feeds him under the door until she finds a way to get him out of the empty apartment, she says: ‘I am so happy I noticed’

Bar Mor Hazut

'The universe decided it was time': After a stray mom moved her litter and left the tiny runt behind, a couple welcomed the orange kitten they’d been hoping for

Sarah Brown

Young eagle spotted tiredly swimming miles offshore, sailor offers him a towel and helps the eagle ride to shoreline, sailor says: ‘He lives to fly another day’

Bar Mor Hazut

'The CDS has hit me with a kitten': A kitten trapped in a wall gets a dramatic rescue, a full meal, and a purrmanent place in a four-cat home

Sarah Brown

Person adopts the cat who was "too far gone to save", rescuing him from under a dumpster, and 6 months later, his transformation from crumpled tissue to fluffy house king is ameowzing

Mariel Ruvinsky

'We stole our neighbor's cat and I don't regret it': Neighbor goes on vacation without leaving his cat any food or water, his neighbors take matters into their own hands and save the cat

Mariel Ruvinsky