rescue

Mother elephant faints while trying to save baby from manhole, veterinarians and workers save both of them in sweeping rescue: 'I love that CPR on an elephant is basically just jumping on them'

Briana Viser

'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

Skinny 'slo-mo' cat who was struggling with walking makes a complete transformation turns into a chonky happy ginger: 'He was 6 and a half pounds. Skin and bones.'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Escaped Paraguayan parrot ‘Chris’ found by local after luring him out of his treetop hiding spot with an apple, but the rescuer finds the reunion bittersweet as he sees the ‘EXTREMELY small cage’ he was living in

Laurent Shinar

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

One escaped ferret’s rescue leads to a rehoming of two ferrets in an effort to reunite the fluffy sisters in a loving home that can care for them: ‘So everyone, please say hello to Churro and Cinnamon, the newest permanent members of our family!’

Laurent Shinar

'YOU are the reason he survived': Wonderful woman saves a 2-month-old paralyzed kitten who then turns into her Christmas cat miracle

Ayala Sorotsky

'Throwback to when I unknowingly raised a baby bobcat': Person finds an abandoned "kitten" at their friend's house, rescues her, raises her, but quickly realizes that she's getting a bit too big for a regular cat

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 cat gets furrever home after being rescued from a Safeway parking lot by kind cat dad, sparking loving bond between them: 'Now he's obsessed with doing yoga in my laundry hamper'

Briana Viser

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

Cat mom forced to give up precious kitten temporarily due to stressful environment, years later he returns to her: 'My heart is so full and happy that he is back home'

Briana Viser

Little kitten shows up at doorstep in a foot of snow, kind humans take him in and he feels at home immediately: 'The universe thought that we needed a new cat for Christmas'

Briana Viser

'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

Kitten found alone at 4 am by curious human, he takes the kitten home only for female cat who just had a litter to come looking for her baby: 'It's the mother!'

Briana Viser