rescue

Person finds a fuzzy orange cat stranded on the freezing highway and brings him home; his tail, leg and ears are gone from frostbite, but a year later, he's living his best life with his mom and siblings: 'He purred once he was in the warm vehicle'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Discarded lethargic calico kitten abandoned in box given furever home with rescuer and regains spark after tense week of refusing to eat, cat dad says: ‘She loves shoes and feet and sometimes sit on my or my mother's foot since she is so small.’

Laurent Shinar

Three hungry stray kittens appeared on a homeowner's security camera, and one brave explorer found exactly who she needed

Sarah Brown

Kitten found screaming in apartment wall, saved and rescued by tenant and given loving home, but his litter mates proved to be trickier to save: ‘We were successful in trapping Onigiri and Nigiri, but Unagi was much more cautious.’

Laurent Shinar

Reactive dog rescued from neglect and overcrowded shelter learns to overcome fear of water thanks to dedicated dog dad’s unconditional love and patience, says: ‘You couldn’t hug her. But now I am holding her in my arms after swimming.’

Laurent Shinar

Woman on her nightly walk hears incessant meowing in the distance, ends up finding a cat that has been missing for a month, joyously reunites him with his family: 'He was making biscuits [the entire time] I carried him home.'

Elna McHilderson

After being abandoned outside a restaurant, cat mom and her seven kittens are found by rescuer who cares for the furry family and finds them a furrever home: ‘Now they're safe’

Bar Mor Hazut

'[I] stormed out of that vet': Person who was told to give up on the sick kitten they rescued refuses to do so, takes the kitten back home, nurses him back to health, and proves that every life is worth fighting for

Mariel Ruvinsky

After being told by 3 vets to say goodbye forever, person takes their rescued sick kitten home, where she makes an amazing recovery, reassuring her human that miracles sometimes look like refusing to give up

Mariel Ruvinsky

8 abandoned Texan dogs on the run rescued and given furever homes after community and dog rescue stepped up when police and animal control refused to help, rescuer says: ‘The city wants us, the citizens, to corral and shelter these poor animals.’

Laurent Shinar

Senior cat found crying for help in apartment complex rescued by cat mom and given furever home with cat loving couple who specialize in caring for older felines, rescuer says: ‘I believe she will be in very loving and caring hands.’

Laurent Shinar

Family rescues a pregnant orange cat from a country road, then comes home to the sweetest surprise

Sarah Brown

Dad who insists he's not a cat person rescues a helpless kitten on a routine dog walk and refuses to leave her behind

Sarah Brown

An Illinois couple's Fourth of July drive changed forever when a gray kitten tumbled out from under a moving car

Sarah Brown

Curl up With 23 Fluffy Felines Finding Their Happily Ever Afters and Making the Timeline a Little Softer

Mariel Ruvinsky

Cat whose loving owner has passed is left in his daughter's care, but she has no interest in cats; the cat decides he doesn't like her either and chooses to stay with the neighbors instead, who happily open their home to him

Mariel Ruvinsky