rescue

Kind stranger makes little boy's Christmas wish come true and gifts him an emotional support calico cat after his dog passes away: ‘Maybe the best day of my life’

Lana DeGaetano

Owner abandons fluffy black cat like a used Kleenex, so her ex-roommate stepped up to adopt her and become the purrfect pawrent: 'She's worth every penny'

Blake Seidel

Mom who hates cats refuses to accept newly adopted kitten, until one day her children come home to find them sweetly snoozing together in purrfect harmony: 'He owns her now'

Blake Seidel

Momma cat and her 4 kittens get abandoned in a carry case in an old cemetery in the woods, but luckily a kind visitor saves her and her babies just before the weather turns freezing

Mariel Ruvinsky

'The neighborhood she's in is known for people dumping their unwanted pets there': Girlfriend finds a meowjestic Maine Coon cat abandoned all alone and immediately knows that she has to save him

Mariel Ruvinsky

'We thought he was older': Couple adopts a seemingly normal kitten, but the cute cat keeps on growing, until they realize it's actually a giant Norwegian Forest feline

Mariel Ruvinsky

Rescued orange cat finds an injured ginger kitten in his backyard, begs his pawrents to adopt her for a whole week, until they finally cave and make her part of the family: '[He] showed us a tiny grey kitten hiding'

Mariel Ruvinsky

' A former stray refused to stop yelling until we listened': An orange hero finds a hidden, hurting kitten and shows him the way to a life of comfort, care, and constant companionship

Sarah Brown

'I love him and am considering keeping him': A hungry pup’s brave little visit turns into the chance at a warm, safe, and love-filled future with his chosen hooman

Sarah Brown

Group of teenagers rescues a trio of abandoned kittens, then, not knowing what to do, they bring the kittens to the house of a woman who wasn't looking for a cat but ended up falling in love with them anyway: 'I'd say we saved each other'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Taco Bell employee gets offered 2 kittens for $20 each by a customer, falls in love and doesn't hesitate before handing the $40 and taking the kitties home: 'It would have been three if there were three for sale!'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Family feeds stray ginger kitty once, the cat immediately adopts them, running into their house and refusing to leave: 'Poor baby was severely malnourished and practically starving when she came over'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Worker finds a half-frozen kitten who was abandoned by its momma sleeping on a forklift in below-zero weather, wraps her in lifesaving warmth as he brings the tiny cat to safety and blankets

Mariel Ruvinsky

Resident discovers next-door neighbors are a mama cat and kittens, who have been living in the empty house, resident invites the fluffy family over: ‘They just ran in’

Bar Mor Hazut

‘It’s the worst feeling when you know your dog is watching you struggle, fully aware they could fix the problem.’: Canine companion locks trucker pawrent out in Nevada cold who called a locksmith, only for the dog to rescue herself with a tap of a button

Laurent Shinar

'She picked us before we picked her': A meowing yard-day visitor curls up in a lap, wins over two humans, and ends up finding the loving forever home she’d been waiting for all along

Sarah Brown