rescue

‘I should have known then. But I was like – this is crazy, we can’t keep this dog’: A pit bull puppy’s brave escape from a dog breeder leads to a cold car park rescue and a happily furever after for her new pawrents

Laurent Shinar

People changing their minds and adopting an older cat at the last second: 'I went to adopt a kitten today. Instead I ended up adopting a 7-year-old chubby tub of love'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'It seems like they've taken the kitten under their wing': Backyard rescue cats welcome a surprise black kitten, turning a quiet porch into a heartwarming feline squad with new recruit

Sarah Brown

'The best tip you'll ever receive': Hungry black kitten wanders into restaurant searching for help, where she becomes the meowfficial mascot of the cafe after waitress adopts her

Blake Seidel

Boyfriend breaks up with aspiring cat mom because she ‘wouldn't stop’ talking about adopting her soul cat, so she adopts the ‘little fellow’ the next day: ‘He [has] brought so much happiness into my life’

Lana DeGaetano

Couple rescues a kitten and holds on to her while their friend gets ready to adopt her, but after not hearing from him for days, they decide to adopt the kitten, disregarding their promise: ‘She feels like part of our family’

Bar Mor Hazut

‘Didn’t know the CDS made international deliveries’: Cat-parent couple saves adorable white kitten from a dog chase while on vacation in Mexico, brings the fluff ball home, and the rest is hisstory

Lana DeGaetano

‘We never gave up on her’: Foster family performs a meowracle after injured stray comes to them and can’t walk, but with patience and a lot of love, she finds her feet again

Blake Seidel

'[I] owned a cat for two hours': Shy scared cat whose owner is on vacation runs straight to its neighbor in search for comfort and adopts them for the next few hours

Mariel Ruvinsky

Houseguest accidentally lets homeowner's cat outside, causing the cat to disappear for days, cat owner demands guest pay for the vet bill, but she refuses: 'It's not fair to make me pay'

Bar Mor Hazut

'It finally happened to me': Exhausted after a long day at work, cat lover's dream comes true when they discover a kitten waiting to be rescued in their backyard

Sarah Brown

'Imagine Oliver Twist asking "Please sir, may I have some more?. That's what she does instead of meows.': A kitten is rescued from a couple’s ceiling vent and given a new lease on life, love and a furever home

Laurent Shinar

‘I suspect my neighbor has abandoned his dog’: Resident saves the life of hallway hound left outside by next-door neighbor, gets the puppy to safety and adopted into a loving home

Blake Seidel

She was my favorite part of my new life': New dog mom’s heartbreak turns to relief after her timid rescue pup bolts from her apartment and survives days alone in sweltering heat before a stranger helps bring her home

Laurent Shinar

‘Menace’ the semi-feral cat warmly welcomes stray orange kitten into his paws, becoming his furever cat-dad within a day: ‘He instantly went into Daddy Menace mode when she cried’

Lana DeGaetano

Tenant gets evicted and leaves cat behind, neighbor quickly swoops in to give terrified tortie a safe home with her 2 cats: 'At least she is safe now'

Isabella Penn