rescue

Kind couple wants to adopt a stray cat momma who spends hours a day in their home, but their neighbor has "claimed" the cat for herself because she fed her milk, now the couple considers stealing her: '[I found] her kittens… on my neighbors patio'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'I found purpose in adopting Agatha': 20 Wholesome Cat Adoption Stories for a Pawsitivity Day

Blake Seidel

'Take him home, Cap!': Owl gets lost at sea after flying 20+ miles offshore, gets rescued by a pair of sailors who wouldn't leave him behind (VIDEO)

Jesse Kessenheimer

Carl the cat goes missing for 3 years, finally returns home after befriending a couple on their daily walks: 'If ever lose cat, never give up hope'

Isabella Penn

‘This cat NEEDS to come out right now’: 5 Lowe's employees rescue ‘Dirt’ the gray tabby kitten from a gardening pallet, utilizing canned tuna and their pawrent persistence to lure her to safety

Lana DeGaetano

Doggo abandoned on the highway during thunderstorm learns to wag her tail again after discovering the love of her new family who rescued her and taught her to trust again

Blake Seidel

Farm girls rescue kitten during a storm after seeing the drenched yet determined feline's attempt to climb the fence to avoid drowning: 'I knew I had to help, even in the pouring rain'

Emma Saven

'She spends more time with us than my neighbor at this point': Stray mama cat paws her way into family's heart, causing a cat custody conundrum as they prepare to move to a new furever home together

Sarah Brown

‘It’s discrimination against orange cats’: Staffer bullies beloved rescue cat for being “too dumb,” forcing HR to draft an official workplace cat policy

Laurent Shinar

Crew of 8 illegally smol kittens stopped by Polish police for being too tiny and adorable, they get sentenced to a lifetime of snuggles and love without purrole

Blake Seidel

Woman gifts her boyfriend's 84-year-old grandfather two bonded kittens that she found covered in dust, struggling to breathe and nursed back to health, and he falls instantly in love with them: 'My grandpa is forever grateful for them'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Family rescues what they believe is a completely normal kitten, only for the kitten to turn out to be a baby bobcat whose momma is still looking for, leading to the most heartwarming reunion between a worried mom and her baby: 'Incredible to see'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Family takes in feral orange kitten, only to discover it is a very pregnant female feline, they immediately go into kitten prep mode and help mom deliver her beautiful babies

Bar Mor Hazut

24 Wholesome Cat Memes of Strays Getting Adopted Into Their Furever Homes

Sarah Brown

'By me taking him in, it would meant taking him away from her': Entitled neighbor blocks stray cat adoption to keep her bond, even if the stray isn’t technically hers

Sarah Brown

Adorable Akita dog alerts her mom to something off the hiking trail, and comes back with a lost flea-covered kitten that she insists on bringing home to be her baby sister

Blake Seidel