rescue

'He pretty much would not let my husband ignore him': After "temporarily" fostering cat that was too stressed to be in the shelter, this dog-person guy begs his wife to adopt the affectionate kitty who won his heart

Mariel Ruvinsky

Kind mom and kids rescue drowning mink from a pond, then Mama mink swoops in to bring her baby to safety: ‘Mums always have your back’

Lana DeGaetano

"[They] gave my cat to someone else": Hopeful cat lover wished for a tuxedo kitten, rescued one days later, and took it to the shelter to check for an owner—then the shelter gave it away by mistake

Blake Seidel

Sick stray kitten sits alone on a concrete step until someone notices her, until a wholesome couple comes along and gives her a second chance

Blake Seidel

'I got tricked into adopting a sick cat': Person adopts 11-year-old cat which the rescue claimed to be healthy, gets attached to her, only to find out that the cat is sick and is going to be expensive to take care of, and now, they feel helpless

Mariel Ruvinsky

'I didn’t want a cat but now I can’t let her go': Man finds a tiny black kitten so heavily covered in mud she couldn't even see, takes her to the vet, and immediately knows that he has to adopt her

Mariel Ruvinsky

'I feel like a grandmother': Brand new cat mom repeatedly brings her newborn kittens to her human, rolling over and purring, no matter how comfortable her own bed is, and the internet reassures her that it's a actually compliment

Mariel Ruvinsky

24 hours after giving this cat for adoption, she falls out the window, is returned broken, gets purrsonally cared for by her rescuer, makes an amazing recovery and gets adopted by the only person that she trusts: 'I'm keeping Wonton'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'We had no choice but to care for him ourselves': Strangers rescue a scruffy kitten in an abandoned warehouse, bottle-feed him, love him back to life, and give him a furever home across the world

Sarah Brown

“We’re not leaving until you give kat back!”: How a village confronted a controlling neighbor to rescue a beloved outdoor cat from a life tied to a bedpost

Laurent Shinar

'He's a little confused but he's got the spirit': Male neutered cat becomes a "mother" to 2 rescued, stray, weaned kittens, adopting them as his own and taking them under his paw

Mariel Ruvinsky

'He let me grab him and was just so afraid': Man rescues tiny terrified kitten that was thrown out of a car on the highway, and the drivers around him surprise by being kind and patiently waiting while he was gently approaching the kitten

Mariel Ruvinsky

'It took a village': Guy saves tiny kitten covered in fleas from baking under the sun at local Walmart, now she might join a feline family of 7 who already adores her

Blake Seidel

Woman adopts wholesome 20-year-old senior cat from shelter to make sure he experienced love in his last meowments of life

Blake Seidel

“There was no way this tiny ball of fur could make it on her own”: Good samaritan and emergency crew spend 6 hours rescuing kitten trapped on a Dubai overpass

Laurent Shinar

'[Her] spirit remained unbroken': Woman finds injured puppy in distress blocking traffic, she takes her to the vet, then teaches her to find her pawfect smile again

Blake Seidel