rescue

World's "loneliest lion" who was left in an abandoned zoo and lost his ability to roar gets rescued, hears other lions after 6 years alone, and learns to roar again: 'Seeing him walk on grass for the first time... brought us all to tears"

Mariel Ruvinsky

Person fosters stray cat who looks like she's sick, but a few days later, she surprises them with a litter of 3 colorful kittens instead: 'She got one of each of her tortie colors!'

Mariel Ruvinsky

'She's threatening to report me to the landlord': 25-year-old woman tells her roommate that has to get rid of her recently-adopted bottle-fed kitten because she is allergic to cats, even though she currently has 2 cats herself

Mariel Ruvinsky

A guy wants to adopt a cat, but the kitten refuses to leave his brother's side, clinging to him every time they were separated, so the man decided to adopt them both

Mariel Ruvinsky

Abandoned dumpster puppy gets a true Cinderella story after couple finds him, adopts him, and helps him live his happily ever after: 'He is as sweet as can be'

Blake Seidel

UPDATE: A year after she found him in the trash, Milo the handsome feline fella is meowing, modeling, and thriving: ‘I loathe the person who dumped those helpless kittens’

Ayala Sorotsky

'I don’t trust the neighbor with owning her again': Six months of care and cuddles after a couple rescues a stray cat, their neighbor suddenly claims ownership, but the cat has already chosen her furever hoomans

Sarah Brown

'I don't want to lose my cat': Cat lover tricked into adopting a microchipped "stray" feline from Facebook, now has to decide whether to “do the right thing” and potentially give up the kitty they've fallen in love with

Blake Seidel

Rescue cat 'Fishtopher' undergoes ameowzing transformation from “saddest cat” in the shelter to purrfectly happy after getting adopted: ‘To be loved is to be changed’

Blake Seidel

“I’ll never forget the sound of her meow when I held her again”: Community rallies to rescue lost cat after lyft driver left vet stop without realizing pet was still inside

Laurent Shinar

Woman sees frantic mama duck, realizes her two baby ducklings are trapped in a stream of running water, then goes on a ‘cute rescue mission’ to reunite them

Lana DeGaetano

Baby harbor seal takes refuge on the side of a boat after being chased by orcas, passengers on board encourage the sweet seal to hang on: 'You're doing a good job, buddy!'

Bar Mor Hazut

“They came screaming to wake me—because they knew I’d help”: Apartment crows alert devoted bird dad to stray cat in trouble, sparking a dawn rescue mission

Laurent Shinar

Cat abandoned by entitled family soon after being adopted cries for help, until a hearty hooman hears his pleas and takes him in: 'That person should never be allowed to have another pet'

Ayala Sorotsky

'He can see now!' 6 years after being abandoned, this blind stray cat finds hope again in this kind woman who didn't give up on him and helped him regain his sight

Mariel Ruvinsky

'[I] believed it to be a regular cat': Woman finds a floofy kitten in need of help after coming back from a walk, she discovers it's actually a baby bobcat missing its mom

Blake Seidel