Rescue Stories

Black cat with bright amber eyes lying on a patterned blanket and looking off to the side.

Grieving Cat Parent Walked Into A Shelter And Found The One Cat Who Could Heal

Odysseus immediately settled in with her head nestled on my shoulder and started purring louder than any cat I had ever heard. I was hooked.

Grieving Cat Parent Walked Into A Shelter And Found The One Cat Who Could Heal

Odysseus immediately settled in with her head nestled on my shoulder and started purring louder than any cat I had ever heard. I was hooked.

Split image showing the tiny gray tabby kitten standing on concrete beside a second image of several cats and kittens sharing food from a large dish.

Rescuer Takes In Eight Abandoned Kittens While Caring For 70 Animals Alone

One rescuer was already stretched beyond her limits, caring for dozens of stray cats and dogs with no space, no money, and mounting bills. Then the kittens started arriving. First...

Rescuer Takes In Eight Abandoned Kittens While Caring For 70 Animals Alone

One rescuer was already stretched beyond her limits, caring for dozens of stray cats and dogs with no space, no money, and mounting bills. Then the kittens started arriving. First...

Tiny Kitten Saved From Traffic Fights Her Way Into A New Family

Tiny Kitten Saved From Traffic Fights Her Way Into A New Family

One Saturday night, as my boyfriend opened the door, I saw a kitten’s face peeking out of his backpack. She was about 8 weeks old, underfed, dirty, and sick with...

Tiny Kitten Saved From Traffic Fights Her Way Into A New Family

One Saturday night, as my boyfriend opened the door, I saw a kitten’s face peeking out of his backpack. She was about 8 weeks old, underfed, dirty, and sick with...

A Shelter Volunteer Put The Wrong Cat In Her Arms And Everything Changed

A Shelter Volunteer Put The Wrong Cat In Her Arms And Everything Changed

A woman goes to an adoption event looking for an orange male kitten. Instead, a volunteer placed an adult gray striped female in her arms and vanished before she could...

A Shelter Volunteer Put The Wrong Cat In Her Arms And Everything Changed

A woman goes to an adoption event looking for an orange male kitten. Instead, a volunteer placed an adult gray striped female in her arms and vanished before she could...

Black cat with bright green eyes crouched on a wood floor beneath a white chair, wearing a red heart-shaped tag.

Grieving Cat Owner Finds Healing In The Black Cat She Tried To Avoid

That night, I was struck by how much I missed Night and felt as if I had betrayed her by adopting another black cat. Bagheera, who had been sound asleep,...

Grieving Cat Owner Finds Healing In The Black Cat She Tried To Avoid

That night, I was struck by how much I missed Night and felt as if I had betrayed her by adopting another black cat. Bagheera, who had been sound asleep,...

Tiny Matted Dog Escapes Death Row One Day Before It Is Too Late

Tiny Matted Dog Escapes Death Row One Day Before It Is Too Late

This story was originally shared on The Animal Rescue Site. Submit your own rescue story here. Your story just might be the next to be featured on our blog! When...

Tiny Matted Dog Escapes Death Row One Day Before It Is Too Late

This story was originally shared on The Animal Rescue Site. Submit your own rescue story here. Your story just might be the next to be featured on our blog! When...