Rescue Stories

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Starving Kitten Begged Beneath Cars Until One Couple Refused To Leave Her Behind

Smokey had spent weeks running from car to car, begging for food in a restaurant parking lot. After one couple refused to leave her behind, the frightened kitten finally found...

Starving Kitten Begged Beneath Cars Until One Couple Refused To Leave Her Behind

Smokey had spent weeks running from car to car, begging for food in a restaurant parking lot. After one couple refused to leave her behind, the frightened kitten finally found...

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Deaf Cat Returned After Five Years Finally Gets the Patience He Deserved

Alpine was deaf, misunderstood, and returned to the shelter after five years in a home. His litter box accidents and fights with another cat had given him a bad reputation,...

Deaf Cat Returned After Five Years Finally Gets the Patience He Deserved

Alpine was deaf, misunderstood, and returned to the shelter after five years in a home. His litter box accidents and fights with another cat had given him a bad reputation,...

Very small orange kitten with wet fur sitting on a car seat beside a towel, open food package, and plastic bottle, looking weak but alert.

Sick Kitten Nearly Dies By A Parked Car While Everyone Walks Past

A tiny kitten sat alone beside the wheel of a parked car near a busy roundabout, too sick and weak to save himself. Cars rushed past, people ignored him, and...

Sick Kitten Nearly Dies By A Parked Car While Everyone Walks Past

A tiny kitten sat alone beside the wheel of a parked car near a busy roundabout, too sick and weak to save himself. Cars rushed past, people ignored him, and...

Thin black-and-white tuxedo cat curls up on a beige cushion on a couch, looking toward the camera. Black-and-white tuxedo cat sits on a floor vent by a glass door, looking up, with green ivy visible outside.

Grieving Cat Stops Eating After Losing The Only Mother She Ever Knew

After Lily died, Olivia stopped eating, hid from the world, and pulled out her own fur as grief overtook her. For more than two weeks, nothing seemed to reach the...

Grieving Cat Stops Eating After Losing The Only Mother She Ever Knew

After Lily died, Olivia stopped eating, hid from the world, and pulled out her own fur as grief overtook her. For more than two weeks, nothing seemed to reach the...

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.

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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...