Rescue Stories

A tabby cat peers through a narrow gap in horizontal window blinds, its wide eyes and face visible in the dim light.

Terrified Cat Lost Her Home but Found the One Person Who Would Never Abandon Her

Bella arrived frightened after being abandoned alone in an apartment, and her foster caretaker expected their time together to be temporary. Within a single day, the shy cat began asking...

Terrified Cat Lost Her Home but Found the One Person Who Would Never Abandon Her

Bella arrived frightened after being abandoned alone in an apartment, and her foster caretaker expected their time together to be temporary. Within a single day, the shy cat began asking...

A white cat with blue eyes stretches out on a sunlit carpet beside vertical window blinds.

A Heartbroken College Student Heard a Kitten’s Desperate Cries and Found the One Who Needed Her Most

A heartbroken college student entered a shelter with no intention of adopting another cat until a frightened kitten’s cries stopped her in her tracks. When Verona’s brilliant blue eyes met...

A Heartbroken College Student Heard a Kitten’s Desperate Cries and Found the One Who Needed Her Most

A heartbroken college student entered a shelter with no intention of adopting another cat until a frightened kitten’s cries stopped her in her tracks. When Verona’s brilliant blue eyes met...

Helpless Cat Found Blinded and Abandoned After a Hit-and-Run

Helpless Cat Found Blinded and Abandoned After a Hit-and-Run

Nejia lay bleeding beside the road after a driver struck her and never stopped. Her jaw was broken, the impact had left her blind, and pedestrians passed as though she...

Helpless Cat Found Blinded and Abandoned After a Hit-and-Run

Nejia lay bleeding beside the road after a driver struck her and never stopped. Her jaw was broken, the impact had left her blind, and pedestrians passed as though she...

Black cat with wide eyes lying on a couch, partially wrapped in a patterned blanket, looking toward the camera.

Lost Kitten Appears One Week After Beloved Cat’s Death and Heals a Broken Heart

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! It...

Lost Kitten Appears One Week After Beloved Cat’s Death and Heals a Broken Heart

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! It...

Split image: a light brown rabbit resting in grass on the left, and a close-up of a rabbit being held on the right.

Rescued Rabbit Takes Over His New Home and Fills It With Joy

Loki entered his new home through a rabbit rescue that is now struggling to continue its lifesaving work. More than two years later, the free-roaming bunny has claimed the house...

Rescued Rabbit Takes Over His New Home and Fills It With Joy

Loki entered his new home through a rabbit rescue that is now struggling to continue its lifesaving work. More than two years later, the free-roaming bunny has claimed the house...

Split image of two cats resting: a black cat lying stretched out on a patterned blanket, and a gray long-haired cat curled up asleep on a soft surface.

After Her Husband Left, the Frightened Cat He Abandoned Finally Found a Home

Widget entered her life as a gentle rescued kitten chosen from a photograph online. His affection filled the space left by loss and helped a frightened cat discover that she...

After Her Husband Left, the Frightened Cat He Abandoned Finally Found a Home

Widget entered her life as a gentle rescued kitten chosen from a photograph online. His affection filled the space left by loss and helped a frightened cat discover that she...