Stories

A man spotted a cat wandering alone near a road-stop off the highway. The scrawny little kitty stuck her head out of the tall grass as he drove by. Supplied by Davy Gallant Davy Gallant from Québec, Canada, was on his way home with his son Toby when they noticed a cat by the road.

A Good Samaritan from Saskatoon heard meowing coming from the alley near his garage and was stunned by his discovery. Eight kittens were huddled up in a box, trying to stay warm. He brought them inside his house and started looking for help. The Good Samaritan brought the kittens inside his house after he found

Bailey the cat was adopted as a kitten but returned to the shelter six years later. The beautiful long-haired kitty wanted to be the center of attention. With other cats at the sanctuary, she became very grumpy and was not happy when other feline residents were around. Purrfect Pals Cat Sanctuary and Adoption Centers Though

A 3-week-old abandoned kitten was rescued from a cat colony. No one was able to calm her cry until a 10-year-old boy put her in his arms and told her everything would be OK. Zack tries to comfort little Ariel the kittenKelli Gross @kittyfoster_ Little Ariel the kitten was found in a cat colony in

A school teacher from Maui, Hawaii was on her way to yard duty when she heard a kitten’s cry. She traced the sound and found a tiny ball of fur whose eyes were severely infected. She couldn’t leave her there as the kitten wouldn’t be able to survive on her own. Pretzel The Kitten @pretzelthekitten

A cat had been stranded in a tall tree in a neighborhood of Buffalo, New York. The cat’s family desperately looked for help but received no response until a man heard about the kitty’s plight and rushed to her rescue. Tristan Lambright and Alice the cat!Tammy Hanna Alice the tabby cat snuck out of her

A cat was found with a can stuck on her head behind a satellite dealership in Eastern Oklahoma. She was confused and meowing for help. A sales person from the dealership freed her from the can but the kitty quickly wandered off. Supplied by Brian Sheppard Brian Sheppard, who operates the dealership, learned about the

A little tabby kitten was spotted living on the streets of Brooklyn. At just a few months old, the kitten was fearful of humans until he met a guy who started bringing him food. Flatbush Cats @flatbushcats Will from Flatbush Cats, a TNR-focused rescue group in Brooklyn, New York, found the little kitten wandering the

Two brother kittens were taken into a local shelter in Virginia at just a few weeks old. They were both born with congenital eye abnormalities. Jen, an avid fosterer/rescuer, saved the little ginger and came back to the shelter to find his brother. Meet Bop! Jen @pokeypotpie Jen found Bop just a few days after

A ginger cat took on the role of a substitute dad to four foster kittens whose mom was away for treatment and could’t be there. Leo, the resident cat at the foster home, stepped in to help. Krissy @fosterkittenmemoirs Two weeks ago, a feline family of five (all gingers) were spotted at a mobile home

A community of cat lovers have come together to help a clinic cat, who has comforted and nursed countless furry patients over the years, so she can stay at the clinic where she loves. Meet Honey! Lucie Havelka Before Honey became a clinic cat at a Swedish veterinary clinic (Ringsjöns Veterinärklinik), she was found as

A pregnant cat was taken into a shelter in California a week ago. Soon after her arrival, she went into labor and gave birth to a litter of kittens. On the very same night, a Good Samaritan brought an orphaned bunny who desperately needed a mother’s love. Love Your Feral Felines The shelter staff knew

A calico cat was surrendered to a county shelter along with her brother on February 15th. Though just skin and bones, the young female cat was found to be pregnant. The following Friday, she gave birth to two babies, but only one survived – a mini lookalike of herself. They were named Harmony (mama), Haven

A little ginger kitten came to his foster home along with his sister from the same litter, but he was much smaller. Meet Widdle! Jessie @trashcanjonesfosters A few months ago, Jessie, a vet nurse and fosterer based in New Zealand, took in two feline siblings and a few other kittens from the Kitten Inn, a

A young woman saved a pregnant cat from a shelter. The next day, she was surprised when she heard tiny meows coming from her bathroom. Meet Fennel! Friends for Life Rescue Network Jacqueline DeAmor, co-founder of Friends for Life Rescue Network in Los Angeles, came across a Facebook post about a very stressed pregnant cat

A rescue dog became a surrogate mom to orphaned kittens after she said goodbyes to her best feline friend. Over the past three years, she’s mothered close to 100 kittens! Meet Zuca the dog and her foster babies! Ronda @zucaskittens Zuca was found roaming the streets with a pregnant belly. She was taken in by

A little ginger cat wandered into an elementary school in Izmir, Turkey and decided to make it his home and the children there his friends. Meet Tombi! Özlem Pınar Ivaşcu Tombi the stray showed up in the school’s garden one month ago and just kept coming back. He immediately took a liking to the children

A super senior cat who was rescued at the ripe age of 23, just turned 24 – one year after she was saved from an uncertain fate. Meet Ora! Young at Heart Senior Pet Adoptions Ora was surrendered to a city shelter in Chicago one year ago after she had been with her previous family

A stray kitten was found trapped in a storm drain near a parking garage in White Plains, New York. A young woman helped save the little guy and turned his life around. Meet Zeus! Katie Zeus was six weeks old when a couple spotted him running across the street and falling into a storm drain.

This cat guy has a job that he loves – he gets to save lives of cats and kittens and help them heal with cuddles and love. Meet Gill the cat guy! Gill Nunes @catfixerny Gill Nunes, a vet tech based in New York (originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), loves animals with a passion.

Two little kittens were found in the roof of a shed during the cold winter in Canada. Chatons Orphelins Montréal A kind-hearted woman heard meows coming from the roof of a shed according to Chatons Orphelins Montréal, a rescue group in Montréal, Canada. “She managed to get one kitten out, and then realized that there

A scrawny 4-week-old kitten was found on the streets of New South Wales, Australia. A man took the kitty off the sidewalk and got him help just in time. Meet Gaius – which means “to rejoice” in Latin. CatRescue 901 Little Gaius was spotted on the sidewalk, nearly motionless. The guy who found him, took

A family adopted a cat who was tested positive for FIV (Feline immunodeficiency virus). When they found out about his feline buddy at the shelter, they came back to adopt him, too. Purrfect Pals Cat Sanctuary and Adoption Centers Theo the brown and white cat was transferred to Purrfect Pals in Arlington, Washington after he

A woman from Indiana found a stray cat outside her boyfriend’s house on a cold winter day early February. When she went to check on the feline, she realized that the cat was heavily pregnant. Here Kitty Kitty Rescue Cassie D. spotted the cat sitting out in the bitter cold temperatures on a fence outside

This senior cat loves a good conversation with her human friends at an animal sanctuary in the North West of England. “Our gorgeous 16 year old beauty who just loves to say ‘hello’,” the sanctuary said. Meet Ruby! Supplied by Lucy Openshaw About a month ago, Ruby was brought into Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary when her

A man rescued a stray cat, who had been wandering on the streets of Las Vegas. When he found out that the cat had kittens living somewhere outside, he raced back to find her babies. Ellen Richter @foster_kitten_tails Three months ago, Duff, a rescuer from a local Trap-Neuter-Return group, C5, found the stray on the

A calico cat was found “frozen to the ground” and saved in the nick of time. A month later, she was ready to find her forever loving home on this Valentine’s Day. Meet Briana! Animal Humane Society On a cold January day, Good Samaritans spotted a 10-month-old Calico cat frozen and stuck to the ground

A vet hospital in Melbourne Australia took in an abandoned feline family found in a box under a tree in a park. The cat mom cuddled with her kittens while dad stood guard, keeping them safe. Cat People of Melbourne On February 6th, two Good Samaritans (a mother and her son) were out for a

Two kittens came to their foster home one day apart. After they were nursed back to health, they met for the first time and something beautiful happened. Savannah @our.fosterkittens Little Otis the ginger was about three weeks old when he came to his foster home, in need of love. At that age, he needed to

Two canine buddies tried to win the heart of a little unlikely friend. Meet Cleo the kitten! imgur/twodogsandakitty A few months ago, Cleo came to her new home where she was introduced to two canine members of the family – Oden the Golden Retriever and Aksel the Labrador. Cleo settled in quickly and was not