Rescue Stories

Two gray-and-white tabby cats cuddle together on a white blanket with red lettering.

A Lonely Graduate Rescues a Kitten Who Becomes Her Reason to Live

I agreed to care for them, and even when I was most depressed, I remembered that promise. At my lowest point, they were my reason to live.

A Lonely Graduate Rescues a Kitten Who Becomes Her Reason to Live

I agreed to care for them, and even when I was most depressed, I remembered that promise. At my lowest point, they were my reason to live.

A Cat Found in Freezing Snow Came Home With a Broken Leg and Changed Her Life

A Cat Found in Freezing Snow Came Home With a Broken Leg and Changed Her Life

“I had to go get him.” Oliver came home with a broken leg, but he would soon become a blessing to the woman who took him in.

A Cat Found in Freezing Snow Came Home With a Broken Leg and Changed Her Life

“I had to go get him.” Oliver came home with a broken leg, but he would soon become a blessing to the woman who took him in.

A small dark tortoiseshell kitten rests curled up inside a cozy round pet bed lined with white fleece.

He Thought the Kitten Trapped in a Dumpster Was Dead Until Her Head Popped Free

Five years after I first had the strange feeling that a cat would find me behind our Denver office, a coworker told me a kitten was trapped in the dumpster....

He Thought the Kitten Trapped in a Dumpster Was Dead Until Her Head Popped Free

Five years after I first had the strange feeling that a cat would find me behind our Denver office, a coworker told me a kitten was trapped in the dumpster....

A black-and-white tuxedo cat lounges on a wooden surface, gazing lazily at the camera with half-closed green eyes.

A Tuxedo Cat’s Sweet Embrace Changed Everything in an Instant

A visit to a rescue thrift store led to an unforgettable hug from a tuxedo cat named Singapore. Ten years later, his adopter knows that her second choice was the...

A Tuxedo Cat’s Sweet Embrace Changed Everything in an Instant

A visit to a rescue thrift store led to an unforgettable hug from a tuxedo cat named Singapore. Ten years later, his adopter knows that her second choice was the...

A golden retriever lies in bright green grass on a sunny day, tongue out and looking happily upward.

Rescued Dog Stops Shaking and Opens Her Heart to Her New Family

She once hid beneath the table, trembling whenever anyone came near. Years of patience and affection helped her discover the safety of a family that truly cares.

Rescued Dog Stops Shaking and Opens Her Heart to Her New Family

She once hid beneath the table, trembling whenever anyone came near. Years of patience and affection helped her discover the safety of a family that truly cares.

An orange tabby cat wearing a colorful tag rests on a striped pink blanket indoors.

Rescued Kitten Defies the Odds and Saves the Woman Who Gave Him a Home

Zeek entered her life as a sick and injured kitten whose future was far from certain. Years later, the affectionate cat who follows her everywhere has become the companion she...

Rescued Kitten Defies the Odds and Saves the Woman Who Gave Him a Home

Zeek entered her life as a sick and injured kitten whose future was far from certain. Years later, the affectionate cat who follows her everywhere has become the companion she...