In September 2013, Mei Martin saw a video the Humane Society posted online about a trio of special needs kittens who were at risk of being euthanized if they didn't find forever homes. Mei learned the kittens were born with…
Jen Koscheka was working at a wild animal sanctuary in Denver, Colorado, in May 2018, when she and her colleagues discovered three tiny kittens living in a bear den. "Due to all of the 'free meat' in the area, we would get a…
Louise, a veterinarian in Dubai, was at work when she met an injured kitten who had recently arrived at her clinic. "She was a little dirt curled up ball in the corner of the kennel cuddling a unicorn soft toy for comfort,"…
When Irene was working as a receptionist at a Houston animal shelter, she met Lisa, a beautiful black and white cat who was born with arthrogryposis -- a congenital condition characterized by decreased flexibility of the…
Approximately one month after the passing of their oldest son Wyatt to complications related to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), Stephanie Lyons-Keeley and her husband, Wayne, learned about a kitten with spina bifida who…
When Ashley, a fosterer for Liberation Cat House, learned about Louie, a blind kitten who had been living on the streets of Orlando, Florida, until he was rescued and taken to Orange County Animal Services, she knew she had…
Larissa Yamaguchi wanted to adopt a cat, but because she was still a minor, she had to convince the rest of her family. Thankfully, they agreed, so she reached out to a friend of a friend who was involved with animal rescue…
After losing their beloved 15-year-old Burmese cat Horatio, Silke and her husband were looking online for a new feline friend when she came across a Facebook post about an Arabian Mau kitten who had lost all of his teeth and…
When Rosie saw an Instagram post about a long-haired blind cat in Wilmington, North Carolina, who needed a new home, she immediately fell in love with the fluffy feline. "I just couldn’t resist her sweet face," remembers Rosie.