When Jaelynn was just three years old, her parents got a Bengal kitten, naming him Hemi as an homage to their love of cars and motorcycles. "We had two dogs, one named Harley and one named Lexus," says Jaelynn. "Hemi's name…
When Mercedeh Ward's daughter Arianna brought a tiny kitten home in August 2014, she instantly knew there was something unusual about the 8-week-old feline who weighed approximately four ounces and measured just four inches…
When a client of Central Texas Cat Hospital was no longer able to care for Rafiki (formerly Monkey), their young Russian Blue cat who was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), they surrendered the special needs feline…
When Katie saw a Facebook post in February 2015 from Perth Rescue Angels about Bowie, a special needs cat who desperately needed a foster home, she was eager to help the fluffy tabby and white feline with radial hypoplasia…
When Sue Smith was at the ground-breaking for Bianca's Furry Friends Feline Adoption Center at North Shore Animal League America in November 2017, Beth Stern, the national spokesperson for the Long Island animal rescue, told…
Jeanne was scrolling through her Instagram in July 2017 when a picture of Doby, an adorable black kitten with a cleft nose, that was shared by Friends for Life Rescue Network caught her attention. "Jacqueline from the rescue…
Georgi Anderson -- who works at Geelong Animal Welfare Society near her home in Geelong, Australia -- was speaking with the organization's foster coordinator one evening, when she was learned that a cat with four ears was…
When Sierra received a text message in July 2017 from the Utah Animal Advocacy Foundation (UAAF) with a photo of a tiny special needs kitten who needed a foster home, she felt compelled to help the obviously frightened young cat.
When Ursula Eekels's best friend discovered a tiny kitten near her home in Amsterdam, she didn't think twice about rescuing the young cat. "[He] was found by a nursery, all alone and screaming his ass off," remembers Ursula.…
When a woman discovered a beautiful Maine Coon cat on the streets of Austin, Texas, who was unable to move her hind legs, she rushed the injured feline to Central Texas Cat Hospital to see Dr. R.B. Smith. "She was found in…
When Kelley Peters, founder of The Kitty Krusade, an animal rescue in Montclair, New Jersey, received a call from a local specialty hospital about a young cat in critical condition who had ended up at their facility after…
When Vanessa learned that her friend Mina needed to find a new home for her kitten, an adorable tabby who was born with spina bifida in early December 2017, she agreed to foster the young special needs cat until he found a…