A sickly calico kitten named Pumpkin next to a picture of her sickly grey spotted sister Spice

Smiling sisters pull through illness and make it through foster care together

A calico kitten named “Pumpkin” and her dalmatian kitten sister named “Spice” both survived severe illness all because they had each other. Pumpkin and Spice were brought to the shelter suffering from upper respiratory infections and cloudy eyes. Poor Pumpkin was very sick and frail and held tight to her spotted sister for comfort. Thoa … Read more

White cat with one bad eye

Kitten with bad eyes rescued from the middle of a busy road

This kitten was literally rescued from the streets. Although he had bad eyes from an infection, he was able to heal in his foster home and learn how to live his best kitten life. Saved from the street A stray kitten was crossing the road and would have probably been hit by a car, but … Read more

Lost kitten rescued in traffic

A woman in Kuwait rescues a lost kitten after taking the wrong highway turn

Laila D’ Souza’s lack of orientation sense turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Following a wrong move on the highway, the woman discovered a lost kitten on the road and was able to save him from being run over in the traffic. While Laila D’ Souza, director of an animal sanctuary known as … Read more

Perilous cat rescue in Peru

Firefighters rescue a kitten trapped on power pole in Peru

A community in the Peruvian town of La Victoria pulled off a perilous animal rescue. Despite dangerous high-voltage wires in the vicinity, a group of volunteer firefighters managed to free a cat stranded on top of a power pole. On September 18, 2022, the inhabitants of Jirón Humboldt’s sixth block in La Victoria spotted a … Read more

Black and white kitten with long whiskers

This cat was whisker-shamed, but she’s so cute

This foster kitten mom is happy with her job, and she loves all the kittens she fosters. But sometimes the friends and family of cat lovers like her don’t quite understand their love for cats. Whisker-shaming The mom of this kitten fosterer ended up “whisker-shaming” one of the foster kittens. When the foster mom, Em, … Read more

Black cat with golden eyes

Cat who needed extra care for his health complications became a foster fail

Marv the cat turned one year old recently. Usually a foster cat would have left his foster home and been adopted into his forever home by now, but Marv was a special case: he was a foster fail. His foster mom, Ella, put a lot of effort into helping him become healthy, and she ended … Read more

A grey cat feeding her kittens

Missing cat rescued from electrical substation cabinet with her newborn kittens

Bella had been missing for four months. But she was later rescued, along with her newborn kittens, from an electrical substation in St. Mary’s, Southampton. Even though Bella, a 3-year-old British shorthair, was pregnant, she somehow was able to squeeze herself into a cabinet that held electrical equipment. Thankfully, they were discovered by two of … Read more

Tabby kitten with cast on back leg.

Kitten loses leg in a car engine and receives the surgery he needs

This kitten needed a lot of help when he was rescued. He had lost part of his leg and needed to have surgery. According to Jessica Thompson, a cat foster mom and veterinarian, the kitten was hiding in a very dangerous place in a car when he was rescued. She said: “He thought an engine … Read more