abandoned

‘Princess Diana has been picked up from the shelter and the voyage to Spokane has begun!’: The triumphant story of 4-year-old cat who overcame betrayal and abandonment to be flown across the country, finally snuggling with her sibling in her forever home

Laurent Shinar

‘His favorite game is tug and he believes himself to be a lap dog even though he is quickly outgrowing that space’: The story of an abandoned puppy who overcame sickness and fear to find love in a home where his oversized cuddles are always welcome

Laurent Shinar

‘It’s been 1-2 degrees Celsius every night since it's been out there... It's a miracle’: An abandoned hamster, dubbed 'bean,' defies the odds to survive the wild, until her rescue leading to a new life of comfort, toys, and unconditional love

Laurent Shinar

'I got paid... until I didn't': Dog sitter lovingly cares for client's pet, but they stop responding to his messages and abandon her, so he adopts the canine cutie into his family

Blake Seidel

'[He] decided to end our marriage over text': Ex-husband who abandoned his family suddenly comes back, demanding to separate their bonded pair cats so he could have one, threatening to go to court if his wife refuses

Mariel Ruvinsky

‘Milo will be home later today and she has a very good chance of making a full recovery’: Missing dog found injured and abandoned on the roadside, sparks a lawsuit and a breakup, but a heartwarming reunion and a promise of a better life

Laurent Shinar

‘I just burst out in tears at the thought of having took him from his family’:A person’s compassionate rescue of a sick and abandoned kitten leads to an emotional crisis of empathy after the rest of the feline family returns

Laurent Shinar

Alex refuses to return his Dachshund, Frank, to ex-girlfriend, Chloe, after she abandoned the dog for over a year, leaving him to pay and care for him, claiming she now wants her emotional support animal back: 'She got hysterical, calling me a thief'

Emma Saven

‘She was never a “bad cat”, she just had a lot of trauma to overcome.’: Caring couple adopt the shy and skittish abandoned cat momma that no one wanted after 6 long months at the shelter and some seriously scary scars from her past

Laurent Shinar

‘She said the dog was so skinny because she was on vacation for 2 weeks and her dog sitter was underfeeding the dog.’: Neglectful Californian owner demands rescuer returns her abandoned puppy, only to discover the puppy had been adopted to a loving family

Laurent Shinar

Mother hears sweet sound coming from littered boxes after dropping son off at school, discovers 7 abandoned adorable kittens to turn from trash into treasure

Blake Seidel

24-year-old boyfriend of 2 years leaves his girlfriend with their sick cats and flies off to hang out with his friends without saying a word, now she's considering breaking up and taking the cats with her

Mariel Ruvinsky

'No wonder he was eating so much': Man discovers wet "puppy" on the sidewalk, takes him home and nurtures him back to health, then soon realizes he might not be a dog after all

Emma Saven

"She was so tired from the constant nursing she was doing to keep the kitties in good health": A dedicated mother cat and her nine offspring are found abandoned and given a second chance at a happy, healthy life by a compassionate coworker

Laurent Shinar

37 Eerie Snapshots of Abandoned Malls Where We Want to Play the Creepiest Game of Hide-and-Seek

Ely Bulnes

Cat abandoned by entitled family soon after being adopted cries for help, until a hearty hooman hears his pleas and takes him in: 'That person should never be allowed to have another pet'

Ayala Sorotsky