kindness

'It breaks my heart that he spent years on the street': Skittish stray follows caring couple through a house move and finally gives in to love and care as they officially adopt him

Ayala Sorotsky

'This random cat showed up out of nowhere in my apartment's driveway': Hearty human helps an abandoned cat trust him enough to adopt her into a loving furever home

Ayala Sorotsky

‘[He] decided they needed an actual shelter’: A dad who “hates cats” falls in love with two voids dumped in the family's property, building them the sturdiest and warmest shelter for winter

Ayala Sorotsky

Alert neighbor saves a cat from fire while his human mama is at work: 'Nothing else matters more than him. Everything else is replaceable, he is not.'

Ayala Sorotsky

‘How can people be so cruel?’: Wife finds a dog dragged behind a vehicle and saves him; once her husband understands what the dog had gone through, he decides they officially adopt him

Ayala Sorotsky

Wholesome young woman falls in love with a friendly stray feline, but her parents refuse to bring her into their cat-filled home: 'She's been trying to get inside all summer'

Ayala Sorotsky

The Cat Distribution System sends gorgeous ginger kitten to man who recently lost his orange cat; receives help with adoption from a fellow feline fan: '[He] made sure he didn't feel abandoned'

Ayala Sorotsky

'He's been a stray for 3 years': Kind person becomes a cat pawrent after moving from a non-feline-friendly place to a new home, adopting the feral friend he took care of

Ayala Sorotsky

‘I scared her away with kindness and boredom’: Guy traps nosy neighbor into an hour-long conversation to get her to leave them alone for good, it works

Elna McHilderson

Corporate strategy consultant refuses neighbor's demand for free professional help, neighbor then accuses her of emotional neglect and spreads rumors around neighborhood: 'I do this for paying clients, not neighbors who are entitled and guilt-trip me'

Emma Saven

‘By the end of the week, I actually felt like I belonged': Gym newbie embarrasses herself by “cartoon” falling on her face, helpful 60-something-year-old lifter makes her feel at home

Elna McHilderson

94-year-old dad visits his son, the family cat won't leave his side and sleeps in his bed every night like a fluffy feline guardian: ‘We think he knows that he needs extra support’

Ayala Sorotsky

‘Trust the name before the wallet:’ Shopkeeper teaches kid a lesson in trusting humanity and kid grows up to start his own business using the trust-first method, sparks other stories of paying it forward

Elna McHilderson

'Found him injured on the side of the road while working': Gentle man adopts an abandoned kitten in need, wholesomeness ensues when the online feline family shares their own rescue stories

Ayala Sorotsky

Job hunter is reminded how much a single good deed can change someone’s day after running late to an interview and gets a ride from a kind stranger: ‘And I landed the job!’

Elna McHilderson

Single mom down on her luck starts crying when her car breaks down, kind old couple help her, feed her, and restore her faith in humanity: ‘It takes a lot to do that for a stranger.’

Elna McHilderson