John Duthie shares his home — and his wheelchairs — with two very opinionated cats: Spartacus and Queenie. Spartacus wandered into his yard as a stray, while Queenie, who’s missing…
When Big Bertha was brought to the Jefferson County Humane Society in late February, staff were stunned. At just 21 pounds, Bertha was considered “morbidly obese” — not because of…
In the quiet early mornings of Chapin, South Carolina, long before the sun rises, locals line up outside their favorite neighborhood bakery — Chickenbutt Donuts. The smell of warm dough…
When Brian, a sweet orange tabby, arrived at the Pennsylvania SPCA in October 2023, he quickly charmed everyone he met. Despite recovering from surgery to treat a painful eye condition,…
When a tip came in about a mobile home overcrowded with around 50 animals, the team at Brandywine Valley SPCA didn’t waste a second. Fearing the worst, they rushed to…
You know that look when you’ve just woken up from the longest nap ever? That’s Toast—all the time. Rescued along with 15 other kittens in Memphis, Tennessee, little Toast was…
Shelter animals can’t explain their loneliness or confusion, so compassionate staff members often step in to speak for them. At the Humane Society of Broward County, one worker recently wrote…
When Nathaniel, a Reddit user who works at a mental health hospital in the U.K., went about his usual duties one day, he wasn’t expecting to stumble upon a crime…
On a chilly November night, a senior cat named Lala sat trembling in the dark — alone in a carrier left on the sidewalk outside the Humane Society of Greater…
