Cat lovers are sometimes made, and sometimes born. Just ask the world’s most cat-crazy baby ever. In fact, if you’re trying to convince someone they should adopt a cat, you might want to show them this video. Because this newly-arrived human being laughs, dances and lights up with 100 percent pure joy at just the… Learn More
When the shelter names you ‘Tumbleweed,’ it’s a safe bet you’re on the scruffy side. That was certainly true of this little dog who came into California’s San Jose Animal Care Center. He was matted and dirty and didn’t look like anyone’s dream dog. Fortunately, the veterinary team saw through the scruff to the charming,… Learn More
Georgia veterinarian Dr. Andy Mathis is the kind of person who restores your faith in humanity. When an emaciated, terrified rescue dog with serious injuries was brought into his care, he at first thought she wouldn’t make it. One thing was certain: Unless she’d eat, she had no chance at all. But she was too… Learn More
You’ve probably seen it. We mean, unless you only recently got on the Internet, we know you’ve seen it. But it just wouldn’t be a #FeelGoodFriday if we didn’t share it again: the amazing cat adoption ad from those crazy folks at Furkids Animal Rescue and Shelters in Atlanta! In this sparklingly funny twist on… Learn More
What if your job was traveling all over with Jackson Galaxy while he met and worked with people’s “cats from hell” for his Animal Planet TV show? A few months before, you’d lost your beloved elderly cat. And you see hundreds of cats every year, and not all of them are, let’s say, the best… Learn More
It’s time for everyone’s favorite team of adopted cats, Cole and Marmalade, to fill in the picture of just what life with cats is like. (Hint: It’s purrfect. But you knew that, right?) Now, this is #FeelGoodFriday, which means it’s the end of the week. Maybe it was a long, hard week, and all you… Learn More
Imagine being a cold, scared kitty on the streets of a big city… then trapped and taken somewhere you don’t understand. Wait, you say. Isn’t this supposed to be “Feel Good Friday”? Why are you trying to make us cry? Olive’s story is part of a series created by Patrick McDonnell based on his endearing… Learn More
Children and shelter dogs: It’s pretty much the definition of a feel-good story, right? Absolutely! That’s why we’re bringing you this heartwarming blast-from-the-past of one of the earliest news stories featuring young children reading to shelter dogs at the Humane Society of Missouri, featured on NBC Nightly News. Given recent research showing that both human… Learn More
Working in animal welfare can be wonderful, and it can be stressful. Today’s world is full of stress, too, as ten minutes watching the news can confirm. What’s not full of stress? This video of a kitten falling asleep, safe in his mom’s arms. So just watch, then have a blissful #FeelGoodFriday and a wonderful… Learn More
Two of the Internet’s most famous cats, Cole and Marmalade, have a message for you: Adopting a cat will bring so many wonderful changes to your love, that “if that ain’t love, they don’t know what is!” Whether it’s the attentive audience when you use the bathroom, the amazing ability of an animal the size… Learn More