As Couple Flies Home With Newly-Adopted Daughter, Strangers on Plane Throw Impromptu Baby Shower
More than 60 passengers wrote notes of encouragement and advice on napkins for the anxious new parents and their adopted daughter.
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Brazilians Get Juicy Tax Breaks When They Adopt Animals, Plant Trees, or Hail Historic Roots
Brazilian cities like Belo Horizonte are offering tax breaks for citizens who adopt stray dogs, plant jabuticaba trees, or decorate their storefronts.
Chiefs Player Celebrates Super Bowl Win By Covering the Adoption Fees for 109 Shelter Animals
Following his team's historic Super Bowl win, defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi celebrated by paying for all the adoption fees of local shelter pets.
Coors Light is Paying for 1,000 Dog Adoptions Across the US This Month-Here's How to Get in on the Offer
As a means of encouraging millennials to adopt a canine companion for Valentine's Day, Coors Light wants to pay up to $100 of your dog adoption fees.
Stray Cat With No Ears Finally Adopted After Shelter Worker Crochets Her a Pair of Purple Ones
A stray cat from Madison, Wisconsin has been adopted into a forever home after a Humane Society employee made her a new pair of ears.
Single Mom Who Grew Up in Foster Care Adopts Six Brothers So They Can All Stay Together
This single mom now cares for eight boys, six of which were officially adopted into her home earlier this week—and they couldn't be happier about it.
Woman Who Visited and Fed Chained-Up Dog for a Year Finally Gets to Adopt it From Neighbor's Yard
Laura Seymour visited and fed this neglected pup three times a week for a year—but she was finally able to adopt it after animal control paid a visit.
Blind, Deaf Dog Inspires Man to Pair Dozens of Recovering Veterans With Hard-to-Adopt Shelter Pups
Not only does the initiative help free up shelter space, it also brings loving companionship to at-risk pups and lonely veterans suffering from PTSD.
Nurse Adopted Man With Autism After Knowing Him Just 2 Days So He Could Receive a Heart Transplant
Jonathan Pinkard was finally able to receive a heart transplant thanks to a compassionate hospital nurse who volunteered to adopt him.
After Boy Was Abandoned at Hospital, Peter Was Asked to Take Him for a Weekend-And Kept Him For a Lifetime
A dynamic father-son duo has gone viral after the white 11-year-old boy was left at the hospital and a black foster day Peter Mutabazi adopted him.
For the Last 20 Years, College Professor Has Been Helping Intelligent Lab Rats Find Good Homes
Every year, Dr. Richard Hein's students at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay adopt the lab rats used to study physiology and reflexology.
Stray Dog Crashes A Wedding And Finds His Own Happily Ever After
This pawesome wedding crasher was just trying to find a dry place to nap – but he didn't expect to accidentally find his forever home in the process.
Texans Rush In to Foster Dogs After Flooded Shelter Posts Plea on Facebook
An Austin animal shelter was overwhelmed with support, with people lining up in the parking lot to take home dogs after storms flooded the facility.
Car Dealership Saves Kitten Trapped in SUV
An SUV driver was bewildered to find that a kitten had somehow gotten lodged into her wheel well – luckily, these mechanics were willing to help.
Thrilled Toddler Yells 'Dad!' After Adoption Decree is Announced
A war veteran, the new dad said there's no medicine quite like having his son take his last name. When the judge made it official, the boy joyfully yelled the word Tyler longed to hear.
Boy Invites His Entire Kindergarten Class to His Adoption Hearing-and the Ceremony Was Incredibly Sweet
Each of the classmates were given the chance to tell the judge how much they loved Michael-and the footage of the event is adorable.
Hotel Helps Dogs Get Adopted By Allowing Long-Term Guests to Foster Shelter Pups During Their Stay
Since launching the program back in October 2018, the Home 2 Suites has helped 33 shelter dogs find their forever homes.
A Mother's Mighty Love After 45 Years Apart: 'She knew you would be back.'
A stirring tale about a Japanese mother's devotional love that endured 45-years of separation. When her son finally found her, he heard: "She knew you would be back."
'Mom, It's Me!' Woman Meets Son She Placed For Adoption 45 Years Ago And Confirms She Made Right Decision
Brenda Van Sickle got to meet the son she gave up for adoption 45 years ago so he could live a better life-and Wes Fenner is just like her.
Single Foster Dad Adopts 5 Siblings So They Won't Have to Be Apart Like He Was in His Childhood
While it's true that none of us gets to choose our relatives when we're born, we can have a say in who we choose to call family. That's just what foster dad Robert Carter did when he decided to adopt an entire brood of five siblings. 29-year-old Carter, who'd spent years in the Ohio foster […]
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