Adopting a cat helps a retired Army veteran overcome loneliness and isolation after his transition to civilian life. …
Rescue cat helps Navy veteran weather stormy and stressful times
Rae knows a few things about sailing stormy seas. The Navy veteran served aboard a frigate deep in …
Dog-loving Navy veteran becomes a committed cat guy
For most of his life John had dogs. But this Navy veteran found his inner cat guy after …
Rescue cat helps relieve Vietnam veteran of painful war memories
For decades Bill has dealt with painful war memories of his service in Vietnam. The former Navy corpsman …
Iraq war veteran takes a chance on a homeless cat named Bunny
Lee was reluctant to adopt a feline friend. But a rescue cat named Bunny gave the Iraq war …
Lonely Air Force veteran finds renewed purpose with special needs senior cat
Barbara did not intend to adopt a pet when she made an unplanned visit to her local animal …
Navy veteran adrift in depression finds meaning with special needs cats
Alexandra shared previously her long battle with depression. But thanks to Pets for Patriots the Navy veteran stays …
Rescued ginger cat a playful companion to elderly Air Force veteran
Rusty was an aptly-named adult ginger cat in an upstate New York animal shelter. But he hit the …
Marine Corps veteran wounded by IED blast finds kinship with feisty feline
Brandon enjoyed a quiet upbringing. Years later an IED blast would upend his world, one that he would …
Senior cat who survived life of neglect makes Navy Reservist’s house a home
Moonlight appears to have suffered a life of neglect. The old cat was ridden with fleas and severely …
Army soldier welcomes special needs cat into her young military family
Jessica knows a few things about doing the right thing. So it was not surprising when the career …
Rescue cat and support network uplift Iraq war veteran coping with loneliness of divorce
Erik has always loved cats. So when the Iraq war veteran turned to our program to adopt he …
Comical cat fills Army soldier’s empty nest and changes her lonely life
Waltyne may have left the Army, but in her heart she remains a soldier. So when the Army …
Rescue cat inspires immigrant Marine Corps veteran to embrace each day as a blessing
As an immigrant Marine Corps veteran Katherine has a profound appreciation for her adopted country. But it is …
Senior tabby cat gives Vietnam veteran the welcome home he was long denied
Decades after the Vietnam war, an older adopted tabby cat makes sure that the Vietnam veteran who adopted …