adoption

A DNA test changed Michael Bennett’s life forever

The San Diego Humane Society is extending its promotion to waive adoption fees for small animals and adult dogs seven months and older through Thursday, officials said Saturday.

Clayton Osteen, 24, and Victoria Pacheco, 23, died within days of each other, leaving behind a 1-month-old boy.

Nancy Womac had never held her daughter after she was taken from her at birth in 1979 until the two finally shared their first embrace this year

The fight to get a national paid family leave program in place notched a win on Friday, when House lawmakers passed a bill including the measure.

Ahead of an upcoming Netflix bio series, NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick told Ebony magazine about growing up Black to adoptive white parents – and wishing he had a mentor to answer uncomfortable questions about race that his parents couldn’t. That resonated with Melissa Guida-Richards, who was also adopted by white parents – and didn’t even know she was Latina until...

Clear Skies Ranch in Reseda is helping to Clear the Shelters. They’re all about giving second chances to the dogs they adopt, and for the dogs’ trainers like David Dougall, this is his second chance too.

NBC 7 meteorologist Dagmar Midcap saw a picture of a once severely emaciated dog in Mexico and knew instantly she needed to give him a home. Here, she shares their story on how they became a fur-ever family.

From July 13 to 18, you can adopt a small animal from the San Diego Humane Society, and still get all the love, for just half the price! During the San Diego Humane Society’s promotion, “All the love, half the price,” adoption fees for rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters and rats are only $5 – $15. “We currently have more than…

The Supreme Court unanimously overturned a lower court ruling that allowed the City of Philadelphia to ban Catholic Social Services from participating in the city’s foster care program, saying the city violated the organization’s First Amendment rights.

Soccer legends Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris celebrated Valentine’s Day this year by announcing to fans on Instagram they adopted a baby girl named Sloane Phillips.

Beloved comedian Tiffany Haddish has taken a big step in her adoption journey

We often see adoption on our social media feeds in the most glowing light — with loving adoptive parents and happy children celebrating their new family. Less often do we focus on the trauma that adoptees experience, nor do we see the difficult journey of adoptive parents. NBCLX contributor Nathan Willis explores how the trauma of adoption is treated.

Like many parents, Katherine Heigl is trying to navigate raising three children amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

A Spring Valley resident who was born in the U.S. was adopted as a baby by a family in Mexicali, and due to the change of his last name on his birth certificate, immigration officials could deport him at any moment.

He’s been adopted and then returned several times, but county animal services says he just needs the right companion.

Houdini the Husky will be having a magical life after finding his forever home with a Las Vegas headlining magician.

Virtual adoption ceremonies will be held Saturday as part of National Adoption Day for 149 foster children who have found their permanent homes amid a pandemic.

The number one reason? “They’re just too soft,” says “Saturday Night Live’s” Melissa Villaseñor. “You don’t want soft things around you, do you? You need rough things.” She would know—her rescue Penny is very soft.

Finding a new pet can be an experience much different from that just a year ago: The pandemic—as with just about everything else—changed pet adoption.