What kind of things fill your heart with joy? Saying "I love you" is one; a scoop of chocolatey ice cream is second. But there’s nothing quite like meeting a little furry critter, looking into their eyes, and realizing this is the point you’ll never part. Sharing the moments of happiness and sorrow, there’s a whole adventure of life waiting around the corner.
All pets deserve a second chance. And this is the most wholesome list of the month compiled by Bored Panda that celebrates precisely that. Heart-melting and soul-soothing pictures of adopted animals will tuck you in like a blanket.
Because there are few things more beautiful than sharing your heart with someone who has been patiently waiting for a chance to wake up in their loving forever home. Extra warmth is waiting in our previous rescue animal posts from September, August, July, June, and May.
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My Friend Found Her Alone In The Road And Saved Her Life. Here Is What 4 Months Of Love Did For Her Once We Adopted Our New Baby Arya
Adopting A Kitten!
I’m Sure Many Of You Have Seen The Video Of The Racist Woman That Threw A Dog At A Young Black Man. The Cries Of The Dog Were Heartbreaking. However, The Good News Is That The Young Man Has Decided To Adopt The Dog And She Is Doing Well. Here She Is Safe And Happy
I viewed the video, and the woman was belligerent, confrontational, and weird. She threw her dog at this young man, and instead of running back to her, the puppy hid behind him, technically a total stranger. The puppy trusted him more. I am just glad that the doggo got a good home.
During these challenging times of pandemic, more and more people are looking for a pet to join their family. Bored Panda reached out to Kelly DiCicco, the manager of adoptions promotions at the ASPCA Adoption Center, who said that many people are responding with adjusted adoption and foster programs amid the COVID-19 crisis.
“There’s no doubt that the public's response to support their local shelters by fostering vulnerable animals has been enormous and unprecedented.”
Kelly said that in the first few weeks of stay-at-home orders, the ASPCA saw a nearly 70 percent increase in animals going into foster homes through their NYC and Los Angeles foster programs, compared to the same period in 2019. “There’s no doubt that the response from people across the country willing to open their homes to animals in need during this challenging time has been enormous and unprecedented,” Kelly concluded.
Just Adopted This Old Man To Give Him Some Comfort In His Golden Years
Meet Amy! She’s 12 And I Rescued Her Yesterday. I Love Her
4 Years Ago We Adopted The Worst Kitten At The Humane Society. The Lady Told Us “You Don’t Want This Cat. She’ll Never Be Happy, And If She Sets Foot Outside You’ll Never See Her Again.” Challenge Accepted. I’m Proud Of How Far She’s Come With The Right Home
The global pandemic has been making shelters, rescues, foster carers, and animal welfare organizations, including the ASPCA, look for innovative solutions for running adoption procedures.
Kelly said that the ASPCA has been implementing “remote or socially distanced adoptions and online meet-and-greets using video conferencing to help these animals find adoptive homes.”
But the adoptions managers warned that even if the policies are adapted in response to Covid-19, the animal welfare organizations are still following their effective protocols “to ensure pets match their adopters' lifestyles.” This must take into account what the new owners' post-pandemic schedules will be.
I Only Rescued Her One Week Ago And She Loooves Cuddling. I Haven’t Had To Take An Anxiety Pill Since Getting Her Because She’s Like The Ultimate Weighted Blanket
After Three Months Of Being Sober I Decided To Treat Myself With A Gift. I Went To The Shelter Today And Adopted This Cute Beagle. His Name Is Nikko :) Three Months Alcohol Free Baby!!
My Mom Didn’t Believe Me When I Tried To Explain How Odd Our Newest Rescue, Kittywhite, Is
Kelly also explained that every shelter has a unique population of animals. And if you’re about to choose an animal to adopt, “prospective adopters should ask questions and rely on shelter staff for guidance.”
“We always encourage adopters to keep an open mind and heart when meeting animals from a shelter or rescue as you may feel a connection with a pet you'd never considered before, like a senior animal or even those of a different breed, size, or species.”
In these unprecedented and critical times, “it's especially beneficial for people to experience the many benefits—including companionship, joy, love, comfort, and stress relief—that come from having an animal in your family,” Kelly concluded.
I Got A New Friend Today
Adopted This 11 Year Old Pup Today. She Spent Most Of Her Life Outside And The Past 118 Days At The Shelter. This Was Her Reaction To Her ‘Gotcha Day’ Toy, And Her Sleeping With It A Few Hours Later
He Rescued Me Over Ten Years Ago. Can’t Imagine Life Without Him
Wasn’t Sure How My Rescue Kitten Would Handle Her First Night. Woke Up Like This
Lia On Day 1, Looking At My Husband. Already So Much Love!
We Adopted A Doggo Today! He’s 12/13 (The Rescue Centre Wasn’t Sure) And A Very Good Boy
Turok The Galgo Before The Adoption In June And 3 Months Later Longboi Has His Own Bed
Found This Cat Crying Outside My House So I Decided To Adopt It
Our Rescue Was S M O L. This Is Him On His First Day In His New Home
I Adopted A Cat, This Was 1 Hour After We Got Home
Adoption Day For This Good Girl
Against My Better Judgment, We Have Adopted A Pair Of One-Eyed Chaos Kittens
This Is Toof, The Stray Cat That Has Apparently Adopted Us
Bill Bailey With His Rescue Dog, And His Rescue Cockatoo
Rescued This Little Guy From Under A Trailer
Meet Rosa. A Rescue From Tijuana, Mexico
Day 1 vs. Day 30 After Adoption
Day One: Not sure about this. Checking out the house and the people to make sure they’re safe. Day Thirty: I love it here! (When a rescue animal finally sleeps this soundly and deeply, you know they feel safe and secure, and don’t have to worry about jumping up to defend themselves at the slightest sound. Good job, cat parents!)
This Is Bear, He Was Adopted And He Loves Strawberries
21-Year-Old Cat Brothers Find A New Home After Desperate Plea: 'They Just Should Not Be In Rescue.' "Due To Their Age, We Are Keen To Get These Lovely Boys Settled Into A New Home Asap," The Rspca Northamptonshire Branch Previously Said
This Is Ernie!
On The Left Is Emmy At The Shelter, Way To Skinny And Unhealthy, And On The Right Is Emmy A Year After We Adopted Her. Once She Got All Healthy All Her Beautiful Floof Grew In! My Sweet Girl
Adopted This Smol Boi Today
Ten Minutes After Adopting This Lil Street Boii This Was His Reaction When They Know They Know
4 Years Ago I Adopted My Very First Cat From The Shelter. She Was Malnourished, Terrified, And Had Her Claws Taken Away From Her. Her Owner Of 5 Years Surrendered Her And She Lost All Motivation To Live. Both Of Our Lives Changed For The Best That Day And I Haven’t Stopped Loving Her Since
Adopted This Baby From The Shelter A Few Days Ago, We’re Already Inseparable
Rescued This Cutie Two Days Ago And He's Already Comfortable Moving Around The House....guys, Meet Gomez!
He does look like a Gomez Addams. Wait until he finds himself a Morticia.
First Day Of Being Adopted...i Think She’s Happy About It!!!
The Newest Addition To My Quarantine Bubble, Mango
Chloe Is 9 Years Old, I Adopted Her Today . I Called And Asked Who Had Been There The Longest? Now She Queen Of The Castle , I’m So Happy I’ve Done This
4 Days Ago I Rescued This Little Girl From The Woods- She’s Adjusting To Indoor Life Quite Well!
It’s The “Annibirdsary” Of Rescuing My Budgies. Please Enjoy This Little Guy’s Glow Up!
Say Hello To Bowie, Our Little Rescue!
I Adopted These Three Kittens After I Found Them Stranded In On A Highway I Live Next To And I Love Them
Steak, Short For Beefsteak Tomato, A Feral Tom Rescued From The La Streets Has Finally Found A Forever Home. Yay Steak
My Hero. Smoki Tracked His Lost Sister Tonight Better Than A Search And Rescue Dog. Within Five Minutes He Found Her Hiding Terrified Under A Neighbor's Car, After I Had Searched With Treats And Wet Food For Two Hours
This Is Ollie, Our Romanian Rescue Pup With The Biggest Paws!
This Is Mishmish, The Puppy I Rescued In Egypt
We Rescued This Tiny, Sick, Underweight Alien Baby From A Trash Can 3 Months Ago And She’s Grown Into A Screamy, Long-Legged Monster Who Steals Turkey From My Sandwiches. I Couldn’t Happier To Have This Little Crunchwrap
I Adopted This Little Girl Yesterday, Here She Is Demanding More Food After Only Being Fed, Meet Tilly (The Bottomless Pit Apparently!)
I Friend Of Mine Called, Because They Found A Baby Kitten. Guess We Have A New Family Member!
Rescued These Two Little Ones This Weekend. We Weren’t Ready For Them But They Were Sure Ready For Us
This Is Odin. We Just Adopted Him Today, He Was Born Without One Eye
1 Hour After I Adopted Him
Because he’s sleeping so deeply and soundly, it’s obvious he knew right away you were a good person, and he would be safe, secure, and much loved with you.
Brought This Rescue Dude Home Today
Yesterday My Wife And I Got To Meet Our Beautiful Baby Girl, Lilo!
Our Rescue Mortimer Is Not Sure How To Couch
Lucky Is More Reliable Than Humans, I Didn’t Just Rescue Him, He Rescued Me Too
Put The Heaters On For The First Time Since Adopting Bella. She Approves
Adopted 3 Lil Voids Today
My Wife And I Decided It Was Time For Our Girls To Have A Kitten. This Week We Adopted This Little Man. Reddit, Meet Coconut...
My Geriatric Rescue Hippo Acting As A Hot Water Bottle For My GF. He's A Genuinely Good Boi
Happy Three Month Adoption-Versary To Sesame!
Hippo Tug-O-War. Big Hippo Is A Rescue, He Pulls His Strength To Give Baby Hippo A Chance. He’s Been A Sweet And Patient Big Brother - We’re Considering Bestowing A Sainthood On Him
Was Looking Online To Adopt A Calico Kitten, But After Seeing The Two Tabby Sisters Looking For A Home, My Girlfriend And I Decided To Adopt Them. Two Days Later A Stray Calico Kitten Shows Up At My Girlfriend's Job. Guess Who Has 3 Cats Now!
A Little Over A Year Ago, I Found The First Of Three Litters Born To A Feral Pack Of Dogs I Was Trying To Rescue. I Caught One Of The Moms And Brought Them All Home, Raised Them, And Adopted Out All But Darcy. Here They Are A Year Later
My Boyfriend And I Adopted This Little Guy Today! It’s My First Cat Ever And I’m In Love
Left: Otis First Arriving At The Shelter. Right: Otis Adopted, Clean And Being A Good Boi At Home
I Waited 18 Years To Get My First Dog. That's A Long Time. It's My Cake Day And, Finally, This Is Margot!
Just Adopted A Cat, I Think He Find My Apartment Cozy
I Adopted A 70lbs Olde English Meatball Today! Welcome Home My Dude
I Recently Rescued Dudeson, He Hated Getting Into My Truck. Figured Out He’s A Visual Learner
This selection of photos from the video doesn't really show the visual learning process (the man jumped head first into the back of the van and then the dog did the same)
Dad Then: "We Don't Need Another Cat In The House. It's Pointless." //My Dad Two Months After We Adopted Felipe
This Is The Rescue That I Thought Would Never Cuddle With Me
Rip Lyra, My Best Friend. Adopted Her 12 Years Ago At Age 6 After She Was Returned To The Shelter Twice. So Much Attitude, And Always Demanding Her Food On Time (See: Photo). You’re Already So Missed
My 90lb Pittie Loving On One Of Our 3 Week Old Rescue Kittens. Yeti Loves Cats But None Of The Others Will Ever Go Near Him
Our dog Scruffy is like that too. He just adores his feline pack, and would defend them with his life if anybody tried to hurt any of them.
We Rescued This Guy A Few Months Ago. I Was A Bit Nervous About It Tbh. Biggest Complaint: He's A Meathead Who In The Past 48 Hours Ate A Tub Of Creme Cheese Off The Counter And About A Week's Worth Of Kibble When We Weren't Looking. I'm Still Glad We Have Him
My pit-lab mix once ate a big glob of raw shea butter from the kitchen counter. I was worried, but it, um, "came out" a day or two later and she was none worse for it. She's a bit of a meathead, but she's MY meathead and I couldn't love her more.
This Little Purr Machine Has Been Adopted Today!
Rescued Some Adorable Kittens Last Night
Not Really An Adoption Since She Showed Up At Our Front Door Crying To Be Let In! Meet Ammut! ~8 Weeks To 1 Year!
Rescued Cows Harriet And Greta Playing At Goats Of Anarchy Sanctuary
This Is Pops. He Has One Eye And That Eye Is Totally Blind. He’s 12 And Likes To Be Carried Like A Baby. We Are Adopting Him From The Shelter Soon!
Adopted Him 2 Months Ago From A Kill Shelter In Hungary
My Therapist Says I Rescued Milo Because I Need To Balance My Crippling Loneliness Against My Complete Disinterest To Be With People. Oh Well, Cat Acquired
I adore every inch of him, from the overtly intensive stare to the should-be-put-away claws. Your very own little psycho xxx
My Friend Rescued This Beautiful Boy Chicken From A Truck Yard When He Was Malnourished And Smaller Than My Hand. Now He Is A Big Fluffy Lover That I Would Die For
My Mill Rescue Who Made It Full Circle. Now She's Spayed And Well Muscled!
I Wanted A Cat From 4 Years And Was Waiting So Desperately. Finally About 3 Weeks Back, My Mom Agreed To Bring One And We Adopted This Little Cutie. His Name Is Ricky And He Is My Best Friend
"Oh Ricky you're so fine, you're so fine you blow my mind. Hey Ricky!!"
So...we Adopted A Greyhound!
A Cat Adopted My Sister. When You Kiss Her, She Kisses Back!
We have a kitten like that, who we rescued, at 5-6 weeks old and weighing barely a pound, after she was dumped all alone in our yard (who tf does that to a kitten too young to be taken from her mother?). If I kiss Tabby on the top of her head, she will kiss me on the end of my nose.
This Is Doug, He's A Rescue Pup Who Has Kindly Decided To Live With Us. He Is Very Handsome And A Very Good Boy
Say Hello To My Rescue! This Is Rocco
We Recently Adopted This Brother And Sister Pair From The Humane Society. Meet Vesper And Pumat Sol!
I Was So Hesitant To Adopt This Baby. My Best Friend Loves Kisses, Snuggles, And Adventures. Best Decision I Ever Made
Adopted This Beautiful 4 Year Old Girl Yesterday
New Medical Foster Dog Splooting After His First Of Many Anti-Fungal Baths. His Skin Will Clear Up So The Hair Will Eventually Grow Back, And He Can Be Neutered And Adopted
The Way My Rescued Baby Keeps Looking At Me
Spent 15 Minutes Looking Around The House For, Our Newly Adopted, Chappie, Until Finally Finding Him
The Adoption Is Official! With Such A Rough First Few Weeks Of Life I Am So Lucky To Have Found Him
My New Baby Coco Is The Cutest!
He Claims He Hates Cats. This Is At The Shelter Today Adopting Our Second
16th Birthday / 5th Rescue Day Anniversary Mini-Blop
She Was Found In A Taco Bell Parking Lot Looking So Adorable. How Could I Resist Adopting Her?
Coworker Asked If We Could Adopt Him... Naturally We Couldn't Resist, Meet Archer!
My Old Man Applesauce. Please Consider Adopting An Older Cat, They Are Such A Joy
So true. Older cats are the most rewarding - the older the more rewarding.
It’s This Boy’s 3rd Adoption Anniversary. Kitten Or Cat, He’s Still My Beautiful And Sweet Boy
Lost My Dog In January, Adopted A Romanian Street Dog Today, Safe To Say She Enjoyed Her First Visit To The Pub. Everyone, Meet Cassie
My Dad With My Second Rescue Dog
1 Week After Adoption
I Adopted This Tiny Floof Today
Adoption Day! I Think He’s Happy About It
Adopted This Girl Yesterday! She's So Adorable And Playful!
A Lovely Blep From My 12 Year Old Rescue Lady
Who Adopted Who
Rescue pet adoption is a two-way street. You rescue them. They rescue you.
Adopted This Bby Couple Months Ago And Looks Like The Love Is Mutual
Today’s The Big Day: Little Freya Is Getting Adopted! Will Miss All Her Naps On My Lap
Adopted This Little Baby Boy Last Week His Name Is Franklin
I Just Adopted This 5 Year Old, Grumpy, Little Butthead, And I Already Love Her
Grumpy buttheads need love too—-and can give it back a hundredfold to the right person.
These Were About A Year Apart. Her Adoption Photo And A Christmas One
My First Pet Ever . Everyone Meet Eren My Little Shorthair Kitten
We Rescued This Lil Cutie Who Had His Paws Injured By Some Other Animal. He Had To Spend A Few Days In The Vet Hospital And Now Is Finally Home. Here’s His Resting Blep Face For Us All
A Friend Found This Guy On Her Farm Last Night, So My Husband I Adopted Him Today
How could you—-or anyone—-not fall head over heels for such a little cutie?
After Years Of Wanting To Adopt A Greyhound, Our Irish Rescue Longgirl Is Finally Here
About A Year Ago My Family Lost Our Two Aussies Just A Few Months Apart. Since It'd Been A Year We Felt Enough Time Had Passed To Adopt Another! Rescue Said She Is An Aussie, We Think She's Got Some Husky In Her Too. Jazz Has Found Her Furever Home!
Our Rescue Cat Is Very Proud Of His New Dickie
One Day After We Adopted Him From The Shelter, Brody Felt Comfortable Enough To Tuck Himself In Under The Covers
I like to think it's a mark of how well they were cared for at the shelter when they can trust you already
After Months Of Coaxing Stray Kitty Adopted Us
This Is Maya, My Boyfriend And I Adopted Her Monday. Welcome Home Toes!
Sorra Is A Rescue And Mostly Malinois, She's A Unicorn For Her Breed. I Love Her To Bits
Adopted Her A Few Hours Ago
She’s still checking you out. Just let her take her time getting comfortable with you. It won’t be long before she’s all cuddled up to you—-like Velcro.
We Rescued This Cutie 7 Years Ago And He Us The Best Boy Ever!
2 Years Ago Today We Rescued Edgar And His 2 Sisters... Now, He’s A Majestic And Whiny Lion
I could forgive a Edgar anything, including being whiny, with that little face.
Convinced My Boyfriend To Adopt This Little Lady, She's Already Making Herself Confotable
And I’m sure already worming her way into your boyfriend’s heart. The next cat—-a playmate for this one—-won’t take so much convincing. In fact, HE may be the one to suggest it!
Adopted My First Kitten From The Shelter Last Week And She’s Already Giving Great Airplane Ears!
This Little Guy Was A Stray Before Being Picked Up By An Animal Shelter. I Adopted Teddy In April And He’s Learning What It’s Like To Be Safe, Warm And Loved
Adopted A Cat Recently. Little Guy Loves Being Pampered
Probably missed it before, can’t get enough of it now, and will be the same in the future!
Rescue Kitten Kneading On Furry Blanket She Thinks It's Her Mom...
His "I Just Got Adopted" Blop
I love that he’s not only blepping but his eyes were closed when you snapped the picture! Happens to people all the time.
Found This Sub And Couldn't Help But Think My Baby Boy Belonged Here (Dw This Was Nearly A Month Ago We Were Able To Rescue Him Safely )
The Dechonking Of Our Rescue Over The Past Two And A Half Years
I Wanted A Cat From 4 Years And Was Waiting So Desperately. Finally About 3 Weeks Back, My Mom Agreed To Bring One And We Adopted This Little Cutie. His Name Is Ricky And He Is My Best Friend
I can't fathom why anyone would mistreat an animal... but I'm just glad that there are people who will take in a senior or hurt animal. <3
I can't fathom why anyone would mistreat an animal... but I'm just glad that there are people who will take in a senior or hurt animal. <3
