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50 Most Wholesome Rescue Pet Photos Of The Month (August Edition)
It’s that blessed time of the month again when Bored Panda makes you smile with heartwarming photos of rescue pets, as they're being welcomed with open arms by their loving new owners leading them to their forever homes. We’ve collected some of the fluffiest and cutest pics of pets getting adopted and we hope they’ll keep you warm as August gives way to Fall.
Remember to upvote your fave animal photos and post your own rescue pet pics in the comment section! In case you need some extra wholesomeness and warmth today, we invite you to look through our previous animal rescue posts from July, June, May, April, March, February, and January. 2020 might be a difficult year, but it’s been great for pets in shelters, don’t you think?
Scroll down for Bored Panda’s interview with the Arizona Humane Society and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals about adopting pets and making them feel right at home.
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#1
Ntbd But This Tiny Doom Came Home With Me From The Shelter Today
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#2
I Rescued The Cat Off The Street. Photos Before And After. One Year Difference
#3
Charlie! He Was My Sober Gift To Myself. 130 Days Alcohol Free Today
#4
Lolita’s First Night At Home!
#5
Colby = Biggest Love Muffin Ever. All He Wants Is Pets. ...but People Are Usually Afraid Of Him. So, He'll Just Stare At You In Adoration Until You Pet Him. Rescue Doggo
#6
This Little Cutie Climbed Up On Me While I Applied To Adopt Her
#7
Sugar The Kitten Loved Spca Staff Member Glenn So Much And She Would Always Cry For His Attention. So, He Had To Take Her Home!
#8
Albert’s Reaction To Being Broken Out Of The Shelter..... He Could Not Stop Smiling
#9
Charlie Before And After His Adoption
#10
My Friend Adopted This Cutie
#11
We've Adopted An Idiot. A Dramatic Idiot
#12
This Is My First Ever Pet That’s All Mine! Not My Brothers. Not My Parents. Not My Kids. Now My (Now Ex) Husband. All Mine! Y’all Meet Cordelia Rose. A Rescue That’s Stolen My Heart!
#13
One Day After We Rescued Her On The Verge Of Dying Versus One Month Later I Love Her So Much
#14
1 Month Of Being Adopted, Already My Best Bud!
#15
Everyone Meet Lily. She’s A Stray That Adopted My Husband And I Today. He’s Not A Cat Person But She Won Him Over With That Adorable Look Of Love
#16
‘I Just Couldn’t Resist’: Actor Dennis Quaid Is Adopting A Lynchburg Shelter Cat Named Dennis Quaid
#17
The Cat I Adopted While Thru Hiking The Appalachian Trail In 2017, "Odie". He Rode On My Pack Like This All Day And Napped, Or When He Wanted Down To Hike Or Use The Bathroom He'd Get Up And Meow In My Ear
#18
Always Wanted A Cat Growing Up But Wasn’t Allowed. Today At 30 I Adopted This 4 Year Old Kitty Named Draco!
#19
This Was My Endgame When I Decided To Adopt A Pair Of Kittens
#20
Became A Dog Dad Recently! Meet Ember!
#21
This Is Shadow. My Parents Adopted Her Last Week. Her Tail Has Not Stopped Wagging Since (Evident By The Blur Right Behind Her)
#22
An Adopted 14-Year-Old Girl Is Helping Senior Dogs Find A Forever Home Just Like She Did
#23
She Was Somehow The Last Of Her Litter To Be Adopted
#24
We Adopted This Sweet Old Man Last Week - Meet Woody!
Sheryl Logan 6 years ago
Love the Keeshond! I rescued one 24 years ago and she left me 8 years ago best dog ever!!!
#25
This Is Johnny, We Adopted Him From A Dog Shelter After Being With An Abusive Family For 12 Months. He Doesn't Trust Anyone, And Today Was The First Time He Agreed To Come To Work With Me
#26
Rescued Dove Learns To Eat By Watching Others. No More Force Feeding!
#27
Three Weeks Since My Daughter Rescued Her....
#28
We Were Concerned That Our Corgi Wouldn’t Like The Stray Kitten We Rescued His Head Is Soaked From Our Corgi Grooming Him
#29
Rescue Dogs Always Appreciate Their Humans
#30
I Keep Posting My New Baby Everywhere Cause I Am Just Too Proud Of Him! Here Is My Rescue Baby!
#31
Stray Dog Who Visited Car Dealership Every Day Gets Adopted And Lands Dream Job As A Greeter At The Dealership
#32
We Just Adopted This Baby From A Pet Hoarding Situation With 300 Cats. She Is Only Two And Has Had 4 Litters. She Will Never Be Neglected Again. Meet Scarlet
#33
The Only Thing My GF Cared About When Moving To A New Appartment Was That She Could Finally Get A Cat. Say Hi To Iroh!
Aldhissla VargTimmen 6 years ago
Is he an uncle? (Quietly leaves the room, couldn't help myself)
#34
Shortly After We Rescued Paul, Loving Cuddles Ensued
#35
I’ve Finally Become A Cat Owner! This Lovely Lady Is 12 Years Old And I Adopted Her Friday!
#36
My GF And I Rescued This Little Guy Today.... Meet Max Everyone
#37
So, My Wife Adopted A Bunny. Turns Out The Bunny Was Pregnant
#38
The Day We Brought Out New Puppy Home From The Spca
#39
My Best Friend Passed Away A Couple Of Days Ago Due To Lupus. She Loved Cats And Wanted Me To Adopt One. So Here's Max
#40
Rescued This 15yo, Toothless, Derpy Little Nugget Two Days Ago
#41
My Dog Adopted A Lost Kitten On Our Walk Today. Welcome To The Family Lil Man.
#42
Meet The New Dog I Adopted About An Hour Ago,his Name Is Odin
#43
I Adopted This One Eyed Cat I Named Loki
#44
Say Hello To Enzo. Our Snuggly New Rescue And First Rare Pup
#45
Coming Home From Dog Shelter With This Girl!
#46
Our Toothless Rescue Dog Who Never Retracts Her Tongue
#47
Went To A Cat Rescue/Cafe Yesterday. This Lil Dude Fell Sound Asleep Like This.
#48
I Just Moved Into A New Apartment, And They Allow Cats, So I Was Just Sorta Kicking Around The Idea Of Owning My Own Feline Friend. The Next Day I Got An Email. I Went To The Shelter To Meet Smokey
#49
Everyone Meet Gigabyte! Just Picked Her Up From The Shelter Today!
#50
Nicola (Top) Was A Bit Worried When We Adopted Him And His Brother... Wolverine Could Not Be Reached For An Opinion.
#51
Meet The Newest Member Of Our Family. Princess Peach!
#52
Just Adopted This Little Girl!! She’s Missing An Eye But That’s Okay
Remi Flynne 6 years ago
It is okay. My old dog had to have an eye removed due to disease and she managed fine even though she went completely blind in the end. Oh, I miss her so much.
#53
Meet Topi. I First Took Care Of Him While His Previous Owner Tried To Find A New Home For Him But I Decided To Adopt Him After All
#54
Nacho On The Way Home From The Shelter vs. Today! We Adopted Him At 11 Years Old. He Is The Easiest Dog Ever. His Tail Is Always Wagging And He Loves To Nap. Senior Dogs Need Homes Too!
#55
This Is Sadie! We Drove Three Hours To Pick Her Up And We Love Her Already!!
#56
Absolutely Adore My Tiny Tiger Who Decided To Adopt Me During Lockdown. Shes Mine For Life
#57
This Is Lucky. He Was Thrown Out Of A Car Window But Thankfully Wasn't Hurt. Now He's My Sweet Boy
#58
Dimitri Sleeping On The Day He Was Adopted
#59
I’m Obsessed With Our New Kitten We Rescued, His Name Is Zuko
#60
My First Rescue. Shes A Scared, Timid, Beautiful One Eye Baby
Kathryn Baylis 6 years ago (edited)
She’s smiling—-that’s a good sign that she’s getting to be less scared and timid. Just give her whatever time, space, and patience she needs to work it out for herself. Just stick close by for the moment she decides she’s comfortable and happy.
#61
Found Him On The Side Of The Road. Meet Cinnabun
#62
I Adopted My First Kitten Last Week. I Might Be Biased But I Think She’s One Of The Most Photogenic Kitties Out There
#63
I Meant To Adopt An Acd But I Think I Got A Baby Seal
#64
Couple Days Before My 27th Birthday, I Finally Managed To Fulfill My Long-Time Dream Of Rescuing A Shelter Dog
#65
My First Dog Ever At The Age Of 28, We Just Adopted Him From A Rescue This Morning! Everyone, Meet Elvis!
Kathryn Baylis 6 years ago
As you were leaving, the rescue was finally able to make the announcement: “Elvis has left the building”!
#66
Scooped This Little Squish Up From Work After She Took Refuge Under A Shipping Crate. Meet Penny, Reddit!
#67
Just Adopted This Sweet Mutt As My First Dog And I Couldn’t Be Happier! A Lifelong Birthday Wish Finally Came True She’s 4 And A Rescue And I’m In Love
#68
I Was At The Big Dog Rescue And They Were Washing Puppies, My Mom Was Learning How To Train Our Dogs And I Held A Super Smol Gorl
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What do you think ?
animals pets 6 years ago
I’m so glad all of these animals got the loving homes they deserve! Adopt don’t Shop.
animals pets 6 years ago
I’m so glad all of these animals got the loving homes they deserve! Adopt don’t Shop.
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