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50 Wholesome Animal Pics To Give You Some Serious Animal Therapy (New Pics)
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These are tough times we live in, and we know how hard you’ve been working and studying recently, dear Pandas. So we had a little chat and decided to reward you for being so awesome by sharing some of the most heartwarming and wholesome animal photos from around the internet with you. So take a break, relax, and enjoy these uplifting pics, collected by our team here at Bored Panda.
From photos of cats and dogs being so adorable you’ll melt in your seats to more exotic animals with so much love in their eyes it’s restored all of our faith in, well, pretty much everything, there’s a bit of everything for everyone. So scroll down for a concentrated dose of cuteness, upvote the photos that you enjoyed the most, and make sure to send this list to anyone who you think could use a smile today.
Oh, and in case you want to feel extra good about yourselves, Pandas, we’ve got another article about uplifting animal photos right over here. Check it out when you’ve enjoyed the company of all the pets featured below. And, yes, they do enjoy head pats.
The PDSA, the United Kingdom's leading veterinary charity, answered Bored Panda's questions about how pets help reduce stress and anxiety, how to comfort frightened pets, as well as how we can tell if our cats and dogs genuinely care about us. You'll find our full interview with PDSA Vet Nurse Shauna Spooner below. Make sure you don't miss her advice!
Warning: you might feel so good that you might adopt half the animals from your local shelter. You’ve been warned!
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#1
I Seriously Cannot Even. Today's Daycare Photo Of My Girl Who Is Absolutely Smitten With George, The Great Dane
The face says it all. Yes, love does funny things to a girl
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#2
Today Our Cat Gave Birth To 4 Kittens, And Her Blissful Exhausted Face While Hugging Her Baby Is One Of The Most Beautiful Things I've Seen
#3
The Cat That Guided Me Down The Mountain When I Got Lost In Gimmelwald, Switzerland
#4
Zorro And Bandit Are Ready To Fight Crime
#5
This Is The Only Acceptable Item That Can Poke Through Between My Seats
#6
Our Lady Was Pretty Calm While Hiding In Bomb Shelter In Kyiv Last Night
#8
Dennis The Dieting Dog Lost 79% Of His Body Weight With Healthy Habits
#9
This Is Tilly 4 Months Ago vs. Today. She'll Be Well-Fed And Taking It Easy From Now On
#10
Sleeping Fox
#11
Darwin Does A Very Good Job Finding Drugs And Posing For Pictures
#12
My Parents Found A Kitten And Our Rottweiler Found A New Friend To Look After
#13
The Joy Of A Morning In The Country
#14
This Is Humphrey, Our Foster Boy Who Failed His Sheepdog Training Because He Just Wanted To Be Friends With The Sheep
#15
When My Daughter's Rat, "Wasabi Bobby", Is Nervous Or In A New Situation, He Holds Her Hand For Comfort
Katie Lutesinger 4 years ago
One of my rats, Rain, loves to stretch herself out on my hand, just under my chin, and watch videos with me. She even does a big contented yawn first! I'd love to get a picture of her doing it but of course that's pretty much impossible (if I move she gets up, and every time she sees my phone she wants to grab it).
#16
The Perfect Description Of The Treasure At The End Of The Rainbow
#17
The Gang Is Eagerly Awaiting Dinnertime
#18
This Is Chico. He Managed To Get Lost So He Went To The Police To Report Himself Missing, He Was Safely Returned To The Owners And Is Safe At Home
#19
Cat Refuses To Leave The Side Of His Grandpa Whoâs Fighting Cancer
#20
After A 10-Day Fight With Parvo. Cinnamon Is Home
#21
Reunited Brothers
#22
She Loves Her Cake
#23
Photo Showing The Sweet Boy Consoling Dad After A Hard Day At Work
#24
My One-Eyed Beauty
#25
I Sold A Rug To Someone On Marketplace And They Just Sent Me This Picture With The Message "Little Man Is Chuffed"
#26
This Is The Only Toy He Doesn't Rip To Shreds
#27
This Weirdo Yells Until I Let Her Join Me In The Bathtub
#28
Best Friends Forever
#29
We Gave Our Bearded Dragon A Toy Lizard, Now He's Attached And Won't Leave Its Side Ever. This Is How He Sleeps Every Day
#30
Co-Parenting At Its Finest! 2-Week-Old Jelly Beans, 6-Week-Old Toddlers, And 2 Mamas Who Love And Feed Whichever Kitten Is Closest
#31
Camping With Golden Retrievers
#32
Been Caring For My Dad Who Has Terminal Cancer For 3 Months Now And This Guy Has Never Left His Side
#33
My Chickens Greeting Me When I Come Home From Work
#34
My Senior Cat Won't Let Me Sleep Unless I Spoon Him Every Night
#35
Favorite Pic Of Strider (Dog) And Smulder (Cat) Taken The Day My Daughter Came Home
#36
Here's Marceline
#37
This Little Lady Is Very Proud Of Herself For Hopping On The Hay Bale⊠Only 3 Days Old Too
#38
Meet The Future Guide Dogs: Purdee, Poppy, Pippa, Phoebe, Lola, Percy, Pilot, Cooper, Pluto, Polo And Their Proud Mum Vicky
#39
Snuggled With His Plushie
#40
Two Deers One Kitten
#41
Best Friends Overnight
#42
This Little One Often Sits On A Chair Staring Inside The Back Door At Me. Today I Went Outside To Find Out It Just Loves Me
#43
Wife Got A New Dog I Was Adamant I Didn't Want Another. So Trying To Avoid Him And This Is How He Greets Me
#44
Someone Told Me You Might Like Him
#45
When You Don't Know What You're Doing But You Want To Help
#46
My Big Dog And Tiny Foster Kitten Adore Each Other
#47
When Nervous She Usually Puts A Paw On My Foot For Support. Here She Was Formally Introduced To Someone New
Shannon Dasher 4 years ago
What is it...with dogs & toes? Is this why my German Shepherd is stepping on me? I dunno
#48
Dog Mum Adopted A Deer Pup
#49
Things That Cats Do
#50
Where Are They Going?
#51
Actual Photo Of Service Dogs Watching Billy Elliot The Musical As Part Of Their Behaving In A Theater Training
#52
My Cat Turned 21 Today
#53
Doggo Got Accepted Into The New Office
#54
The Way Nova Fell Asleep In Her Dad's Lap Is Priceless
BakedKahuna 4 years ago
And no matter how uncomfortable it gets or how much dad needs to use the restroo, moving and potentially waking doggo is a hard no.
#55
She Is So Adorable. Even When She Sleeps
#56
Morticia Wants To Show You Her Little Cactus To Brighten Your Day
#57
So My Cat Just Casually Displayed The Worldâs Cutest Curled Feetsies And I Canât Contain My Adoration
#58
Our Rescue Pittie. The Happiest Boy Ever
#59
Yesterday I Found An Abandoned Kitten! Introduced It To The Other Stray That Iâve Rescued And They Are In Love
#60
How My New Kitten Likes To Sleep When I Am Using My Laptop
Collin Lyle 4 years ago
Just wait until she tries to do that once she's full grown. Voice of experience. Still adorable!!
#62
I Was Called By A Cat, So When I Followed Her, I Was Introduced To A Kitten
#63
This Calf Had Quite The Reaction To Me Petting Her
#64
Before And After I Asked Her If She Knew How Cute She Was
#65
I Think I Have A New Roommate
#66
My Dog With One Of Her Favorite Toys. She Always Has To Carry Something And Show It To You
#67
The Best Photo I Have Of My Boys
#68
"My Parents Just Got Married"
#69
Update On The Kitten Who Was Hit By A Car And His Sibling That The Cops Said To Shoot - They Are Both Happy And Healthy And Doing Great In Their Forever Home
Picture from earlier today! Beautiful boys. They sleep cuddling 95% of the time.
#70
I Was Walking Down The Street When I Saw This
#71
In His Final Hours My Older Dog Was Too Tired To Get Up And Play, So Our Puppy Brought Toys To Him To Comfort Him
I'm.Just.A.Girl 4 years ago
That is what unconditional love really looks like! Bless the puppies!
#72
Our Little Old Man Turned 16 So I Made Him A Driverâs License For The Occasion
#73
Mexican Journalist Lourdes Maldonado Was Murdered Yesterday. Her Dog Is Still Waiting For Her Today
#74
So Freaking Cute
#75
My Dog Hurt His Foot While Swimming. He Is Fine But He Was Pouting So My Cat Decided To Comfort Him
#76
17 And Sheâs Still Going Strong
#77
Blessed Table
#79
A Rescue Near Me Just Posted This Picture Of A "Foster Uncle" With His New Shadows
#80
Just One Of The Guys
#81
Blessed Doggo
#82
Theyâre At Their Most Dangerous When Their Eyes Arenât Open Yet. They Canât Even See The Crimes Theyâre Committing
#83
This Is Miller. A Good Boy Who Lost Some Pounds. He Just Wanted To Post His Transformation Pic To Inspire You
#85
They Do Have One Bed Each, But No
#86
Duck Boat On The Horizon
Firstname Lastname 4 years ago
I'm tickled to see that humans aren't the only ones doing piggy back rides.
#87
Hayaâs First Play With Her Elder Sister
#89
My Little One Domino Making The Cutest Blep
#91
Even When Heâs In Time-Out She Never Leaves Her Brotherâs Side
#92
Kris Before And After Adoption
#93
She's So Proud Of Herself
#94
My Little Lifeguard Gets Nervous When My Head Goes Underwater
Collin Lyle 4 years ago
You need a Turkish van cat. They love swimming. They have amazing soft coats. Mine isn't very cuddly, but he follows me around the house and LOVES when I brush him.
#95
You Donât Have To Worry About Your Pet While He Is In The Hospital Because Lucik Will Support Him And Stay By His Side
#96
Hadn't Cat-Sat For 6 Months. Think She Missed Me A Little
#97
Don't Mess With This Museum Guard, He Will End You With Snuggles
#98
Blessed Blanket
#99
Iâve Been Feeding This Stray Cat For About A Month. Itâs Gotten To The Point Where She Follows Me Around On My Walks. This Morning I Was Greeted To Her Doing This
Bubs623 4 years ago
In the state of Arizona, when a stray or feral cat is caught and sterilized, they will dock an ear so that anyone who sees them, knows they are 'fixed'. It's quicker and easier - and less stressful to the animal- than having to catch them to check. I wonder what this cat's ear represents here?
#100
I Haven't Bought My Dog A Stuffed Toy In 5 Years Because He Rips Them Up. I Bought Him One Yesterday. I Think He Might Have Matured
#101
Our Whippie Puppy Has Different Style For Every Mood
#102
Sometimes I Bring Her To The Office With Me. She'll Lay There All Day And Just Watch Me Work
#103
Blessed Ratatouille
#104
This Wee Lady That Has Been Stopping By The Bakery I Work At All Week
#105
Pancake Was Reunited With His Mum
Kelsie Marx 4 years ago
Is Pancakeâs mom named Batter, since she was the one that cooked Pancake to âgoldenâ perfection đ!
#106
My High Energy Dog After Being Able To Spend The Entire Day Playing With My Nieces And Nephews Outside
#107
Our Void Turned 10 The Other Day And She Loves Flowers, So We Bought Her A Bouquet For Her To Smell
#108
A Puppy Who Loves The Sun
Katie Lutesinger 4 years ago
OMG a Border Terrier! The same kind of dog as mine was! They're such an adorable breed. <3
#109
This Is Timmy. Timmy Has Decided That This Is His Son; He Now Carries It Everywhere In His Mouth
#110
I Went In My Office The Other Day And Found A Lizard Basking On The Warm Ethernet Switch. The Next Day, I Found A Different Lizard In The Same Spot
#111
She Flashed The Most Dashing Smile
#112
Catception
#113
Mama Becky, Her Brood Of Babies, And The "Bonus Baby" She Adopted
#114
These 2 Tolerate Each Other
#115
This Dog Protecting The House The Day After It Caught Fire
#116
Livestock Guardian Esinti Sleeping With The Smallest Of The Herd
#117
The Best Feeling In The World, Iâm Now Banned From Moving
#118
My Big Girl Is Taking Care Of Our Foster Puppy Post-Surgery. They Just Met
#119
My Assistant When Cooking
#120
Swallowtail And Bumblebee Share A Late Lunch In My Garden
#122
Uno Keeps An Eye On His Brother
Kelsie Marx 4 years ago
âEvery step you take, every move you make, every single day, Iâll be watching you!â
#123
My Male Pup Happily "Breastfeeding" Foster Kittens
#124
My SO Usually Takes Our Pup Loke To Work. Today Loke Is Home With Me. Got This Pic Saying Happy Misses His Coworker
#125
She's Clearly The Mom's Friend
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Labellesouris 4 years ago
I needed this today, you have no idea how much! Now my heart is lighter :)
Labellesouris 4 years ago
I needed this today, you have no idea how much! Now my heart is lighter :)
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