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50 Cute Pics Of The Exact Moment These Pets Found Their Forever Homes (Best Of All Time)
A week ago, we published our monthly showcase of the adorable pets people have adopted. If you enjoyed that piece, we’re back with another set of heartwarming photos and stories.
This will be another all-time best list featuring endearing critters who’ve found a new home. You’ll see the usual images of cuddly cats and precious pups, which can likely bring an instant smile to your face.
Prepare yourselves, dear readers. This might just be the cuteness overload you didn’t know you needed today.
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#1
The Shelter Made A Rule That These Siblings Had To Be Adopted Together Because They Were Inseparable. They Sleep Like This Every Night
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#2
My Foster Dog Had Never Been Indoors Before. This Is Her First Nap, On A Bed, In A Home. ♥️
#3
This Guy Got No Shows For 3 Different Adoption Days. When We Met He Climbed Right Into My Lap And I Fell In Love. Now He's My First Dog And Lifelong Best Friend. Meet Winston!
#4
I Just Adopted The Sweetest Kitten...her Name Is Olive And We’re In Love And We’re Gonna Run Away And Be Pirates Together
#5
My Boyfriend Said Belle's Different Colored Eyes Creeped Him Out When We Adopted Her, But I Think They Are Beautiful!
#6
Yay! I Get To Post In Here Now! Meet Zoey Everyone! My Little 4lb Peanut I Rescued From The Side Of The Road
#7
Frankie Was Born With Four Ears And An Eye Deformity But He’s Still Purrfect
#8
As A Single Dad, I Had To Put My Foot Down And Tell My Seven Year Old Daughter That There Was No Way She Was Getting A Dog For Chanukah, No Matter How Much She Asked. Anyway, Meet Waffle
#9
"Will You.... Adopt This Cat With Me?" She Said Yes
#10
Myself (Middle) My Brother (Left) And My Best Friend (Right) With Our Puppy Siblings We Just Adopted
#11
Dandy Had Part Of Her Face Shot Off (Before I Adopted Her). I Love Her Two Derpy Top Teeth
Multa Nocte 2 years ago
I have the deepest admiration for anyone who takes in a shelter or street kitty, much less one that had a serious injury. Curse anyone who hurts these animals.
#12
These Two Were Adopted 3 Years Apart From Different Cities. A DNA Test Revealed That They Are Long Lost Siblings!
#13
Went To Adopt A Kitten Yesterday And Her Sister Started Crying For Her As Soon As They Were Separated. So Now I Have Two Kittens. Best Decision Ever!
#14
Before And After Being Adopted. Meet Our New Boy Louie
#15
Rescued Tiny Dog. No More Worries Little Guy. You Will Forever Be Warm Now
#16
The Moment I Knew I Had To Adopt Him
Multa Nocte 2 years ago
Oh my God, I'm going to make one of those "squeee" noises and embarrass myself publicly.
#17
My Foster Kitten Is Part Domestic Shorthair, Part Vampire
#18
We Just Adopted The Most Snuggly, Beautiful, Chonk Of A Cat. Welcome Home, Bill
#19
He Was A Rescue. A Runt. Probably Blind, Deaf, Won't Make It Very Long, They Told Me. Well, Happy 10th Birthday, Buddy
#20
Two Photos Taken An Hour Apart.... Before And After Adoption
#21
Koda Just Came To Her Retirement Home From The Shelter! She's 12, Blind, And Happy As Can Be
Multa Nocte 2 years ago
Some friends of ours in our village have a huge lovely blind American akita who is living his best life.
#22
My Wife And I Adopted Our First Dog Two Weeks Ago. Shelter Said He Was Skittish And Would Take A Long Time To Feel Safe And Comfortable With Us
#23
My Rescue Kitten Has Bonded With My Dog And It Makes My Heart Melt ❤️
#24
Old Man Ed's "I'm Getting Adopted!" Smile Is Both Handsome And Proud!
#25
Meet Our Mochi. We Found Her Inside A Tree At A Turkish Market. Tonight She Sleeps With Heating For The First Time
#26
They Said She Was A Normal Cat When We Adopted Her But I’m Still Not Convinced
#27
This Is Nazuka, We Rescued Him A Couple Hours Ago. He Used To Live Under A Broke Down Car, We Adopted Him And He's Now My Husband's First Dog
#28
I’ve Been Dreaming Of Adopting A Velvet Hippo For Years. The Perfect Girl Was Surrendered At My Hospital And Now She’s All Mine
#29
He’s 12 Years Old And I’m Hoping To Make His Golden Years Brighter By Adopting Him. Reddit, Meet Charlie!
#30
A Kitten Followed My Mail Cart For Four Blocks. Went Back Later To Find Her Huddled By A Garbage Pile. Guess I Adopted A Kitten
#31
Someone Is Happy To Be Adopted Today
#32
My Teenager Lost Her Beloved 13-Year Old Ginger Rescue Kitty Last Year To Cancer. We Recently Adopted A 3-Year Old Creamsicle. I Think They’re Both Gonna Be Just Fine
#33
Was Hesitant When The Shelter Said We Had To Get Two, Think I Understand Why Now
#34
My Cat Knor Two Weeks After Adoption From The Shelter
#35
Went To The Shelter To Look At Dogs, They Didn’t Have Any There But Once This Lil Girl Saw Me She Started Pawing At Her Cage. Now I Have A New Forever Friend :)
#36
Adopted A Cat But Left Her Brother So I Had To Go Back A Few Days Later And Get Him Too
#37
It Took 3 Months, But Our Rescue Boy Has Learned That Beds Are Safe And Comfy. After 5 Years Alone In An Outdoor Concrete Run, It's Beautiful To See Him So Relaxed
Multa Nocte 2 years ago
Bless his gorgeous heart. I hate that people do such stuff to animals.
#38
This Is My New Friend, Harvey! Took This Just Minutes After Adopting Him!
#39
This Tiny Beast Just Came Home With Me Today 😍
#40
Went To The Shelter And Fell In Love
#41
Aaron Purr Was An Orphan We Took In To Bottle Feed And Care For Until He Could Be Adopted. And Now We Are Keeping Him Forever
#42
We Adopted Two Kitties Last Week. We Got Them Home And Notice One Of Them Is Covered In Hearts. Seven And Counting. Here’s River, King Of Hearts
#43
Just Adopted A 13 Week Old Kitten, And His Big Brother (3 Year Old Golden) Is Taking His New Role Very Seriously
#44
Since I Adopted Her She Has Been Hiding Under The Couch And Today She Came To Me For The First Time After Two Weeks
#45
Going To The New Home. Adopted
#46
Did We Adopt A Baby Hippo?
Pan Narrans 2 years ago
There is no banana for scale, but going on the foot left in the picture I say you could be right. Something as massive as a manatee or hippopotamus, perhaps a small elephant.
#47
My Parents Adopted An Absolute Cuddler!
#48
We Went To The Shelter Today To Look For Our First Kitten, And Ended Up Walking Out With This 9 Year Old Pretty Lady
#49
We Adopted Sisters And I'm In Love!
#50
Might Have Adopted A Seal Instead Of A Puppo
#51
Today We Adopted This Gorgeous Little Hedgehog. 🥰
#52
This My New Pupper Sanoi! She’s About 14 Weeks Old And Can’t Figure Out What To Do With Her Ears
#53
I Adopted This Cat At The Lowest Point Of My Life. He Literally Freed Me From Distress And I Can’t Be More Thankful
#54
Adopted Our First Family Puppy Today. Found My 2 Year Old And Puppy Like This Day 1 - I Think We Found A Winner ☺️
#55
This Is Felix. He’s Fiv+ And I Knew He Had Low Adoption Chances. Bringing Him Home Was The Best Decision Ever
Miss Tinker 2 years ago
If he’s anything like my FIV+ rescue boy, you’re in for a world of snuggles ❤️🐈⬛
#56
Hi My Name Is Clover And I Adopted My People Today!
#57
The Orange Kitten I Rescued From Under My Stairs Two Days Ago Already Knows How To Pose Like A Supermodel
#58
We Were Worried Our Rescue Pup Wouldn't Like Our New Rescue Kitten
#59
This Baby Had Been Returned To The Shelter By Previous Adopters..i Will Never Understand How Someone Couldn’t Want Him. He Is The Best Companion And He Is My Best Friend
#60
The Only Thing Better Than Adopting A Black Kitty Is Adopting Two Black Kitties
#61
Adopted A Void Yesterday. Shelter Said She Didn't Like Laps. It's Been An Hour. Send Snacks
Judy Reynolds 2 years ago
Snacks, and a drink on the way. Sorry, I can't help with the bathroom break!
#62
Rescued This Little Dude From A Bad Shelter Situation. His Name Is Vader
#63
Just Got Home From Adopting This Fella!
#64
We Named Her Vixie, After The Fox And The Hound. We Have No Idea What Breed She Is Because We Adopted From The Shelter
#65
Adopted This Baby Yesterday, Her Name Is Shiva And She Loves To Nap
#66
Found This Little Fella On The Streets. Everyone, Say Hi To Rocky
#67
Two Weeks Ago, I Adopted A Boy With The Saddest Face From A Nearby Shelter. He's Really Come Out Of His Shell In That Time, And Has Already Grown Attached To Me. Meet Tom Bombadog!
#68
This Feral Kitten We Just Adopted
#69
Originally Was Going To Adopt 2 Of These Guys. Turns Out Three Times The Charm. We Got All The Siblings Together! They’re Super Close And We Didn’t Want To Leave The Sister Out. Any Advice Would Help As First Time Cat Owners :)
Spencer's slave no longer 2 years ago
Oh bless you for thinking you're new cat owners. You are now slaves to 3 gorgeous felines.
#70
Went To My Local Shelter To Adopt A Cat And This Lovebug Ran Up To Sit In My Lap. She Was Found On A City Sidewalk Giving Birth Months Ago
#71
She's Only Been Home For An Hour And Has Already Settled In. Happy Adoption Day Baby Girl!
#72
A Fantastic Blep From My Newly Adopted Blind Old Kitty, Ambrose
#73
I Adopted This 7 Y.o. Lady Just Over A Month Ago. Each Day She Seems Cozier & More Playful Than The Last
#74
Just Adopted These Love Bugs And Now I’m Never Leaving The House
#75
My Newly Adopted Cosmo! He Has Black Galaxy Eyes
#76
My Grandparents Adopted A Kitten And They Sent Me This Pic In The Mail 🥰
#77
Our Foster Puppy When We Told Her We Were Adopting Her
#78
I Found This Little Boy In The Countryside, Alone. Initially He Was Scared, Now He Seems To Be Pretty Comfortable
Multa Nocte 2 years ago
Oh dear. I'm afraid I am going to make another one of those "squee" noises after seeing this precious little morsel.
#79
Just Adopted This Old Lady And I'm In Love ;~; Sushi, 9 Years Old
#80
After Months And Months Of Applications Going Unanswered, Our Rescue Dog Found Us When She Came Into My Clinic For A Check-Up. Reddit, Meet River
#81
We Adopted A Kitten Last Month... We Now Have Nightly Ritual Of Checking The Fridge And Other Small Spaces To Make Sure He's Not Trapped Anywhere Before We Go To Bed 🤦
#82
I Adopted A Kitten For My Cat. It’s Going Well
#83
Our 2 Newly Adopted Kittens
#84
I Just Adopted Atticus This Weekend. He Was A Stray And They Told Me He's A Very Fearful Cat
#85
I Think Someone Is Happy To Be Adopted
#86
Adopted Little Auron 2 Days Ago
#87
I Adopted A 12 Yo Cat Named George And I Love Him So Much!!! My Real Life Toothless
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Christopher Crockett 2 years ago
I adopted a large longhair black cat, and my roommates adopted a tiny black kitten. They're basically inseparable now. Together, they look like the Standard-Size Primary Void and the smaller Emergency Backup Void.
Multa Nocte 2 years ago
These absolutely melted my cold heart. Thank you so much for posting these!
Christopher Crockett 2 years ago
I adopted a large longhair black cat, and my roommates adopted a tiny black kitten. They're basically inseparable now. Together, they look like the Standard-Size Primary Void and the smaller Emergency Backup Void.
Multa Nocte 2 years ago
These absolutely melted my cold heart. Thank you so much for posting these!
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