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50 Of The Most Adorable Pets That Found Their Forever Home This April
One of the greatest things about rescuing a pet is having someone who will be there for you no matter what. As you might already know, there are millions of animals up for adoption worldwide. In the US alone, approximately 6.3 million pets enter shelters every year, and roughly two-thirds get taken in. While the decision to adopt a four-legged companion should not be taken lightly, the feeling of providing a 'furever' home to them is extremely rewarding.
So to celebrate rescued animals and their rescuers, we at Bored Panda are continuing our monthly feature and sharing some of the most soul-healing photos of pets enjoying their second chance at life. Just to warn you though, we’ve handpicked so many adorable critters, they’re bound to melt your heart away.
From tiny newborn kitties and puppies to furry charming rabbits, we hope that seeing these little animals being saved from the hardship of living on the streets will put a smile on your face. Continue scrolling and upvote your favorite ones! And if you’re in the mood to meet even more heroes and their lovely pets, check out our earlier lists right here: March, February, and January.
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#1
I Found This Cat After The Fire. A Rocket Hit A House Near Me (I Live In Ukraine), And This Cat Must Have Been There Because His Fur Is Burnt And He Has Problems With His Paw. I Take Care Of Him, Now He Looks Better
May light defeat the darkness 4 years ago
For you and for Ukraine, may peace be restored in your country as soon as possible and may your country come out stronger after the war. 🌻
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#2
First Night Home After Being Adopted
#3
I Made The Greatest Decision, I Adopted A Terminal Dog! I Can't Imagine A Better Way To Honor My Old Dogs. Welcome To Your New Life Cream Puff! Prepare For A Pampered Rest Of Your Life!
#4
After Loosing My Buddy Of 16 Years A Month Ago, We Found These Lil Guys In The Street
#5
Adoption Saves Lives! Look At His Face!
#6
Rescued Kitten With Broken Legs
#7
Got Back From The Shelter An Hour Ago, I Think She Is Settling In Nicely
#8
Went For A Walk And This Guy Was Just Sitting There Gave Him Some Food And He Followed Me Home
#9
We Adopted Mango 3 Weeks Ago. This Is How She Sleeps On Her Dad
#10
We Adopted Gus Gus Yesterday, Who Is A Perfectly Happy And Healthy Pirate Cat
#11
I Have Been Alone For A While Now, So I Adopted A New Best Friend. Meet Ping
#12
To The Scummy Human Being/S Who Decided To Dump This Precious Baby At My Doorstep, I Hope You Never Experience Love Like He Does Now
#13
No Matter What Is Going On Around You When You Love Animals You Will Do Anything For Them!
#14
This Is Vienna; I Brought Her Home From The Shelter About A Week Ago. She’s Between 10-12 Years Old And Was Surrendered By A Previous Owner. The Shelter Told Me She Kept Getting Passed Up Because Of Her Age, And I Just Couldn’t Leave Her There. I Already Love Her So Much It Hurts
#15
Does My Stray Kitty Look Happy With His New Home?
#16
This Sweet Lady Is Poppy. She’s 12 Years Old And We Have Adopted Her As Her Previous Owner Passed. She’s Settled Really Quickly
#17
I Rescued Fred From The Middle Of A Rainy Highway. Thank You Universe For Letting Me Be In That Exact Place And Time !
#18
We Rescued Daisy! She Had Been Abandoned In The Woods
#19
My Girlfriend And I Are Moving Into A New Apartment That Allows Dogs, And The Day We Signed The Lease, Went Out And Got This Little Guy. Meet Duke!
#20
Just Got My First Doggo At The Age Of 57 - Already Smitten
She is a rescue after being found with the rest of the litter on a street, most likely just dumped as they were on their own. Four months old and a proper mongrel - she fell asleep in the car on the way home but was shaking a bit and breathing heavily when we got her in. She seems a bit calmer now.
I'm looking forward to many happy years with her...
#21
3 Newborns Were Found On Friday In An Empty Dog Food Bag. Who Needs A Baby When You Can Raise 3 Puppies? My Life Currently Revolves Around Snuggles, Sleep, Milk And An Insane Amount Of Poop!
#22
Some A**hole Dumped Her On The Side Of The Road. She’s Mine Now! Meet Dottie
#23
We Adopted This Little Sweetheart From The Shelter. I Mean, Look At Her Face!
#24
I Never Knew How Much I Needed You Until I Adopted You
#25
The Pose That My Newly Adopted Garbage Kitty Sleeps In
#26
Picked This Baby Up Earlier Today
#27
Got A New Best Friend From The Shelter!
#28
My Girlfriend Said He Was Ugly. I Told Her Ugly Cats Need Love Too. And She Replied "So Do Ugly People, That's Why I Am Here"
#29
He Was Found On A Farm As A Poorly Feral Kitten. Now He’s Got Himself A Family To Love And Spoil Him. (He Only Wore The Bow Tie For The Time It Took To Take The Photo)
#30
Please See Below My Sad Little Rescued Mess Of An Earplane. Her Name Is Peaches
#31
After Being Bounced For The First 9 Months Of His Life Griffin Is Home
#32
Greetings. Meet Nacho. My 8 Week Old Kitten That I Adopted From The Shelter About 1 Hour Ago
#33
Found This Little Dude Under My Car This Morning
#34
I Got Adopted! 1st Night At My Forever Home
#35
Drove Past Two [unalived] Kittens In The Road, Turned Around & Wife Spotted This Poor Little Guy Laying In The Grass By The Road, Missed The Fate Of Its Two Siblings, Minor Road Rash & A Sore Leg, But He Seems To Be Ok, Clearly Thrown From A Car, Sigh, Well Say Hello To “Heldig”!
![Drove Past Two [unalived] Kittens In The Road, Turned Around & Wife Spotted This Poor Little Guy Laying In The Grass By The Road, Missed The Fate Of Its Two Siblings, Minor Road Rash & A Sore Leg, But He Seems To Be Ok, Clearly Thrown From A Car, Sigh, Well Say Hello To “Heldig”!](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/62694ad97f1db_4nxg8s5nd8r81__700.jpg "Drove Past Two [unalived] Kittens In The Road, Turned Around & Wife Spotted This Poor Little Guy Laying In The Grass By The Road, Missed The Fate Of Its Two Siblings, Minor Road Rash & A Sore Leg, But He Seems To Be Ok, Clearly Thrown From A Car, Sigh, Well Say Hello To “Heldig”!")
Kelsey Rivera 4 years ago
WHAT KIND OF MONSTER DOES THAT TO KITTENS THEY ARE JUST M BABIES😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
#36
The Newest Member Of Our Family, A 5mos Old Devon Rex Girl From Ukraine. Still Arguing About A Name. I Like “Katarina” My Wife Doesn’t
#37
Jade, The Pregnant Foster Cat My Wife Brought Home As A 'Surprise' Last Week, Had Her Kittens Today
deanna woods 4 years ago
The kittens' names should be: Jasper, Amethyst, Sapphire, Garnet, and Ruby.
#38
I Just Brought Home My New Foster Kitten! This Little Fella Was Found Alone In A Parking Lot A Few Hours Ago. He’s Missing A Few Pieces. I Need Name Ideas!
#39
Found A Kitten On The Side Of The Road
Sergy Yeltsen 4 years ago
Look at that tiny little kitten. I hope she wasn't dumped, but thanks to you for rescuing her.
#40
Found This Perfect Little Angel Today. She Was Jamming It Up For The Vets! And She’s Settling Right In Now
#41
My Older Brother Just Adopted This Little Pupper
#44
I Adopted My First Shelter Cat
#45
My GF And I Adopted This Sweet Boy Today. He Immediately Climbed On Me And Gave Me Face Rubs
Busy Panda 4 years ago
Face rub means he's marking his belonging. Now you're his slave for life!
#46
Our Cute Little Rescue. His Name Is Bartholomew
#47
Took This Kitten And A Sibling From A Family That Didn’t Want Them. The Bro Is Serving Up Some Serious Looks
#48
My Little Adopted Boy, Peanut, Or Mr. Nubs :) His Previous Owners Didn't Take Care Of Him At All, And Peanut Was Found With His Tail Caught In The Hood Of A Car And With A Scratched Mouth. His Tail Is Amputated, And He Has A Cleft Lip But I Love Him No Matter What
#49
This Is Spook. I Adopted Her Yesterday, Love Her So Much Already
ThatHuskyStorm 4 years ago
Does she have that medical condition were the cat has multiple irises? Polycoria I believe it’s called.
#50
Our Newest Family Member, Daisy. Adopted This Sweet Girl Two Days Ago
#51
This Stray Gave Birth On My GF’s Porch. This Is The Mother And Her Newborn Son
#52
2 Weeks Ago, Betty Was Stray. She Has Quickly Become Part Of Our Family And We Love Her So Much.
#54
Help Me Name My Beautiful Foster Boi!
#55
Help My Friend Name Her New Cat! Given Name Is Taffy
#56
Local Stray That Decided To Move In With Us.
Sergy Yeltsen 4 years ago
Are the grey splotches dirt or fur colour? Makes him an amazing coloured kitty if it's actual fur.
#57
Just Rescued Three New Kittens
#58
My Fiancé And I Adopted This Handsome Gentleman Today. His Name Is Newton!
#59
My Boy Obiwan Has Thumbs And No One Wanted Him Because Of Them But Those Particular Thumbs Were The Reason We Adopted Him.
#60
Gator Is The Happiest Rescue
Sheila Stamey 4 years ago
' you called me, boss?" I'm sorry,that's what the face says. He's scrumptious!
#61
A Rescue. ...lot Of Work But She Is A Keeper
#62
My New Little Rescue, Niko ♥️
#63
Yesterday I Found An Abandoned Kitten!! Introduced It To The Other Stray That I’ve Rescued And They Are In Love 💓
#64
Feeling A Lot Better Since This Moocher Moved Into My Apartment
#65
We Saved A Stray And Now We’ve Adopted Him
#66
Just A Very Dapper Appalachian Rescue Good Boy. Cur/Feist.
#67
Adopted This 8 Year Old Sweet Girl A Few Days Ago. Is This My Life As A Cat Owner Now?
#68
Found This Little Guy Huddled Up Against My Woodshop This Morning. So I Guess I Have A New Shop Cat
#69
Adopting This Bad Girl In Two Days, Considering To Name Her "Magia", Any Suggestions?
#70
The Lady I Adopted Him From Said Her Husband Was Newly Disabled. She Gave Him A Dog And He Asked For A Divorce.
Lyn Moffett 4 years ago
Charming!!! Maybe as he's newly disabled he's angry at the world or doesn't want to be a burden ,,, goodness knows ,, at least that little guy will be happy and lived
#71
Just Signed The Papers To Adopt This Beautiful Cat. I've Wanted A Cat My Whole Life And At 29 I'm Finally Going To Be Able To Provide For One.
#72
We Rescued A Pup Today, Say Hello To Charmy!
#73
Adopted My First Cat Today And Couldn't Be Happier!
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Looks like a Muted Calico—-called that because the colors are muted; gray instead of black and peach instead of orange. She’s just beautiful!
#74
Unexpectedly Brought This Guy Home Yesterday 💙
#75
Adopting This Boy!! His Name Is Rorschach 🤗
#76
What Should I Name Her?
#77
My New Pupper, Has Only Been With Me For A Few Days Now 😍
#78
Kitten Found In The Woods Of My Back Yard!
An adult cat was living in a cave in my back yard and my wife and I saw her on Saturday and had been feeding her until the rescue could come this morning. Super cute and sweet. Kept trying to look and listen for any other cats/kittens in there but didn’t hear or see anything. Then tonight when I was out with my dogs I stuck my head in to check I could hear meowing but couldn’t see her so went and got some food. Eventually she crawled closer to the hole and I grabbed her out of there. Rescue just came back and picked up this sweet baby.
#79
I Just Adopted This Beautiful Girl!
#80
Just Adopted This Little Puppy! Her Name Is Haru, She’s 8 Weeks Old!
#81
Just Adopted This Small Void. What Should I Name Her?
#82
Its Been Two Weeks Since I Adopted Theseus. He Is The Best Cat Ever. I Couldn’t Be Happier And I Hope He Is Too.
Pangolin Pal 4 years ago
Perfect name for a most-beloved, truly amazing cat! Wishing you and him many loving years together --
#83
Just Got Her Today, Any Name Suggestions? Her Brother’s Name Is Sundae
#84
Just Adopted Clyde Today, Shar Pei/? Mix. He’s So Sweet!
#85
Can Someone Tell Me Which Race This Dog Is ? My Family Found Him On The Streets
#86
Found This Handsome Fella Right In Front Of Our Apartment. Got Immeadiately Neutered And Checked By The Vet. Probably Someone Left Him Because He Was Scared And Also Very Clean To Be A Street Cat. He Is Waiting To Be Adopted!
#87
I Adopted Sophie 24 Hours Ago. We Are Besties. 🐈⬛🖤
#88
Our Rescue Stray Cat Poesko Cuddled Up To Me For The First Time ! :d
#89
I Just Adopted Two Cats About 4 Hours Ago.
#90
This Is Our Little Old Man Bacon Who We Adopted A Week Ago. Hes At Least 7 And Has Spend All His Life In A Cage And On Pellet Diet. We're Trying To Introduce Greens To Him But He Doesn't Seem Very Interested. He Likes Fruits And Carrots Tho, But Eats Only A Little Lettuce. Any Helps Is Appreciated
deanna woods 4 years ago
Just keep doing what you are doing. It's going to take time for him to come around to greens. He is very cute though.
#91
I Found This Little Girl In A Drainage Pipe A Few Days Ago, She Is Healthy And Warm Now, So Please Help Me Name Her! Preferably Something Starting With M Because Of The Markings Above Her Eyes!
#92
What Should I Name My New 3 Legged Baby Girl?
#93
Adopted This Good Boy Today
#94
Adopted This Beautiful Girl Yesterday, Named Her Dinah 🥰
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Someone’s in the kitchen with Dinah. Someone’s in the kitchen, I kno-o-o-ow. Someone’s in the kitchen with Dinah, strummin’ on the old banjo.
#95
I Need Some Advice. Just Found This Kitten Alone In The Heat In The Middle Of The Street. Mother Was No Where To Be Found. Extremely Dehydrated And Hungry. Any Tips On How To Secure His Health As Well As What Food/Formula I Should Give Him Would Be Greatly Appreciated. He’s A Sweetheart.
Kittymisfit 4 years ago
Take him to a vet to get checked out. They can give you recommendations, as well.
#96
Help!! Adopted A Stray, Or More Like She Adopted Me?
#97
Update: We Adopted The Void!
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Looks like the void has had some fur/skin issues, and that’s why they’re wearing the hoodie? Keep up the treatment, because they look like they’re going to be a huge floofy void when they’re better!
#98
Just Adopted My New Cat, What Should I Call Her? 🤓
#99
Cutie Showed Up At My House Yesterday So We’ve Taken Her In But I’ve Been Kinda Stumped On What To Name Her, Any Suggestions?
#100
My New Adopted Kitties! Are They Considered Torties?
#101
Any Name Suggestions For My Rescue Kitty ?
#102
Adopted This Little Guy Yesterday. Any Name Suggestions?
#103
Kitten Help! We Think It’s Two Weeks Old. Found On Sidewalk. We’re Feeding It And Getting It Taken Care Of, But It Won’t Defecate. We Can Get It To Urinate Through Stimulation But No Poop
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Roxy Eastland 4 years ago
Can I please beg that if you find a cat/kitten or dog/puppy on the street you make a massive effort to find if it has been lost by a family? So many of these posts go from 'found outside my house' to 'so I have adopted it' without this vital step in between. A friend of mine and her family were devastated when one of their much loved cats never came back home, despite doing everything you're supposed to do to find a lost pet. They presumed it had been hit by a car and then the body disposed of by the council or taken by foxes. *Years* later they found out the cat had been 'rescued' off the street by another family (who I am sure were all praised for how kind and lovely they were) and she had a massive fight to get her own cat back (she is a good person and never directed any hatred at the other family). Please let all the local vets know, and all the local shelters, at the very least, so if someone contacts them to see if their pet has been handed in they will find out where it is.
Roxy Eastland 4 years ago
Sadly I suspect that people want to rescue a pet and don't want to find it and hand it back to the owner, so that's why they don't make the effort to find out if it's just lost.
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InfectedVoice 4 years ago
As a shelter volunteer myself, thank you to everyone who gives these animals a loving lifelong home and all fellow rescuers. To all the idiots and monsters that are the cause of 80% of these animals being here in the first place, I hate you and hope you rot in hell. When a person gets too sick or elderly to care for their animals anymore, that's what we are here for, any other reason is not acceptable.
Birgit M 4 years ago
Have a heartfelt Thank You yourself for doing this great job!
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Iridescent-Aurora 4 years ago (edited)
Me and my now six month old rescue kitty are very grateful to these people :)
Roxy Eastland 4 years ago
Can I please beg that if you find a cat/kitten or dog/puppy on the street you make a massive effort to find if it has been lost by a family? So many of these posts go from 'found outside my house' to 'so I have adopted it' without this vital step in between. A friend of mine and her family were devastated when one of their much loved cats never came back home, despite doing everything you're supposed to do to find a lost pet. They presumed it had been hit by a car and then the body disposed of by the council or taken by foxes. *Years* later they found out the cat had been 'rescued' off the street by another family (who I am sure were all praised for how kind and lovely they were) and she had a massive fight to get her own cat back (she is a good person and never directed any hatred at the other family). Please let all the local vets know, and all the local shelters, at the very least, so if someone contacts them to see if their pet has been handed in they will find out where it is.
Roxy Eastland 4 years ago
Sadly I suspect that people want to rescue a pet and don't want to find it and hand it back to the owner, so that's why they don't make the effort to find out if it's just lost.
Load More Replies... InfectedVoice 4 years ago
As a shelter volunteer myself, thank you to everyone who gives these animals a loving lifelong home and all fellow rescuers. To all the idiots and monsters that are the cause of 80% of these animals being here in the first place, I hate you and hope you rot in hell. When a person gets too sick or elderly to care for their animals anymore, that's what we are here for, any other reason is not acceptable.
Birgit M 4 years ago
Have a heartfelt Thank You yourself for doing this great job!
Load More Replies... Iridescent-Aurora 4 years ago (edited)
Me and my now six month old rescue kitty are very grateful to these people :)
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