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50 Of The Most Wholesome Rescue Pet Photos This December
Is there anything more heartwarming than a story about a neglected pet that’s been given a forever home? We don’t think so, and as you probably have already guessed, it’s time for Bored Panda’s monthly post of some of the most adorable rescue animal pictures.
Reddit users are sharing images of their newly adopted furry friends and they are so cute, we just can’t seem to stop smiling. From tiny newborn kitties to long-sitting shelter dogs, these little critters were saved from the hardship of living on the streets and are leading a full and happy life.
If you wish to end this year on a more wholesome note, continue scrolling! And if you’re in the mood for some more cute animal pics, check out our earlier posts celebrating rescued pets and their rescuers here: November, October, September.
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#1
I Just Adopted My First Cat! Everyone, Please Say Hello To "Nick Fury", Or "Fury" For Short! He's Had A Rough Little Life On The Street, But Now He Has A Nice Warm Home!
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#2
Me And Sleepy Boi. He Wouldn't Come Near Me When I Adopted Him! Now Every Night He Sneaks Into My Blankie And Sleeps With Me
#3
Adopted A Toothless 14 Year Old. She Spent 4 Years In The Shelter Waiting For Me To Find Her. I’ve Named Her “Belle” For Her Nose
#4
I Have No Idea How She Was At The Shelter For The Whole 7 Months She’s Been Alive. I Adopted Her Immediately
#5
Just Adopted A 13 Year Old Cat. Who Gets Rid Of An Old Cat? She’s Great At Purring
#6
Newly Adopted Big Boy Doesn’t Know What Personal Space Is
#7
Shirt Warmer. He's Just Sooo Happy To Be Adopted Still!
#8
This Little Baby (Cider) Was Finally Adopted From The Humane Society Of Marshall County!
#9
Recently Adopted Two Kittens-This Guy Has The Longest Ear Furnishings I've Ever Seen
#10
Took Me 2 Years To Convince My Wife To Adopt A Cat. I'm Officially Displaced
#11
(Cat Pics Included, Story In Comments!) I’m A “Dog Person” Who Just Got Adopted By A Cat Because She Felt So Familiar, So Comfortable, Like We’re Soulmates Who Were Separated. Love Nala For Coming Into My Life At The Absolute Perfect Time, When I Needed Her Most.
#12
Little Floofy Boy I Rescued From A Bad Home Situation. Meet Jack!
#13
Her Face When She Found Out She Was Getting Adopted (By Me!!)
#14
Adopted This Old Man Off The Streets And He’s Now Taken Over The Entire House.
Elli Rahim 4 years ago
Old fella just loves his naps on the sofa, for sure! What a "retirement"!
#15
Just Adopted This Two Fellas, Gino And Chester (Main Coons)
#16
I Found A Stray Cat, She Followed Me Home. I Guess I Own A Cat Now
#17
Charlie Was Adopted Yesterday And Today We Went For A Long Walk In The Woods (He’s Lived In The City) And This Is The Result
#18
Found A Tiny Kitten In Our Garage…the Dog Adopted Him As Her Puppy
#19
Just Adopted Her Yesterday
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Oh boy, can't wait to go into my backyard, sniff all of my flowers and dig a hole in my lawn.
#20
List Of Things I Didn't Expect To Do Today. 1. Adopt A Kitten
#21
Adopted A Tree Cat
#22
Remembering That Time We Went To The Shelter To Adopt A Kitten, And They Had A Bogo (Okay Not Really, One Adoption Fee Waived) On Kitties, So We Adopted Brothers.
#23
I Adopted My Grandmother’s Cat When She Passed Away And We Are Both Adjusting To Life Without Her Together. I’d Like To Know What Breed He Is; He Is Bigger Than Any Cat I Have Had Before!
#24
Rescued This Cute Boy Today
#25
My Wife And I Adopted These Two Beautiful Fiv+ 6 Month Old Cats. Nobody Else Wanted To Rescue Them
#26
My Brother’s New Adopted Kitten. She Has Ocean Eyes And So Much Floof!
Meif’wa Fan 4 years ago
"You really know how to make me cry when you give me those ocean eyes"
#27
My Rescue Crew Waiting For Me To Throw The Ball
Elli Rahim 4 years ago
This is going to be an absolutely chaotic ball game. Look at all that barely contained eagerness!
#28
It Actually Feels Like We Won The Lottery When The Rescue Chose Us To Be Her Family. Welcome Home Sadie
#29
My Shelter Buddy Is Being Adopted. Wish Him Good Luck!
#30
Don’t Have Many People To Tell, But I Just Got Approved To Adopt This Pretty Lady!!!
#31
My Parents Just Adopted This Pretty Lady And I’m Very Excited To Spend Christmas With Her!
#32
My New Rescue Hamster Cheddar
#33
So It Seems We Are Adopting Another Cat. What Should We Name Her?
#34
Just Adopted This Sweet Boy. What Do We Name Him?
#35
Just Adopted Yesterday, This Is 4am, Clover Was Crying Because She Was Lonely. It Will Be A Tired Day But Thats Ok. Worth A Couple Of Yawns
#36
Adopted Leo Today. We Instantly Do Connected And Now He's Fast Asleep In My Arms.
#37
This Cute Cat I Just Adopted!
#38
Meet Tbo (Tee-Bow) And Muffin, 2 Feral Kitties That Adopted Me
Elli Rahim 4 years ago
Bless the both of them! You did a wonderful thing adopting them together!
#39
Just Adopted This Little Man. He Only Has One Eye. Anybody Got Some Name Ideas?
#40
This Is Pippy, She's A 5.5 Year Old Good Girl That We Adopted From The Shelter Recently. Here She Is In Her Favorite Turtleneck Sweater Admiring Some Shiny Christmas Lights
#41
My Sister's New Rescue Kitten: Bernie Danders
#42
Adopted This Giant Fluff From A Friend Of A Friend
#43
I Just Adopted This Little Girl, She's So Sweet And Playful
#44
Parents Adopted A New Pup. Meet Lucy
#45
My Parents Decided To Adopt A Family Member Today!
Dorothy Parker 4 years ago
A family member who will be loving and loyal forever. Those eyes say it all.
#46
A Week Ago My Husband Said He Didn’t Want A Cat. On Friday I Convinced Him That We Should Take The Kids To A Local Cat Show For Fun. 15 Minutes After Buying Our Tickets On Saturday We Adopted This Guy Great Success. Meet Reindeer (Named By Our 5 Year Old)
#47
Wally The Rescue Mutt
#48
Another Shot Of Luna & Mars, Pound Kitties Adopted This Weekend
Elli Rahim 4 years ago
Gorgeous pair who look so bonded! Thanks for taking them home together!
#49
Adopting This Sweet Girl, Any Name Suggestions?
#50
My Girlfriend And I Adopted Two Kittens! Lucy And Leonard.
Elli Rahim 4 years ago
I love these 2-in-1 adoptions, cats do so well with company instead of solo. Congratulations!
#51
Meet Super Hans The Maine Coon... Adopted Him From My Brother, His Wife And Kids Had Allergies. Seems Like A Win For Me!
#52
My Beautiful Girl Josie. She Is The Sweetest Cat In The World. I Adopted Her 3 Years Ago With Her Brother And It Is One Of The Best Decisions I Have Ever Made.
#53
This Is Twitch, I Found Him In The Cold Then Adopted Him After The Humane Society Cleared Him.
#54
This Is The First Time I've Adopted One Of My Foster Cat's, Everyone Meet Kookie
#55
My Rescue Girl
#56
Two Cats Adopted On The Same Day, They Are Inseparable And Get Along Wonderfully, It Makes You Want To Kiss Them At Any Time!love Love Love
#57
Our Newly Adopted 6 Year Old Beautiful Birma / Persian Fur Baby
#58
Just Adopted A Kitty… I Think He Likes Christmas!
#59
The Adopted Baby Has Been Found Acceptable... For Now
#60
My Fiancée And I Are Adopting This Little Girl! Any Name Ideas? (Food/Drink Names Preferred)
#61
Recently Adopted These Cuties. They Wanna Say Hi!
#62
Rescue: Day 1 To Today. She's Happy I Think
#63
Meet Bella, A 4 Year Old German Shepard We Rescued Today
#64
Name Ideas For A Three Legged Cat? He Was Adopted Today. Thinking Trace Or Tres. I Dunno, Help Reddit!
#65
My New Adopted Cat Named Coconut! Hes A Sleepy Little Baby.
#66
Just Adopted This Little Girl And I Cant Choose Her Name
#67
Hank's Happiest Day Since Being Adopted From Texas.
mamadeflorencia 4 years ago
I am a volunteer for Out Of Texas!!! Thank you so much for adopting him from here! I wish more people do so! We have more than a million stray dogs in the streets. Weather is warmer and is easy for them to just roam around. It is so hard to find homes for everyone.
#68
Need Help Picking A Name For A Stray That Just Adopted Us
#69
Just Adopted This Floofy Queen! Her Shelter Name Was Electric, Any Suggestions For Her Forever Home Name?
#70
Our New Baby, Hazelnut! 12 Week Old Girl We Adopted From The Shelter Last Night.
#71
Reddit Meet Penny. Just Adopted Her Today.
#72
I Adopted This Four Month Old Rescue :)
#73
Adopting This Fluff Has Been A Fantastic Decision.
#75
It's Yuffie's Big Adoption Day!! 🎉 Here's To Hoping Someone Welcomes This Adorable Face Into Their Hearts (And Home)! I'll Miss Your Little Wuffs!
Sharon Nicole 4 years ago
I never could understand how people can be foster parents. If it were me every single one would be a "foster fail."
#76
Meet Pepper... A 2 Year Old Boxer/Mastiff Mix We Just Adopted.
#77
Our Rescue Pup Harley
#78
My Friends Recently Adopted This Very Cute One-Eyed Male Kitty And Are Struggling To Come Up With A Name, Do Any Of You Have Any Suggestions?
#79
Just Adopted A 6mo Cockapoo. Training Seems To Be Going Well
#80
Meet Our Newest Family Member, Pickle. She's 11 Weeks Old. We Adopted Her From A Local Shelter 😻
#82
Say Hello To Our New Family Member Clover. Just Adopted Today.
#83
I Adopted Joe Yesterday, He Has Already Made Himself At Home
#85
When Your Adopted Puppers Takes Over Your Bed And Has No Regret!
#86
Adopted Her Today! What Should I Name Her?
#87
We're Adopting This Little Guy On Tuesday! Got Any Name Suggestions? We're Currently Between Taco And Jam
#89
This Little Kitten Was Freezing And Crying Under Our Deck. What Should We Name Him On The Adoption Papers?
#90
Adopted This Cute Little Lady Today And We’re Still Searching For A Name. Any Suggestions?
#91
We Adopted This Lil Kitty Yesterday And She Hasn’t Moved From This Spot
#93
I Just Adopted This 6 Year Old Pug Mix, He's Soooo Sweet And Gentle.
#94
Adopted This Little Guy. Any Name Ideas?
#95
Just Adopted This Spotted Dude. His Name Is Otto
#96
We Got New Cat, Floki (Grey And White) Adopt Her Immediately
#97
Adopted Brothers Cuddling Up
mamadeflorencia 4 years ago
so glad you adopted both together! I adopted sisters too! they love each other so much! Frida_Kahl...bb45ec.jpg 
#98
Just Adopted This Sweet Pomeranian (Her Name Is Elsa). She Is Getting Along So Well With Her Sheltie (Fiona) Sister!
#99
Adopted A New Puppy Recently! She's 2 Months Old And Adorable! Any Name Suggestions?
#100
Help Us Name These Recently Adopted Kitten Sisters.
#101
Adopted A Guinea Pig Last Week
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K Witmer 4 years ago
My husband and I only adopt elderly dogs. We had 4 in 2019. We have one 15 yr old left. It's very hard on us emotionally and sometimes financially but every animal deserves a loving safe home. We're going to wait a little bit before we adopt again. Our old guy is being tested for cancer on Thursday and I'm really anxious.
Vincent Van Bro 4 years ago
I’m really sorry :( hope it goes well! It’s great that you’ve given them a second chance! <3
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Chich 4 years ago (edited)
We got our guy back in April. He spent the first 4yrs of his life in a trailer with 80 other dogs. We have a fenced yard and everything was new, grass, butterflies, snow. Still has a ways to go but not a mean bone in his body and once we are able to finally get a leash on him and take him for walks his wee doggy mind will be blown.
K Witmer 4 years ago
My husband and I only adopt elderly dogs. We had 4 in 2019. We have one 15 yr old left. It's very hard on us emotionally and sometimes financially but every animal deserves a loving safe home. We're going to wait a little bit before we adopt again. Our old guy is being tested for cancer on Thursday and I'm really anxious.
Vincent Van Bro 4 years ago
I’m really sorry :( hope it goes well! It’s great that you’ve given them a second chance! <3
Load More Replies... Chich 4 years ago (edited)
We got our guy back in April. He spent the first 4yrs of his life in a trailer with 80 other dogs. We have a fenced yard and everything was new, grass, butterflies, snow. Still has a ways to go but not a mean bone in his body and once we are able to finally get a leash on him and take him for walks his wee doggy mind will be blown.
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