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45 Wholesome Pics Of Adopted Pets That Show What Joy Giving Them A Second Chance Brings To Everybody (August Edition)
The inevitable has arrived and summer has come close to its end. Before we start feeling autumn blues, there’s still a ray of joy left to squeeze from August and it’s Bored Panda’s monthly batch of adopted pets.
Thanks to the purrfect corner of Reddit known as BeforeNAfterAdoption, which provides an endless source of images of rescued woofers and adopted pooches, we compiled a heartmelting list to enjoy with your cuppa.
So without further ado, pull your seat closer, scroll down below and upvote your favorite adoption stories. If you, too, recently became a mom or a dad to a four-legged friend, share your story in the comments below!
And after you’re done, be sure to check out our previous monthly adoption features here, here and here.
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#1
My Daughter's Happy Tears Tonight When Our Skittish Rescue Made A Rare Public Appearance To Snuggle With Her
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#2
My Rescue Kitty Holds Me While I Do Laundry. She’s So Grateful
#3
6/22 - Their Person Passed Away The Same Week As My Dad. Now We’re Surviving Together
Final score:
487points
#4
I Went To A Place That Fosters Cats To Adopt One Today, When I Put The Carrier Down Otto Just Jumped Straight In And Decided That I Wasn’t Getting A Choice
#5
We Went To Adopt 1 Dog And Left With Both, Can’t Separate Brothers!
A B C the Third 4 years ago (edited)
Folks, please: if you consider getting pets, please get a carrier or, if available for the species, a harness that can be connected to the seatbelt lock. In case of an accident, these two cuties will be mush against the (rest of the) windshield. And having a cat run wild because a truck honked, for example, may lead to a crash in seconds.
#6
Found This Stray Kitten With A Broken Leg At Work A Couple Months Ago. Got To Visit Her In The Shelter Today And Will Be Adopting Her After She Gets Spayed Next Week!
#7
Ollie Wandered Out Of The Woods Two Weeks Ago And Has Officially Adopted Us
#8
Made My Dog A Bow Tie And Cake For Her Adoption Day/Birthday
#9
I Adopted This Cat From The Shelter 9 Days Ago. This Is The Look She Gave Me This Morning
A B C the Third 4 years ago
Kitty knows she found her forever home <3 shelter pets are the best, they're so grateful
#10
A Week Into Adoption vs. First Birthday
#11
Meet Gusgus, I Rescued Him Yesterday From A Girl Who Was Gonna Throw Him Out
#12
Meet Our Rescue Cat Mr. Chubbyhugs!
#13
Bonnie’s Big Smile On Her Adoption Day
#14
This Is Tucker. He's A 4-Year-Old Lab/Retriever Mix And He Was Just Adopted By The Seattle Mariners Clubhouse
He's gonna get to hang out at the ballpark all the time, travel with the squad and enjoy his very own unlimited supply of baseballs. Doesn’t get better than this!
#15
My Rescue’s First Night Home
Owen Jarvis 4 years ago
Even dogs love baby Yoda. Wait... dogs love everything except mailmen. :]
#16
Adopted This Cutie, He Been With Us For 2 Weeks. His Name Is Boots
#17
Meet Jinx, My Newly Adopted 3 Legged Siamese Friend
#18
Just Adopted This Handsome Devil
#19
My Newly Adopted Bestie
#20
Adopted 2 Kittens From Different Litters. I Am Jealous Of Their Relationship
#21
Adopted A 10 Year Old Blind/Declawed Kitty This Week And She Is Settling In Perfectly
Deborah Harris 4 years ago
Bless her heart, I'm so glad she's found a furever home. Declawing is so cruel and inhumane it should be illegal.
#22
We Adopted This Little Nugget. Meet Woof
#23
My Goofy Goober, Zeus. I Never Know I Could Love An Animal So Much
#24
Newly Adopted! I Named Him Steven
#25
I Just Adopted A Cat That Likes To Hoard Mice
#26
Meet Lilo, Rescued From The Envigo 4000 Hence The Ear Tattoo. We're Going To Give Her The Wonderful Life She Deserves
#27
Appropriately Named Kitten, Fern. She Has An Approved Adopter, No Surprise
#28
Just Adopted… She’s Precious!
#29
I Just Adopted These Kittens And I Really Need You To See Them
#30
Here Is Cleo. I Adopted Her Sunday After Living Alone For 4 Years And She Is Now My Official Computer Buddy
Deborah Harris 4 years ago
Well that's the end of your Minecraft days ...that keyboard and your soul now belongs to her 😁
#31
Adopted Him Last Week. He's Extremely Energetic And Loves Everyone In My Family And So Do We. I Named Him Dior
#32
Just Adopted This Sweet Pupper
Yettichild 4 years ago
That is definitely a wolf hybrid. I really hope this person has done their research, it can be very tricky dealing with wolfdogs.
#33
I Adopted A Cat Who Has Spent The Last Year And A Half In The Shelter. Her Name Is Minerva And She Is The Prettiest
#34
My Uncle Just Retired And Decided To Adopt This Fella
#35
Just Adopted This Sassy Girl
#36
Hi Everyone, Meet My Smol Baby Tortie Kaia. My First Kitty Ever! Just Adopted Her Yesterday
#37
New Rescue Foster Has Taken A Shine To Me
#38
Fulfilled My Lifetime Dream And Adopted My First Cat Today From A Rescue! He Doesn’t Have A Name Yet But He Sure Has My Heart
#39
Today I Adopted My Son, Brick!
#40
Our Foster Fail Rescue Kitty That We’re Now Committing To Moving To The UK From Nz With Us! No One Wanted To Adopt Her, Can You Believe That?!
#41
Big Day Today For Avatar From Our Cat Shelter. His First Time In The Adoption Room Where He’s Free To Run Around And Play As He Likes. Meeting The Others Was A Little Stressful But He Did Really Well
A B C the Third 4 years ago
His paws look way too big for him, but I guess he'll grow into them. What a heckin' cute fella :)
#42
My Inmate’s Adoption Mugshot
#43
[oc] Our Newly Adopted Beanie Boy!
![[oc] Our Newly Adopted Beanie Boy!](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/630dcbfcdad48_fd5bq7igobj91__700.jpg "[oc] Our Newly Adopted Beanie Boy!")
#44
Murph Found Her Forever Home
#45
I Just Adopted A Kitten. Would Love To Know Her Breed If Anyone Can Help Me Out, I’d Truly Appreciate It
Down With Agent Hedgehog! 4 years ago
She is a gorgeous mix breed— Siamese, probably, with Ragdoll and other breeds
#46
Just Adopted Her This Morning! Name Ideas?
#47
Just Adopted Pickle A Few Days Ago, She Is Incredibly Cute, Though She Has An Extreme Meowing Problem. How Can I Help Her Along?
Stephanie Did It 4 years ago
If Pickle is yowling and meowing for seemingly no reason, she is in heat. The only real cure is to have her spayed.
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Deborah Harris 4 years ago
I love happy endings so much, thank you. Can all animal loving pandas get on here and share the love so that its not just me on here lol xx
Rebecca O’Donnell 4 years ago
But I’m glad you are on here, Deborah Harris. I always look forward to see what you have to say :)
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Powerful Katrinka 4 years ago
I adopted two very feral kittens a couple of years ago. They lived behind my washing machine for at least two weeks. I didn't push it and let them come to me when they were ready... and now they never leave my side. I love them with all of my heart.
Deborah Harris 4 years ago
I love happy endings so much, thank you. Can all animal loving pandas get on here and share the love so that its not just me on here lol xx
Rebecca O’Donnell 4 years ago
But I’m glad you are on here, Deborah Harris. I always look forward to see what you have to say :)
Load More Replies... Powerful Katrinka 4 years ago
I adopted two very feral kittens a couple of years ago. They lived behind my washing machine for at least two weeks. I didn't push it and let them come to me when they were ready... and now they never leave my side. I love them with all of my heart.
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