It's the end of the month, which means Bored Panda has compiled a new list of adorable animal adoption photos. Many kittens, doggos, bunnies, and other critters have found their forever homes in April, and can now relax and enjoy being part of their new families.
It's incredibly heartwarming to know that with the coronavirus ravaging the world and some shelters closed to the public, people are still finding ways to open their hearts and offer neglected animals a second chance at life.
Continue scrolling to check out the images and be sure to check out our March, February, and January articles if you've fallen behind on the series!
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"During this period of great uncertainty, one bright spot has been the incredibly passionate response from people willing to open their homes and hearts to foster and adopt vulnerable shelter animals," Pamela Reid, PhD, CAAB, Vice President of The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Behavioral Sciences Team, told Bored Panda in a statement. "At the ASPCA, we have seen a nearly 70 percent increase in animals going into foster care through our New York City and Los Angeles foster programs, compared to the same time period in 2019. Even in times of crisis, Americans are stepping up to show their commitment to animals in need."
My Dog, Who Has Never Liked Cats, Adopted My Bottle Baby Foster Kitten. She Adopted Him Too, I Think
Not all animal shelters expected this. "We thought people were going to bring their animals in and then run for the hills," Katy Hansen, communications director for the Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC), told Vox. However, the pandemic opened up an entirely new demographic of potential pet fosters: "The people that were filling up the applications were primarily millennials who lived with roommates. That's not a demographic that we usually see coming forward to foster because they're working and they live with three people." At any given time, ACC has over 600 animals in their care. Now, it's less than 100.
After Adopting Our First Cat Everyone Prepared Us For A Nervous And Timid First Few Weeks, This Was Our Sweet Boy 30 Minutes Later
Reid also noted that it's important to think about the future when our regular work and school routines commence again. "Your dog or cat may be left confused (and lonely!) once everyone is rushing out the door instead of spending time at home. Even while you and your family are home, start to prepare your pet by designating time for them to spend ... alone throughout the day."
First, Reid suggested creating a cozy, inviting place for your dog or cat to nap away from all the activity of remote work and school. You can even put on some soothing music or radio. For example, there are Spotify playlists dedicated entirely to calming your pet.
"When giving your pet time away from you, offer your dog tasty chews to keep him busy. You can purchase all sorts of interesting and easily digestible chews online, such as bully sticks, tendons, tracheas, scapulas and cheek rolls," Reid explained. "Both dogs and cats will also be entertained for some time with an interactive food-puzzle toy."
The Neighbours Wanted To Put Down This Dog Due To Being Very Aggressive. Instead, My Dad Adopted Him Into Our Family
Shadow was very aggressive when we first brought him home but now he is filled with so much love. He is with his two best friends everyday playing and sleeping together
Also, there are many free game apps for cats to play with on their own. Reid said you can also find battery-operated toys online that may keep your cat busy and happy on their own. "Leave your home and take a stroll outside without your dog occasionally to practice leaving the house for short durations. While you're out, leave your dog a chew or their meal in a puzzle toy to keep them busy and occupied during your absence."
Pets have kept us company for thousands of years, and they've been especially helpful during the quarantine, helping us manage our stress and anxiety levels. So let's try to put in the extra effort and help them transition back to normal life when the pandemic is over.
This Little Girl We Found In A Cardboard Box
Sebastien Recently Gained A New Little Sister
Abbi Learned How To Walk Upstairs Alone And She’s Very Proud Of Herself
Everyone Meet Jake (7-Years-Old). My Wife (Pictured) And I Adopted Him Yesterday From A Local Shelter
Jake has been in 4 different homes in the last year and deals with a ton of anxiety. But with lots of love and his new big sister, Gigi, he's going to be just fine
Adopted This Sweet Baby Boy Today. His Name Is Pickles
My Mom Meeting Her Dream Kitten For The First Time Today
I Saved Him, But Actually He's Saving Me
Disco Is 2-Months-Old And Just Woke Up From A Nap
My Son, 8, Who Happens To Have Autism Got A Bunny. He Sits Outside With The Bunny For Hours. His Echolalia Stops. His Stimming Stops. He Is Calm, Focused And Happy
Hi Everyone. My Name Is Joey. I Am Excited Because I Am Being Adopted Today
My Girlfriend Has This Rescued Cat, And I Think She's Cute
The Two Puppies Who Visited The Georgia Aquarium Were Adopted Together Today
She Suddenly Slept Like This While I Was Just Playing With Her. It Was A Stray Kitten, My Brother Adopted Her
My Dad Just Got A Kitten
Too tiny. Needs KMR in a bottle. Kitten Milk Replace. Every few hours.
My New Puppy. She’s A Mutt, Some German Shepard And Some Australian Cattle Dog
This Is Little Arietty, Patiently Waiting For Me To Throw Her Toy. I Am Starting To Suspect That We May Have Adopted A Doggo
Dad’s New Little Girl
Adoption Day For This Little One. That Look
I Found Him Running On A Road. Got His Chip Scanned And The Vet Called The Owner On File. They Didn’t Care About Him, He Was Dumped. So Meet My Little Buddy, Wilson
They just dumped him! Take good care of Wilson I know you will, he's cute
Thank you for having such a huge heart. Wilson needs a better owner than he had.
How do you go from at one point being concerned enough to chip him to not caring?
What awful people. Same thing happened when our dog Sunny just walked up to the house. When we finally decided to keep him, took to vet, scanned, him had a chip. Vet called the number, we were just standing there, he left a message. They never called back. Thank goodness! Same thing with the cat that found is. Crawled under our fence on the patio in March of 2017, we took to vet, he had a chip, called the owners. They said they moved in November of 2016, and the new place did not accept animals, so they just let him go. He spent the whole winter outdoors. He stayed in teh basement sleeping for 3 weeks, only to come up for food. He now loves to sit in the window soaking up the sun
It's too bad the previous owners can't be fined for cruelty and negligence
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If the owners of dumped animals can be traced, they should be fined heavily.
There are some "people" one has to hate all the time.
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Thank goodness you found him. I can't respect people that think animals are disposable!
There's some anxiety in those beautiful eyes. He will have a Wonderful safe home with you. Bless 🙏
You can go to the park and shout "Wwwwwwwiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiillllllllllllllllllllllllsssssssssssssssssssssoooooooooooooooonnnn" now.
I put a heart at the end and it came out a question mark!
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Precious cuddlebug...love comes in small long packages if your not blind to it
If you don't want pets don't get them and certainly don't get them chipped.
‘They didn’t care about him’ 😭😭😭 those kind of “people” should be executed imo. And by that I mean I’d rather let them starve to death somewhere holed up in one inescapable prison that letting them have some kind of life for years on deathrow. Sorry, not sorry. Cruelty get’s you cruelty, it such cases it’s good riddens. Thank goodness this (wo)man found him and took him in 💜
People like Winston's before owners should have a stamp on their foreheads that states "I am a d******d. Cannot own pets".
awwww is he a dashund or somthing i love his markings can i come over after covid 19 and boop hims snoot
Can't understand why anyone would "dump" a dog. He is a beauty and would have been adopted from a shelter quickly.
How terrible that somebody just dumped him because I didn’t care about him but for you to rescue him.
Get his chip changed just in case he gets lost again so he will be returned to you and not the previous owners
I cannot understand such selfishness in people Wilson you are so lucky NOW
That is one lucky dog... escaped from a bad situation! To find the right home
Nothing better than finding a friend when your all alone. I'm glad he found you
shame on pre-owner and God bless you... hope he pay the bill for such behaviour!
Lovely dog! and a great name,really suits him..: ) people who do that to animals need to called to account in some way..
How could anyone do this. Bless you for taking him in your home. He`ll will give you many happy days and all the unconditional love.
it's sheer stupidity to abandon a chipped pet. IT's abuse, and illegal. They could be arrested or fined depending on what state they live in.
Those are the kind of people I have this one picture for. It’s a dog and the caption says “There’s only one dangerous breed-humans”. (The ones who dumped him.)
Rotten rotten sods. Thank God you saw him and took him in. He is just lovely.
Who could dump their pet? Heartless, evil behavior like that is criminal and should be treated as such. So happy that you adopted this sweetheart. He looks like he’s mostly dachshund.
How could anyone just "not care" about such a great doggie. Doxies are so special.
Hope that family has the same thing happen to them when they are older! That no one cares about them! Evil!
So they took the effort to chip him, but then just dumped him! They didn't deserve him in the first place.
My Husband And I Found This Dog Wandering Around In Our Neighborhood Today. Turns Out She’s Been Seen Around For Weeks, And No Owner Has Come Forward
She doesn’t have a chip or tags, so we’re taking her in indefinitely while we search for her owner. We’ve been calling her Juno
We Rescued A Pregnant Cat. Best Decision Ever. This Is Her With Her Son
Everyone, Meet Popeye, The One Eyed Rescue Pup
Morning Blep From Our Rescue Kitty, Mosi
Okay, I need the pirate tag for my own cat, he's quite the mouse killer.
He Was Adopted After Being Going From Home To Home And Being Mistreated By His Former Owner. I Think He's Finally Happy
After Growing Up With Cats And Loving Other People’s Cats. I Finally Have My Own Bundle Of Pure Joy - Meet Nova Everyone
This Was The Day This Little Guy Found Me And Got Himself Adopted
Quarantine Silver Lining: Time To Adopt This Pupper
Karma The Pitbull. Got Her From My GF’s Work
It Finally Happened. I Rescued This Beautiful 2-Year-Old Boy Today! Everyone Meet Mr. Teriyaki
The Best Thing To Come From The Coronavirus... We Adopted Our Foster Pup
I Adopted A Smol Woodland Critter. He Is Either A Dog Or A Badger, Not Sure
Our New Rescue Kitty. We Call Him Sinbad
We Just Rescued This Left Alone Cat, He Instantly Fell Asleep When We Got Back
My Birthday Is Tomorrow, Got Myself The Cutest Little Rescue. Meet Marcel
The Adoption Center Said To Expect Her To Hide Under The Bed For A Week. Here Is Our New Girl, Millie, After About 4 Hours
I foster cats and it's a big deal that adult cat isn't hiding ❤️ She is very alert though, you can see it in the eyes 😄 Just a tip - cats don't like and don't need collars, especially with bells, which dingle under their ears all day and annoy their hearing. 👈
Adopted A Stray Kitten Today. Meet Kelly
I Adopted A Cat (Grey One) For My Elderly Parents And After Two Weeks Of Hiding He's Starting To Hang Out With Us
Just Adopted And She Graced Me With A Blep
Adopted These Two Beauties, They Are Sisters And Totally Inseparable
Adopted This Guy Three Weeks Ago. He Spent The First Two Hiding Under A Chair And Now Sleeps With Me Every Night
Our Recently Adopted 8-Year-Old Kitty In Full Curl Mode
Adopting During Quarantine Was An Excellent Choice
He’s 5-Weeks-Old And Rescued From Having To Go To The Pound. He Farts A Lot And Is Getting The Hang Of A Potty Pad
Adopted A 3 Legged Street Cat From Greece. He Has Just Discovered The Resident Betta Fish
Just Adopted Bubbie, I Think She's Precious
I Had Always Wanted A Poodle, Decided To Adopt A Good Girl 3 Days Ago
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These stories warm my heart, I must admit however that I worry once those now at home quarantined people go back to work and the regular social life that they won't regret and will still spend the necessary time with their pets ... cats will do ok, hope none of these dogs have to be returned :( Also - my two adopted cats hid under the bed and on the highest wardrobe in the house for a good two weeks - and my dog just lay still in his bench for a week untill he got used to everything -- so new owners, don't let yourself be fooled or get unrealistic high expecations - it can go super well - or it may need a little longer - but you will have a friend for life in any case :) xxx #adoptdontshop
Good to know that other rescued cats climb as high as it gets in their first weeks home. Our newest rescue (now three years old) climbed up the bookcases that line the house and for a while we couldn't tell where he was. He still likes to hang out there, but I think now he does it to prove he's the king of the house.
Load More Replies... I just hope none of those adopted animals go back to shelters, or are tossed away, after the pandemic is over. People tend to get animals during stressful times, like Christmas or Easter
I really hope, people don't forget to get their puppies slowly used ot being alone. I am also worried that mayn pets will be returned back to the shelters, once lockdowns are over and people are back at work.
I applaud anyone who homes an older or special needs pet, rather than a kitten, puppy. or other baby 'furry'. I worry that some people adopting kittens that are too young to be weaned properly (not the case in an emergency or abandonment situation). The shelter I got my last adopted cat(then five months old) would not let them go until they were 12 weeks old, saying that 8 weeks is the minimum they would ever recommend for a private adoption situation. The unwanted cat I got from a friend's friend was given away too soon and it affected her ability to groom herself properly... I got her at 6 months. [EXTRA NOTE: People should also ensure they get their pet spayed or neutered- to prevent unwanted litters].
Thank you Dutch for your comment. People almost always want a puppy or a kitten, don't realize it takes a lot more patience and training. Just hang in there, please.
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Makes me so happy to see these animals get loving homes. Animals are so pure and so innocent, they deserve nothing less then unconditional love. #animalsoverhumans #allanimalsdeservelove
I have recently become a "time share" owner of a cat. I first met him a couple of weeks ago when I saw him sunbathing in my garden. He has now made friends with my dogs who were nervous of him at first because he is bigger than them and he now spends 2-3 evenings a week in my house. I have even started buying him food and he has his own blanket here. I have seen him with several other people and I don't think he is a stray as he is very well fed (okay, he's fat!) and in very good condition.
It is very heartwarming to see all these cute faces adopted but one thing I saw in a lot of pictures worries me. PLEASE cat owners - read about collars with bells and take them off or at least take off the bell. Your cat will be much happier ❤️🐈
If they're indoor, certainly, but if they're outdoor then no. Outdoor cats, either feral/stray or owned, are responsible for the extinction of MULTIPLE species of birds in the past 50-75 years, and can contribute to other problems in local ecosystems, namely overpredation. The bell stays on while my cat is outside, but when she's ready to come in it comes off. If you're going to have an indoor/outdoor or strictly outdoor cat, PLEASE be a responsible cat owner and have them spayed/neutered, and don't contribute to the massive problem of overpopulated cats!
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Instead of the word 'wholesome' [is there an 'unwholesome' rescue, you think?] why not use synonymous words like wonderful, awesome, awe-inspiring, marvelous, incredible, etc.
When I'm awake in the middle of the night trying to solve ALL the problems of the world, I skim through Bored Panda, giggle at the dogs & cats, and then go back to bed dreaming of them instead of Covid19. Thanks for a better night's sleep.
It has been mentioned before, but I just hope that some of these people adopted these animals forever and not just so they can have a companion while in quarantine. I mean there are people who adopt black cats just to have an accessory to go along with their Halloween costume, so it's not a stretch that people would adopt a pet just to get them through quarantine.
Let's hope for the best for the animals' sake.
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There shouldn't be so many rescue animals and unwanted puppies/kittens. The laws need to be changed to make it illegal to breed animals without a license and animals should not be sold unless they have been spayed/neutered. If they are too young, then a large deposit must be paid that will be refunded when the animal has been neutered.
I come to smile at the pictures of happy loved pets, yet leave more annoyed at the know-it-all comments. Its 1 picture you are looking at, not their life story. Stop judging off 1 snippet of someone's life.
I don't think these comments are judgmental, LottieH, people just worry, and give good advice to new pet adopters.
Load More Replies... These stories warm my heart, I must admit however that I worry once those now at home quarantined people go back to work and the regular social life that they won't regret and will still spend the necessary time with their pets ... cats will do ok, hope none of these dogs have to be returned :( Also - my two adopted cats hid under the bed and on the highest wardrobe in the house for a good two weeks - and my dog just lay still in his bench for a week untill he got used to everything -- so new owners, don't let yourself be fooled or get unrealistic high expecations - it can go super well - or it may need a little longer - but you will have a friend for life in any case :) xxx #adoptdontshop
Good to know that other rescued cats climb as high as it gets in their first weeks home. Our newest rescue (now three years old) climbed up the bookcases that line the house and for a while we couldn't tell where he was. He still likes to hang out there, but I think now he does it to prove he's the king of the house.
Load More Replies... I just hope none of those adopted animals go back to shelters, or are tossed away, after the pandemic is over. People tend to get animals during stressful times, like Christmas or Easter
I really hope, people don't forget to get their puppies slowly used ot being alone. I am also worried that mayn pets will be returned back to the shelters, once lockdowns are over and people are back at work.
I applaud anyone who homes an older or special needs pet, rather than a kitten, puppy. or other baby 'furry'. I worry that some people adopting kittens that are too young to be weaned properly (not the case in an emergency or abandonment situation). The shelter I got my last adopted cat(then five months old) would not let them go until they were 12 weeks old, saying that 8 weeks is the minimum they would ever recommend for a private adoption situation. The unwanted cat I got from a friend's friend was given away too soon and it affected her ability to groom herself properly... I got her at 6 months. [EXTRA NOTE: People should also ensure they get their pet spayed or neutered- to prevent unwanted litters].
Thank you Dutch for your comment. People almost always want a puppy or a kitten, don't realize it takes a lot more patience and training. Just hang in there, please.
Load More Replies... Makes me so happy to see these animals get loving homes. Animals are so pure and so innocent, they deserve nothing less then unconditional love. #animalsoverhumans #allanimalsdeservelove
I have recently become a "time share" owner of a cat. I first met him a couple of weeks ago when I saw him sunbathing in my garden. He has now made friends with my dogs who were nervous of him at first because he is bigger than them and he now spends 2-3 evenings a week in my house. I have even started buying him food and he has his own blanket here. I have seen him with several other people and I don't think he is a stray as he is very well fed (okay, he's fat!) and in very good condition.
It is very heartwarming to see all these cute faces adopted but one thing I saw in a lot of pictures worries me. PLEASE cat owners - read about collars with bells and take them off or at least take off the bell. Your cat will be much happier ❤️🐈
If they're indoor, certainly, but if they're outdoor then no. Outdoor cats, either feral/stray or owned, are responsible for the extinction of MULTIPLE species of birds in the past 50-75 years, and can contribute to other problems in local ecosystems, namely overpredation. The bell stays on while my cat is outside, but when she's ready to come in it comes off. If you're going to have an indoor/outdoor or strictly outdoor cat, PLEASE be a responsible cat owner and have them spayed/neutered, and don't contribute to the massive problem of overpopulated cats!
Load More Replies... Instead of the word 'wholesome' [is there an 'unwholesome' rescue, you think?] why not use synonymous words like wonderful, awesome, awe-inspiring, marvelous, incredible, etc.
When I'm awake in the middle of the night trying to solve ALL the problems of the world, I skim through Bored Panda, giggle at the dogs & cats, and then go back to bed dreaming of them instead of Covid19. Thanks for a better night's sleep.
It has been mentioned before, but I just hope that some of these people adopted these animals forever and not just so they can have a companion while in quarantine. I mean there are people who adopt black cats just to have an accessory to go along with their Halloween costume, so it's not a stretch that people would adopt a pet just to get them through quarantine.
Let's hope for the best for the animals' sake.
Load More Replies... There shouldn't be so many rescue animals and unwanted puppies/kittens. The laws need to be changed to make it illegal to breed animals without a license and animals should not be sold unless they have been spayed/neutered. If they are too young, then a large deposit must be paid that will be refunded when the animal has been neutered.
I come to smile at the pictures of happy loved pets, yet leave more annoyed at the know-it-all comments. Its 1 picture you are looking at, not their life story. Stop judging off 1 snippet of someone's life.
I don't think these comments are judgmental, LottieH, people just worry, and give good advice to new pet adopters.
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