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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My Husband Couldn't Have Pets Growing Up. When We Bought Our First House I Got Him A Little Surprise
"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
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
We Rescued Our Neighbour's Chicken. Our Neighbour Was Let Go In The Recent Weeks And Disappeared To The Country Leaving Her Behind
Today I jumped the fence and rescued her. Meet Sammy
My Girlfriend And I Adopted A Puppy Today. Everyone Meet Rosie
Just Adopted This Precious Little Hippo. Here She Is On Her Freedom Ride Home. Still Trying To Think Of A Name
Just Adopted This Little Derp
Meet The Newest Addition To The Family. Louie, The Three-Footed Greyhound
I Recently Adopted A Kitten From A Litter Of 5. She Was The Only One Who Was Ginger-Colored. Say Hi To Penelope
Tried To Take A Cute Picture Of Me And My Newly Adopted Cat, Turns Out He's Possessed
I Too Recently Adopted A Baby Black Cat, We Call Him Bandit
Freshly Adopted Today! Safari & Summit, Just 8-Weeks-Old
Adopted My Sweet Quarantine Kitty, Oliver, Last Week And He Has Just Started To Warm Up To Cuddles
Here he is being an absolute smush with my boyfriend. Words can’t even describe how much joy this little angel has brought me during these uncertain times.
My Parents Adopted A Dog And I’m Obsessed With Her
This Is Tulip. She Was Tied In A Bag And Tossed Out A Car Window At 6 Weeks Old. Two Days Ago We Adopted Her From A Rescue
Roomie And I Adopted This Senior Boy After Learning He'd Been At A Local Pet Store Over A Month After A Stressful Shelter Stay
He needed medicated ear drops twice a day when we first got him, he wasn't a fan of anyone and would hide in closets. Today he's been on my bed getting pats for hours
This Is Olive, Our 12-Week-Old Burrito
Meet Dwight! 9 Weeks Old Adopted Last Week
My Brother Just Adopted This Little Abandoned Cutie Pie Off The Street
Adopted A Young Cat, Looks Like He Loves His Stuffed Animal
Our cat Lucy was the same way with her Ducky, since kittenhood. We buried her with Ducky in her arms.
We Adopted This Tiny Girl Yesterday And I Think She's Settling In Just Fine
Meet Ruthie, Our Newly Adopted 10-Year-Old Roll
We Adopted A Puppy Today. He's Terrified Of The Car Because He Thinks We're Taking Him Back To The Shelter. But He Loved Bedtime
Awww My adopted dog was the same way. Hated the car. So me and my other dog who loves car rides would go. I think eventually he noticed that Roamer always comes back from the car rides, and one day decided to go, or I gave him a nudge to get in the. He now equals car rides with adventures! And wants to go everywhere with us!
Adopted This Handsome Boy Today. Only 6 Months Old, He Is Gonna Be A Big Doggo
Willow And Calvin, Our Newly Adopted 4-Month-Old Children. Enjoying The Work From Home Lifestyle
Just Adopted This Little Floof! She's 3 Pounds And All Legs
This Stray Adopted Us A Few Days Ago
Not all cats adapt to living indoors, no matter what anyone says. Mine would knock the screens out of the windows to get outside so the only way to keep them in was to keep all the windows closed--not willing to live in a prison.
Just Adopted! I Set Out To Get A Lap Cat And Boy Did I Get One. Luna Is The Clingiest Cat I've Ever Met
I Adopted These Two A Few Days Ago. First Time Having Two Black Cats
Extra good luck! I know things have been way better since my own black kitty crossed my path ;)
Just Adopted Her Today. She's Only 4 Months Old And She's Trying To Loaf
And This Is My New Girl
Adopted This Baby Today
Our Adopted Dog Named Tuesday Loves To Smile For Us
He is not smiling. He's letting you know that he has enough . Next step is biting. Please gain ANY knowledge about a pet that you are going to adopt BEFORE adopting him.
My Girlfriend And I Just Adopted Our First Kitten. We Can’t Pick Him Up For Another 2 And A Half Weeks But We’re So Excited. Meet Jako
I Adopted My Little Stargirl, Bowie, Two Days Ago. She’s Adjusting Well
My mum's first indoor cat was black with yellow eyes. She saved him when she was 18 from a church's backyard. A cat had given birth to a litter of five. He was the only black kitten and the woman taking care of the church yard thought him 'devil spawn', and tried to beat him to death. Mum pushed her to the side and took him home. He lived to be 24 and died when I was 14, with half his black coat white from age. We miss him so much.
Just Adopted This Sweet Girl Today. What Better Eye Bleach Than These Beautiful Eyes?
Meet Gumbo. Our Newly Adopted Pup
Adopted Yesterday, Already My Best Friend. Meet Ozzy
Adopted A Street Cat Due To Us Being Home All The Time Because Of The Corona. But I Think He Adopted Us
I Think I Like It Here Already
The First Dog I've Had In 20 Years, Adopted 2 Weeks Ago. Meet 3-Year-Old Iggy
Just Adopted This Super Snuggly Boy To My Little Family, Archer
This Is Finn. I Adopted Him 2 Weeks Ago
He was likely abused in a previous home. He doesn’t like me approaching him, when he comes near me it’s always cautiously and for a limited time, and I can’t touch him. I would die for this goober!
Thank you for rescuing him. Wishing you both the best possible. I had a cat with similar fear, just gently keep at it. Treats! even if you can not hand feed him, just put down a treat as close as you can get. Talk softly, repeat about every 2 hours. .... It took me 3 weeks to work out what my current rescue loved to eat most. Now we are best friends :))))
This Little Guy Was Brought To My Work, Found Alone With His Umbilical Cord Still Attached. I’m Taking Care Of Him Now. Here He Is Cuddled Up With His Stuffie
My New Kitten I Adopted. Meet Franz
Adopted Jackson Last Friday. 5-Month-Old Mystery Mix. This Was Just Before His First Bath At Home
My GF Holding Our Dog The Day We Got Her
Yeti! He Has Found His Perfect Home Complete With Children To Call His Own
Adopted Our First Puppy Yesterday. Everyone Meet Winnie
My Mate Adopted A Quarantine Kitty - More Illegal Than Going Outside These Days
Illegal? How? (Though it should be against the law to be so darn cute!)
This Is Penny Smelling Her First Tulip. We Adopted Her Two Weeks Ago From The Pound. We Currently Live In Ohio. She's The Bestest Girl
This Sweet Bun Was Adopted Recently - So Many Questions
Newly Adopted
My Husband And I Adopted Our Own Baby Burrito Today, First Day And He's So Into The Snuggles. My Heart Is Full, I Hope His Is Too
We Adopted Jojo (White) Recently And I'd Say He And Neville Are Starting To Be Good Buddies, Having Some Lazy Sunday Snuggles
Adopted This Guy From The Humane Society This Week! He's House Broken, Listens To Everything I Say, And Loves Riding In The Car. We Really Lucked Out
You just adopted your bestest buddy in the whole wide world. He’ll always listen to you, walk beside you, and have your back for as long as he lives!
My Little Sister Picked Up This Handsome Guy At The Adoption Center Yesterday. Meet Apollo
Meet Nova! Adopted This Cutie Today
Just Adopted Tiger From A Lady That Rescued Him From Being Euthanized. He Really Likes Sitting With Me When I Drive Which Was Stressful But He Stayed Very Still
We Just Adopted Heart And She’s The Cuddliest Pup Ever
Our Baby Void, Diesel. We Adopted Him Two Weeks Ago And We're Madly In Love
Adopted Willy Today
My Daughter Has Been Asking Every Christmas And Birthday For 5 Years For Her Dream Dog. This Week We Adopted Her New Best Friend. So Far They’re Inseparable
Just Adopted This Sweet Girl Yesterday! Half Pit And Such A Gracious Dog! Just Turned 1 Last Week, 42 Lbs
Adopted A Quarantine Buddy A Few Days Ago, I Think He's Settling In
Two Weeks Today Since We Adopted Diego And Blue
Aww so cute! I have 2 loppies. Make sure they have hay! And check their sexes or you WILL have babies to rehome. Good luck!
About To Finally Adopt My Foster Dog, Saké
Adopted This Goofball Today
COVID Adoption. We Added A New Member To Our Family Today. This Is The Face He Makes When He's Already Tired Of of me
Like he’s indulgently rolling his eyes at how silly you get around him.
Adopted These Two Little Bundles Of Joy Yesterday And I Love Them So Much Already, They're The Cutest Things I've Ever Seen
Meet Kennedy. Rescued Him Today And Welcoming Him To The Pack
That pic's angle confused me for a minute, thought he was in half until I realized he's just chillin
We Just Adopted This Sweet Girl Two Days Ago. My Heart Has Never Been So Happy. Meet Lou
Adopted Nameless Today - Still Learning Her Personality
One Of Our Rescued Dog, Her Name Is Pola
My Husband And I Adopted A Dog Today
No, Doggie planned the whole thing, from the moment he saw you walk in!
We Adopted Our First Cat Today. Her Name Is Molly, She's Almost 9 Months Old And Is Full Of Love And Cuddles. We Got Her From The Animal Shelter Across Our House
My Handsome Milo. Just Adopted Him Today From The Local Shelter
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
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