Get Premium
Dark mode theme is available exclusively for premium users. Learn more about the benefits of subscribing.
No fees, cancel anytime.
Dark Mode 
No fees, cancel anytime 
50 Most Wholesome Rescue Pet Photos Of The Month (July Edition)
There’s hardly any better feeling than rescuing a pet in need, bringing it to its forever home, and giving it all of your love so it can live its best life. Well, get ready to go ‘aww’ and have your heart melt because Bored Panda has collected this month’s most wholesome adopted pet photos.
The silent heroes helping people rescue adorable pets in need are animal welfare organizations and shelters. So we reached out to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to talk about pet adoption, as well as how animal shelters are rising to the challenge presented by the coronavirus pandemic. Adoptions Promotions Manager at the ASPCA, Kelly DiCicco, told Bored Panda all about the immense strain that American animal shelters are under right now.
Scroll down for the full interview, upvote your fave pics, and share photos of your own rescue pets in the comment section below. And if you’re having a particularly tough day at school or at work, then we’ve got some great news: you can overload yourself with cuteness with our earlier blessed rescue pet photos from June, May, April, March, February, and January.
Warning: Top-tier cuteness below!
This post may include affiliate links.
#1
We Adopted This Cute Boy And For The Past Couple Weeks He Has Been Super Shy. Today For The First Time He Plopped In My Lap An Did This
RELATED:
#2
I Adopted This Cat When He Was 18, Thinking We Would Have A Few Months To Give Him A Good Retirement. He’s Going Strong At 20.
#3
I Adopted The Saddest Looking Cat At The Shelter Three Years Ago.
#4
When We Got Them The Shelter Said They *had* To Be Adopted Together. They Demonstrate Why On A Daily Basis
#5
Adopted A One Eyed Cat Today. Everyone Say Hi To Nick Furry
#6
First Time Being Carried After Being Rescued
#7
I Adopted Her When I Was 15 And Living In California. We Loved Traveling Together, Even Living In A Campervan. Now I'm 25 And She's 11, And We're Still Adventuring. Now Living In Europe. People Say, "It's Awesome That You Brought Your Dog When You Moved!"...but Not Bringing Her Was Never An Option.
#8
My Dog The Night We Adopted Him.
#9
My Cat Was In A Shelter With A 84% Kill Rate, & Was Denied Transport To A No-Kill Rescue Bc He Was "Too Ugly". He Was So Sad And Just Wanted Love. His Story Was Posted To Fb & He Was Saved! I Adopted Him A Month Later (In 2018). He Is So Loving And Such A Sweetheart. Every Life Is Worth Saving!!
#10
Had To Say Goodbye To Becker. Adopted Him At 18 Because He Needed A Final Home And He Surprised Us By Being The Most Loving Cat That Ever Lived. Never Missed An Opportunity To Get Pets And Would Always Greet You At The Door. I Don't Think He Ever Stopped Purring. #adoptdontshop
#11
She Was Somehow The Last Of Her Litter To Be Adopted
#12
My Rescue Cat Just Had Six Kittens On My Six Month Sober Anniversary. I Am Taking This As A Sign That I Will Be Able To Do This.
#13
After Rescuing A Puppy From Across The Country, We Found Out That One Of His Brothers Also Got Adopted Near Us. We Set Up A Play Date For The Two, Here's A Picture Of Them Together.
#14
Meet The Newest Member Of The Family, Dutch!
Lady Phoenixx 6 years ago
I love the videos of Arnold feeding his donkey in the kitchen from his own plate
#15
Today I Adopted A Stray Kitten. Meet Astrid
#16
The Local Shelter Only Lets You Adopt Kittens In Pairs. I'm Starting To See Why
#17
Buddy The Sable Is A Smiley Pet That Was Rescued From A Fur Farm (Sable Is A Close Relative Of Pine Marten)
#18
I Always Thought I Adopted A Stray Cat, But From Time To Time She Just Looks Like A Little Bunny
#19
We Adopted A Friend For Our Parrot Today And They Already Love Each Other
#20
Got A New Kitten And My Daughter Thinks Its Her Baby.
#21
I Just Adopted This 8 Years Old Beauty In Petco
#22
Always Wanted A Cat Growing Up But Wasn’t Allowed. Today At 30 I Adopted This 4 Year Old Kitty Named Draco!
#23
I Can Finally Adopt A Cat, It's One Of The Happiest Days Of My Life. Welcome Home Apolo
#24
I Named Him Rorschach. My Kids Call Him Rori. He’s A Rescue.
#25
Adopted This Lil Guy A Few Weeks Ago, He Was The Last Of His Litter Adopted Because He Was So Shy. Now He Won’t Leave Me Alone!
#26
Last Week I Decided To Adopt A Kitten... There I Learned The Kitten I Was Adopting Had Been Found In The Woods Curled Up In A Log With Her Sister And They Had Been Inseparable Ever Since... Needless To Say I Ended Up Adopting 2 Kittens... Meet Ash And Ember...
#27
I Was Told You All May Be Interested In Meeting My Little Prince Oakie. He's A Super Senior! 20 And Going Strong :) (Adopted At Age 18 By Me)
#28
Juno, The Scottish Rescue Dog.
#29
We're Adopting My Friend's Senior Dog Who's Not Allowed On Their Couch. I Think He's Going To Like Laying On Ours.
#30
Meet My Absolutely Wonderful Dad With His Two Adopted Children Mephisto And Sophie.
#31
I Was Worried How My Cat Would React If I Adopted Another Kitten. I Think They'll Be Ok.
#32
Just Adopted This Chonker. 100% Going On A Diet Today
#33
Dad Had Always Said No Pets, Until My Sister Adopted One Behind His Back. This Was Their First Encounter.
#34
Rescued This Boy After He’d Been Dumped In A Petsmart Parking Lot. He’s Been Much Happier Since Coming To His New Home With Me!
Sue Hubbard 6 years ago
How humans can just dump living beings is beyond my comprehension. Thank YOU. XX
#35
This Is Jethro! We Recently Rescued Him From Alabama, And He Is Very Good At Falling Asleep With His Tongue Hanging Out.
#36
A Friend Of Mine Who Is A Veterinarian Contacted Me Today And Told Me If I Wanted To Adopt This Little Guy. I Said Yes And As Of Today He Is My New Puppy
#37
Adopted This Nugget A Day Before She Was Going To Be Put Down For Being "Too Anxious". She Was Just Gassy From Bad Food.
#38
This Is Bear. We Adopted Him On Saturday. This Photo, Taken Yesterday By My 4 Year Old Nephew, Was The First Time He Was Willing To Look At The Camera.
#39
Just Adopted This 10 Year Old Floofy Boi Cooper
#40
My Parents Adopted Hoagie When She Was 14, And They Got Her A Hat.
#41
The Day After We Rescued Our Puppy, Zelda. She Thought Her Big Sister, Chloe, Was Her Momma For Several Weeks.
#42
My 7 Week Barn Rescue, Ashby
#43
Drove Six Hours To Rescue This Pitsky Pup Today - Totally Worth It
#44
Our New Yet To Be Named Baby. Rescued From A Potato Farm
#45
My Grandmother Adopted This 14 Year Old Angel That Howls At The Top Of Her Tiny Lungs And Wears Dresses Made From T-Shirt Sleeves
#46
This Isn’t A Fancy Video Or Anything Really Cool, Just My Newly Adopted Ex-Racing Greyhound Rescue Max.
Sue Hazlewood 6 years ago
Friend adopted a greyhound, first meeting his paws were on my shoulder and he was looking me right in the eye. LOL
#47
I Adopted My Sweet Girl From A Kill Shelter In Atlanta, Georgia. She’s Living Her Best Life In Halifax, Nova Scotia!
#48
Just Adopted This Gorgeous Lady. She Rode Like This The Whole Way Home
#49
Adopted Her Last Week, She Seemed To Enjoy Her First Trip To The Dog Park
#50
This Is Digit. I Adopted Him This Morning, And He’s My New Best Friend
#51
We Adopted A Purrito.
#52
You Could Say He's Pretty Excited To Be Adopted!
#53
Guys, I Want You To Meet Our Most Recent Adoption: Napoleón
#54
My Dog Enjoying A Sunrise A Couple Weeks After I Adopted Her.
#55
Just Adopted Our First Dog! 4 Months Old, And 3 Legs. Meet Ziggy :)
#56
I Was 2nd In Line But The Initial Adopter Backed Out So I’m Adopting Walter Tomorrow!
#57
Adopted This Senior Chonk Today. Gonna Start His Weight Loss Journey! Wish Him Luck!
#58
My Rescue Beau “Beauregard Humperdink” Posing In The Flowerbeds.
#59
11/06/19, The First Picture Of Our Youngest Rescue Cat, Kan. Heard Him Wailing At Around 3 Am, Looked For An Hour For Him, Pulled Him Out Of A Local Creek 24 Hours Before This Was Taken. Absolutely The Cutest
#60
Adopted This Amazing Little Guy Earlier Today
#61
Rescued This Mama Kitty And Her Babies During Quarantine
#62
Adopted This Cutie Back In January. Couldn’t Ask For A Better Quarantine Buddy!
#63
Perks Of Being A Veterinary Student: Neighbors Just Hand You Stray Kittens They Rescue. Reddit, Meet Alfred.
#64
Adopted Her Her 2 Days Ago. Meet Penny!
#65
New Fam! Our 2 Sons Freshly Adopted.
Mishte Tine 6 years ago
I think one of them will be a very big boy! So glad you call them your sons - they are. Gorgeous sons at that....
#66
We Adopted Coco (Right) Hoping She’d Be Best Friends With Oliver (Left). I Think That Worked Out Wonderfully!
#67
Adopted Him About An Hour Ago .. And He’s Already Making Himself Right At Home.
#68
Meet Mila, Three Year Old Great Pyr My Girlfriend And I Adopted Today!
#69
I Just Adopted A New Cat And Thought You Guys Might Appreciate.
#70
My Mom Rescued This Wee One From A Woodpile Just Two Weeks Ago. The Mother Is Feral But She Still Comes Around, And My Mom Feeds Her Twice A Day, Too. Next Up, Cnr For The Mom Cat!
Leo Domitrix 6 years ago
YAY! Mama will live happier and longer, and fewer unwanted kittens... Tho' this one looks pretty wanted:-)
#71
Johnathon Van Ness Of Queer Eye Fame, Adopted A Pup From Austin Pets Alive Today.
Mishte Tine 6 years ago
Pablo is a cutie. What matters about his hooman is not who they are but what they give. Looks promising. 👍
#72
Reddit, Meet Maui. I Adopted Him Today, He’s A 3 Year Old German Sheppard And My Very First Dog:)
#73
I Rescued A Pregnant Stray Cat, And She Has Already Made Herself At Home! :3
#74
Adopted A New Bun Today! His Neglectful Owners Told Us, “ He Doesn’t Like Vegetables. Only Bananas.” Riiiiight
#75
We Adopted Our Second Daughter Yesterday!
#76
It's Been 1 Year Since Ravani's Adoption!
#77
This Is Pepper Our 10 Year Old Black Lab Mix We Got From The Shelter About 5 Years Ago, She Is The Best Dog!!! Adopt Don’t Shop!
#78
Just Adopted My First Kitten. His Name Is Mochi
#79
3 Months Ago My Mum Rescued Bella From 10 Years At A Puppy Mill. She Now Spends Most Of Her Day Sleeping, But She Still Smiles After Dinner Time.
#80
Meet Our New Baby Rescue Hippo
#81
Finnegan Always Sleeps Like This! I Rescued Him 3 Months Ago. Best Decision Ever!
#82
Cherry. New Kitten That I Adopted
#83
Smol Kittens We Rescued After They Were Dumped.
#84
First Time Poster. I Recently Adopted My First Shiba From A Friend Of A Friend. His Name Is Henry And I Think He’s A Pretty Happy Boi 😍😂
#85
My Aunt's New Rescue, Dudley, Looks Like He's Wearing Trousers
#86
She Is Very Small, And Has No Money, So You Can Imagine The Amount Of Stress She's Under. Meet Binx, Our New Adoption
#87
My New Calico Kitty, Kimba. I Adopted Her From The Humane Society.
#88
Here Is A Picture Of The 3 Kittens My Brothers And I Rescued To Put A Smile On Your Face
#89
I Adopted Rex 8 Months Ago, He Loves Being In The Bathroom But That’s His Throne
#90
I Adopted This Weirdo Last Saturday
#91
This Is Bella. Was Told She Is A Girl When I Adopted. Turns Out Bella Has Balls.
#92
Adopted Two Sisters Who Adore Each Other.
#93
I Adopted Two Kittens Last Week, And I Think Mitzy Is Finally Accepting Me
#94
Adopted A Dog From The Shelter. Or Possibly A Meerkat
#95
Adopted This Senior Boy Who Had Surgery To Remove Rotten Teeth From His Life As A Stray And Now He Always Looks Like An Adorable Little Vampire Derp With His Teefies Out!!
#96
This Is Percy, My Little Quarantine Cat. When My Partner And I Adopted Him A Couple Of Months Ago, He Had A Bunch Of Bald Patches From Stress And Was Very Nervous. Now His Hair Is Growing Back, And He Enjoys Quiet Days, Napping Anywhere Except For His Cat Bed.
Laugh or not 6 years ago
You don't buy a catbed for your cat to sleep in. You buy a catbed for your cat to ignore and claim every other place in your home.
#97
Adopted A New Friend Yesterday. This Was His First Night At His New Home
#98
Biscuit Won A Contest For Cutest Kitten Hosted By A Local Rescue Group In My Town.
#99
This Is Mildred. I Adopted Her Yesterday And She Already Letting The Murder Mittens Go Free.
#100
First Night Home After Being Adopted And Butters Is Already Curling!
#101
My Friend And I Both Adopted Kittens That Are Close In Age And Look Identical; Hers Is A Girl And Mine’s A Boy. We Facetimed With Them Once And It Was... Adorable.
#102
After 8 Years Waiting For A House With A Garden, We Can Finally Adopt Our First Dog. Reddit, Meet Rocket The Golden Retriever !
#103
Adopted This Cutie A Couple Of Months Ago!
#104
Adopted Tuna A Little Over 2 Weeks Ago, She’s 3 Months Old Today
#105
This Is Out 10 Year Old Rescue George. He Gets All Of The Treats And Loving We Have To Give Him.
#106
Argh.. I'm A Pirate! My Rescue A Few Days After We Got Her Trying Out My Leg For Size
#107
Celebrate My Cake Day With Me By Enjoying This Photo Of My Cat With His Adopted Son 🥳
#108
Just A Stray Kitten I Adopted Helping Me With Work.
#109
Teaching Our Adopted Hound To Swim
#110
We Recently Fostered Some Kittens And I Just Got This From One Of The Adopters. We Always Knew This One Was Special
#111
Adopted This Good Girl 2 Days Ago, Say Hello Everyone
#112
Adopted This Little Guy For My Sister. First Day And Looks Like He's Adjusting Just Fine
#113
I Wanted To Adopt A Kitten But I Ended Up With Two Since They Were Remaining Littermates. I Named Them Leviticus And Astraea
#114
We Rescued This Little Guy Who Was Dumped At A Nearby Monastery
#115
He Aced The Adoption Interview. Just Wanted To Sit At Our Feet And Chew On Somethin. Thanks Always To Family Dogs New Life Shelter!
#116
He Gave His Best “I Got Adopted” Mew On The Way Home
#117
Meet Sesame, Adopted Today To A Forever Home
#118
Our New Good Floofy Boi, Azazel. Rescued From The County Shelter Because His Previous Owners Didn’t Want To Pay For His Dental Work. We Know He’s A Mix, Maybe Pomeranian?
#119
This Pretty Young Lady Was Adopted By My Friend From Me. She Named Her Chilli And I Love It. Say Hi To Chilli!
Mishte Tine 6 years ago (edited)
Hi Chili! Great name. You’re a beauty.. Concerned about her eyes, tho... doesnt appear to be just the lighting, but I hope it might be... If not, I hope she sees a vet immediately.
#120
Adopted This Smol Gal
#121
My Newly Adopted Halfmoon King! You Think He’s Happy About It?
Add New Image
What do you think ?
Blake Ingram 6 years ago
We have a story of many years ago, maybe 11, when I was 6 or 7 years old. (I'm young). Our dog had just died, and my brother was riding around on the fourwheeler, and down the road, this Chocolate lab-American Pitbull mix had followed him all the way home. She had recently been birthed, and we spoke to the owners, and they let us keep her. Her name is Bella. She is still with us, but part of the breed is that they have bad joints. Her days are numbered, she won't be with us much longer. Around the same time, my sister was driving home one night, and found this Chihuahua abandoned on the side of the highway. She stopped, and he jumped in her car, and she brought him home in the middle of the night. Also around 11 years. Has a lot of grey hair now, and is going deaf and blind. His name is Trigger. Both have been awesome pets, and its going to be a sad day when they are gone. Just thought I would share this story with y'all.
jknbt jknbt 6 years ago
my new mum who just adopted me is taking me shopping for a new bed, a bowl, and some premium dog food. Yay! happy-dog-...23b6e6.jpg 
Blake Ingram 6 years ago
We have a story of many years ago, maybe 11, when I was 6 or 7 years old. (I'm young). Our dog had just died, and my brother was riding around on the fourwheeler, and down the road, this Chocolate lab-American Pitbull mix had followed him all the way home. She had recently been birthed, and we spoke to the owners, and they let us keep her. Her name is Bella. She is still with us, but part of the breed is that they have bad joints. Her days are numbered, she won't be with us much longer. Around the same time, my sister was driving home one night, and found this Chihuahua abandoned on the side of the highway. She stopped, and he jumped in her car, and she brought him home in the middle of the night. Also around 11 years. Has a lot of grey hair now, and is going deaf and blind. His name is Trigger. Both have been awesome pets, and its going to be a sad day when they are gone. Just thought I would share this story with y'all.
jknbt jknbt 6 years ago
my new mum who just adopted me is taking me shopping for a new bed, a bowl, and some premium dog food. Yay! happy-dog-...23b6e6.jpg
Related on Bored Panda
