Adopting a pet is a great way to add love and companionship to your life while helping an animal in need of a family. Below we’ve gathered some pictures that users of the r/aww subreddit submitted about their newly-adopted fuzzy friends.
Welcome to this post showcasing the excitement of adopting a furry and not-so-furry friend! Most people think of dogs or cats, but don’t worry, abandoned lizards, rodents and even horses feature here as well!
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We Adopted Klaus Today! He Has 1 Eye, Half Of Each Ear, And A Partially Amputated Tail, But We Think He’s A Perfect Handsome Baby
Abandoned By His Owners, Rescued From A Dumpster Behind Taco Shop..my New Adopted Ginger, Pancho
You are a truly good person. Unlike his previous owners. Who would do something like that? Animals are a life-long commitment.
A Family Meowed On My Door And Adopted Them
Adopting a pet from a shelter or rescue organization is a great way to save an animal's life. Most animals that we would think of as pets are pretty social and would prefer to be with a family. Some US states even have laws that prioritize shelter animals. California, for example, mandates that pet stores have to source their animals from shelters and rescues. And you don’t have to adopt to help the animals in your area! Find a shelter or rescue organization and donate to them! Many also accept pet food and other useful items. You can even volunteer with walking the animals if you want to socialize without the commitment of taking a pet home.
Meet Mochi, Our Adorable Rescue Kitty With Three Legs, No Ears, And No Tail
My Aunt Rescued A Hummingbird And Now It Won’t Leave
Adopting These 2 Rescue Dogs Together Was The Best Decision I Could Possibly Make
Adopted pets are just as loving and capable of forming strong bonds with their new owners as animals purchased from breeders or pet stores. Many shelter pets are already trained and have known personalities, making it easier to find the perfect pet for you. There is an old-fashioned myth that many of the animals in shelters, particularly dogs and cats, are mutts or mixed-breed. In fact, the recent popularity of purebred animals has unfortunately led to a situation where extremely rare breeds can be found in shelters. In US shelters, up to 25% of dogs may be purebred.
Here Is Our Velvet Hippo That We Adopted A Couple Weeks Ago. She’s Almost 10 Years Old And Her Name Is Halo! She Is A Mixed Breed Of Hippo/Manatee/Dog
We Adopted A Cat - Here’s Ava On Her First Night With Us!
Adopted This Little Sweetie
Many shelters and rescues conduct thorough evaluations and provide medical care for animals before putting them up for adoption, ensuring that you are getting a healthy pet. Adopting a pet from a shelter also ensures that your pet has been vaccinated and spayed or neutered. In fact, some places mandate it, so if you are worried about adopting, you can always call your closest shelter and ask!
Adopted This Guy A Few Weeks Ago, Hes Gone From Timid Around Me To This But I Don't Mind
Couldn't Decide Which To Adopt, So I Kept The Family Together & Adopted All 3
Excellent choice! I think it's heartbreaking to split up families. Cats are a lot more sociable than some people think.
Meet Vanya, The Catch And Release Stray I Adopted From The Alley Behind My House
Adopting an older animal has its own set of benefits, including the fact that they're often already trained and have a known personality. Older pets also tend to be calmer, making them great options for families with young children or older adults. Sometimes you can even find abandoned work animals with thoroughly impressive skill sets! As cute as they are, puppies are a lot of work! Potty training, dog school and tiny bladders mean that the first year or so can be time intensive. Older animals could fit your busy schedule better.
I Officially Adopted Bernard After Fostering Him While He Was Healing From His Amputation. One Of The Amazing Veterinarians At My Work Saved His Life After He Was Brought In As A Stray With A Severely Broken And Infected Leg
This Little Darling Was Adopted By A Friend Of Mine. What Do You Think Of Him?
I Told Her That She's Adopted
Adopting a pet can be a wonderful, life-changing experience for both the animal and the adopter. Not only do you get a new companion, but you also get the satisfaction of knowing you made a difference in an animal's life. Adopting a pet can also have many health benefits, such as reducing stress, decreasing depression, and increasing feelings of companionship. Dog owners in particular benefit from improved physical health, since frequent walks is great for stretching your muscles and getting some fresh air.
Rescued This Girl From The Animal Control Shelter One Week Ago - Her ‘Aww’ Factor Has Only Increased As We’ve Gotten To See Her Lovely, Silly, Personality Really Come Out
My Little Rescue Girl. Them Ears Though
Our Newly Adopted Blind Cat
Love how they squint like humans do when they wanna see clearer, even though they're blind
We had the honor to ask Nina Thompson from the San Diego Humane Society some questions about adopting. "Coming to a new home can be a big change for any animal, so it’s important that you give them time to adjust and feel safe in their environment. As they become more comfortable, you’ll see your companion’s personality continue to bloom! Adopting a pet is a lifelong commitment — whether you are drawn to a dog, cat, rabbit, guinea pig, bird, reptile or any other wonderful creature — and you should think about how they’ll grow with you. When you adopt a pet, you not only change that animal’s life, but make room in a shelter or rescue for another deserving animal in need of a second chance. Many shelters are at high capacity right now, so there’s never been a better time to adopt!"
Tripod - Adopted From The Mountains, Now A House Cat
The Stray Cat I’ve Been Feeding Came Into My House A Few Days Ago And Never Left
Seth Adopted A Kitty
Arrival vs. An Hour At Home (Adopted Fur Babies)
Just Adopted My First Puppy And First Pit And I’m In Love
Hello, Say Hello To Paquito, My Little Ball Of Fleas Rescued From The Street, He Currently Has Sick Eyes But Soon He Will Recover, He Is An Adorable Naughty Kitten Who Loves To Play
Adopted A Little Void Baby The First Thing She Did At The Pound Was Jump On My Shoulder
What Kind Of Cat Have I Adopted?
We Adopted This Little Sweetheart From The Shelter. I Mean, Look At Her Face!
People Always Ask Me Why I Volunteer At A Cat Shelter. It’s Because Of Pictures Like This One. This Is Réglisse, Who Was Recently Adopted, In Her Forever Home. To See Her Relax And Smiling Is So Worth All The Work
My Name Is Krypto And I Just Got Adopted. Life Is Wonderful!
My GF Just Adopted A Dog. This Is His First Time Trying Peanut Butter...he Loves It
My Rescue Rainbow Lorikeet The Day After I Adopted Him
We Adopted The Sweetest Little Man! Welcome To The Family, Gus!
Meet Vader! I Recently Adopted Him From The Shelter
Our First Cat Since We Moved Together. We Adopted Nati. She Is Very Sweet
Our New Rescue Pup, Otis!
Shortly After We Adopted This Neglected Little Cutie She Became The Happiest Little Baby Ever
Got My Two Girls Neutered Today. Adopted Them About 10 Days Ago. I Was Afraid They Would Hate Me For It And That I Lost Their Trust. This Is How They Are Recuperating 2 Hours After The Operation
They are probably happily drugged, will sleep it off and not remember a thing.
My Boyfriend And Little Rescued Ava- She Has Officially Reached Inside Cat Status
Getting Adopted Is Hard Work!
This Guy Escaped The Dog Shelter Few Days Ago Just Before His New Family Adopted Him. He Was Finally Found
What a relief! I have a very soft spot for animals who take public transport.
Look Who We Adopted!!!
Any Idea What Kind Of Cat I Just Adopted?
I would say most probably a fluffius catius- most commonly known as a floofy cat
My Senior Rescue And Puppy Rescue Are Soulmates
My son's black Sheprador, almost 5, likes to use my senior wienerdog, 15, as a pillow.
Adopted The Goodest Girl On Friday
His Reaction When I Told Him He Was Adopted …
Any Idea What Kind Of Cat I Just Adopted?
Guess Who’s Getting Adopted?
Recently Adopted This Cutie, Her Name Is Mandy! I’m A Little Concerned Tho, She Has The Worst Gas I’ve Ever Smelt In My Life. When Petting Her I’ll Suddenly Get A God Awful Whiff, They Are Always Silent. I Switched Her Food A Few Days Ago & It’s Still Happening. Should I Be Concerned?
I would talk to a vet just to be sure. Hopefully it turns out to be nothing and she's alright, but an ounce of prevention can stop a pound of trouble
Yesterday I Adopted A Toy Poodle Puppy, Meet Ginger! She’s Tiny, Adorable, Calm, Playful, And A Huge Sweetheart!
Here’s Our Newly Adopted Stray Kittens Romeo And Juliet
Adopted This Sweet Boy A Week Ago! Meet Kylo
Is My Sweet Boy Welcome Here? Rosco, My Rescue Opossum
Just Adopted This Cutie! Gonna Name Her Cornbread
I Thought You All Might Like To See My New Baby! I Just Adopted Her On Thursday
I Started Volunteering At A Shelter A Year Ago, And I Intentionally Adopted Two Of The Most Unadoptabable/Messed Up Kitties From The Shelter. It's Going Better Than Expected
I could never volunteer at a shelter: my house would be filled with animals. Cudos to you.
Just Rescued This Rottweiler Mix. His Growth Was Severely Stunted Due To A Neglectful Owner, But He's A Happy Boy
Living Her Best Life After Being Rescued
Adopted 3 Sisters!
First Hike As Adopted Dog
Not Sure If My Boy Bagheera Qualifies To Be A Black Cat But He's The Most Handsome Kitten I've Seen And Just Adopted Him Yesterday! I Love Him, And Hope You Do Too!
Meet Sully And Silly Two Guinea-Pigs With A A Very Acquired Taste For The Green Stuff. These Brothers Were Adopted And Are Living Their Best Life
Newest Rescue - Cooper The Pooper
I had to laugh at the name. Now there is 'Chance the Yapper", 'Floppy Poppy" and now 'Cooper the Pooper'. Gold!
Over The Summer My Cat Sneaky Passed Away After 11 Years Of Being With Us. To Ring In The New Year I Thought I Would Adopt A Kitten In His Honour. Meet Shiba
Rescued This Beauty Today
Is that a Maine C**n (please tell me BP didn't censor the last word of the breed again)??
My Wife Surprised Me With Another Void For My Birthday. She Adopted This 5 Year Old Gent Because I Kept Saying I Wanted Another Black Cat. We Named Him Inspector Spacetime. 10/10 Excellent Present, Would Pet
I’m A Foster Fail. I Was Fostering Wilson, He Got Adopted And Then Returned, And Now I’ve Signed The Papers And Decided He’s Mine Forever
This Is Tango. We Just Signed His Adoption Papers
I Adopted This 14 Year Old Cat Last Week. Beautiful Old Lady Who Loves To Snuggle
I Think The Newly Adopted Pup Made The Cut
Got An Apartment And Moved Out Of My Parents' House, Just So I Could Adopt This Beautiful Boy. Look At The Smile!
This Is Our New Foster-To-Adoption Cat, Chorizo. And He Has Stolen My Heart
Our Rescue Has Been With Us For One Week Now
I Just Adopted This Kitten , Here Is A Pic Of Her On The Way To The Vet
Remember Beaker From A Little Bit Ago? Update: We Adopted Her!
Cole's Been Adopted Off The Streets For A Couple Of Weeks Now. I Think He's Gotten The Hang Of It
I Just Adopted An Ex-Racehorse. He’s Got A New Home But He Needs A New Name. Any Suggestions?
Adopted A 4mo Old Puppy Today
Judging by the size of his beautiful paws, he's be a lot bigger in no time.
Adopted A Puppy For New Years
Behold! My New Rescue Baby. He's Only 3 Pounds!
I’m Adopting This Cutie And Would Love Some Name Suggestions!
Sigh. So Happy You Adopted A New Dog Mom
My Shelter Adopted Baby Blue, Jealous That Her Little Cat Sister Is On My Lap But Still Happy To Sleep On My Legs
Just Adopted My First Cat! Welcome Home Milo
I Adopted My First Void Yesterday. She Is So Tiny And Has Stolen My Heart! Her Name Is Poppy (After My Favorite Flower And She Is The Color Of A Poppy Seed)
When My Newly Adopted Senior, Bunny, Discovered The Bed Next To How She Currently Feels About It
Our Recent Adoption, 10 Month Old Orion
Say Hello To My New Friend Mazie, I Adopted Her Yesterday At A Petsense Adoption Program, One Of The Workers There Said That Mazie Has Been There For About 4 Months And It Was Speculated That The Reason No Nobody Wanted Her Was Because She Was A Black Cat But Me And My Family Love Her Very Much
Just Adopted This 7 Year Old Chonk. 2nd Day And She Is Comfortable Sitting Next To Me On The Couch. Getting To A Vet Soon To Get Her On A Diet Plan. Please Welcome Akiko!
Two Weeks After Adopting Our First Kitten, We've Adopted A Second! This Is Zelda! [10 Weeks Old]
Newly Adopted Cat (Dubh) Mid-Yawn
My Boyfriend And I Adopted Our First Dog. Meet Barney. He Loves To Play All Day. He's So Adorable
This Is Bean And Her Adopted Daughter. They Were Together For 30 Seconds Before They Bonded, Now They’re Inseparable
We Just Adopted A Long-Term Shelter Resident. I Think He’s Happy To Have A Home
Been Fostering This Monster Since September, Going To Sign Adoption Papers On Monday! Meet Samhain
Little Guy We Adopted
Adopted Thor A Week Ago. He Enjoys Pets, Cuddling, And Spontaneous Table Tennis Tournaments At 3am. Seriously, He Loves The Ping-Pong Ball
Cats who love table tennis balls love them even more when you put one in the bath. It's a bit noisy but keeps them occupied for ages.
My Previous Cat Passed Away Last Month. Wasn't Exactly Ready To Adopt Again But Couldn't Resist Bringing This Guy Home Today. Meet Corndog!
Just Adopted Two New Kittens
Loudmouth Rescued This Morning From A Car Undercarriage!
I always wonder how kittens that small end up in the weirdest of places. I guess, the car was warm. Poor thing. I wish you and him/her all he best.
I Adopted A Cat From Street. Anyone Knows What Kind Of Breed She Is?
Looks like she has some oriental shorthair, potentially Siamese/Burmese in her.
Just Adopted This Little Guy Today!
Rescued Her. Named Her Leia
Hi Reddit, Meet Morgan, My First Dog Ever!! We Rescued This Sweet Girl From The Shelter Last Week, And We Are All In Love!
I Found Her In The Street And I Adopted Her. She Is The Best Dog Ever
Say Hello To Moose, Our Newly Adopted Pup
My Recently Adopted Criminal, Mira
Adopting This Stunner And Bringing Her Home On Thursday
Adopted These Two Little Ladies From Our Local Shelter, Their Momma Was A Collie/Shepherd Mix But We’re Thinking The Dad Was Definitively A Pittie
My aunt had two German Shepard/Clients mixes and they were the best damn dogs I've ever met. Her first one, Eric, was my buddy, nanny, protector, babysitter and the goodest boy ever. Spent the first 13 years of my life with that good boy; he was my best friend. Then she had Fletcher who was just the absolute sweetest chicken dog
I Would Honestly Adopt All The Black Cats In The World. However, This Kitty Picked My Friend. Everyone, Meet Sadam. (Not My Choice Of Name Lmao)
Our New (To Us) Rescue, Hazel
Help Us Name Two Shmol Brothers We Adopted
This Is My Little Rescued, He Was Found In The Street Hiding In The Bushes, Some Dogs Were Running Him. I'll Keep Him With Me Until I Get Him Adopted, He's Eating A Little Solid And A Little Soft. It's An Orange Sun
Found Our Newly Adopted Sisters (5 Months) Cuddling In A Blanket Draped Over A Barstool Last Night
I Adopted 4 Month Old Henry Yesterday And He’s Settling In Quite Nicely
We Adopted A "Lab Mix" From The Shelter. Pretty Sure She's A Pit Tho Lol
I think that many shelters might "fudge" the breed identifications of dogs to make them more appealing to some potential adopters who might not want a pittie/pittie mix.
(Oc) I Adopted Two Voids, This One Is Mittens
I’ve Wanted A Cat For A While. Rescued This Girl From The Shelter. Meet Socks!!! She’s A Year Old And I Just Brought Her Home Today
I Adopted Loki Today
Finally Adopted A Pupper! Our Boy Milo Has Been Home With Us For 5 Days After Living 1/3 Of His Life In The Shelter
Lucky-Gee The Day I Pulled Him Off The Streets. Took Him Straight To The Vet. Best Kind Of Rescue, Imo. Cost The City Nothing
This Is Margo! We Adopted Her Today
My Girlfreid Adopted This Beautiful Lady Yesterday, Name Suggestions?
This Is Sassy From Our Shelter. She Got Adopted Today!!! Look At Her Eyes!
This Lil Stray Floof Found His Way 15mi From My Home... In My Car.. Cos I Rescued Him On The Street
Meet Yuna!! I Adopt Her On Sunday And I Couldn’t Be More Excited!! She’s My First Cat That Belongs Fully To Me :) (I Did Grow Up With Cats All My Life Though)
Girlfriend Just Adopted A Dog. Is It A Pure Border Collie? If Not, Any Idea What He Might Be Mixed With? Just Out Of Curiosity
Might be an Australian shepherd from his colouring, congratulations he's beautiful
Adopted After Their Humans Left The Earth Too Soon. Welcome To The Family, Diego & Carbohydrate!
Just Adopted This Little Dude Today!
Yen, The Cat I Adopted,still Afraid Of People But He Know My House Is A Safe Zone And Food Available
A Little Rescue He's Small But Loves To Wrestle
I cried during this list, because I remembered all our little rescue babies. All are gone now, but we have a new rescue puppy so the love continues ♡
I cried during this list, because I remembered all our little rescue babies. All are gone now, but we have a new rescue puppy so the love continues ♡