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40 Most Wholesome Rescue Pet Photos Of The Month
These days, more people than ever are turning to their local animal shelter when they’re ready to welcome a new family member into their home, and why wouldn’t you? Not only can you provide a home for an animal who may have come from a difficult situation like being orphaned, but you also help the pet shelter so they have space and funds to keep providing important services like spaying/neutering, vaccinating, and getting more abandoned animals off the streets and introduced to willing adopters.
If you're still not convinced, let's look at the testimonials from the adorable pets themselves! Here are some pictures of rescue animals who haven’t known their new families for long, but are already pretty sure they’re going to fit in just fine.
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#1
The Time I Rescued A Crying Kitten Outside My Cat Cuddled Her
MagicalUnicorn 6 years ago
i thing this kitten claimed your cat and this was definitely reciprocated
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#2
My Rescue Cat Assuring My Recently Adopted Pup That She Will Be All Right And Is Now In A Home Full Of Love
#3
My Friend Just Texted "Adopted A Dog Yesterday" With This Pic
Why do some new pet parents say that they planned to adopt one kitten, but ended up with two? It turns out that the reason why so many animal shelters push taking home a pair of kittens and even incentivize it with adoption deals is because two kittens really are better than one—for the kittens themselves, your home, and everyone in it.
According to cat welfare educator Hannah Shaw, who specializes in kitten care and is known for her popular Youtube channel Kitten Lady, kittens that grow up with playmates are better-behaved. First of all, having two makes them less likely to get bored and turn to destructive behavior to entertain themselves, and also importantly, they learn not to play too roughly by testing boundaries with another kitten, rather than your hands.
You may think this only applies if you would be bringing your new kitten into an empty house, but even if you already have one cat, your older cat will thank you for getting two kittens who can keep each other company.
#4
We Adopted An 11-Year Old Cat From A Chicago Shelter. He And My 13-Yo Daughter Fell In Love. This Is Them After She Got Back From A Week At Camp
#5
Today, I Adopted Two 8 Week Old Kittens Who Are Brothers. I Originally Applied For One But When I Got The Call About Being Accepted To Adopt, I Was Asked If I Wanted To Adopt The Brothers Together Because The People Adopting His Brother Backed Out. Meet Kingston And Derby!
#6
Rescued Him From The Streets. Vet Visit Was Great Despite Skin Issues
#7
The Way Our New Puppy Looked At Me The Whole Ride To Her New Home Melted My Heart
#8
Adopted Him Last Week From A Shelter. I Think He's Happy About It
#9
Jubilee Got Adopted!!!
#10
This Is Ruger. We Rescued Him In August. He Was Found In A Box On The Side Of The Road. No Fault Of His Own. This Poor Boy Would Have Died. I Can't Even Think Of It Without Crying. He Is Now One Of Our Children And Will Never Go Anywhere Else.
deanna woods 6 years ago
Thank you for saving him and that is terrible that someone left him on the side of the road.
#11
Karen And Kevin. Adopt, Don’t Shop
#12
On Our Way Home From Adopting Her. Like Father Like Daughter.
#13
We Rescued A Terrified Australian Shepherd As A Friend For Our Dog. Now He Doesn't Leave His Side.
#14
I Adopted A Senior Cat. He's 11 Years Old And 19 Lbs. The Shelter Told Me He Is Skittish And It Would Be A Slow Intro. His Last Family Returned Him After 6 Months. He Is My Shadow- Woke Up At 4am To All 19 Lbs Sleeping On My Chest, Face An Inch Away From Mine. Goose Was Always Meant To Be Mine
#15
Adopted This Guy A Week Ago. Was Scared Of Everything, But Decided To Trust Me. Four Days Later, And He Is A Very Good Boy With His Very First Own Squeaky Toy
#16
Adopted This Sweet Boy Yesterday And Couldn’t Be Happier! His Name Is Moose.
#17
Just Rescued This Puppy From The Streets. That Is It First Nap After A Shower And Food
#18
We Rescued Him At Just A Couple Weeks Old And Now He Thinks I’m His Momma, He’s My Paracat
#19
First Time Cat Owner. I Used To Think I Was A Dog Person, But I Think I May Have Been Wrong
#20
Our Family Applied To Adopt This Little One Today. Hoping All Goes Well
#21
Adopted This Little Croissant Today
#22
Recently Visited A College Friend And He Adopted These Adorable Kitties, Brother And Sister. Meet Lucifer And Lillith!
#23
Trapped This Feral Kitten At Work To Save It From The Exterminator. Now She Has A Great Home And I’ve Got A Great Kitten! Everybody Wins!
#24
When I Rescued Icarus, I Was Hoping He Would Like Me, And I Hoped He Was A Cuddle Bug. I Think I Got My Wish. Pupper Is Out Cold
#25
Meet Luna Lovefood Our Adopted Fur Baby. Yes, That Is A Wild Mouse On Her Head.
#26
Tell Me The Story Of How I Was Rescued Again
#27
My Friend Adopted This Sweet Baby And I Think You All Needed To See It
#28
Best Friends Since Yesterday
#29
This Is Wednesday, The Rescue Kitten With Only One Eye
Don Golosso 6 years ago
I always find it extra heartwarming when a kitty with any kind of disability gets rescued. So thank you for rescuing Wednesday.
#30
Suki Was In Care For 8 Years Before I Adopted Her, And I Couldn’t Love This Little Goblin More.
#31
Welcome Mr Tiggs My Wife Adopted Him As His Previous Owner Wanted Him Gone. Mr Tiggs Has Made Himself Feel Quite At Home On My Bed
#32
Rescued Two Kittens From Different Litters & Caught This Moment Just Two Days After Bringing Them Home. We Stopped Worrying If They Would Bond Or Not After That. Fozzy (Orange) & Arthur (Grey) Been Inseparable Since!
#33
First Walk With Our Rescue Named “Beau”
#34
We Adopted This Gorgeous (Albeit, Grumpy) 15 Year Old Girl Today. Previous Owners Could No Longer Take Care Of Her. Here She Is Settling Into Her New Forever Home!
#35
Meet Butters. Yesterday He Was A Tough Street Kitten. Today He's The Proud Owner Of A Queen Size Bed
#36
Grandma Got A New Bestfriend. "He Chose Me."
#37
Our Newest Little Family Member. Meet Jack!
#38
I Almost Adopted Just One Of These Girls But My Daughter Asked For Both. I’m So Glad I Indulged Her
#39
We Saw This Pic, And 3 Hours Later Adopted Jonah The Bunny!!
Dorothy Parker 6 years ago
Few families are fortunate enough to have a real live cartoon character.
#40
Meet Our Witchy Girl Wynne! We’re So Glad She Chose Us To Be Her Forever Home
#41
Moochie Lived Outside Where I Work For At Least 2 Years. She Was Noticeably Sick And I Couldn’t Leave Her There Any Longer
#42
My Girlfriend Adopted A 5 Year Old Handsome Boy
#43
From Shelter To His Forever Home. Reddit Meet Colt!
#44
We Rescued Frank From A Local Breeder Who Was “Done” With Him And His Lack Of Teeth Means He Sucks On His Treats Til They’re Soft Enough For Him To Chew With The Few Teeth He Has Left! He Has A New Very Happy Life.
#45
7 Years Ago I Was Terrified Of Dogs, Now Today I Adopted A Dog Scared Of People, This Is The Closest He’s Gotten To Me After A Week. Meet Kylo!
#46
Adopted Her Yesterday,she Loves To Play!
#47
This Is My Rescue Dog At The Vet Right After Being Freed From The Puppy Mill
#48
Surrendered For Adoption 5 Times Because Of Too Much Energy, I Present Kadie: Destroyer Of Basketballs
#49
Meet Our Newest Rescue Pup: Beatrice!
#51
Meet Ziggy!
#52
Just Got A Puppy Earlier. Everybody, Meet Ollie!
#53
Counting Down The Hours Until I Can Officially Adopt This Little Guy And Bring Him Home. So Excited!
#54
Adopted This 5 Year Old Kitty From The Shelter. Everyone Meet My Freckle Nosed Baby, Richard!
#55
We Adopted A Pair Of Kittens. Our Ginger Approves
#56
After Months Of Living In The Streets And Being Bullied By Other Cats, I Rescued Masha. She Is Now A Happy Indoors Cat
#57
Just Adopted This Beautiful Girl From A Local Rescue, She Likes To Lay In People’s Laps Despite Weighing Over 100 Lbs
#58
Adopted This Girl Yesterday And Took Her To The Park Today. She Was So Happy With Everyone Giving Her Compliments!
#59
Adopted This 11 Year Old Diabetic, Asthmatic Boy On Christmas Eve. I’d Say He Is Settling In Nicely.
#60
Rescued My First Dog, And She’s Already Stolen My Heart
Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 6 years ago
We used to have a dog just like that years ago! His name was gilligan .
#61
Meet Potato! Woke Up And Didn't Know I Was Going Home With A Kitten Today
#62
My Rescued Stray After A Week At Home
#63
New Years Eve Me And My Girlfriend Rescued A Kitten That Was Hiding In An Air Conditioning Vent Outside My Work.
Amy Frank 6 years ago
Hey that kitten looks like my kitten I rescued, Yoda IMG_202001...25458e.jpg 
#64
After 27 Years Of Being A Cat Person, I Adopted Lou. Best Decision. My Heart Is Full
#65
My Parents Adopted This Little Kitten For The New Year
Random Panda 6 years ago
It kinda looks like a Mine c**n. If so, it's not going to be so little soon :D
#66
Neighbors Abandoned Him When They Moved, He's Now My Best Friend. Say Hi To Mister Meow
#67
Two Weeks After Being Rescued, Pickle Has Made Himself At Home!
#68
This Is My Rescue, Jed. Thought I Could Go To A Shelter And Just Play With A Dog And Be On My Way. He Was The First And Only Dog I Met That Day. Found In Arkansas At About 6 Months Old, Somehow Managed To Make His Way Into My Heart (And Every Other Aspect Of My Life).
#69
These 4 Kittens From A Stray Mom Have Been Socialised And Adopted All Together Today.
#70
His Name Is Arlo And He Is My New Favorite Thing In The World :)
#71
Meet Scooter! Abused And Neglected Left At A No Kill. We Fostered Him Then Adopted! We Are So Blessed To Have This Beautiful Man In Our Lives Now.
#72
Hey Guys, I'm Xena! I Got Adopted Today!
#73
For A Best Friend She's Quite Goofy Lookin But 10/10 Would Adopt Again
#74
I Found Her At School Two Weeks Ago And My Students Decided To Name Her Típex. I Finally Adopted Her Today! :)
#75
Me: "We Don't Have Room For Any More Dogs" Sister: *sends This Pic From The Shelter* Me: "Ok Maybe One More Dog" Everyone Say Hi To Gemma
#76
My First Pet At 29. I Just Want To Give Her Everything She'll Ever Want.
#77
Our New Years Eve Was Spent Getting This Cutie. 2020, Meet Baker!
#78
Meet Artemis. Rescued Street Cat
#79
We Rescued Jethro A Couple Of Weeks Ago. He Seems Proud Of His New Tag.
#80
Our Baby Girl, Stevie Licks, The Day We Rescued Her. She's A Great Listener When She Wants To Be...
#82
Jefferson On His Way To His New Home With New Mom. (Freinds Good Boi)
#83
Can You Believe He Was Free At The Shelter? What An Angel Baby. Adopt Don’t Shop!
#84
My Mom Adopted This Little Girl And Her Mom. They Both Have Thumbs!
#85
My Rescue Josie. She Went From Being Terrified Of New People (Hiding, Shaking, Whimpering) To Demanding Attention And Snuggles!!! She’s Come A Long Ways!
#86
Adopted A Rescue Cat Today. Meet Pumpkin
#87
Meet Millie! Adopted Her From The Shelter This Month.
#88
My Favorite Picture Of My Cat, Which I Took The Day I Adopted Him
#89
We Got Adopted Today!
#90
I Just Brought Home A Kitten From A Rescue Shelter- I Know Nothing About Cats -But I Already Love Her- Everyone Meet Jo-Jo!!!
#91
Just Adopted This Beautiful Tabby Cat. We Named Her Delilah
#92
BF Adopted A Rescued Kitten. Banana For Scale
#93
This Is Crumpet. We Just Adopted Him Today
#94
Adopted Two Beautiful Egyptian Mau's Today!
#95
Our New Member Of The Family, Benjamin
#96
Adopted This Little Monster Yesterday. Best Decision Ever!
#97
I Adopted My First Cat Ever Today. She’s About 6 Months Old And So Sweet. Meet Willow!
#98
Adopted This Little Floof Last Week And Couldn't Be More Happier
#99
Just Adopted This Precious Baby Today
#100
Meet Calypso, Our New Rescue Cat
Maria Rohlen 6 years ago
She's so sweet, just a little shy at the moment but what a pretty girl she is!
#101
Adopted 2 Days Ago And Look How Happy Masha Is
Láďa Durchánek 6 years ago
There should be a button “Like all”, because that is basically what I did while scrolling through the pics.
#102
Adopted Draco An Hour Ago. He Was The First Cat I Looked At
#103
Me And My Girlfriend Finally Adopted A Kitten, Meet Kit-Kat!
#104
New Adopted Puppy Won't Stop Playing
#105
Yesterday I Made A Spur Of The Moment Decision And Adopted Clover. Here Is A Picture Of Her First Purr
#106
So Happy We Rescued This One
#107
My Sister Just Adopted This Pup. Her Name Is Cookie. She’s Extremely Afraid Of Humans And Will Stare You Down With Her Cute Eyes
Fulsome Kitten 6 years ago
Aww I'm sure she'll come around with all the love that is coming her way!
#108
Meet Murphy. We Adopted Him From Spain To Come Live With Us In England. He's 1 And Fits In With The Family, Loves Our Cat, Benny And Our Other Dog, Alan
#109
Adopted This Handsome Good Boy Yesterday! Meet Spock!
#110
Going On Two Weeks Of Having Her Now. She’s So Happy To Finally Have A Home.
#111
Meet Scout. Adopted Today From A Rescue Shelter.
#112
Just Adopted This Bundle Of Love This Morning. My Daughter Wrapped The Blanket Around Him, So That He Could Have A Comfy Nap Time. Fenrir Is Such A Wonderful Addition To The Family!
#113
This Is Barry, Adopted Only 48 Hours Ago. He Was Supposed To Be Very Shy. I Think He’ll Be Fine
#114
My Cousin Adopted These Two Puppets Today!
#115
Adopted This Cutie From The Shelter Yesterday. World, Meet Frankie!
#116
Adopted This Beauty From The Human Society Today
#117
My Sweetie, Week After Adoption
#118
We Just Rescued This Pretty Lady From The Shelter
#119
I Adopted A Handsome Boy Last Night. Meet Griffin!
#120
I Adopted This Girl Yesterday. It Took A Few Hours But I Think We Will Be Friends!
#121
I Got A New Little Baby! Her Names Mochi
#122
Meet Freddie, New Rescued Family Member
#123
Just Rescued This Big Baby Named Hunter
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chi-wei shen 6 years ago
Looking at such heartwarming pictures is the best way to start a working day.
Random Panda 6 years ago
We rescued a cat last year, very cute longhaired tortoiseshell. My dad was showing pics to his colleagues and they were discussing what breed she could be, and he jokes "Oh, it's a koferman" Them: "Oh, must be very exotic, never heard of it before. Where did it come from?" Him: ".....guys, it literally came from a garbage can" (kofa=garbage can in our language).
chi-wei shen 6 years ago
Looking at such heartwarming pictures is the best way to start a working day.
Random Panda 6 years ago
We rescued a cat last year, very cute longhaired tortoiseshell. My dad was showing pics to his colleagues and they were discussing what breed she could be, and he jokes "Oh, it's a koferman" Them: "Oh, must be very exotic, never heard of it before. Where did it come from?" Him: ".....guys, it literally came from a garbage can" (kofa=garbage can in our language).
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