I don't know who benefits more when a pet is adopted: the pet or their owner!

I don't know who benefits more when a pet is adopted: the pet or their owner!

For animal lovers, there's nothing quite like seeing a once-stray or neglected pet find their forever home.

For animal lovers, there's nothing quite like seeing a once-stray or neglected pet find their forever home.

Nothing warms our hearts as much as cute adopted pet pictures and their rescue stories.

Nothing warms our hearts as much as cute adopted pet pictures and their rescue stories.

The excitement these animals felt at adoption is so infectious!

The excitement these animals felt at adoption is so infectious!

The notion of a shelter, or even a municipal pound, as a place where you could go and find a pet really took hold in the latter part of the 19th century and then has grown steadily ever since.

The notion of a shelter, or even a municipal pound, as a place where you could go and find a pet really took hold in the latter part of the 19th...

Animal shelters and rescue groups are brimming with healthy pets just waiting for people to take them home.

Animal shelters and rescue groups are brimming with healthy pets just waiting for people to take them home.

The inevitable has arrived and summer has come close to its end. Before we start feeling autumn blues, there’s still a ray of joy left to squeeze from August and it’s Bored Panda’s monthly batch of adopted pets.

The inevitable has arrived and summer has come close to its end. Before we start feeling autumn blues, there’s still a ray of joy left to squeeze from August and it’s...

We've gathered some of the most adorable before and after pics of rescue cats to remind you of the importance of adopting instead of shopping!

We've gathered some of the most adorable before and after pics of rescue cats to remind you of the importance of adopting instead of shopping!

Let’s kick off the summer on the right foot by taking a moment to applaud the heroes who opened up their hearts and homes to give rescue pets another chance at life.

Let’s kick off the summer on the right foot by taking a moment to applaud the heroes who opened up their hearts and homes to give rescue pets another chance at...

Overworked shelters take in millions of lost, stray, and abused animals every year. Luckily, people continue to open their doors and hearts to these misfits.

Overworked shelters take in millions of lost, stray, and abused animals every year. Luckily, people continue to open their doors and hearts to these misfits.