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50 Soul-Healing Rescue Pet Pics To Make You Smile (November Edition)
Contrary to popular belief, instead of cats and dogs, the first American animal activists focused mostly on horses, working tirelessly to protect the welfare of animals who were a key mode of transportation.
Then, on April 14, 1869, Caroline Earle White and a group of women established what's now considered the first American animal shelter, in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. In addition to horses, its mission expanded "to provide as soon as possible, a refuge for lost and homeless dogs, where they could be kept until homes could be found for them, or they be otherwise disposed of."
It marked a turning point. The notion of a shelter, or even a municipal pound, as a place where you could go and find a pet, according to historian Bernie Unti, really took hold in the latter part of the 19th century and then has grown steadily ever since.
So to celebrate how far we've come, we at Bored Panda are continuing our monthly series, and have compiled the sweetest pet adoption photos we could find. Continue scrolling to check them out and in case you've missed our earlier publications, we kindly invite you to catch up: October, September, and August.
For everyone who is thinking of (or has just) invited a new critter into their home, we also had a chat about making the transition as smooth as possible with the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA), a veterinary charity in the United Kingdom. You'll find it spread in between the images.
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#1
Beagle Puppy Cuddles Up To The Rescuer Who Saved Him From Euthanasia. Nice Dog Rescue Story Heard From Franklin County Shelter And Adoption Center In Ohio
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#2
8 Month Old Abused Retriever Mix. Scared And Sad. Brought Her Home. She Barely Moved. Was Scared To Even Walk Around The House. Lowers Head When You Reach To Pet Her. Couple Days Later With A Little Love And A Stubborn Beagle That Kept Bugging Her To Play And She’s A New Happy Dog Running Wide Open
#3
Adopted The Cutest Stray I’ve Ever Met My BF Named Her Edith (Aka Edee)
#4
I Recently Finished Chemo Treatment And Decided To Adopt A Husky! Say Hi To Loki!
#5
Fishtopher The Cat Finds Forever Home After His Adoption Listing Went Viral
Paulo Freitas 3 years ago
He's só adorable, i want him, and to be fair there is 99.999% chances of me wanting all the cats on this thread...
#6
Meet Jade, My Newly Adopted 9 Year Old Fluff Ball
#7
Meet Leo And Luna! Even Though I Saved Them From A Sad Home They Have Ended Up Rescuing Me From Some Sad Days! #catsrule
#8
I Went To Adopt 1 Dog
#9
This Is Bubble. We Adopted Him Knowing He Was Feral And Probably Would Never Go Near Us! 3 Days In And We Are Already Getting Contact
Lori T Wisconsin 3 years ago
Good job! Never give up; it can take some time, but it's totally worth it!
#10
From Stoic To Smiley
#11
Lola
#12
Just Adopted This Cat Who Sits Up Like A Groundhog
#13
This Handsome Man Was Thrown From A Car Window And Luckily Someone Found Him, I Saw His Adoption Post And Was The First To Inquire. Meet Sushi!
#14
Meet Smeagol! We Found Her Outside In The Rain Clinging To Some Rocks
#15
Rescued A Barn Kitty From The Cold Yesterday
#16
Dad Wanted To Get Mom A Puppy; She Rescued This Senior Citizen Instead. Allow Me To Introduce Mr. Kiss Kiss
#17
Just Adopted Sylvester. He Is Showing Off His One Fang And Shredded Ears. He Has Feline AIDS And Is The Gentlest Boy
Paulo Freitas 3 years ago
FIV+, be very carefull with his mouth, they are very pron to gum infections. I Lost my Mateus to kidney faliure caused because of the FIV.
#18
My Wife And I Adopted These Two Sisters Recently, Aka They Chose Us At The Animal Shelter. Love Black Kitties
Paulo Freitas 3 years ago (edited)
Be afraid, be very afraid, just look at those eyes, plotting your accidental Demise, the only thing delaying the plan, is the fact that they cant Open the food cans lol ( they are frikking adorable and i Also want them )
#19
An Update To My Update: Sir Remi Remington And His Mustache Won Me Over. I Couldn’t Part With Him After Fostering Him As A Bottle Feeder And Because He Fit In So Well With The Family. I Officially Adopted Him
#20
Our Family Adopted A Cat Today. I Swear He’s Smiling
#21
I Knew Adopting A Kitten Would Be Kinda Cute, But I Had No Idea What I Was In For
#23
Meet Nala! We Rescued This 14 Yo Beauty And She’s Absolutely Amazing
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Looks like when Nala was rescued, her coat was matted and had to be shaved down. She should be a beautiful floof once it grows back in.
#24
I Rescued This Kitten Outside Of My High School! Named Her Rocket Because I Found Her During A Paper Rocket Test
#25
Meet My Newly Adopted Cat Benson! He Was Neutered As An Adult Right Before I Adopted Him So He Has The Cutest Tom Cat Cheeks! His Eyes Are Also So Beautiful!!
#27
Rescued This Cat From The Cold And It Looks Like He Has Claimed Me As His Owner
#28
Carson Spent Two Years At The Rescue - He Was Too Shy/Nervous For Everyone. Their Loss. They’ll Never Know What They Missed Out On
#29
My Fiancé And I Decided To Adopt A New Kitten. Everyone Meet Larry!
#30
Friend Just Adopted This Adorable Girl. Her Name Is Sadie
#31
Was Looking Around To Adopt A Bunny And Found This Derpy Looking Bunny
#32
I Was Adopted Yesterday By This Pretty Lady!
#33
Just Adopted These Brothers, They Seem To Be Waiting For Me To Do Something
Paulo Freitas 3 years ago
Feed usssss, feeeeeeed usssss, ( use the voice of the aliens in " independence day " for added drama ) lol
#34
Our Beautiful Rescue, Pashmi
#35
Went To The Rescue - Met Somebody. Named Him Jackson. We Are Going To Have A Blast
#36
Welcome To The Family. Adopted A Kitty
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
With a built-in parent or older sibling who loves them already!
#37
Decided To Give The Cat My Fiancé And I Adopted Some Tuna For Thanksgiving. He Then Went Into What We Affectionately Call Goblin Mode. Safe To Say He Enjoyed It!
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
We always give our cats and dog pieces of turkey at Thanksgiving and Christmas. They love it, and always go into their own little turkey comas with big smiles on their faces. My husband and I do the same.
#38
Our New Baby Girl
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 3 years ago
What an absolute cutie! I grew up with the sweetest, cutest Sheltie dog.
#39
Nala Was A Little Lonely, So I Adopted A Brother For Her. Meet Aurum
Ent Hugger 3 years ago
i will hug him and pet him and squeeze him and name him george! er i mean aurum!
#40
Another Rescue, Crazy Lady Thought She Could Keep Kittens In A Tiny Cage Without Food Or Water. 5 Of Them Made It, This One's Name Is Marsha Marsha Marsha
#41
Just Adopted This Kitten Yesterday. Meet Chloe!
#42
Rescued A Dumpster Diving Kitten Last Night
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago (edited)
Looks like they’re either purebred or have quite a bit of Siamese or Himalayan in them. They’re already beautiful, and once you get them healthy and happy, they will be breathtaking.
#43
Rescued Her From Being Eaten! Now She Cuddles Me No Matter What I Do
#44
We Adopted Frankie Today!
#45
Scared And Hissing Little Cat We Saved From The Pound. He Made So Much Progress In Just A Month
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
He just had to check you out first, and be sure you weren’t going to hurt him. He looks satisfied that you passed his test!
#46
Adopted Name Alfalfa, We Call Him Alfie. Nearly 3 Years Old And He’s Just A Little Smol Boy That Shouts All Of The Time
#47
Just Adopted A New Kitten. Decided To Name Him Koda After The Cub In Brother Bear. He Reminds Me Of A Mcflurry
#48
Just Adopted This Smol Goblin! His Name Is Merin
#49
I Adopted A Kitten With Three Legs And Lol
#50
Adopted A Black Kitten, Named Him Ryuk
#51
Winter Has Arrived A Tad Early.... Adopted This Weekend
#52
I Adopted Nova 2 Weeks Ago And She's Definitely Made Herself At Home
#53
We Adopted A New Cat And She Has A Lil Heart On Her Foot
#54
My New Polish Senior Bela - He Was In The Shelter For Years
#55
Local Rescue Group Just Adopted Out The Most Polite Looking Kitty!
#56
Just Adopted This Absolute Cutie Cuddlebug! Everyone Meet Mika!
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Mika’s going to have years and years of cuddling ahead of her—and so are you!
#57
Meet Traffic Cone (Taffy), Our Semi-Feral Baby Adopted From A Hoarding Case
#58
Rescued 3 Felons From The Side Of The Road This Past Weekend
#59
Adopted Little Crow Last Night!
#60
Brought Home This Little Girl Today
Ent Hugger 3 years ago
gah stop it... i can't take anymore.... just have all my upvotes before i pass out from all the cute......
#61
I Adopted A Senior Cat My First Wonder
#62
Adopted This Sweet Kitty. Her Life Before Was Very Hard But I’d Like To Think She’s Pretty Happy Now. (Peep The Smile)
#63
After Our Sudden Loss Of Our Sweet Boy, We Decided To Adopt This Little One. Meet Nala
#64
We Named Him Doug!
#65
Adopted This Sheltie Mix After A Life On The Run In Ky
#66
Adopted My First Dog Ever Now I Work From Home. I Think This Means She’s Comfortable With Me
#67
My Mom's New Rescue Kitten, Jasper
#68
Recently Adopted This Lil’ Baby, She’s At 5 Weeks Old Now. My Small Hand For Scale
#69
This Is Sophia From Our Shelter. She’s Almost 10 Year Old And Today She Was Adopted!!! What A Great Day For Her
#70
My Newly Adopted Babies. Now They Won't Have To Go To The Animal Shelter
#71
My First Night Fostering Her. She Decided She Was Home So I Adopted Her. I'm Not A "Failure". She Asked Me To Adopt Her
#72
Picked Up From The Rescue A Little Over A Month Ago, She's 13 Weeks Now And Likes To Eat Breakfast With Me. She's My Best Buddy
#73
Adopted This Little Adorable A**hole Today
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
High Def has allowed animals to actually see what’s on TV. Or laptop. One of my cats loves to watch the action.
#74
Adopted My First Ever Dawg
KING ILLEGAL FOREST 3 years ago
All these posts are making me want to adopt a pupper !!! Idk how the kitties would feel about it tho.
#76
We Rescued A Sweet Little Orange Fluffball Last Weekend. It Looks Like She Likes Her New Home
#77
Cute Little Void That My Wife Rescued
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
I have a void named Jack, and he’s the sweetest, most laid back, and cuddly boy!
#78
Living Her Best Post Shelter Life In Our Guest Room Which She Has Claimed As Her Room
#79
I Adopted The Cutest Little Guy This Week!
#80
I Just Adopted This Little Bundle Of Joy From The Humane Society
#81
Meet Herbbie. She’s 12 Weeks Old And We Adopted Her Today From A Rescue. She Was Found With Her Mum And Brother When She Was 1 Day Old. She Nearly Lost Her Life And Is Half The Size Of Her Brother. She Joins Us And Our 3 Black Cats
#82
From The Shelter To Leaving The Best Life!
Janina Prado 3 years ago
My good sir, you are quite the dapper gentleman. A pleasure to make your acquaintance. Here, let me hang your hat. Would you care for a cup of water , and chicken biscuits (dog treats)? Let's step into the parlour.
#83
Just Adopted This Little Rascal. Say Hi To Booger
#84
Rescued The Goodest Of Good Boys Today. Meet Po!
#85
Kitten, I Found At Gas Station Has New Furever Home Thanks To Rescue Cats Fayetteville, Georgia
#86
Adopted Curie Yesterday And She Won't Stop Making Biscuits
#87
Rescued This Little Girl From A Shelter. Cattle Dog X Maltese Named Mipha!
#88
My Little Corgi Mix Rescue. All We Know Is Mom Was A Corgi, No Idea On Dad. Her Name Is Mavis
#89
I Haven't Had A Cat In 15 Years, But I Finally Buckled Down And Adopted This Baby, Say Hello To Mei!
#90
Foster Fail Meet Our New Adopted Girl Zora!
#91
Day Three Of Adopted Kitten. Purring So Loudly He Could Power A Car
#92
My Son Rescued A Very Illegally Tiny Smol Cat Today. My Grandcat
#93
My New Rescue Kitten Has Been Making Himself At Home
#94
My Sister Rescued A 5 Week Old Puppy. Meet Moxxi
#95
I Adopted A Cat Today. He Already Has A Few Favourite Spots To Chill In. Everyone, Meet Mumbo
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
When they sleep this deeply, it’s because they know they’re safe, secure, and loved.
#96
Our New Rescue… Meet Shrimp Smol Kitty, Big Attitude
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
I love cats with attitude. Our cat Smudge is like that. Lots of attitude and soooo loving!
#97
Adopted This Sweet Rescue Boy Today
#98
Adopted This Hippo A Couple Days Ago. He'd Been At The Shelter The Second Longest. He Has A Perfect Temperment And I'm So Glad I Got Him!
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
I imagine the fact that he’s a pit bull put peol,e off, and it’s just a shame. So happy he found you!
#99
Just Adopted This Void Yesterday. So Far His Favourite Place Is On Top Of My Printer
#100
Smol Rescue Baby
#101
Thelma And Louise Are The Last (Not So Small Anymore!) Foster Criminals. Bonnie And Clyde Got Adopted Today. Bittersweet
#102
I Adopted A Kitten Two Days Ago, He’s Three And A Half Month Already But He Looks So Tiny Ttwtt
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Our cat Jack was the runt of his litter, half the size of his siblings. He’s now a big 15 lb bruiser, and just the sweetest cuddle bug.
#103
I Guess I Got Adopted Today
#104
Rescued Two Days Ago, 3 Months, Needs A Name!
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Boy or girl? If a boy, then Balthazar. If a girl, then Rosaline. (In a Shakespearean mood right now.)
#105
Marble Cupcake Aka Murder Mittens Aka Thanksgiving Rescue ... Is A Girl!
#106
I Just Found This Cat On The Street And Adopted Him. I Would Like To Give Him A Name That Reminds Me Of The Sun. Any Suggestions?
#107
In Spain They Say: Mas Bueno Que El Pan - Better Than Bread. That's Him, Rescue Jack-Chi Charlie
#108
Our New Adoption Yuki (Black) Is Learning Quickly From Hachi
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Dogs are pack animals, so having a built in dog friend is heaven for them.
#109
Podencos
Brittany Hewitt 3 years ago
Where is his pants at it looks like he is sitting there in his underwear lmao
#110
From Shelter Dog To Nightly Cuddles In The Pup-Ritto Blanket My Boy Blaq Jaq (Black Jack)
#111
New Fosterdopt
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Love big black dogs. They get passed over for adoption so much it’s a shame.
#112
What Have I Done? What Breed Is She? Adopted Last Week
#113
Today, I Adopted My First Rescue Dog
#114
Adopted This Guy Three Weeks Ago- Safe To Say He’s Settling In!
#115
Jill Says Happy Thanksgiving!!
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Sardonyx_3 3 years ago
On November 27th, my family adopted this Perfect cat! SMOKEY_BOB...2c7628.jpg 
Bec 3 years ago
Me too! Also exclaimed 'oh my goodness!' many times. Cuteness overload
Load More Replies... Salty_Sasquatch 3 years ago
We adopted a rescue cat a few years ago. She was literally just skin and bones, they'd found her in eastern Washington, place that's super hot and dry in the summer and super cold and snowy in winter. She didn't even purr for a week. she put on weight quickly however and now she's a snuggle bunny.
Sardonyx_3 3 years ago
On November 27th, my family adopted this Perfect cat! SMOKEY_BOB...2c7628.jpg
Bec 3 years ago
Me too! Also exclaimed 'oh my goodness!' many times. Cuteness overload
Load More Replies... Salty_Sasquatch 3 years ago
We adopted a rescue cat a few years ago. She was literally just skin and bones, they'd found her in eastern Washington, place that's super hot and dry in the summer and super cold and snowy in winter. She didn't even purr for a week. she put on weight quickly however and now she's a snuggle bunny.
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