There are many perks to having a pet, as most owners can attest, be it companionship, playtime, or derpy faces. That’s why every biased person—referring to the pet owners again—is likely to encourage you to go for it, if you say a single word about considering getting one.
Quite a few of them might also encourage you to ‘adopt not shop’, and luckily, some people do. If you’re an avid reader of Bored Panda, you already know that we have a monthly appreciation post for those golden-hearted individuals, featuring pictures of their adopted additions to the family; if you’re not—continue scrolling, as what you’re about to see ought to boost your levels of serotonin. Here’s the September edition of adopted pets in their forever homes.
Bored Panda has turned to two experts in the field of animal welfare, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning and Political Science, Laura A. Reese, and Fran Marino Distinguished Professor of Shelter Medicine Education at the University of Florida, Julie K. Levy, to learn more about the ins and outs of adopting a pet. You will find our interview with them below.
#1 Jedo Had A Reduced Adoption Fee At The Shelter Where I Foster. He’s A Senior Gentlemen Doing His Best To Be Handsome! He’s Just Been Adopted
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#2 We Adopted A Mother And Son Combo From The Shelter, They Are Inseparable
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#3 Only Took 1 Day After Adopting Him For Him To Adopt Us
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#4 My Lovely (Around 14 Years Old) Cat Who No One Wanted To Adopt
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#5 Adopted James. He’s About 5 Years Old. He Has Stomatitis And Had To Have All His Teeth Pulled. His Tongue Sticks Out All The Time. He Lost All Of His Hair. It Has Grown Back Except By His Ears. He Has To Take Two Medicines Daily Forever. But, He’s Got A Forever Home To Do It In
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#6 We Adopted This Big Guy This Past Weekend, Was Told He Would Hide And Burrow As He Was Quite Timid. This Was Day Two At His Forever Home
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#7 Went To Adopt A Puppy. Came Back With Her And Her Mum
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#8 Finally Adopted Some Kitties Since Wanting Them All My Life. I Haven’t Felt This Happy In A Long While
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#9 Our Senior Shelter Dog Rufus Adopted A Baby Goat Who’s Mama Didn’t Take Her
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#10 My Wife Has A Tabby Addiction. All Stray Cats She’s Rescued In The Last Year
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#11 After Losing My Cats After A Breakup, I Adopted This Silly Guy
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#12 Cosmo The Dog. Can You Believe He Was A Rescue?!
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#13 Meet Teddy. He Was A Surrender To A Local Shelter Because Of “Behaviors”. Their Loss. Just Goes To Show Any Dog Can Be A Good Dog With Training And Love
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#14 Rescued Squirrel (Named Cricio) Falling Asleep In My Mum’s Lap (Oc)
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#15 My Newly Adopted Dog. She’s Very Energetic And Playful. Loves The Ocean
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#16 My Newly Adopted Son Leo, A Vizsla Mix
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#17 When I Adopted Toby They Said He Was Vicious… The Only Thing Correct About That Is He Is Viciously Cute 💕
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#18 Just Adopted This 10 Year Old Sweetie
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#19 I Adopted Him 72 Hours Ago, I’m Already In Love
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#20 We Adopted This Handsome Boy Today. He’s Called Benny
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#21 A Rooster “Adopted” Me. He “Ran Away” From Home (2 Houses Near Me) Because The Other Younger Rooster Beats Him Up. I’m Stuck With Him And Feel Sorry For Him And Want Him To Be Happy/Have A Nice Life
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#22 “(Oc)” My Crossed Eyed Rescue Kitty, After Cleaning Her Fur
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#23 This Is Mango My Rescue Conure. Earlier Today I Was Singing After My Shower And She Started To Fall Asleep
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#24 Farmer Was Feeding Kittens To Their Dogs, & I Rescued Her. How Did The Cat Distribution System Give You Your Cat?
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#25 We Adopted Our First Cat In This Country. I’d Like To Introduce You Guys Our Little Princess Safira. Isn’t She The Cutest?
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#26 [oc] Say Hi To My One-Eared Rescue, Kuro!
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#27 Remember Oompa From Our Shelter. Today He Was Adopted After More Than Two Years With Us. Good Bye My Sweet Gentleman, Have A Great Life!
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#28 Adopted Lilli Last Friday, Only To Discover She Was About To Pop
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#29 Sooo, My Dad Adopted Another Puppy
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#30 Our Adopted Angel
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#31 Adopted A Pound Kitty Last Week! This Is Margaret
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#32 Found This Little Guy As A Barn Cat The Other Week During A Birthday Party. He Instantly Got Glued To Me. I Asked If I Could Adopt Him. As You Can See, They Said Yes Lol
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#33 I Think I Officially Adopted The Cutest Girl In The World
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#34 We’ve Just Adopted Mollie, And Crazy In Love With Her!
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#35 Someone Abandoned A Box Of Bunnies On A Wooded Trail Near My House. They Are Sweet As Honey. Love Being Held And Cuddled
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#36 Rural Rescue Kitten
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#37 We Drove 1800 Miles To Adopt An Scared, Unsocialized Pooch. This Is Her At Home
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#38 Just Adopted A New Puppy! Meet Georgia!
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#39 I Caved And We Adopted Her. Now Known At June
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#40 Just Want To Show Off My Girl Miss Nibble, Who I Adopted Via Craigslist
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#41 Meet Simi. She’s So Chill And Sweet [oc]
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#42 Adopt Don’t Shop. Our Newly Adopted Dog Lumi With Her Bigger Brother
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#43 I’m Starting To Think She Was The One Who Rescued Me And Not The Other Way Around. Introducing…chloe! ♡ (Oc)
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#44 Rescue Pup Finally Feeling At Home. This Is Snow
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#45 Our Newest Rescue, Pixel!
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#46 My Rescue Kitten, Gizmo, Wanted To Say Hello Today!
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#47 Our New Babies..ozzy And Cream
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#48 Adopted A Snake! Wanted One Since I Was A Little Girl And He Is The Most Adorable Baby Ever!!!
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#49 My First Rabbit – Nicknamed Bunbun Because I Cannot Think Of A Cute Name Ever
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#50 I Like To Think I Have The Cutest Kitten. I Adopted Her From The Street At 4mo. 2nd Pic Is The Day I Found Her
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