If there’s one thing young people are doing right, it’s pet ownership. Because Gen Z is delaying parenthood, more become pet parents instead. In fact, seven in 10 Gen Z adults say they’d rather have a pet than a child. They’re also almost twice as likely as other generations to adopt instead of shop.
Loads of different pets get adopted each month, and we here at Bored Panda have a tradition of sharing the cutest animals that found their forever home every month. This January, we’ve got a collection from proud pet owners who rescued, adopted from a shelter, or inherited a pet that’s now their best friend for life.
#1 I Adopted A 20 Year Old Cat Today, My Oldest Animal Ever. Say Hello To Donut!
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#2 Meet Our New Girl, Billie Eyeless
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#3 Rescued A Puppy During My Route And Brought Him Home In A Tote
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#4 Adopt Don’t Shop
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#5 My Three-Footed Void Named Buck
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#6 I Get To Spend His Whole Life With Him :)
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#7 Just Adopted This Cutie Today!
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#8 Ruby Twosday
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#9 Not Sure What Kinda Dog He Is But Meet Pawl, Recently Got Him From The Shelter (:
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#10 Rosie
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#11 I Adopted This Little Dog From A K**l Shelter, Where He Was On The Euthanasia List
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#12 Baby Nyx
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#13 Adopting This Perfect Girl
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#14 My 10 Year Old Lady 🖤
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#15 Found My Recently Adopted Cat Buried In My Stuffed Animals
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#16 Bonded Baby Boys
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#17 My Hammy Boi
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#18 I Took Reddit’s Advice And It Was The Best Decision
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#19 My Girlfriend Wanted To Adopt A Cat, I Didn’t Want To
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#20 Pepper Wants To Thank You People For Helping Out With His Foster Bills
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#21 Just Adopted My First Cat!
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#22 When The Shelter Cat You Spontaneously Adopted Turns Out To Be Rare
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#23 First Cat Adopted From Our Shelter In 2025. Picasso!
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#24 Adopted This Girl
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#25 Mr Kitty Has Adopted Us. He Used To Be Our Neighbor’s Barn Cat Until Some Stray Dogs Ran Him Off. They Had Him Since He Was A Kitten. He’s 18!
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#26 My New Bestie
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#27 New Rescue
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#28 I Have An Older Cat Who Adopted A Younger Girl As Her Daughter
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#29 Adopted My Void’s Sister After Thinking About Her For 2 Months
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#30 First Time Puppy Owner
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#31 My Newly Adopted Cat
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#32 Did I Adopt A Dog Or A Fox?
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#33 Just Adopted
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#34 Just Adopted This Sweetheart
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#35 Meet My New Cat :) My First Void
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#36 Adopted From Sc! 11 Week Old Girl. Found Abandoned. Names? 🥰
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#37 Adopted By Former Resident Of Cat Distribution Center
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#38 My Mammoth And I’s First Home!!
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#39 Boyfriend Adopted A Dog And I’m Officially Obsessed
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#40 We Adopted A Dog
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#41 My Sweet Girl Cutie
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#42 8 Years Living In The Street. Finally Adopted And Moved Indoors
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#43 What Did We Adopt Today?
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#44 First Time Owner!
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#45 Meet My 4 Months Calico, Mozza!
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#46 This Is Miss Hebe
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#47 Any Cat Introduction Success Stories? I Just Adopted A Kitten
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#48 We Recently Adopted This Dog And Just Can’t Find A Name That We Feel Suits Him Well. Anyone Have Any Ideas For A Good Name For Him?
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#49 Meet Lumbee
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#50 Just Adopted This 14.5 Year Old Last Night, What Is The Best Food For A Senior Cat?
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