82 Most Wholesome Rescue Pet Photos Of This Month

We spend huge lumps of money looking for happiness—some sense of fulfillment—hoping it can be bought, achieved, consumed, or traveled to. What if the answer has been staring right at you, wagging its tail, twitching its whiskers, and sniffing the air with that mysteriously moist nose?

There aren’t many decisions in life as rewarding and life-changing as adopting a pet. Just think about it—you save a life and get a best friend for life. Bored Panda has compiled a list of newly adopted animal testimonials of the month, because nothing makes us so happy as these cutie pies settling into their brand new families.

More boosts for your happiness hormones—aka endorphins, dopamine, and serotonin, we miss you guys!—await you at our previous wholesome rescue pet compilations here, here, and here.

#1 I Think My Sister's Rescue Cat Is Broken...

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#2 We Rescued This Little Guy From The Streets. His Face Can Melt Hearts...

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#3 Girlfriend And I Adopted A Puppy, Meet Scarlet Batdog

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There are a couple of solid reasons why the "adopt, don’t shop" attitude is a conscious and smart way of bringing a four-legged friend into your life. Many of them have to do with adding moral value, happiness, and wellbeing to our stressful lives, but not only.

Pet adoption is an important step in fighting the shady puppy mill business. For those who don’t know, puppy mills are factory-type breeding facilities that profit from large quantities of animals. The Humane Society of the United States claims that “animals from puppy mills are housed in shockingly poor conditions with improper medical care, and are often very sick and behaviorally troubled as a result.”

They target unsuspecting consumers who shop for animals on the internet, at pet stores, or through ads. Turning to an animal shelter is the only safe way to get a canine or a feline friend without supporting this flawed practice.

#4 Got A New Puppy And He Doesn’t Like Sleeping Alone. Came Downstairs To This

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#5 This Is Aretha, A Rescue Cow. She Groomed My Legs With Her Tongue Then Fell Asleep. She’s A Good Girl

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#6 Couldn’t Decide A Name So I Just Kept Calling Her Little. So Meet Little!

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#7 I'm Adopting A Chonky Boi!

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#8 We Just Adopted This Little Guy Today! Say Hi To Nugget! (Or As I Like To Call Him: Dr. Robotnug)

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#9 The Love Of A Rescue Dog

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#10 Our Two Rescue Pups, Monty And Tuck

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#11 Everyone Meet My Tripawd Buddy!! All Healed Up And Living His Best Life!!

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#12 I’ve Wanted A Dog For About Ten Years But My Work Or Living Situations Were Never Right. Everything’s Lined Up Now And I’ve Got My Puppy. Just Wanted To Share My Little Dude!

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#13 When Your Foster Kittens Match Your Decor! Exhausted From Their First Day Exploring Their New Foster Home

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#14 Met My Best Friend Yesterday And Brought Him Home!

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#15 My Grandma Just Adopted Him

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#16 The Day I Adopted Her

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#17 Been Wanting To Rescue A Dog For A While, And We Finally Found Our Good Boy!

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#18 Meet Lucy. Our 5 Year Old, Recently Adopted Spaz With A Zest For Life And A Need For Constant Belly Rubs. I Hope She Makes Someone Smile

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#19 My Parent’s New Lab Puppy Likes To Stick Her Tongue Out At You

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#20 My Brother’s New Pup, Baker.

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#21 Adopted This Majestic Floof Today

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#22 My Friend Keeps Sending Me Snaps Of Her New Adoption

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#23 Adopted Her Today! Finally Peeking Out Of The Couch

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#24 Rescued Blue Heeler Pup At Coffee Shop

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#25 This Is Amy We Rescued Her On Valentine’s Day. She’s Been Living At The Shelter For Over A Year And No One Wanted Her Because She Has Weight Issues. But I Do As Well So We’re On A Diet Together. I’ll Post Updates Of Her Weight Loss Journey

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#26 Say Hello To Bubbles. Rescued As A Stray Kitten At One Month Old

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#27 We Caught Apple’s First Blep! She’s Adopted, So Maybe She’s Blepped Before, But This Is The First Time We See It

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#28 This Excellent Boy Comes Home Saturday. Cannot Wait To Welcome Him Into Our Home!

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#29 I Just Wanted To Show The World Of Reddit The Most Precious Thing In My World. My Rescue Kitty, Sunshine, Does This Whenever She Wants Belly Rubs. She's Chosen Me As Her Mommy. Hope She Adds Some Sunshine To Your Day. ?☀️

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#30 Adopted This Little Fella Yesterday. Needless To Say, He’s Very Comfy His First Day In His New Home

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#31 This Is Link! I Adopted Him 3 Days Ago From The Local Shelter. I Was Told He's A Golden Retriever Mix And I Can't Wait To See If He Gets Big Or Stays Small!

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#32 Our Rescue Pandora Has A Split Face And Majestic Eyes

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#33 This Is My Rescue Baby, Lucy. She’s About 15 And The Absolute Love Of My Life

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#34 Adopted Kipling A Day Before My Other Cat. You Might Say He's Very Social

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#35 I Just Adopted This Old Man Hershey... He Has A Weird Lookin Face

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#36 A Pretty Average Evening Hanging Out With My Recently Adopted Kitty. Everybody Meet, Meatloaf

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#37 My Ancient Rescue Pupper In His Trailer. He Is 13 And Goes Everywhere With Me, Even Out On The Bike.

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#38 Panda's First Day Home And He Loves To Play

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#39 This Is Our New 8 Week Old Puppy, And I Guess This Is How She Likes To Sleep

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#40 Adopted This Fella. Turns Out He Loves Belly Rubs

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#41 Good Girl Being Momma For Adopted Kittens

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#42 Recently Adopted Moose Mirin His New Mommy

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#43 Showing Off His New Collar After Being Adopted!

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#44 Just Adopted

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#45 Impulse Rescued A Kitten Yesterday From My Local Shelter And I Think She’s Very Appreciative. 11 Week Old Mei

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#46 Rescue Life Is The Best Life. Little Abbott Enjoying His 1st Snow

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#47 My Newly Adopted Puppy. His Name Is Dr. Pepper, Doc For Short

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#48 After 14 Years. I Have Accomplished My Goal. He Was Being Neglected, But Now He Will Never Be Neglected Again. Meet Link, The Pit Shepherd Mix. Approx. 4 Months Old.

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#49 We Adopted Him As A Pup Without Knowing Exactly What Mix He Was. Little Did We Know He Would Grow Up Into A Purebred Batdog.

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#50 I Think I May Have Just Adopted The Beefiest Version Of Scooby Doo Ever

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#51 Louie My Rescue Frenchie. Turns Out This Little Man Was Born Deaf And Has Anxiety. I Must Say That He Does Give The Bestest Cuddles A Good Boy Could Give Though

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#52 I Adopted A Kitten This Weekend And He’s Already So Cuddly ? Meet Mac!

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#53 Our Rescue Cat Dori Cuddling On My Girlfriends Lap

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#54 My Cat Had Anxiety Issues, So We Adopted A Little Sister For Him

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#55 Adopted This Little Guy From A Shelter. He Ate A Ton Of Food And Made Himself Right At Home; I Think He Likes It Here

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#56 My Wife And I Were Warned About Adopting A Second Cat. Within A Few Days, The Older One (Brown) Was Snuggling, Grooming, And Spending Every Minute With Her.

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#57 A Dog And His Best Friend. They Are Purrfect For Each Other. We Adopted The Dog, Then He Begged And Pleaded Till We Took In A Stray That Hangs Out Around Our Home. They Are Inseparable.

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#58 We Adopted This Little One From The Shelter Recently. I Think She's Feeling Right At Home

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#59 [oc] We Adopted This Derp A Week Ago. He Realllllly Likes Snow

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#60 We Adopted This Little One Today! Shes So Small And Already So Tame. I'm In Love!

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#61 My New Best Friend In The Whole Wide World I Adopted From The Local Shelter.

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#62 We've Just Adopted These Girls From Our Local Shelter

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#63 Just Adopted This Little Guy. Meet Yoshi

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#64 Adopted Them From A Shelter Yesterday. One Of The Best Decisions I’ve Ever Made. Here Are My 2 Boys (Eddie, 8 Months Old, And Fitz, ~2 Years Old) On Their First Night Home.

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#65 This Is Miller, My Rescued Polydactyl Kitty Who Likes To Tear Blinds Apart If They Aren’t Open. He Is Quite Photogenic

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#66 Just Adopted This Little Boy! Any Name Sugestions?

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#67 We Just Adopted Ginny. Welcome To The Family

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#68 Recently Adopted And Feeling Comfortable At Home

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#69 Look At This Little Girl I Rescued At Work Today. She Already Loves My Husband.

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#70 Just Adopted Her And Already Curling Her Feetsies On My Arm

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#71 Adopt A Personal Stalker... I Mean Greyhound

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#72 My Dad And The New Rescue Beagle

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#73 We Rescued Both. The Cat Was Missing A Leg And The Dog’s Back Foot Had Been Crushed In Trap. They Completed Each Other.

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#74 This Is Chet, A Foster Fail (We Adopted Him)

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#75 Adopted A Dog, Got A Cat. Meet Frankie

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#76 Just Adopted This Shrimp Yesterday!

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#77 Just Adopted This Good Boy!

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#78 This Is Milo The Rescue Kitty. She Is Blind So I Remind Her About 20 Times A Day Of How Beautiful She Is

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#79 My Wife And Adopted A Sick Puppy A Few Weeks Back, And After A Lot Of Love (And Food) He’s Getting Exponentially Cuter

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#80 Her Name Is Astrid. My Wife And I Adopted Her On Sunday, And Shes Already Proving To Be A Rambunctious Little Tyke. 10/10 Would Recommend Playing With This Kitten. This Is Her First Time Looking At The Cat TV

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#81 I Rescued Prince Here Today! He Was Walking Down The Street In Chicago And Looked Scared. I Pulled Over Across The Street And Put On My Hazards And Stopped Traffic To Talk To My New Friend. Prince Was A Good Boy And As He Was Warming Up In My Car I Called The Phone Number On His Dog Tag. He Is Home.

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#82 He Jumped On My Dad's Shoulder In Some Random Parking And Was Like "You're My Owner Now" And The Rest Is History.

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