#1 1 Hour After We Brought Wesley Home. Almost A Year Later And It’s Still His Favorite Position
#2 This Was My Baby The Day I Adopted Her. She Slept For Hours. I Love Her To Death
#3 This Is Henry A Few Hours After We Adopted Him. A Mama’s Boy Immediately!
Luckily, more and more people are willing to follow the advice "adopt, don’t shop" these days.
In our previous interview with Louise Lee, the media officer at the organization Blue Cross For Pets, we found out that the stigma around so-called “‘broken’ pets is gradually changing and people understand pets are handed over for all sorts of reasons.”
#4 On The Day I Adopted The Choc Lab (Harmony) I Took Her To My Parents House To Meet Their Dog (Duke) This Is His Reaction To Her Getting On The Bed With Him
#5 Someone Threw This Baby Out In The Parking Lot Of A Gas Station From Their Car Yesterday...
#6 I Rescued A 12-13 Yr Old Dog Three Years Ago. This Is Her Being Held By One Of The Animal Shelter Employees And The Other Is About 20 Mins After Being In Her New Forever Home! Sweet Chloe
The tendency to adopt became especially prominent during the recent coronavirus pandemic when, in times of crisis, many were seeking a furry companion.
Pamela Reid, the vice president of The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Behavioral Sciences Team, told Bored Panda that: "During this period of great uncertainty, one bright spot has been the incredibly passionate response from people willing to open their homes and hearts to foster and adopt vulnerable shelter animals."
#7 Precious Boy Cuddled Up To The First Sock He Found
#8 This Is Luna. Adopted Her A Week Ago. This Photo Was Taken 2 Hours After We Brought Her Home
#9 Brought Home Our Tabby On Feb 1st...this Was A Month Ago. I Think My Fears Of My Tuxedo Cat Not Liking Her Were Squashed Officially After This Photo
Incredibly, there has been a nearly 70 percent increase in animals going into foster care through ASPCA New York City and Los Angeles foster programs, compared to the same time period in 2019.
But the adoption boom was something other shelters could have never expected. "We thought people were going to bring their animals in and then run for the hills," Katy Hansen, communications director for the Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC), told Vox.
At any given time, ACC shelters more than 600 animals and now, it's less than 100.
#10 This Is Kramer. Someone Tossed Him Out Of A Car And I Was Lucky Enough To Be Rescued By Him. Immediate Mama's Boy! Sweetest Dog I've Ever Had.
#11 This Is Faye Only Hours After I Brought Her Home. She Was Found Wandering Around In The Texas Summer Heat. Her Old Owners Were Uninterested In Taking Her Back. I Thinks She’s Okay With It
#12 Fig My Lockdown Foster On His Ride Home From The Rescue. He Was Neutered Yesterday So I’m Just Waiting For The Final Paperwork So I Can Officially Say He Is Furever Mine
#13 This Was Hank In Jan 2020 When I Picked Him Up From A Transport That Brought Him To Massachusetts From Arkansas Where He Was In A Foster Home
#14 Little Oscar, Technically, It's Our Other Cat Who Adopted Him.
#15 Lily, 15 When I Adopted Her, She Lived To 17, Most Beautiful Girl Ever Xxx
#16 Rescued This Kitten Yesterday And He’s Already Settled With My Daughter!
#17 This Photo Was Taken Right After I Adopted My Littles! Can’t Believe It’s Been A Year Already.
#19 I Rescued This Handsome 15 Yr Old Siamese And He Hopped In My Lap Immediately
