20 Heartwarming Stories Of Pets Who Found A Furrever Home

Hello animal lovers, and welcome to the cutest, most wholesome, heart-wrenchingly awwdorable thing you will see on the internet this week. Oh, you know what it is - it's time to meet the newly adopted faces of the week!

Every single Friday, we go through the internet and look for the most heartwarming animal adoption stories we can find - because if there is one thing that is guaranteed to make any animal lover happy on the last day before the weekend starts is a bunch of animals finding their forever homes.

We would like to say thank you, as we do every week, to every one of you who adopted an animal this week. And an even bigger thank you goes to those of you who adopted gorgeous senior pets or animals with behavioral or health issues. We wish you all a long and beautiful life with your new companions. May you all have a pawnderful weekend!

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"I was driving home from work and found this little sweetheart..."

via u/DoriValcerin

"I was driving home from work and found this little sweetheart in the middle of a busy street dodging cars. She's very thin, not chipped, has a bunch of fleas and a bad ear infection. I just dropped 400 bucks at the vet so I think she's mine now. What shall I call her?"
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02
"Brought this little girl home the other day. Anyone have any name ideas?"

via u/Shmusher3
03
"A poor old lady next to the supermarket..."

via u/LyingKnee

"A poor old lady next to the supermarket was begging people to take this little baby home because she can't afford to take care of both her mother and the kitten. I couldn't resist!"
04
"Any name suggestions for our new lil girl?"

via u/izziiex
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05
"I’ve always been called a cat-person..."

via u/TommyRockbottom

"I've always been called a cat-person with three in the family right now, but I recently decided to adopt a puppy and I think he's pretty happy about it. Everyone meet Disco!"
06
"Just adopted this “derp”. Any name ideas?"

via u/this_again_andagain
07
"Hey, meet Betty- some idiot took this beautiful, awesome girl to the local Rescue and my wife and I made her our first pet. She is everything."

via u/Hrmpfreally
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08
"Had this little boy almost a week and need help naming him."

via u/Middle-Ad-9187
09
"New pupper. Need some help with a name for her?"

via u/squidgame254
10
"My foster fail. Can you blame me?"

via u/manderz________
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11
"I got a puppy last month. :,)"

via u/knuckleschaotix9
12
"My new kitten showing off how cute he can be."

via u/Liiinx
13
"Drove 3 hours to pick up this little lady! Her sisters name is Coco, what name would pair well with it?"

via u/Maxine_Shaw
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14
"My boyfriend and I adopted our first pet together, today! This is Goose!"

via u/selxaras
15
"My cat Vinny, I’ve never owned a cat, can I get some tips please?"

via u/AdministrativeMost45
16
"Hi! I’m new here. Just got home from the shelter."

via u/SkierGrrlPNW
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17
"Two of our cats died of cancer recently. And we just adopted this cute boy as a friend for our lonely cat. What should we name him?"

via u/h0sti1e17
18
"My partner and I adopted Emma today! She is a 1yr old Oriental."

via u/dahanger
19
"This feller has been in the streets for 2 weeks now and I think she doesn’t have a owner. So today was the day I will own my very first cat. Meet Zola"

via u/Arlo3001
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20
"I adopted a pair of feral rescue kittens 9 years ago today. Just look at them now!"

via u/wonderfulmouse

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