Celebrating All The 'Imperfect' Pets: Seniors, Sick Pets, Rehomed Pets, Returned Pets And More

Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor

Apr 9, 2022 2:00 PM EDT

Here, on ICanHasCheezburger, we celebrate all animals. And we mean all of them. From small to big to choky to weird-looking. We love all pets. But… honestly, the pets that have the most special place in our hearts are the pets that are considered "impawfect". We're talking about gorgeous senior pets, awwdorable pets with health issues, pets with past trauma who now have behavioral issues, pets that have been returned to the shelter multiple times for various reasons. It's those pets that find themselves waiting in shelters for months, and sometimes years, on end, hoping for someone to give them a forever home.

And ICanHas users certainly give them those homes when they need them. When we asked you guys to tell us about your "imperfect" pets so that we could celebrate them, we knew you'd give us some amazing stories, and you did. So, we had to share them with everyone else so that those pets will know that we love them.

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via Michelle Timpe Quan

It's amazing how some of the things that non-pet owners see as imperfections are the same things we see as extra beautiful. Of course, we don't like the fact that this cat's ears got damaged in such situations, but at the same time, his ears would be something that is special about him and something that we would give as much love to as we could.
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via Tammie DeWert

Three to five days is a long time. We are sure that there were people who passed that driveway and seen the cat but didn't do anything about it. That's why we're so thankful to you guys - to our amazing animal-loving audience - because we know that you guys actually do help animals in need, and that's amazing.
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via Kris Sweeney
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via Kelly Walters
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via Wendy Staley Einhorn
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via Susan Carter Emerson
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via Moriah Huggler Wickwire
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via Andrea Newborg
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via Heather Miller
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via Meghan Lea
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via Kelly Jo
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via Kaitlyn Frasier
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via Vicki Partaka
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via Missy Matheson

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