Adopt, Don't Shop: Wholesome Stories Of People Adopting The 'Cheapest' Animal At The Shelter And Loving Every Second Of It

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Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor
Dec 25, 2023 10:00 AM EST

Adopting a pet is the most pawmazing experience in the world. Having a little creature live in your house, cuddle you when you're sad, make you laugh by accidentally running top speed into a wall every once in a while… it's everything that we need. We don't care how many couches our dogs eat or how many times our cats zoom right across our face when we're sleeping or how often our parrots try to launch themselves directly into a bowl of soup… life would be boring without them. 

Adopting a pet is lifechanging, and it doesn't matter whether that pet comes from a breeder that asks 500$ for it or from a trashcan behind your building. In fact, sometimes, getting that trashcan kitty or puppy, gaining their trust, and then being loved unconditionally by them until the end of time is even more special. Adopt, don't shop - that's the motto. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. It doesn't mean that there isn't some trashcan puppy out there in need of help. 

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    Gabrielle Drolet @gabrielledrolet when I got the pigeon from the spca i was behind someone who'd just paid $500 for a puppy. so I go and I fill out the paperwork and they’re like "ok that'll be $15." and I said “what." and they said “that'll be $15." and I said "are you sure??" and they said “ya. it's a pigeon" 10:28 PM Dec 19, 2023 2.6M Views 212 2.4K 74K : 1.9K ↑
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    People can tell us all they want to that buying some expensive, rare animal is more satisfying than getting one for cheap or for free or than finding one on the street and rescuing it, but we will never believe them. Not really. Our little goblin trashcan kitty cat is the best thing that has ever happened to us, and she was wholly free. 

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    Gabrielle Drolet @gabrielledrolet she is worth all the money in the world btw DEMY 5:04 AM . Dec 20, 2023 240.1K Views 29 318 22K 111
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    We fully believe you. And we have to say that we love how all of the animal people on Twitter jumped on this opportunity to flaunt and show love to all of their pawmazing adopted animals. This is the kind of stuff that we want to see more of on Twitter - wholesome, pawfect, and undeniably pure. 

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    Gabrielle Drolet @gabrielledrolet technically she is a dove. anyways her name is pidgey and she's a little angel 5:06 AM Dec 20, 2023 246.3K Views 65 302 19K 1874 137 BRE ↑
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    Gabrielle Drolet @gabrielledrolet here's her spca profile btw:") sweet baby 9:59 SP CA 1 oiseaux Merry Oiseau. Adulte. Inconnu. M 100 DONNEZ (+) ⠀
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    paper straw hate account @IsnTbel this thing was in the trash ...
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    Baby Binbler @binbler This thing was free de
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    Ceren Ercen @cerephic I found mine on the ground after she fell out of a "nest" as a half-naked dirty baby pidge, 15 years ago.
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    Suora Ember @Fallen_Darling This girl was free for Clear the Shelters day. She was one of the last dogs on the floor, and she'd been there for over a year. Nobody wanted her because she was afraid of men. But I said "Same, sis" and it's been happily ever after ever since.
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    Jack the Cat @GingerkittyJack I was a prize from a cereal box 001 K Cheerios & Whole. Sazin aga Lozw9 NETTER USED BY ...
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    sleepykyju (comms open!) @Sleepykyju : She's found her new home and we're just waiting to arrange a pickup day but we've got a pigeon here at our parrot rescue. She's the sweetest out of all the ones we have! Such a cutie.
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    Evil Plant Lady @Michele12417941 My shelter dog was free so I donated back to the shelter. She has brought so much joy to our lives. My 55# lap dog. ...
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    amanda roling @akroling123 they were buy 1 get 1 free
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    Angry Kinglet @kinglet749 This floofy little love of my life cost twenty bucks. He was grown when I got him in 2015 and he's still going strong
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    camilla hawes @camillavon Zephyr was part of the 5.00 kitten sale at the Humane Center. Shhhhh he doesn't know! ***
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    key Sha @keyyshaaxo Rocky was on sale for $40 € i J ⠀
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    Abigail Singrey @AbigailSingrey This cutie was on special for $25. Best money I ever spent. ...
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    Summer J. Harris @BetrekaNebula This guy was free on a Clear the Shelters day. 6 years on, still grateful to have him every day Welassse
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    biancaf...? @bdlasagna this lil man was free but he is my whole world
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    laurasita @laurasita Tui was on sale for $50! Best money I ever spent. encafe
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    jackie, m.ed. @jweisenfelder18 my buddy was on sale for $25, and no purchase I will ever make could compare to his value ALT ⠀
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