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Welcome to Friday, animal lovers! And Friday can only mean one thing... it's time for our most heartwarming and wholesome segment that's full of positivity, happiness, and forever homes  - the newly adopted faces of the week!

Every single Friday, we look through the internet to find the most wholesome adoption posts on the internet. We do it because nothing makes us happier than seeing an animal in need go from being helpless and alone to finding a forever home where they will be loved. 

Of course, as always, we would like to say thank you to all of you who adopted animals this week and at any other point. A special thanks goes to the ones of you who adopted senior pets, sick pets, or pets with special needs - those guys need more care than most, but they still deserve a forever home just as good as everyone else. We're truly grateful, and we hope to hear many more stories such as yours next week as well.

There is nothing more wholesome and heartwarming than some pet adoption stories. So, when our animal-loving ICanHasCheezburger users decided to share their pawdorable kitty cat's stories, we absolutely had to share them with you - so that your hearts melt of joy just as much as ours had. 

The stories here are incredibly diverse - from people adopting tiny newborn itty bitty kitties to people adopting pets who no one else wanted anymore. Reading each and every one of them is a guaranteed way to make yourself smile. Each is heartwarming and beautiful and makes us so happy that there are people adopting animals in need all the time. 

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then these adorable photographs have a lot to say! When it comes to 'before' and 'after' animal photos, sometimes the story is what truly makes the images more powerful and wonderful. Sometimes the story comes across and sometimes it doesn't. To see an animal start out small and shy and end up big and confident is truly a magical thing. 

All of these before and after photos show growth. Some are hilarious scenarios. Some are inspiring. And some are just heartwarming! And who out of us cannot get a kick out of these beautiful darlings!? Surely, no one.

To what extent is a cat or dog capable of feeling guilt? The answer is case by case. In the case of some pets like Prancer, the most irredeemable dog, you're likely to get as much remorse as you would a rock. Some dogs probably think they're doing you a favor by eating the door so you can be together. Maybe dogs who get stuck in things are a little more emotionally invested in you if they need your help, but they're also pretty good at making it seem like they don't really care.

Most people, when going to adopt a pet, tend to go for the little ones- the baby kittens and puppies who they'll get to raise into their families. And of course, while every adoption and every rescue is to be celebrated, it's important to remember to adopt senior and sick pets too. And sometimes, it happens that this understanding comes to you as you're already in the shelter, about to pick up your tiny new baby, and then an older one-eyes cat looks at you, and finds its way right into your soul.

A tweet sharing a story like that went viral, and other twitter users with similar stories chimed in, sharing their own stories of last minute changes to adoption plans- ones that ended with them picking up the less fortunate animals and giving them a warm home too. 

So, bring in the tissues and let your heart warm with joy. 

When we think of things that are guaranteed to bring a smile to our faces and make us the happiest people in the world, we can only really think of one thing, the thing you've been waiting for all week long - meeting the newly adopted faces of the week. 

Every single Friday, we look through every corner of the internet to collect for you as many pictures newly adopted pets as possible. These little furballs finding their forever homes are guaranteed to bring butterflies to your belly and make sure that your weekend starts right - with warmth, cuteness, and wholesomeness. 

Of course, we would like to thank every one of you out there who adopted these little cuties. A special thank you goes to the ones of you who have adopted a senior pet, a sick pet, or a pet with behavioral issues - every single pet deserves love and every one of its adopters deserves an extra bit of love from us too. 

There is nothing that we love more than watching our pets be their adorable perpetually derpyselves in front of us. It's an honor. It means they trust us to see their weird sides and don't feel the need to be cool around us all the time. Whenever our cats turn and sleep on their backs, scrunched up into the silliest pretzel position - those are some of the best moments, and clearly, our amazing ICanHasCheezburger Facebook users agree. 

They shared with us some of the silliest sleeping positions that their pets have, and we loved them so much, we had to share some of them with the rest of you guys. Each and every one of these pets is adorable, and we love their owners for sharing these funny pics with us. 

Sometimes, all it takes to turn the life of a pet around is a few good days in an amazing and loving forever home. They can go from the saddest little furballs to the happiest pets in the world so quickly, it's almost shocking. All pets need is a little love, and they will give us that love back tenfold. 

And for us? Nothing makes us happier than seeing before and after pictures of adopted pets - the joy in their eyes is enough to make us smile the whole day. So, on this fine Saturday, we only thought it was right to bring some smiles onto your faces as well with these most wholesome and positive 'how is started' vs. 'how it's going' pics - adoption edition. 

It's a not-unheard-of occurrence in relationships: "either the dog goes or I go." People who set this kind of ultimatum often have a very uninformed view on how much people like their pets. If the cat has been around for 10 years and you've been around for 3 months, don't expect an outcome in your favor. That said, pets aren't always stoic beacons of morality. For example here's Prancer, the irredeemable dog and these pets who shamelessly wrecked stuff.

We all know that cats love to sit on shoulders, but what about other animals? People have all kinds of pets, and it turns out that cats aren't the only ones that enjoy perching on their human's shoulder. Here are 14 cute photos of shoulder pets. For more animal photos, have a look at these beautiful photos of deer.

Welcome to another Friday, animal lovers, and we hope you are ready for the most heartwarming and positive thing that you're going to see all week - one of our favorite segments, showcasing the newly adopted faces of the week.

Every week, to finish the week on the right paw, we look through the depths of the internet and find all of the most adorable pets that have been adopted this week. Seeing these pets finding their forever home makes us so happy, and there's no better way to start the weekend than with a smile. 

Like we do every week, it is important for us to thank every person who adopted a pet. And of course, every one of you who adopted an older pet or a pet with special needs is getting a special thank you from us. Every pet deserves an amazing forever home, and every person adopting deserves a big, big thank you from us. 

We humans love to sass ourselves up with makeup now and then (or every day) to change our vibe. But who said animals can't wear makeup? Here are 12 photos of animals wearing makeup that are absolutely necessary. For more hilarious animal photos, have a look at these animals with human faces.

Humans are pretty cool, but it's hard to top the unconditional love of an animal companion. If you're the type of person who pulls out pics of your cat when someone asks if you have kids, these adorable memes full of fuzzy friends are purrfect for your afternoon scrolling. Cuddle up with your loyal doggo and get ready for some wholesome humor. 

Having a saltwater tank isn't as easy as throwing some salt and water together in a jug like it's Kool-Aid and calling it a day. Karen wasn't having all this "responsible pet owner" talk, so this employee stepped in to show her exactly what she'd need to take care of a starfish. Of course, Karen didn't take kindly to this employee who didn't want her to slowly torture a starfish to death. Will the Karen customersof the world ever learn their lesson? Doubtful.

For most pet owners, it's no secret how much they love their pets. But it's rare when the pets return that love in the same quantity. While we like to believe that our pets love us as much as we love them, here are 17 photos of pets that definitely love their humans (maybe a little too much). If you're after some more funny animal photos, have a look at these silly monkey memes.