Did you know that watching adorable cats bake biscuits or dogs bite running water for 30 minutes a day can reduce blood pressure, heart rate, and anxiety? This is great news for anyone who doesn’t have a pet but desperately needs to reap the benefits of having one.
For those out there, Bored Panda has compiled a list of the most uplifting animals that are guaranteed to put that smile back on your face. Scroll down to find them, and enjoy grinning so much that your cheeks hurt. Or try to fight the urge to adopt an adorable, furry fella.
#1 The Stray Cat I’m Feeding Has Made Friends With A Hedgehog
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#2 View Of Dogs Getting Their Picture Taken Mid-Walk And The POV Of Their Dog Walker
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#3 I’m So Proud Of Them For This
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#4 This Service Dog Got A Graduation Picture Next To His Owner
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#5 Tucked In Safe With Mama
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#6 Cerberus At The Pet Store
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#7 Customer's Cat While I Was Replacing A Faucet And A Drain
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#8 Pup Living His Best Life
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#9 Gave My Boy Mike A Middle Part
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#10 Thankfully, I Saved This Little Guy From My Lawnmower Today
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#11 Gus 100% Believes Grammy’s Visits Are For Him. He’s Not Wrong
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#12 Squirrel Visits Almost Every Day
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#13 How I Met My Human
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#14 Bun Jovi, The Rabbit, And His Pupper, Abel, Are Best Friends
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#15 Panda Used To Be Very Shy, But Now She Loves To Get Attention
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#16 Met Some Friendly Black Sheep Today. They Ran Right Up To Greet Me
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#17 My Horse Sitting Down
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#18 Our Dog And Cats Have Their Own Pet Fish
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#19 It’s Merle’s Favorite Time Of The Year, Breeding Time For Baby Ducks And Geese. He Loves All His Fluffy Babies And Always Is Very Careful To Look Out For Birds Of Prey
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#20 My Sister's Cats Sleep With Heart Tails
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#21 Friendly Dog Follows Google Maps Snapper And Shows Up In Every Street View Shot
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#22 After Dad Tells Sydney How Pretty She Is For A 13-Year-Old
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#23 4 Years Ago I Tried To End My Own Life. This Little Guy Is One Of The Things That Saved My Life. Life Can Be Hard, But There Are So Many Beautiful Things To Experience
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#24 My Uncle Cut Holes In His Fence So That His Dog Could See Out
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#25 You Might Find It Hard To Believe, But This Cat Is My Colleague. I Work At A Pet Supply Company, And Mr. Cat Is The Exclusive Model For Our Product Promotional Images
He also takes on the responsibility of supervising our work and keeping an eye on us when we use the restroom. His name is Yuki.
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#26 Went To The Vet Today, 10/10 Customer Service
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#27 Dad's Pride
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#28 Rozi The Cheetah And Her Companion Pup Daisy Have Grown Up Together
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#29 My Cat Hugging A Pillow Of Himself
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#30 An Emotional Support Highland Cow
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#31 Took My Puppy Through The Wendy's Drive Thru
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#32 My Cat Louie Was Messing Around With Toilet Paper And I Decided To Tie A Loose "Bow" Around His Neck To See What It Looked Like. It's Been An Hour. He Absolutely Refuses To Let Me Remove It
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#33 My New Kitten And My Ferret Became Instant BFFs (They Are Always Supervised When Together)
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#34 My Rat
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#35 My Cat Likes To Sleep On My Head - My Boyfriend Snapped This Pic After A Heavy Night Out
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#36 There Is Nothing Like Watching Your Relatives On TV
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#37 The Foster Kitties Are Growing So Fast With The Love Of Their Dog-Father
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#38 He's In Love, She's Not Quite Sure Yet
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#39 My Dog Is Terrified Of Thunderstorms But Decided To Protect My Twin Daughters From The Storm Anyway
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#40 We Had A Surprise Visitor When We Went Out For Our Morning Walk
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#41 I Know Retrievers Love The Mud, But Seriously?
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#42 My 10-Year-Old Lab Is The Ultimate Nanny
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#43 My German Shepherd And The Stray Puppy I Was Afraid He Wouldn’t Get Along With
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#44 My Kitten Likes To Put His Paws In Between My Face And Glasses While We Sleep
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#45 My Girlfriend's Twin Cats
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#46 Every Time My Kid Takes A Shower
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#47 This Isn’t My Cat, But She Comes By For Pats, Cat Yogurt, And Laser Pointers. She’s Very Skittish, And It Took Months For Her To Warm Up To Me
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#48 These Two Spoon All Day, Every Day
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#49 A Fox Kit I Photographed
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#50 My Cats Queue Politely Behind Each Other For Their Turn At The Food Dish
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#51 When Dinner Is 7 PM And It’s Already 7:01 PM
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#52 Caution: Lethal Cutie
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#53 First Day Home And My Little Furball Already Trusts Me Enough To Doze Off In The Safety Of My Hands. Pure Bliss
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#54 Enjoy This Sweet Girl's Content Face After Getting Her Coat Brushed
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#55 My Son Is Three Days Old Today, Brought Him Home Yesterday. Our Dog Zuko Has Watched Over Him And Hasn't Let Him Out Of His Sight Since
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