Adding a furry friend to your life is a decision that can transform your world. Sure, it takes dedication and patience, but the rewards are definitely worth it. Every day becomes a chance to be greeted by a wagging tail or a soothing purr—a dose of happiness that melts away stress and fills your days with warmth.

Here at Bored Panda, we love to celebrate these special bonds. That’s why each month, we eagerly gather photos of recently adopted pets. This June is no exception, so we’ve put together another collection of animals settling into their forever homes. Scroll down to see their adorable faces, and don’t miss our chat with social media creator Anastasia Duravkina about her cat adoption story.

#1 We Adopted Gertie Yesterday. She Wanted To Say Hi

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Seeing pets click with their new families is pure joy. Sharing their adoption stories is even more special—each one is a happy ending waiting to be told. That’s why Bored Panda got in touch with Anastasia Duravkina, a social media and content marketing specialist from Ukraine, to hear about how she adopted her cat, Dixie. In her free time, Anastasia is a photographer who features her work on Instagram and films videos about her life on TikTok, where you can also find cute glimpses of Dixie.

Anastasia has always felt a deep connection to animals and knew she would eventually adopt one. “I grew up with a cat, but he stayed with my parents when I moved out,” she recalls. “Ever since, I’ve been thinking about getting my own pet.” However, she understood the commitment it would take and wanted to be fully prepared.

#2 Today Was A Great Day At Our Shelter. Batman And Robin Were Adopted Together!!!

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#3 Just Adopted This Thing. How Is This Cuteness Even Possible

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One day, though, while scrolling through a local online marketplace, Anastasia came across a peculiar cat staring back at her from the screen. “It was an ad from a shelter. I was mesmerized. It was the cutest and weirdest-looking cat I had ever seen. I knew she had to be mine, but I was afraid to take the leap,” she shares.

Weeks went by, but Anastasia couldn’t get the cat out of her mind. So when a free Saturday presented itself, she set off for the shelter. “The woman working there struggled to find the cat at first because there were so many animals there,” Anastasia says. “It broke my heart knowing they might never find their forever home.”

#4 Adopted This Friend A Bit Ago

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#5 Just Adopted This Kitten.. She’s Such A Cutie

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Finally, after a frantic hour of searching, Anastasia spotted the cat hiding amongst the other hopefuls. Tiny, with fur standing on end in a comical yet charismatic explosion, she looked exactly as she did in the ad. Relief washed over her as she scooped her up, knowing this was the perfect match.

“It was one of the best things I’ve ever done,” Anastasia says. “Every animal deserves a loving home.”

#6 Adopted 11-Year-Old Whiskers This Past Weekend

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#7 We Adopted Minnie The Lhasa Apso And She Is Everything We’ve Been Looking For And More!!

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#8 Today My Best Friend Adopted This Cutie

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Naming her new feline friend was a fun process. Anastasia and her boyfriend spent a while trying to come up with the perfect one and landed on Dixie. The name sounded pointy and fun, which perfectly matched the cat’s personality. “She’s 3 years old now. The sweetest cat I’ve ever known, but she has a certain pizzazz aura following her around. She can be quite cheeky and quirky, but it’s the combination of all her traits that makes her a perfect cat.”

#9 Found Our Adopted Site Puppy Sleeping Between The Plants

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#10 This Is My New Baby Casper. I Adopted Him This Past Weekend And He Is An Amazing Dog! Great Dane/Lab Mix

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#11 Hi I'm Nina, I Was Adopted

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On TikTok, Anastasia shares a photo of Dixie as a kitten alongside how she looks today. “She’s got big, beautiful green eyes and tortoiseshell fur,” Anastasia describes. “When you look at the photo from the shelter, it’s easy to understand why I was charmed. She looked a bit funny and cartoonish, but full of character.” The transformation from the shy shelter cat to the confident and happy feline she is now is just remarkable.

#12 The Moment You Realize You’re Adopted!

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#13 His Name Is Rael, I Adopted Him, It Makes Me Very Happy (I Recommend Adopting And Not Buying Hehe)

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#14 Recently Adopted My New Best Buddy, Freddie!

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However, in February 2022, Anastasia faced one of the most challenging times of her life when Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. She had to flee the country with Dixie. “I had all of her documents prepared beforehand, even though multiple countries were kind enough—and I will always be grateful for it—to let people cross the borders with their pets without the necessary documentation,” she explains. The escape was a stressful experience for both of them, but they made it out safely, and the shared ordeal only strengthened their bond.

#15 I Recently Adopted A Cat, So Now We Watch Anime Together. That's So Cute :3

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#16 I Adopted 2 Cats Yesterday Because I Was Lonely, And Just Woke Up To This… This Is Amazing… I’m Not Alone Anymore

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#17 My Adopted Boy's First Day Home

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#18 Her Name Is Angel. Adopted From The Shelter. Welcome To Your Forever Home

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#19 Adopted These Kitties A Few Weeks Ago

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#20 Just Adopted This Beautiful Kitty. She Loves Sitting On Her Favorite Spot By The Window

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#21 We Adopted A Goofball. Caesar Seems Happy About It

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#22 My Sister Adopted Both Haru & Hana!!

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#23 Adopted Our Foster Cat, Best Decision Ever

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#24 My Adopted Boyo, Ginger

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#25 After Waiting Almost His Entire Life Of 10 Years, Carrot Was Adopted. I Cried. I Ugly Cried. His New Forever Fam Learned How To Express His Bladder. Six Months Old, Unknown Injury, 9.5 Years At The Shelter. Adopted. A D O P T E D!!!!!!

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#26 My Mother Found Her In The Trash, We Adopted Her

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#27 Just Adopted A Half Blind Kitten. Anyone Has Any Suggestion For Take Good Care Of This Special Kid? Thanks

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#28 Our Newest Family Member, Whom I'll Be Adopting And Bringing Home On Monday, Still Deciding On What Will I Call Him

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#29 I Got Adopted By Cat Today

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#30 Adopted Barely Six Hours Ago

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#31 How Could I Not Adopt Both

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#32 Recently Adopted This Lil Guy. They Said He Was Mixed But Weren’t Sure, Opinions?

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#33 Adopted A Dog, Can Anyone Tell Me The Breed ?

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#34 I Always Do “Last Foster Day” Photos For My Foster Kittens Before They Go Up For Adoption. I Was Trying To Get A Photo Of These Identical Flamepoint Brothers Together. I Failed

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#35 Believe It Or Not, This Gorgeous Girl Was Left In A Shelter Only A Few Days Ago. Now She's Ours!

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#36 My Wife And I Adopted This Little Dude Last Weekend

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#37 Our Adopted Tnr Cat Resting From Protecting The Farm

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#38 The Most Loving Foster We Ever Had, My Favorite Adoption

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#39 Her Name Is Freyja. I Rescued Her From The Street And Adopted Her. She Is Very Adorable ❤️

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#40 My Cat Has Adopted A Miniature Version Of Himself

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#41 My Best Friend Adopted A New Puppy, And They Decided To Visit Me A Few Weeks Back. His Name Is Loki!

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#42 My New (But Old) Adopted Little Angel :")

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#43 Found This Baby In The Carpool Lane The Other Day

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#44 I’ve Been Kinda Lonely Lately, So I’m Adopting These Cuties On Friday ! I Need Help With Names

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#45 Adopted!

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#46 Second Day Of Adoption, And She Came Out Of Hiding! She’s Exploring My Apartment Now

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#47 I've Been Waiting 6 Years To Adopt. I Finally Did. World, Meet Steve And Eli

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#48 I Adopted Today!!

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#49 In The Process Of Adopting Her. She Has Such A Unique Look I Think

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#50 I Have A Cat, Nala, Who Steals My PC Chair, Now I Adopted Another Cat, Spike, And Now I Have 2 Stealers Xd

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#51 My First Ever Cat

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#52 Recently Adopted This Stray Kitten — How Do I Go About It?

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#53 My Mom Just Adopted These Babies And They Already Stole My Heart

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#54 Meet Goose . My Cat Of 10yrs Passed Away 9 Days Ago So I Have Adopted This Little Ray Of Sunshine

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#55 Just Adopted A Kitten

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#56 Colleague From Work Recently Had A Litter Of 5 Furballs. I'm Beyond Happy To Get 2 Of Them While The Other 3 Are Getting Adopted By My Brother

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#57 I’m Adopting This Little Guy Tomorrow!

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#58 Help With Names!

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#59 I Get To See You Guys Posting Pictures Of Your Newly Adopted Babies All The Time. I Didn’t Think I Would Get Another One, But Meet Tuesdae

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#60 This Rescue Kitten That Was Recently Adopted From My Job Has A Heart On His Nose

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#61 My New Adopted Kitten, Rory!

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#62 It Should Be Illegal For A Cat To Be This Cute And Simultaneously This Sweet. I Hit The Jackpot When I Adopted Juniper

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#63 Adopted By A Stray Orange

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#64 Just Adopted These Two Boys Today!

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#65 Adopted This 9 Year Old Beauty. Welcome, Willow!!

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#66 My New Blue-Eyed Boy ?

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#67 Adopted These Two 2 Days Ago From A Fellow Redditor

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#68 My Soon To Be Adoptable Babies

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#69 Meet Beans

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#70 Adopting A Karakachan-Mix, Any Name Suggestions?

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#71 She Got Adopted By The Cat

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#72 Benjamin’s First Ride In His New Car Seat After The Groomer!

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#73 Just Adopted From The Shelter:)

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#74 Adopted This Little Guy!

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#75 Name Suggestions Needed For Orange Adopted Kitten :)

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#76 Adopted This Little Guy Over The Weekend! 14 Pounds And ~1 Y/O. What Do We Think?

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#77 Just Adopted This Guy, Any Idea What’s Going On With The Bridge Of His Nose?

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#78 Everyone Meet Kali Our New Family Member!

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#79 My Grandchildren, No One Wanted Them. One Is Wobbly The Other Has Epilepsy. My Kind Son And His Gentle Fiancée Adopted Them. They Are Pure Joy!

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#80 Just Adopted 2 Adorable Kitties, Both Boys. I’m Bad At Naming So I Would Love Some Suggestions?

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#81 Mr. Chicharito All Of 3 Hours After His Adoption

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#82 Adopted A Kitten

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#83 I Just Wanted To Share My New Buddy I Just Adopted

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#84 My Little Goose Got Adopted Today. I’m Hoping I Will Be A Good Cat Mom To This Little Angel

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#85 Adopted My Third Cat - Meet Smoked Gouda!

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#86 Meet Lychee And Chiku!

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#87 This Is Samwise. He Has Claimed My Meditation Spot As His Own

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#88 Adopted Myself A Little Skrunky Thang

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#89 Meet My New Kitty I Adopted

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#90 Foster Kitten Has Adopted All My Cats

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#91 Just Adopted These Two Little Bats

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#92 Adopted This Guy Today After Losing My 14-Year-Old Dog 6 Days Ago

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#93 Just Adopted This Handsome Boy

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#94 Keep Or Change His Name?

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#95 Just Adopted This Three Legged Wonder, What Breed Do You Guys Think He Is?

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#96 New Pup That Will Soon Be Welcomed In Our Family

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#97 Meet Mojo

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#98 When We Adopted Cat We Didn’t Expect She Will Became Our Third Dog (They All Love Each Other)

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#99 The Kitten I Am Adopting Has Dwarfism, At Almost 2 Months Old He Weighs Only A Little Bit More Than A Can Of Coke. He Will Be Illegal Forever!

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#100 We Adopted A Kitten Yesterday, But This Was Not The One Who Was Adopted

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#101 Nelson's Doing His Best To Look Handsome For His Adoption Profile Pic

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#102 Adopted 2 Kittens

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#103 Adopted After Being Kept Locked In A Closet For 3 Years

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#104 One Week After Getting Adopted, I Think He's Adjusting Well

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#105 Help!!!! I Have Adopted A Kitten Who Literally Won’t Leave Me Alone…ever!

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#106 My Friendly Adopted Kitten

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#107 This Is Bug Bug. She Suffered A Traumatic Brain Injury As A Stray Kitten That Left Her Mostly Blind And...special. We Adopted Her From A Shelter About A Month Later And Nursed Her Back To Health. She's 8 Now. She Has To Wear A Bell So We Can Keep Tabs On Her. Roast Her

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#108 Adopted This Cute Guy A Few Days Ago. How Does He Expect Me To Get Any Work Done?

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#109 Shocked The Spca Let Us Adopt A Bear Cub

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#110 Just Adopted This Little Cutie. Still Thinking Of A Name

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#111 The Two Boys I Adopted Last Week

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#112 Bringing This Sweet, Gentle Boy Home In A Few Days. He Came Right Up To Me And Asked For Pets From Me And My Family At The Shelter. Can’t Wait To Show Him A Good Life!

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#113 Two Months Ago I Found Sampson Limping On A Busy Street And Today I Finalized His Adoption :)

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#114 We Inherited My Father-In-Law's Cat After He Passed Last Week

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#115 Just Adopted This Mostly Blind And Partially Deaf Old Man, Rice (8ish Years)

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#116 This Is My Daughter Pickles

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#117 After Only 2 Days And One Night Together, She’s Comfortable Enough To Lay Next To Me!

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#118 Got This Adorable Bonded Pair Yesterday

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#119 Is There Anything Better Than Adopting A Sibling Pair?

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#120 My Baby Boji

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#121 Just Adopted Kimchi Yesterday. I Think He Likes It Here

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#122 Adopting This Little Guy. Any Advice For Very Anxious Cats?

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#123 Three Months Ago We Adopted A Kitten For Our Very Neurotic, Codependent Greyby. Initially It Did Not Go Well. Currently:

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#124 Meet Gigi!!

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#125 This Is My New Baby Boy Matcha And He Loves Attacking Anything With Stripes

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#126 Adopted My First Cat

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#127 Put In An Application To Adopt This Lil Cutie And Free Her From Petsmart Jail

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#128 He’s On A Weight Loss Journey (Just Adopted Him)

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#129 I'm Adopting This Beautiful Girl In A Few Days, Can't Wait! Any Name Ideas Would Be Appreciated!

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#130 Accidental Doodle Adoption

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#131 Adopted This Precious Tiny Void Yesterday From The Shelter. She Was Just Spayed After Being A Stray And Having Kittens. She Hid For A Few Hours And I Gave Her Space. I Can't Believe She Trusts Me Enough To Cuddle Already ? ?i'm In Love

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#132 Just Adopted This Sweet Girl. Everyone Say Hello To Wednesday

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#133 My Flatmate Adopted A Cat And He's Just The Sweetest Angel

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#134 I Adopted This Cute Girl (Figlia) And My Life Has Never Been The Same. She Observes Me Like This When I Eat Or Sleep Or When I Play Video Games. She Jumps On The Bed When The Sun Rises And Waits For Me To Wake Up. I Feel Blessed. It's My First Ever Pet. Some People Say She Got A Mustache Coloring!

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#135 My First Cat, Audrey!

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