15 Adorable Rescue Animals Living Their Best Lives In Their Fur-Ever Homes

Choosing to be a rescue animal’s forever home is a big responsibility, but it’s also oh-so-rewarding.

Some pets need more time than others to adjust to their new lives, but no matter the time it takes, seeing their happy, smiling faces is more than worth it. Speaking of which, we’ve compiled a list of those precious faces to help brighten up your day!

1. “My fiancÃ© picked up this sweet boy from the shelter today and surprised our daughter. Meet Chester!”

orange and white kitten looking up as it lays on a bed — Reddit

2. “This is Brad. The shelter told me that Brad wouldn’t be cuddly. He hasn’t left the sides of me or my son since we brought him home last weekend.”

sleeping cat cuddled in the arms of a human — Reddit

3. “Breaking news: Newly adopted kitty, Whiskey, has been welcomed into home by happy old doggo, Gus.”

large dog laying on its back while a cat sits on the dog's stomach — Reddit

4. “Here’s our new adoption!”

closeup of a sleeping dog who is smiling ear to ear — Reddit

5. “Daisy’s first snow! Look at her nice sit and wait. Adopted her Friday night! We love her so much.”

small black dog looking up as snow falls on its face — Reddit

6. “We adopted little Salem a week ago. She was incredibly timid and would hide whenever she saw us. She now comes to check us out when we are reading. I think we are making progress!!!”

black cat looking shy as it sits on a chair and looks down at a book its owner is reading — Reddit

7. “I adopted a kitten today and she’s everything I was missing.”

small kitten looking up at its owner as they cuddle — Reddit

8. “This is Toffee, I just adopted him from the shelter! I was sobbing while petting him through a small hole in his pen, (he) was the only dog not barking, he’s underweight and shy, he’s made life so worth it.”

newly adopted dog looking up at its owner as they get pet — Reddit

9. “Rescued a puppy yesterday. Safe to say he likes me.”

small tan puppy laying on their owner's legs while they look up at them — Reddit

10. “My new buddies! I just adopted two hairless male rats today, they can keep me company in my WFH office. I have named them Pinky and the Brain. Any advice about owning rats would be welcome!”

two hairless male rats sitting next to each other inside their cage — Reddit

11. “Adopted this 6 year old cat from the shelter. She loves her forever home.”

upside-down cat laying on on its back on the ground — Reddit

12. “Didn’t know I’d be playing matchmaker when I adopted a second cat.”

two cats snuggling while one of them sleeps — Reddit

13. “Just adopted a Husky / Weimaraner pup and he is the happiest boy ever!”

a happy husky/weimaraner puppy smiling with its tongue hanging out — Reddit

14. “Adopted this siamese girl one month ago, making me her 4th owner. She was returned twice due to her aggression… turns out it was just play aggression that was misdirected. All she wants to do is chase feather toys and be pet.”

siamese cat looking outside through the window its sitting near — Reddit

15. “Only wanted to adopt 1 kitten, but after seeing this picture we couldn’t possibly split them up!”

two small kittens looking up as they cuddle in a cat bed — Reddit

Look at those sweet little faces – their joy is absolutely contagious! We seriously couldn’t be happier that each one of them finally has a place they can call their home.

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