Accurate data from shelters and rescue groups is difficult to obtain because these organizations do not have a central reporting system. Plus, most states don't require sharing the numbers at all. But according to some estimates, there can be as many as 6.5 million dogs and cats entering shelters every year. That's a lot. However, keep in mind that this figure is down from 20+ million in 1973.
#1 Hi Meet Salem! Adopted Friday The 13th! He Likes To Stick His Tongue Out At You
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#2 Two Weeks After Adopting Him, Van Gogh Finally Feels Comfortable Enough To Show Us His Preferred Way To Sit
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#3 Just Adopted These Love Bugs And Now I’m Never Leaving The House
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#4 We Adopted A Horse That Was Going To Be Slaughtered. This Is My 2 Year Old Braiding Her Hair And Singing To Her While She Eats
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#5 Adopted This Baby Yesterday, Her Name Is Shiva And She Loves To Nap
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#6 This Feral Kitten We Just Adopted
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#7 I Adopted A Kitten For My Cat. It’s Going Well
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#8 I Adopted A 12 Yo Cat Named George And I Love Him So Much!!! My Real Life Toothless
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#9 Before And After Being Adopted. Meet Our New Boy Louie
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#10 My Newly Adopted Kitten. Meet Misa!
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#11 In A Span Of Two Days We Adopted This Baby And Got Engaged
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#12 I Adopted This Little 4lb Boy Yesterday! Meet Binx!
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#13 After 28 Years Of Not Having A Dog, I Finally Adopted My First Puppy. Say Hi To Rhett!
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#14 Just Adopted This Precious Little Man. Desperate For Name Ideas!!
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#15 My Partner Didn’t Want To Get A Cat, Then A Stray Adopted Us. He Fell In Love Pretty Quick
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#16 Adopted This Void 3 Days Ago. Meet Bagheera
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#17 Our Newly Adopted Sweet Shy Girl
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#18 My Family Just Adopted This Beautiful Little Girl, And We Cant Think Of Any Names... Any Suggestions?
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#19 Just Adopted This Little Nugget. She Needs A Name
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#20 I’ve Never Had A Kitty Before! Reddit Meet Bug!
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#21 My Adopted Feral, Who Refuses To Let Me Pat Her But Loves Being Tucked Into The Laundry Basket
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#22 This Is Pudding, I Adopted Him - He Has No Teeth So Keeping His Tongue In Is Hard…
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#23 We Named Her Vixie, After The Fox And The Hound. We Have No Idea What Breed She Is Because We Adopted From The Shelter
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#24 Adopted From The Nearest Shelter
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#25 This Little Guy
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#26 I Adopted Otto, An 8 Year Old Boston Terrier From The Shelter Last Week. This Was His Face When He Saw His New Home For The First Time
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#27 My Newly Adopted Cosmo! He Has Black Galaxy Eyes
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#28 I Told Edward He Was Adopted... He Didn't Take It Well
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#29 Adopted This Cutie A Week Ago And So Far She’s Been A Devil Child But My Family Loves Her
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#30 Adopted 14 Week Old Brothers. Everyone Meet Pancakes And Waffles! They Love To Snuggle You Or Eachother
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#31 I Told Dante He Was Adopted Once And This Was His Reaction.
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#32 Just Adopted Him
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#33 Adopted Roy A Week Ago. I’m His Third Owner And He Had Been In The Shelter Since Last October. They Warned Me It Might Take Some Time For Him To Warm Up To Me
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#34 My Very 1st Foster Puppy, Wendy
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#35 We Recently Adopted A Marble Loaf In Our Bakery. Her Sister Is A Burnt Pumpernickel
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#36 Update! The Guinea Pigs That I'm Fostering Are Now Mine! And Now I Need A Name For The Tri-Colored Girl Any Suggestions?
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#37 Name My Bun! We Just Adopted Him Out Of A Shitty Situation And Need A Name
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#38 Just Adopted This 16 Month Old Charmer! Would Love Your Tips (Especially For Training To Behave On Walks! He Has Terrible Pulling And Distracted Tendencies So Far)
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#39 Just Adopted This Doge From The Pound- I Think She’s Good Luck
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#40 So Beautiful
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#41 I Just Have To Name Him Now
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#42 Adopting Two Little Farm Kitties, We Need Names!
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#43 Recently Adopted These Two Cuties. One Female One Male. Any Name Suggestions?
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#44 This Is Felix. He’s Fiv+ And I Knew He Had Low Adoption Chances. Bringing Him Home Was The Best Decision Ever
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#45 Adopted Kiki 3 Weeks Ago And Recently Found This Community So I’ll Share Her Cuteness With Everyone
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#46 I Adopted This Little Void Today
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#47 Adopted These Two Angels Today. Brother And Sister Are Inseparable
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#48 Adopted The Sweetest Baby Today
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#49 Found A Pregnant Momma Outside In The 100°f+ Texas Heat On Saturday. Needless To Say This Sweet Momma Found A New Home For The Next Few Months While She Gives Birth And I Raise The Little Ones Up For Adoption. Neighbors Thankfully Have Been Helping Too And Have Connections For The Lil Ones
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#50 Best Decision Ever To Adopt Both Brothers
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#51 Last Weekend My Girlfriend Witnessed A Drink Driver Roll Their Car. The Puppy Was Ejected From The Vehicle, She Saved Him. Yesterday, I Adopted Him
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#52 I Adopted These Two Old Babies (11!) Yesterday.
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#53 My Son (16) Has Wanted A Cat For A Long Time, And Asked Me If He Could Get One If He Paid For The Adoption And Monthly Expenses. He's Had His Job For Almost A Year, So We Went To The Shelter And Found A Kitten! Welcome To The Family, Jester
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#54 Hi, My Fiancé And I Adopted A Baby Husky And We Need Some Advice, She Seems To Be Extremely Timid And Scared Of Us When She’s On The Floor, Or Outside Going Potty. But She Snuggles With Us While On The Bed. How Do We Earn Her Trust While She’s Not In Bed With Us. We Are Very Confused
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#55 Ace
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#56 Just Adopted A Dog
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#57 Meet Buddy
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#58 Gonna Be So Much Fun
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#59 Just Officially Adopted This Boy Because His Owner Didn’t Want Him Anymore And Kept Him Outside!
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#60 I Adopted This Little Guy Yesterday Morning. He Slept Glued To My Side And Follows Me Everywhere. Even To The Bathroom
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#61 Found This Boy While On Holiday In Cyprus. We Connected Immediately And After I Asked The Locals If He Had An Owner They Said No So I Adopted Him. Gonna Fly Him Home After His Check UPS. Still Didn't Name Him So Any Suggestions Would Be Nice
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#62 My Foster Dog (Soon To Be Adopted By Me) Got Neutered On Tuesday. He Was Miserable In The Hard Plastic Cone, So My Friend Got Him This Soft Flower Cone, He’s So Happy Now
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#63 We Just Adopted 75lbs Of Cuddles!
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#64 He Had A Very Exciting Day Of Getting Adopted
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#65 Today, We Adopted A Kitty Rescued Off The Streets 3 Days Ago...
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#66 These Two Were Separately Adopted, It Was A Rough Start But It Warms My Heart To See How Close They’ve Become
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#67 I Just Adopted This Senior Lady! She's The First Cat I've Ever Had And She's Also The Sweetest One I've Ever Known Senior Cat Appreciation!
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#68 We Adopted A Dog A Few Weeks Ago And The Cat Is Finally Ready To Hate Him Up Close
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#69 Can You Help With Names For These Cute Kittens I Just Adopted? Boy On The Left, Girl On The Right
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#70 Meet Rocket And Ranger. Adopted Sister And Brother
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#71 We Adopted This Guy From Our Local Shelter Yesterday. We’ve Named Him Saint. The Shelter Told Us He Is A Pitbull So I Thought I’d Join The Sub And Show Off My Boy!
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#72 Name Ideas For Our Black Kitty Adopted On Friday The 13th
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#73 I Adopted This Little Guy Yesterday Morning. He Slept Glued To My Side And Follows Me Everywhere. Even To The Bathroom
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#74 I Adopted A Kitten! Help With Unique Boy Names?
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#75 Just Adopted This Little Gentleman Today! Any Name Suggestions?
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#76 I Finally Convinced My Husband To Adopt A Puppy! I’m Head Over Heels Already. Reddit, Meet Mina!
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#77 I’ve Been Thinking Of Getting A Kitty For A While This’ll Be My First Time Adopting. Went To The Shelter With The Thought That I Was Just There To Look Around And Get A Feel And Was Greeted By The Sweetest Boy Ever Who Just Wanted Pets And Love. I’m Going Tmrw To Adopt Him
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