Overworked shelters take in millions of lost, stray, and abused animals every year. Luckily, people continue to open their doors and hearts to these misfits.

By adopting a pet rather than buying one, we not only give it a second chance at life but also free up valuable space and other resources that allow humane organizations to take in and help more critters.

Like every month, we at Bored Panda put together a list of heartwarming adoption photos to thank those who recently invited these neglected animals into their families, so continue scrolling and check out the images—it's impossible not to smile looking at them.

If you've fallen behind on the series, fire up our earlier collections and catch up: February, January, December.

#1 A Rescue From Ukraine. Her Name Is Bella

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#2 Check Out The Cutie I'm Adopting! I'm So In Love

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#3 I Volunteer At The Humane Society And Fell In Love With This Girl

I cried when I found out she had been adopted…two weeks later and she was returned for being “too lazy”. Took her straight home to her new couch where she is the cutest potato. Don’t know her name yet but just look at that face

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#4 The First Picture After Adopting A Dog

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#5 Our Newly Adopted Pup, Kida

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#6 So My Mom Adopted Some Feral Cats

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#7 Adopted 13-Year Old Molly After 2 Years In The Shelter - She's A Sweetheart!

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#8 Dog Abandoned For Being "Gay" Gets Adopted By A Gay Couple

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#9 Just Adopted This Little Cutie, Meet Sally The 8 Week Old Sausage Dog Pup

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#10 This Is Grandma, A Toothless, Elderly Stray Who Was Brought To Our Clinic And My Coworker Adopted. She Comes To Work Every Day And Just Hangs Out Waiting For Snuggles

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#11 Adopted This Happy Guy From The Shelter On Saturday. Meet Echo!

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#12 Adopted This Sweetie Today

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#13 We Got Him From A Local Shelter

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#14 My Elderly Neighbour Lost Her Long Time Dog This Winter, But She Has Adopted A Pup From The Local Shelter!

Her name is Clover. She is the sweetest little floof nugget. I get to visit with her every day!!

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#15 Finally Took A Photo Where Noodle Isn't Just A Black Smudge. Couldn't Be Happier

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#16 Just Adopted My First Cat, I Think He Likes It Here!

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#17 My TNR Ragnar. "He's To Feral For Adoption"

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#18 After Wanting One For 15 Years, My Wife Got To Finally Adopt A Cat Yesterday. This Is How I Just Found Them Together When I Went Upstairs To Check On The Cat

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#19 Went To Adopt A Kitten. Came Home With An Elderly Chihuahua With Kidney Problems, Asthma, Arthritis, And Bad Gas (And A Kitten)

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#20 Just Adopted This Goofball

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#21 Adopted Leo 3 Days Ago. He Finally Came Out From Hiding Under The Couch

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#22 I Adopted This Kitty Yesterday! She’s A 10 Year Old Calico

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#23 Adopting A Senior Disabled Dog Has Stolen My Heart

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#24 Adopting Bonnie Was The Best Thing I’ve Done For Myself In A Long Time. Welcome Home Little One

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#25 When My Dad Went To Adopt A Dog, He Decided To Dress To Impress

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#26 Meet Captain Waffles. I Pick Him Up From The Pound Tomorrow!

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#27 We Just Got This Little One. Her Name Is Minerva

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#28 From Stray To Adopted And Then Returned, Penelope Has Finally Found Her Forever Home And We Love Her To Pieces

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#29 Meet Luna, I'm Finishing The Adoption Paperwork Tomorrow And Picking Her Up!

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#30 Adopted Two Kittens, Now They’re Best Friends. Meet Felix And Niko!

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#31 Never Realized The Amount Of Joy I Would Get From Watching These Guys Bond When We First Adopted Them

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#32 Say Hello To Picasso! Adopted Him Today And Couldn’t Be Happier

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#33 This Is Téo, A New Friend At Our Cat Shelter

His elderly owner didn’t like the fact that he loves to be on her keyboard…. Too playful for her. He’s such a sweet boy. Everyone wants to adopt him

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#34 Adopted Two Hours Ago! What Should We Name Her?

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#35 We Adopted This Darling Last Night, Her Litter Was Rescued From A New Mexico Reservation. Name Ideas?

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#36 Diego

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#37 The Two Kittens We Just Adopted!

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#38 Adopted This Sweet Bonded Pair On Saturday. Over The Past Five Months We Lost All 4 Of Our Senior Cats… These Two Are Sure Helping Heal Our Hearts

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#39 Toby Got To Leave The Animal Shelter Today To Come To A New Home. My Home. He Seems To Be Settling In Just Fine

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#40 The Stray Cat That Has Adopted Us

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#41 Hi! My Name Is Pandora, I'm A 4 Months Old Rescued Kitten That Loves Cuddles And Nose Kisses. The Bald Guy Is Dad, I Like His Beard. Nice To Meet You!

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#42 Never Had A Dog Before & Picked Up This Little Man Earlier Today!

We're on a foster-adopt plan depending on how it goes with my 2 kitties. He's precious and sooo tender...hasn't barked once all afternoon. Not sure what he is either. Advise for 1st time owner appreciated!

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#43 Adopted A New Dog Today. She Is Fitting In Perfectly Already

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#44 This Bb I Just Adopted Bears An Uncanny Resemblance To This Cat In A Portrait I Thrifted Years Ago!

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#45 Happy Adoption Day!

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#46 Meet Moe, The Little Guinea Pig I Adopted 4 Days Ago

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#47 My Beautiful Adopted Baby Romeo, I Can’t Stop Showing Him Off

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#48 Just Adopted This Old Lady

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#49 We Adopted This Kitty From The Humane Society 3 Weeks Ago. For The First 48 Hours She Was Absolutely Terrified And Hid In The Litter Box. She Has Adjusted Well

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#50 I Adopted A Stray Kitty In July And She Ended Up Being Pregnant

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#51 Guess Who’s Getting Adopted On Thursday!

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#52 My Fiancé And I Adopted This Sweet 15 Year Old Lady

We went to the store to get dog food but came home with her. I couldn’t leave the store knowing that she’d be in a cage only to hopefully get adopted by someone else eventually

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#53 Adopted Two Kittens Yesterday

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#54 The Cuteness I Woke Up To The First Morning After Adopting Him

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#55 Meet Snickers! Just A Beautiful Girl With A Crooked Smile!

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#56 I Rescued A Senior Lady (10yr) With The Soul Of A Pup!!

My sweet Zoey chiqita is so comfy in her new apartment already. She’s my first dog as an adult (22F), I’ve been living alone and I think she rescued me as cliche as it sounds

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#57 Me And My Partner Adopted This Handsome Man On Wednesday. The Shelter Named Him Franklin And I Think We Might Keep The Name

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#58 Adopted Sisters

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#59 My Handsome Newly Adopted Cream Kitty

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#60 Adopted This Little Bunny

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#61 Recently Adopted This Sweet Old Lady. I’ve Been Dragging Her Favorite Chair Across The Kitchen To Keep Her In A Sunbeam All Day

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#62 I Adopted A Street Cat In Turkey, Her Name Is Lucy

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#63 Just Adopted These 2 Brothers Yesterday. Meet Finn And Jake

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#64 We Adopted Bosch 2 Weeks Ago, Kept Stealing The Kids Teddies So We Got Him His Own

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#65 I've Just Adopted This Handsome Golden Retriever... Any Name Suggestions Please?

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#66 Joy Is Having An Adopted Puppy Fall Asleep On Your Chest On A Saturday Morning

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#67 I Found This Cutie On The Street And Decided To Adopt Her, Any Name Suggestions?

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#68 Adopted This Old Girl Last Week. She's Feeling Very Much At Home

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#69 Just Adopted My First Cat. Best $50 I’ve Ever Spent

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#70 Our Adopted One-Eyed Kitten. Willy

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#71 Our Recently Adopted 10 Month Old Labradoodle Loves Rolling Around In The Grass With A Toy

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#72 Stray Cat That I Adopted Is Now Living Her Best Life

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#73 My Adopted Boy Chief (Ft. Aunty Mabel)

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#74 My Sister Adopted A Puppy Half Chihuahua/Half Dachshund Rescue From Puerto Rico

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#75 Watch Kira Fall In Love With Her Adopted Sister Klee! One Month Progress

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#76 Winnie Is A Three Month Old Labrador Retriever Mix Who Was Adopted From Texas Last Week. She’s Enjoying Life In Canada So Far