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#2
Chloe, Also Known As My Daughter’s Personal Bodyguard
Final score:
36points
#3
Sunni
Final score:
35points
#4
Betsy
Final score:
34points
#5
After Picture Of Dodo, 3 Years Old And Very Spoiled Today. Most People Don't Notice His Missing Leg
Final score:
33points
Powerful Katrinka 2 years ago
Wow! What a transformation! Thank you for giving this beautiful soul another chance.
#6
9-Year-Old Renamed Pugslee, Close To His Original Name
Final score:
32points
#7
Dixie
Final score:
32points
#9
Little, Skinny Milenko, A Few Days After He Was Brought To Me By Friends From The Carpentry Workshop Where He Was Found
Final score:
30points
Summer Mason 2 years ago
What is up with cats a construction workers? That's how we got buster.
#10
Freddie, Found As A Kitten In A Parking Lot, He Was So Dirty, They Thought He Was All Black!
Final score:
30points
#13
Mr. Grumpy-Butt
Final score:
28points
Jess G. (Submission author) 2 years ago
This guy randomly showed up on our doorstep shortly after a thunderstorm last August. He was a tiny little guy and looked so sad. I had to bring him inside. He's a lot bigger now, has a massive catitude, and he will never have to live outdoors again.
#14
Buster, 3 Years Old
Final score:
27points
Kim Contreras 2 years ago
My black brothers have faces just like this sometimes. Human aren't they?!
#16
Chi Chi
Final score:
24points
#17
Jack
Final score:
23points
#18
Baya
Final score:
23points
#20
My Little Girl Mia. I Miss Her So
Final score:
23points
Spampampams (Submission author) 2 years ago
Mia, was a little lady. We belonged to her. Her and I could talk for hours. She actually smiled when we came through the door, an actual smile. She must of had some kind of u joint in the middle of her body, when she wagged her tail (she was always happy) it would slap her in the face. I use to tell my husband that, that there was somebody in there.
#21
Leo
Final score:
23points
#22
Dixy
Final score:
23points
#24
Wally Brother Of Weasel, And Expert Level Sleeper
Final score:
22points
#26
This Is Bingo. We Rescued Her Two Years Ago. She’s A Chimera. She Melts My Heart Every Day.
Final score:
21points
#27
Luna
Final score:
20points
Luna78 (Submission author) 2 years ago
My daughter was finally allowed to adopt a cat. At the humane society, there were several & even 2 litters of kittens! She said she picked Luna (who was 1 year old at the time) because Luna stuck her arm out of the cage at her. I'm so glad that they chose each other. Our vet later said something that has stuck with me, "It warms my heart to see black cats because they have the hardest time getting adopted".
#28
Millie May (2017) Clara Bena (2012)
Final score:
20points
Kathy B (Submission author) 2 years ago (edited)
Millie May was found running the streets in Arkansas. We are her 4th, and last family - she was two when we got her. Clara was rescued with her Mom and siblings from a ditch in Georgia. She was 11 weeks old when we got her. She crossed the rainbow bridge March 8, 2022 - she had just turned 10 in January. 😭
#29
Meet Weasel The Weasel
Final score:
20points
#30
Missy, Walked Like She Was 10ft Tall. I Miss Her Too.
Final score:
19points
Spampampams (Submission author) 2 years ago (edited)
Missy or Miss Miss or Knuck short for knuckle head. I heard her barking one time and by the time I looked up she was swinging off of this bigger dog's upper lip. She wasn't scared of nothing and no body. When she barked, she was gettin ya told.
#31
My Cat, Dodo. (Pronounced Doo-Doo). Less Than A Month Old In This Picture. He Was Found Run Over By A Car With No Mom. His Condition Was Terrible, They Wanted To Put Him Down. But Then A Vet Found Him And Said She Could Rescue Him, They Had To Cut Off His Front Leg, No One Thought He Would Make It. But He Did. I Will Also Post An After Picture, This Is Before
Final score:
19points
Rebecca O’Donnell 2 years ago
Thank you for everything you’ve done. We need more people like you and the veterinarian.
#32
R I P My Darlings,churchill And Dandy
Final score:
19points
#33
....after Churchill And Dandy Came Daisy And Bella...all Spoiled Rotten After Life Of Abuse
Final score:
19points
#34
This Is Ella, Who Came To Me As A Completely Unsocialized Feral Kitten. She’s A Real Character.
Final score:
19points
#35
T-Bone, 14 Yo Rescue, One Tooth Left. Love Him So!
Final score:
18points
#36
All Of Our Pets Were Rescued. Both Cats Were Homeless And Were Found By Family Friends. Our Dog Was Rescued From A Kill Shelter.
Final score:
18points
#37
Baby Bobby (13) Rescued At 7 At Local Shelter
Final score:
18points
#38
Gawain
Final score:
18points
Judy Reynolds (Submission author) 2 years ago
Gawain is learning to be a housecat - he lived on the street for his first year.
#39
Maurice, My Shadow Since He’s Been Rescued !
Final score:
17points
Spampampams 2 years ago
Hey, Maurice it's so nice to meet you. There's nothing like the love of a dog and a rescued dog has even more love than that. I don't know how that's possible but it is.
#40
Found Living In A Feral Cat Colony, Now As Spoilt As A Moggy Can Get.
Final score:
16points
#41
Štefa, Last One To Find A Home From Her Litter. Tiny And Very Smart. I Took Her In As A Temporary Guardian. Well, It Took Her About 6 Hours To Make Me Her Forever Family.
Final score:
16points
#42
Zoe, Former Tnr Feral, Lover Of Fleece Blankets
Final score:
15points
Kylie Mountain (Submission author) 2 years ago
Zoe is 'personable' with a 'big personality,' meaning she's a little brat but we love her anyway 😁 Shoutout to Stray Cat Blues and everything they do for cats in the Philly suburbs! Keep up the good work 💕
#43
Kirk The Good Bad Wolf
Final score:
15points
Spampampams 2 years ago
This is a beautiful picture. Black and whites offer more depth than color. Kirk is like okay, take a picture if you must. What a beauty!
#44
Mr. Mojo. Rip, Miss You Boy.
Final score:
14points
#45
Callie, Rescue From Being Abandoned By Her Mama As A Kitten
Final score:
13points
Fairy Winter (Submission author) 2 years ago
She was abandoned in our firewood pile, she was so tiny!!!!!
#46
Kelvin, 8 Years When Adopted
Final score:
13points
#47
Katkins (The One With The Mustache) And Polar
Final score:
13points
#48
My Beautiful Oap Rescues Jenny & Jessie, I Miss Them So Much 😢
Final score:
13points
#49
Kutikuti (And Zuzu In The Background)
Final score:
13points
#50
Meet Ralph Who Looks Like He Just Took His Own Selfie!
Final score:
13points
Jennifer Pountney (Submission author) 2 years ago
I’ve only had Ralph three weeks, very quickly he’s shown his amazing personality - a gentleman, a peacemaker, and so happy to be in his own home at last
#51
I Rescued This Sweet Boy 18 Years Ago And He Is Still The Sweetest Guy Around 🥰
Final score:
13points
#52
Jinxy, Adopted Three Weeks Ago, Same Time As Ralph. I’d Just Got Her Home And Sat Down With Her When She Came In For The Smooch!
Final score:
13points
#53
Princess Abigail
Final score:
12points
Chris Turner (Submission author) 2 years ago
Our now elderly rescue Dalmatian, at the vet for her nail clipping! Can you tell how much she enjoys it? She has memorized all the nail techs and watches the door carefully for them. She doesn’t care a bit about the other animals going in and out - just the techs she knows cut her nails. Since she has been coming to the same vet for 10 years now, she has them down pat. Good thing it’s a quick process. I’m going to miss her so much.
#56
Spike. He Steals Blankets, Pillows, And Loves To Give Cuddles And Kisses.
Final score:
12points
#57
Nikolas My Sweet
Final score:
12points
#58
Rupert And Riley
Final score:
12points
#59
Molly, Our Newest Addition. Total Tomboy, We Are So Thankful For Her
Final score:
11points
Spampampams (Submission author) 2 years ago (edited)
This one here. Now she's a box of chocolates. You never know what's she's going to do. I'm not sure if I'm training her or the other way around. What I do know: she rules this yard. And I can't say no to that face. For some reason I just love to watch her blink. I don't know why but she just mesmerizes me. She has an attitude about her so I've bought her a spiked collar to match. It gets here Thursday.
#60
Run Hoomans I Will Save U From The Evil Ball
Final score:
11points
Sam (They/He) ️️️ (Submission author) 2 years ago
This is Franklin, my chaotic gremlin of a Pomeranian chihuahua mix. I adopted him at 3, he is now 7, and living his best life!
#61
Scout- Cutest Rescue In The World
Final score:
11points
#62
His Name Is Zushi
Final score:
11points
#63
Finn, Harry And Book
Final score:
11points
Spampampams 2 years ago
Now if I could just squeeze right in there, I promise I will be berrwwy still.
#65
Alfie And Olli❤️
Final score:
11points
#66
Wolfie (Wolfman) Noodle
Final score:
11points
coffeegirl18 (Submission author) 2 years ago (edited)
Wolfie was previously Reggie but didn't respond to it and he had been through abusive owners and then surrendered at a vet clinic. He took 3 months of retraining and a lot of patience (was scared of my dad and flyswatters but knew what Netflix was.) My first "big" dog and he's a sweetheart eventhough he scares coyotes and foxes away from my goats. (He also helps me when my legs are wobbly and with my anxiety. I trained him for it as I don't want him being bored.)
#67
Spawticus
Final score:
11points
#68
Whiskey ! Guardian Of The Veggie Garden And Giver Of Unconditional Love
Final score:
11points
Fiona Autiero (Submission author) 2 years ago
Whiskey chose us about 2yrs ago. A friend of ours has a scrap metal yard near Naples ( Italy) . One day we called in for a coffee, there was a stray mother cat with her kittens. They all ran away from us except for this little bossy thing that kept meowing at us. Of course we brought him home. Took him to the vets, they said that he wouldn’t last the night, to leave him there and that they would deal with his remains. I took him home and cared for him. The vets call him the miracle cat. I think that it was just pure and simple love ❤️ is all he needed
#69
Kat-Kat Who Came Down The Road One Day And Found The End Of Her Travels.
Final score:
11points
#70
Kittie & Whittey Found In A Box Along The Road. Here They’re Growing Nicely From Bottle Feeding
Final score:
11points
#71
Penny, Rescued From A Shelter. (Rescuers Down Under- Favorite Movie At The Time)
Final score:
11points
#75
This Is Magic. She Was Born An Outdoor Kitty And Became An Indoor Princess.
Final score:
10points
#76
Athena, A "Special-Needs" Level Kitty Who Is Extremely Timid ... But Is Slowly Becoming A Warrior Goddess In My Peaceful House
Final score:
10points
#77
Our New Addition, Tansy From Dog’s Trust.
Final score:
10points
#79
The Cats Are Finn, Harry And Book. The Dogs Are Chief And Tommy
Final score:
9points
#81
Mistletoe Who I Found On A Wintry Night On My Way Home. Little Thing Climbed Right Up My Leg.
Final score:
9points
#82
Jeeves- A Dying Newborn Calf That A Farmer Selling His Calves Had No Use For. We Bottle Fed Him
Final score:
9points
Rebecca O’Donnell 2 years ago
Thank you for seeing what a beauty he would be with all your love and a hell of a lot hard work. It’s all worth it in the end.
#86
Pippysue
Final score:
9points
#87
Meet My Adopted Puzzle Buddy Watson, Who Hasn't Figured Out Yet If He's A Cat Or A Dog. Third But Forever Home Now.
Final score:
9points
BakedKahuna (Submission author) 2 years ago
Watson's first owner brought him to the shelter when he was 8 months old. Then he got adopted for one week. The second owners couldn't keep him because they developed an allergy. After that, I took him home. He likes following me around the house or hide in a corner to scare me with a jump. When our dog became real sick Watson would run down the stairs with me to comfort the dog, every time he started coughing. Watson seemed to be devastated for some time, after the dog passed away. Watson is an energetic sweetheart. He makes me laugh. Every day. He saves my soul. Every single day. Thank you, my precious.
#89
Hailey. Adopted In 2016 And We Could Not Be Happier !
Final score:
8points
Spampampams 2 years ago
He couldn't be happier either. I can see the happiness. It's all over him. Tell Hailey that Leasa said hello.
#90
Ping - Found Behind A Chinese Restaurant When Mulan Was My Kid’s Favorite Movie.
Final score:
8points
#91
4h Show Goats Rescued From The Meat Market That They Were Headed For.
Final score:
8points
#92
Patches- The Other Barely Alive Newborn Calf We Bottle Fed Back To Life.
Final score:
8points
#93
My Daughter Found A Tiny Clifford Under A Car At Her Cross Country Practice.
Final score:
8points
#94
Lennon Gehrig
Final score:
7points
#95
Maxwell
Final score:
7points
#97
Toby After Dental Surgery.
Final score:
7points
#99
Shelby From ‘Life’ On A Chain, Scrappy Was A Stray, And Bailey’s Student Was Flying Back Home.
Final score:
7points
Rebecca O’Donnell 2 years ago
Going by your other posts you have a big home full of love (and not afraid of a lot of hard work) :)
#100
Checkers - Owner Couldn’t Keep Him- Kept Eating His Wife’s Flowers.
Final score:
7points
#101
Tarzan And Jane Found Down The Road. Guess Her Favorite Movie!
Final score:
7points
#102
Reebok - Fit In My Tennis Shoe - Found In A Culvert After A Big Rain - Others Didn’t Make It.
Final score:
7points
#103
Marley, Got Him From The Shelter When He Was 5 Months Old.
Final score:
7points
#104
Crash - One Of Three Goats Orphaned At Birth. Bottle Fed From Day One.
Final score:
6points
#106
Bonz- I Found Him On My School’s Playground On A 100+ Degree Summer. He’s Not All Bonesany
Final score:
6points
#107
One Of My Rescues- Lola Was Just Diagnosed With Cancer.
Final score:
6points
Rebecca O’Donnell 2 years ago
Vets having amazing therapies now. My Mandy (Shih Tzu) is doing great since her diagnosis. Lola is beautiful cat and I hope you have many more years ahead to enjoy each other.
#110
Evolet (Tuxedo) And Xandria (Hiding In Her Cave). "Rescued" In The Sense Of Their Human Mum Couldn't Keep Them And Didn't Find Anyone Trustworthy Who Would Take Them
Final score:
5points
#111
Honey Bee 🐝- Brought Home In Oct '20 From Our Local Shelter
Final score:
5points
#112
12 Yo Enzo, 2 Years Of Friendship
Final score:
5points
#113
Princess Beatrice. 8 Years In June
Final score:
5points
#114
Otto And Koshka
Final score:
5points
#117
Mr. Murphy 3yo
Final score:
4points
#118
Pisces And Leo- My Greatest Gifts. Rescued From A Farm That Was Going To Euthanize Them. Love Them To Bits. Happy, Warm And Full Bellies:)
Final score:
4points
#119
Luz Our One-Year-Old Rescued In Spain And Part Of Our Tribe Since 02-27-22 Enjoying The Beach Life In The Netherlands!
Final score:
4points
#121
Midnight Fat A$$, In Her Normal Pose. She Walked Up To Me As A Kitten 2 Years Ago And Never Leaves My Side When I'm Home.
Final score:
4points
#122
Our Little Lola Rescued From A Shelter
Final score:
4points
#123
She Was The Tiny Of The Litter, So Many Things Wrong. We Saved Her. Esmeralda
Final score:
4points
#126
Mcmittens, Who Wasn’t A Fan Of Covid Work From Home Time.
Final score:
4points
#129
The Pic Is Awful, But That Handsome Bird-Shaped Blob Is Known As Sushi
Final score:
3points
foofoofloofy (Submission author) 2 years ago
Update: Sushi, our lil eyepecker, died on Saturday. RIP buds, we'll miss ya :,)
#130
Rescued Baby Guinea Pig Snuggled Up My Sleeve
Final score:
3points
Jennifer B. (Submission author) 2 years ago
He and his mommy were abandoned in a large planter box in front of an apartment building in cold, raining, winter weather. After being alerted to their situation, I caught them both by flashlight at night and brought them home, bathed and dried them, and checked them over. Both seemed healthy and uninjured, but mom was extremely malnourished and terrified. Baby (pictured) was more trusting from the start. After several weeks, mom started putting on weight and gaining confidence, and baby grew and they were separated. Baby started rooming with my single adult male piggy, and mom stayed on her own, but close by. I had baby and mom in my family for about 5 happy years until they passed away of natural causes several years ago. They were wonderful little souls and I still miss them. Mom and baby looked almost identical.
#131
Brodin
Final score:
3points
#136
This Our Dog Layla And This Is Our Rabbit Lucky
Final score:
2points
Jette Wang Wahnon 2 years ago
Was looking at photo thinking I need new glasses....then I saw the post....please do put the dog in as well...
#140
Caramel. Born Sometime In 2019. Two Years In Her Forever Home.
Final score:
2points
#141
Betti Spaghetti. She Was Abandoned In The Woods. Now She Prefers To Stay At Home.
Final score:
2points
#142
Lexie
Final score:
2points
Caiman 94920 (Submission author) 2 years ago
When I got Lexie 11 years ago as a rescue, I had heard that she had come from an abusive home. At first I thought she'd been burned as her ears were black with no hair, turned out it was just being malnourished. As soon as I started feeding her quality food, her hair grew back on her ears and her coat softened and got fluffier. It was after her vet visit that I learned that she had been kicked or hit hard enough to knock out 5 of her teeth. That also explained her anxiety of being touched, her ears, her paws, even fearful of being picked up. Now, she's quite a spoiled little princess, who cannot get enough love. She deserves all the love in the world.
#143
Lujza In The Front Was An Unwanted Baby Being Given Away At A Flea Market, Aunt Mici Was A Neglected Street Cat With Unwanted Babies In Her Belly, Riddled With Fleas, Worms And An Ear Infection. Now They Are Safe, Loved And Have A Home.
Final score:
2points
#147
Joseph Love Muffin - 10 Yr Old German Shepherd
Final score:
1point
Debra Z (Submission author) 2 years ago
Adopted from the county animal shelter at 10 yrs old. Been with us and our beagle for 2 yrs now. I highly recommend adopting an older dog - loving and calm.
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What do you think ?
Anne Lanctot 2 years ago
It's awesome to see so many loved rescues from all over! Mine is floofy Freddie. Love to all!!
Spampampams 2 years ago (edited)
I'm gonna have to take these pic's in doses. It's making my heart lighter then heavier, heavier then lighter. I love all of um!
Anne Lanctot 2 years ago
It's awesome to see so many loved rescues from all over! Mine is floofy Freddie. Love to all!!
Spampampams 2 years ago (edited)
I'm gonna have to take these pic's in doses. It's making my heart lighter then heavier, heavier then lighter. I love all of um!
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