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If you ever encounter someone who is considering getting a pet but is unsure, give them a link to this article and watch them be immediately convinced to get one after they read it. Because today, our amazing users have shared with us stories of ways in which their pets comfort them, and we found ourselves grateful to our own pets all over again. 

It's like they can tell when we need them, coming to us and showing us affection in the best way that they can. And if your pet has ever tried to comfort you, you know that no matter how sad you were, having them showing you love like that did manage to make you at least a little happier. 

Welcome back, fellow animal lovers! And you're right on time for your prescription refill on cuteness, which is always nice to see!

Once a week, we search through the interwebs and pick out the absolute cutest and most viral animal pics and vids currently dominating the web. It's never disappointing. How can it be? Animal pics and vids are always the cutest things on the internet and more often than not, the only things that make us feel all happy inside.

A weekly dose of cuteness is an essential part of one's diet and we're just here to help you get your weekly dose of serotonin to get you through another week!

Dogs: weirdos that we cannot help but love. They're the very best boys and girls, and we love them dearly, but sometimes, they are so heckin' weird, doing the strangest things, being the biggest weirdos in the world. And okay, fine, them being weird is one of the reasons we love them as much as we do. Dogs being weird are dogs being special. 

The weirder the dog, the more we love them. And the users posting on r/WhatsWrongWithYourDog know that better than most and constantly give us weirdos to love. So, thank you to them for sharing their goofballs. 

Ever wondered what a day in the life of a veterinarian would look like? Well, wonder no more! One Imgur user that goes by grabboid10 has given us a glimpse into her world and it's filled with cats! 

Being a vet is probably every young animal lover's dream. We know it was ours when we were younglings. The only thing that stops a lot of us from moving forward with this dream is the realization that you'd be seeing a lot of sick animals. And sometimes, animals so sick there's really not much you can do. It's a heartbreaking thought but the animal-lovers that do follow this road are strong, and they are so brave. Thank you to all the vets out there who dedicate their lives to helping animals. Seriously, thank you. 

Recently, there was an AskReddit thread asking the vets of Reddit to share what they wish their clients knew, and it's very informative.

Today we're going on a tour into the day in the life of one veterinarian, cats edition. The following commentary is provided by Imgur user grabboid10:

Time to stretch our legs and prepare for the new week. And we knooow that you don't really want to get out of bed and that the weekend was definitely too short, but at least you are here, and that means that you are going to be reading the best of the best of this week's animal twitter, and you know what? If there is any way to start a week right, it's with the animals that go viral on twitter.

No need for anything rough to talk about, you're getting only animals and only twitter shenanigans. So, have an amazing, productive, and chill week, animal lovers, and for more animal twitter, click right here. 

Good morning, fellow animal lovers! We know exactly what you're feeling right now. And that feeling is "blah." It's Monday, and it's somehow already the first of March. Seriously, where is the time going? We want to hunt it down and gain back the lost year of our lives. 

Anyway, we guess it's no use crying over spilled milk and it's time for us to look forward and move on. And with that in mind, we welcome March and we start the month off with a bunch of the most wholesome and adorable animal memes we've come across in the past week. 

We wish you all a wholesome week and a wholesome month! 

It's the end of February, and we're about to end it in the best way possible - by talking about the most positive animal news stories of the month.

February may be a shorter month than most, but that doesn't mean that there was any shortage in positive animal news stories, and that's all that matters to us right now. Because although this month was just as difficult as the last one for some of us, the animal world is thriving, and for animal lovers like us, that is the best new to hear. And because hearing positive animal news makes us happy, at the end of every month, we collect the best ones we can find and give them to you.

So, please enjoy these nothing-but-positivity animal news stories, and let's hope that next month there are just as many if not many many more. 

Sunday already? We all know what that means... it means that sadly, tomorrow is Monday once more and another endless workweek. However, tomorrow is also the first of March, so let's try to start off the month on the right foot with joyous and adorable cat videos! 

Whenever we're feeling down or knowing that tomorrow is the start of a new week, we like to fill up on cat goodies, to help ease the pain. And we gotta tell you, it really works. There's nothing quite like a hilarious cat video to cheer someone up, and there's also nothing like a wholesome cat video to bring all the warm and mushy feels. 

Get ready to feel all the feels! 

Sometimes, the strangest things go viral on cat twitter, and we accept it and love it and give it as much love as possible. This time, cat twitter has presented us with one of the strangest sleeping phenomena in the cat world. I mean, we all know that cats love sleeping in the weirdest positions and in the weirdest place, but the cat faceplant always takes the cake.

How are they breathing? Are they going through an existential crisis? Are they okay? Should we give them a snack? Doesn't matter. First things first, we should take a picture. And twitter users did just that, adding their own adorable furballs to this viral cat thread and giving us all the cuteness we could have ever asked for this weekend. 

Turtles and tortoises are some of the coolest animals on the planet in our opinion. They live for so long, they're so resilient despite being so slow, they're chill and - don't forget - they're so adorable. They look like they're little prehistoric dinosaurs left on the earth from some time in the past, strolling around, watching the world evolve all around them. 

All turtles have that feeling to them, but baby snapping turtles really encapsulate that dinosaur image. On top of that, they might be some of the most adorable turtles we've ever seen. And considering how cute we think all turtles are, that's a real achievement lol.

February is coming to an end, and it's time to celebrate one of our favorite days ever - international polar bear day. Why do we love it so much? Well, because we love polar bears, of course. They are so cute, so fluffy, they are a vulnerable animal species whose population is decreasing, and polar bear day is the best day to bring some awareness to the struggles facing this animal. As well as look at super adorable pics of them. 

If any of you love polar bears as much as we do and want to help with the conservation effort of these huge teddy bears, consider going to Polar Bears International and learning about them as well as donating to help keep them safe and happy. Have a beary happy polar bear day, everyone! 

Three months ago, in an event that puzzled wildlife carers, hundreds of bat pups were abandoned by their mothers at the Rockhampton Botanical Gardens. The number of bats that needed help was so massive, it overwhelmed local volunteers. It ended up taking three three groups from Brisbane and one from Townsville getting together to rescue all of these bats. 

Today, according to ABC News, "[m]ore than 70 baby black bats on the brink of starvation... are now being released into the wild after carer groups from across Queensland united in their rescue."

Read more of the story and check out pics of the adorable bats below.

Happy Friday, fellow animal lovers! We know it'll be a good Friday after we saw all these recently adopted faces this week! Our hearts are absolutely bursting at the sight of their beautiful faces in their forever homes! 

As always, we would like to start by thanking all of those who have recently adopted a pet, all those who have adopted a pet in the past, and all of those who will be adopting a pet in the future. You all are changing these animals' lives for the better, so, thank you. And a mega-huge-ultra shoutout to those who animal a senior pet or a pet who requires a tad more tender love and care. You are our forever heroes. 

If you're thinking about getting a pet, please consider adoption. So many animals out there are in need of loving homes such as yours.