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Oh, the feels. And this time, it's pretty heavy. There must be someone chopping up endless onions to prepare for some onion-chopping competition out there because the tears are here and they won't stop flowing. 

It's so hard for us to let go of our pets, it always hurts and the pain never actually leaves us, we just learn how to live with it over time. In a beautiful, and ultra-heartbreaking writing prompt, one Redditor brought the feels and brought them hard. The original question that prompted the writing prompt was posted by Redditor u/Epidexipteryx, and was, "When a beloved dog passes in the hereafter, they are given a choice. They can cross the Rainbow Bridge and await for their owners, or join the Sleepless Watch and defend the world from evil spirits."

Redditor, u/Euthenios, wrote this marvelous masterpiece below. Just a little warning, perhaps have a tissue or two beside you in preparation. 

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. 

Turns out, baby Puffer Fish are heckin' adorable! Why didn't any of you tell us?! They either have this cute little smile and look like a wee baby or somehow look like an adorable old man. Either way, they are precious and must be protected. 

We don't often feature fish and it's a shame because some of them are really cute and deserve a chance in the spotlight! And now it's time for the Puffer Fish to shine! Baby Puffer Fish, that is. 

Honestly, we're not entirely sure all the fish images below are in fact Puffer Fish, but their cuteness got to us anyways and we felt the need to share. 

Thursday already? Oh my! We're feeling groovy knowing that Friday is just one day away and another weekend is upon us! And not only that but that means it's time to harvest the weekly freshly sprouted cat snaps! 

Cat snaps are a very essential part of one's diet, it holds all the necessary nutrients one needs to have a complete balance of all the food groups. You may think that cat snaps are simply a dessert, because of how delicious they are, but we can assure you they are very nutritious. 

If you're having a rough week and need more snaps for an added boost, they're always last week's leftovers!

It's finally Wednesday! Not that we're really excited about that, to be honest. We are excited about the fact that this officially means we're halfway through the week and we just need a little (or a lot) of an energy boost. 

We're in luck because we happen to have the best energy drink in town -- cat memes! Cat memes, cat tweets, cat pics, you name it -- we've got it. We know how difficult it can be to get over the hump and that's why we come prepared! There's nothing quite like a solid kitty dump to boost those serotonin levels.

We have you have a wonderful and easy-going rest of the week! 

Once a week, we will be featuring an extraordinary animal account on Instagram! Their story, the adorable pictures, and pawesome videos! This week's spotlight goes to the strange and adorable dynamic dup -- Casper and Romeo! 

What happens when happy meets grumpy? Well, we're about to find out! Meet Casper, the happy white Samoyed dog with a constant smile on that beautiful fluffy face! And meet his brother, Romeo, a grumpy cat who seems constantly annoyed at the world, but loves Casper regardless. It's the heartwarming duo that's the world need! Disney, if you're reading this -- this is the story the people want and need! 

Both animals are two white clouds of floof, they just each bore a different facial expression! Get ready, folks, because this may just be the best thing and best duo you've seen all week! Be sure to follow Casper and Romeo on Instagram for more adorableness! 

Read up on last week's star on Instagram, Barnaby, the cat who is adorably disheveled and looks like he hasn't had his morning cup of coffee yet! 

Cats, cats, cats. All-day and all night it's always about cats when it comes down to it. Not that we mind in the slightly, oh no, in fact, we purrfer it that way. 

Cats are incredible animals. They bring us so much laughter, joy, comfort, anything you can think of -- they can bring it. Except for money, they live rent-free and their vet bills are enormous. However, putting that aside, they really provide it all. Except, again, scratch-free furniture. You should know if you're thinking to get a cat to not care about your furniture at all. And that's OK because after that cat is in your life, you won't care so much about the corners of the couch. What matters is your cat. 

We love our little destructive felines so much, and once a week, we like to honor all cats doing cat things. Just for the heck of it. 

Another week is passing, the tiredness is coming, and we need something to keep our inspiration going and our imagination running. Thankfully, you've come to the right place. Every single week, we bring you a collection of pictures the purpose of which is to do just that - to make you think outside the box, to inspire you and move your imagination in directions you have never even thought of. 

They're pictures that are cute, funny, and just absolutely amazing - showcasing the beauty of animals in every shape and form and giving us exactly the kind of boost that we need to get through the rest of the week productively. So, enjoy this collection of pictures worth more than 1000 words, and we wish you a good rest of the week, everyone!

This handsome Koala certainly lives up to his name -- Triumph. Meet the adorable koala Triumph, who was born with a foot missing. Triumph was taken into care back in 2017 after being spotted with his dying mother in New South Wales. 

Vets soon realized Triumph was missing a limp, due to an inexplicable birth defect. They could also tell that his missing limp would sometimes cause him pain. His rescuer and vet nurse, Marley Christian, from Friends of Koala, began to dress Triumph's stump in dolls' socks and little booties. They have discovered that when doing so, it helped relieve some of the sensitivity Triumph was feeling. 

Marley Christian searched the globe for someone to make a prosthetic, unfortunately, no one was willing to take on the task. "We were told it had not been done and it could not be done," Marley Christian told ABC. 

An American company that specialized in animal prosthetics decided to take Triumph's case, but sadly, they could not manufacture a design that would comfortably stay on. It wasn't until Marley Christian mentioned Triumph's case in passing to an Australian dentist, Lismore dental prosthetist Jon Doulman, who then volunteered to help build Triumph a prosthetic foot himself. 

And he succeeded. 

Story via ABC

My goodness do we love dinosaurs. We're not even quite sure why. Perhaps it's their mystery, their massive size, or the fact that we grew up with really incredible dinosaur films. Whatever it is, we don't really care, we just know we love them. 

One Redditor decided to ask the community, "What's a cool fact about dinosaurs you know?" And it turns out, there were plenty of really cool facts we didn't know! So, we had to gather the best ones to share with all of you, because, you know, knowledge is power. And soon, we'll be the most powerful community of them all! 

Nah, just kidding. We do have you're as interested in dinosaurs as we are! And if not, perhaps these facts will change your mind! 

Ah, Tuesdays. The week's second Mondays. Some weeks they're more difficult to get through that than others but we have to remind ourselves that at least it's not Monday. Even though it may feel like it. Knowing this small fact is what helps us get through the day, oh and cute animal pics and vids, of course. 

Welcome back, animal lovers, to another weekly round-up of the cutest animal pics and vids currently circulating the web! Once a week, we devote our time to gather up all this cuteness in order to refill your dose of cuteness prescription. It is very vital to our health and absolutely essential. We just hope we are able to offer enough cuteness to last you through the rest of the week! 

Oh, it's Monday, and somehow, we are already exhausted from this week. Yes, yes, it may only be the first say, but it was total madness. We had to get out of bed and... do things. So, now we're tired, and we need a boost. Well, don't worry, y'all, we gotchu covered with fresh, start of the week, animal meme madness that you are not even ready for. 

It's an animal meme extravaganza that will take you on a journey that will leave you both tired from laughing but so energized for the rest of this week, you'll be running laps around the house before you know it. Or, you know... you can just sit back at the end of the day, chill, scroll through these memes and quietly snort at how ridiculous they are. Either works. 

Do you remember those younger days where it would snow so bad that school would be closed? Yeah, us either. Being from a state where our seasonal disaster is fire, fire days weren't as fun. However, we'd always get so jealous of those who got a full day of snow and got to hang out with all their friends sledding down a hill or having a snowball fight. You know, classic holiday movie fun (without the fear of your home burning down). Those seem like the days to remember.

We also imagine that feeling is what dogs tend to feel when they go out into the snow! You can just see their excitement, their joy, it warms our frozen hearts. Even though we never personally got to experience an iconic snow day, these dogs living it to the fullest is enough for us. 

Oh, costumes! Nothing screams "fun" like dressing up! We humans really love to dress up. We love it so much we have holidays dedicated to the art of dressing up. However, do you know who hates dressing up? You guessed it -- cats. Cats don't tend to like the outfits we put them in, no matter how cute they may be. With the exception of some cats, still, it's pretty rare to come across a cat who enjoys wearing anything on their beautiful coat. Most cats we knew even hate having a collar! And that's about as basic cat clothing can be.

We can still have fun with cats dressed up though, and this way no cat has to endure dressing up! In collaboration with Israeli artist, Ilana Zeffren, we can enjoy cats all dressed up without any of the guilt! Zeffren has illustrated a few cat costumes below, and it's your task to guess what that costume is! The first image will simply show the costume, and the following will reveal the answer in the upside-down text.  

Let us know how many you got correct in the comments below! 

And if you want more cat enjoyment, be sure to check out last week's installment: New "Unofficial" Study Released On Toy Mice Statistics!

Welcome to yet another Monday, everyone! You have made it to the start of another new week, and if you're here, then you're about to start it off on the right foot. It's time for one of our favorite weekly segments - you're weekly animal twitter treat, where we catch you up on everything animal and twitter related. 

Every single week, we bring you the funniest, most heartwarming, most adorable animal tweets of the week, because you love animals, and you want to keep up with twitter, but there's simply yo much to see. Animal twitter is active 24/7, and that's why we're here, doing the scouring for you.