pets

Sometimes, all it takes to turn the life of a pet around is a few good days in an amazing and loving forever home. They can go from the saddest little furballs to the happiest pets in the world so quickly, it's almost shocking. All pets need is a little love, and they will give us that love back tenfold. 

And for us? Nothing makes us happier than seeing before and after pictures of adopted pets - the joy in their eyes is enough to make us smile the whole day. So, on this fine Saturday, we only thought it was right to bring some smiles onto your faces as well with these most wholesome and positive 'how is started' vs. 'how it's going' pics - adoption edition. 

We all know that cats love to sit on shoulders, but what about other animals? People have all kinds of pets, and it turns out that cats aren't the only ones that enjoy perching on their human's shoulder. Here are 14 cute photos of shoulder pets. For more animal photos, have a look at these beautiful photos of deer.

Welcome to another Friday, animal lovers, and we hope you are ready for the most heartwarming and positive thing that you're going to see all week - one of our favorite segments, showcasing the newly adopted faces of the week.

Every week, to finish the week on the right paw, we look through the depths of the internet and find all of the most adorable pets that have been adopted this week. Seeing these pets finding their forever home makes us so happy, and there's no better way to start the weekend than with a smile. 

Like we do every week, it is important for us to thank every person who adopted a pet. And of course, every one of you who adopted an older pet or a pet with special needs is getting a special thank you from us. Every pet deserves an amazing forever home, and every person adopting deserves a big, big thank you from us. 

We humans love to sass ourselves up with makeup now and then (or every day) to change our vibe. But who said animals can't wear makeup? Here are 12 photos of animals wearing makeup that are absolutely necessary. For more hilarious animal photos, have a look at these animals with human faces.

For most pet owners, it's no secret how much they love their pets. But it's rare when the pets return that love in the same quantity. While we like to believe that our pets love us as much as we love them, here are 17 photos of pets that definitely love their humans (maybe a little too much). If you're after some more funny animal photos, have a look at these silly monkey memes. 

We absolutely adore senior pets, for so many reasons. 

1. They're the ultimate love bugs. They can express their love and gratitude so deeply, it makes our eyes water just thinking about it. 

2. They are a part of us, our senior pets have been there for us time and time again. When all else around you might seem hectic and hopeless, you can always count on them to be there. 

3. Everything. There's something so special about our senior pets, all their quirks, and unique markings. We can spot our pets out of a lineup of all the pets in the world, that's how much we know them and their hearts. 

Share a picture with us of your senior love bug in the comments below. And if you're looking for more senior pets to gush over, look no further! 

Giving a name to your pet is something sacred. It is like naming a child. It's the name you'll be using when you ask them "who's an adorable little baby?", it's the name you'll be yelling when they inevitably do something that they know they're not supposed to do. The name must be chosen with care and with the future in mind... 

Oh, we're kidding, the best pet names are the silliest ones. There is nothing funnier than walking your dog outside and yelling "Beef Stroganoff, don't eat that!" It's perfect. And apparently, our lovely Facebook users have given some of the silliest (strangely food-related) names to their pets, and we just had to share our favorite ones with you.

Cat owners UNITE! 

Let's just start off with this, we love our cats. But that doesn't mean that they sometimes have these "adorable" yet weird quirks about them. 

Like always having to let us know that their food is only 2 fourths full, or when they only show interest in you when you need to focus on work or anything else! (we know, you know, that we know, what we're talking about) 

But all in all, that's what makes us love them even more, and to know that all cat owns go through the same struggles well, and even tweet about just how much cat owners relate to one another! 

So sit back, and get ready to just scream "OMG, me too!"

Happy Friday, animal lovers! And it's always a happy Friday over at 'i Can Has Cheezburger,' thanks to our favorite original weekly segment -- the newly adopted faces of the week! The sight of all these beautiful pets finding their forever home fills us up with so much joy!

We would like to a take a minute and express our grateful to all those who have recently adopted, to all those who have adopted in the past, and to those who will be adopting in the future. And, as always, a mega-heartfelt thank you to all those who adopt senior animals or animals in need of some extra love and care. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts. 

If you're thinking about getting a pet, please consider adoption. Rescue animals know they're being rescued and they are beyond grateful and show that gratefulness with so much affection. 

If you live in a household with multiple pets, there may be drama enfolding constantly, whether we see it or not. I once lived in a small apartment with my two cats and my exes cat who would constantly bully my cats and would guard their litter box so they were too scared to use it!

When Redditor, u/wheel-snipe-celly, asked the AskReddit community, "People who own multiple pets, what is some drama
going on between them right now?" thousands of comments came pouring in. If you're bored and in need of some drama (that isn't your own) in your life right now, this is the perfect gathering of stories. 

Get yourself all comfy and cozy for all this pet drama! 

No, I can't come hang out with you today, I'm celebrating my cat's Quinceañera. Yes, that's a perfect reason not to hang out with someone. This is a very important thing. And if the person you're talking to doesn't understand your reasoning for not hanging out with them, then they clearly don't know what it's like to have a pet, let alone a senior one. 

Every single birthday is precious with senior pets. Every day is deserving of celebration. Especially, when it comes to the most special kinds of birthdays - happy 10s, sweets sixteens, Quinceañeras. Need to look for as many reasons as possible to celebrate them. And today, we're joining in on twitter's celebration of senior pets, because they've earned it.

So, happy birthday to allllll the senior pets out there!! We hope you get many, many more birthdays such as this one.

Admit it, you too have a habit of talking to your pet. There's no shame in that. As pet owners, we can proudly say that we talk to our pets too. Why? Well, sometimes we do it just because it feels natural - they're part of the family after all. And other times we do it because we know they like it too - feeling involved, being treated as an equal. 

Of course, they don't understand us (as far as we know), so the things we say to them can be... kinda ridiculous sometimes. And when we asked our amazing Cheezburger Facebook users to tell us the funniest thing they've ever said to their pet, they sure as heck did not disappoint, sharing some of the funniest things we've ever seen.

If you have your own funny pet stories to share, come talk to us in our Facebook community: ICanHas Storytime. 

When it comes to rescued animals, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, it takes a while for them to get used to their new environment, to learn to love and trust the humans that saved them. But once it does happen, once you see your gorgeous rescues with their bellies up and their eyes closed, you are filled with such love and joy it's hard to contain. 

And even when it's not your own rescue, that uncontainable joy is spread to everyone. So, when twitter users decided to share stories of them rescuing their pets and how happy those pets are now, we knew that we had to share some of them with you too - to bring some of that joy into your day as well. 

If you have your own wholesome rescue stories to share, come talk to us in our Facebook community: ICanHas Storytime.

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. 

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. 

For some reason, fish are considered to be one of the easiest pets to raise, but if you've ever had a fish, you know that is so not true. The sudden horror of seeing your fish floating upside down... not many things compare. My first pet was a fish, and for a long time afterwards, it discouraged me from having any pets at all. I mean, if I couldn't handle raising fish, how could I ever handle anything more complicated than that?

Eventually, I got over myself and got a different "more difficult to raise" pet and realizes that fish were by far more difficult to keep. And apparently, I'm not the one the only who thinks that, considering the sudden influx of tweets about the difficulties of raising fish. Thank you, twitter, for yet again making me feel better about myself.