Do you have a pet that is a rescue or from an animal shelter

My cats were both rescues. I recently lost my Georgie. I got him from a kill shelter when he was a kitten. He was the best CAT EVER!!! And I miss him terribly.
My other cat, Monster, I also rescued but from a group called Heaven Can Wait. He's 12. My Georgie was 15.

This weekend we brought home a 9-year-old dog that I hope will be a good companion for our Scottish terrier. We lost a dog over a year ago, and she has been very lonely since. I found this dog online. She's been in the foster system for a while.

My two cats, sisters, were part of a litter of 4 that I fostered.



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My dog was seized by animal control for abuse/severe neglect. A rescue organization got him medical attention, surgery, and nursed him back to health before he was put up for adoption at the shelter. I had actually seen his story on Facebook a month or so before we got him, and did not even realize he was the same dog until they shelter told us. He was briefly adopted out for a weekend by a very young couple, but they were not a good fit to his extreme special needs. He was back in the shelter, others were considering him I think because he was "famous" locally. We did not know he was famous, just saw his photo and called the shelter, they put a hold on him, we immediately all went to meet him. Love at first hug for youngest, though I spent the whole time surveying his temperament, behavior with kids etc. He took a lot of work and consistency, and someone being with him nearly 24/7 for a year (he literally rode carpool with me and the kids 2x a day for an entire school year) because of his severe separation issues. But he's doing amazing now, and can be left home for a few hours no problem. He is the sweetest, cutest, funniest dog, and brings such joy to the house. He rescued us for sure!

One of our dogs, Scout, is a rescue. He is a Jack Russell.

I have always had Scottish Terriers and have my name at several shelters if they ever get one. I was notified of one at my local shelter. The next morning I went down to meet him and see if we were a good match. When I got there, I was told he had just been adopted. Fast forward a year and I start dating a man - who has a scottie - who was a rescue - the same rescue I went to look at! Our scottie dogs get along fabulously!

About 5 years ago I adopted my dog, Riley from the Humane Society of North Texas.  I live in Fort Worth.  He was 4 years old and found on the street.  At that point, the shelter was full so they were giving the animals away, so he was absolutely FREE!  

He is the best dog ever!  We did have some issues when we first adopted him.  He chewed on a pair of shoes, peed in the house, etc.  None of it was a deal breaker for me.  We worked with him and all of the issues were quickly resolved.

He's a shih tzu mix, we think.  Sometimes I wish he could talk so I could ask him how he ended up on the street.  

He happily follows me around the house and there have been times when I've gone out in the front of my house to do something and come back in and not realized he's out there.  One time I accidently left him out in the front for an hour and a half!  I got busy working on things in the house and it took me a while to realize that he was missing.  I opened the front door to look for him and he was just sitting there waiting for me!  

All three of our cats have been rescues of some sort.

No, we tried but had to return him to the rescue. Broke our hearts!!!! He was so bad the behaviorist we had involved with us said he needed to go to a full-time facility for a long time to change his issues if it were possible. Because he was a danger to the family, we had to send him back. We have gotten older dogs from breeders before but our favorite is getting an 8 week old puppy so that they get the training and socialization they need. If the rough collie rescue has a dog that presents itself again, I am not against it at all but do have apprehension because of what we went through before.

We have a cat who is from the shelter...she is the sweetest, most talkative little thing there ever was. She was the last of her siblings left and just took right to me when they handed her to me.

My parents just adopted a cat from another shelter last month. He's 3 and was supposedly given up because his elderly owner couldn't afford him. He has a lot of energy, is sweet with a good dose of brat thrown in!

All of my animals are rescues. I will never have an animal that is a bought one because there are too many homeless to help.

Both of our cats are rescues, one from an animal shelter and one from a prison.

Yes, two actually. Our blue heeler mix was a "fear biter" (she'd been ignored in a back yard with no human contact, so she was terrified of people) - the shelter did a great job of rehabilitating her, she still occasionally jerks her head back as if to bite if she's startled, but will not actually bite. She needed a home without children, so we chose her.

Our Husky (pictured left), was a stray who wandered up one Sunday afternoon. We kept her overnight and then took her to the shelter the following morning. At the time, they had a large number of big dogs and were on the verge of having to start euthanizing, so I told them if she wasn't claimed to call me and we'd foster her. Needless to say, we "failed" as foster parents and have been proud husky owners for the past 3 years.

I adopted my cat from an animal shelter.