In early September, Anne Wheaton announced the details of her Secret Project; a calendar promoting animal adoption awareness, featuring some gorgeous photos of rescued pets with their iconic nerd owners like Adam Savage, Felicia Day, Bonnie Burton, Seth Green, Claire Grant, and more. The calendar was created as a thank you for donations of $40+ towards the Pasadena Humane Society’s Wiggle Waggle Walk on September 29
th, 2013.
See Anne’s 2014 Celebrity Pet Adoption Calendar video
here.
A vast number of Anne’s twitter followers were so moved by her project to support adoption that they began submitting photos and stories of their own rescued pets. Anne received so many inspiring stories that she creating the tumblr
Rescue Pets Are Awesome, sharing daily photos of rescued pets along with the story of their adoption.
Rescue Pets Are Awesome is such a sweet, uplifting collection of amazing rescue stories. Gia, pictured below, was bounced around from boarding kennels and foster care for a year before being adopted from a shelter within 24 hours of being euthanized. She has now lived very happily with her forever family for several years.
Photograph is © Rescue Pets Are Awesome.
Cheyanne, pictured below, was scheduled to be euthanized for her behavior – however, she wasn’t aggressive. She was very shy and timid and had obviously been abused, but her standoffishness deemed her undesirable. After three and a half years with her new family, her demeanor has completely changed; she is calm and very loving.
Photograph is © Rescue Pets Are Awesome.
To read and see more inspiring pet stories to brighten your day, please visit
Rescue Pets Are Awesome.
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