Starter Pack · ❤️ Rescue & adoption

Rescue & adoption on TikTok: Start With These Creators

A starter pack for rescue & adoption pet TikTok.

New to rescue & adoption on TikTok? Start here. We hand-picked 8 clips from creators like Abram Engle, Humane World for Animals, The Dodo, sailing_with_phoenix, wasabi.sushi.matcha 🇨🇦 that capture what this corner of pet TikTok does best — the humour, the heart and the how-to. Every video below is the creator's own, embedded straight from TikTok, with our notes on why it earns a spot.

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    The Dodo @thedodo ↗ ❤️ Rescue & adoption

    In loving memory of Dwight ❤️ He'd hiss whenever anyone got close — until he found his perfect home! Keep up with Morgan on Instagram @cheekydwight and follow @Lucky's Cat House to learn about more re

    From hissing to home: the before-and-after that defines the rescue genre.

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    @thedodo

    In loving memory of Dwight ❤️ He'd hiss whenever anyone got close — until he found his perfect home! Keep up with Morgan on Instagram @cheekydwight and follow @Lucky's Cat House to learn about more rescues

    ♬ original sound - The Dodo
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    The Dodo @thedodo ↗ ❤️ Rescue & adoption

    In loving memory of Dwight ❤️ He'd hiss whenever anyone got close — until he found his perfect home! Keep up with Morgan on Instagram @cheekydwight and follow @Lucky's Cat House to learn about more re

    From hissing to home: the before-and-after that defines the rescue genre.

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    @thedodo

    In loving memory of Dwight ❤️ He'd hiss whenever anyone got close — until he found his perfect home! Keep up with Morgan on Instagram @cheekydwight and follow @Lucky's Cat House to learn about more rescues

    ♬ original sound - The Dodo
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    The Dodo @thedodo ↗ ❤️ Rescue & adoption

    In loving memory of Dwight ❤️ He'd hiss whenever anyone got close — until he found his perfect home! Keep up with Morgan on Instagram @cheekydwight and follow @Lucky's Cat House to learn about more re

    From hissing to home: the before-and-after that defines the rescue genre.

    ⚑ Report
    @thedodo

    In loving memory of Dwight ❤️ He'd hiss whenever anyone got close — until he found his perfect home! Keep up with Morgan on Instagram @cheekydwight and follow @Lucky's Cat House to learn about more rescues

    ♬ original sound - The Dodo
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    The Dodo @thedodo ↗ ❤️ Rescue & adoption

    She dove right in to save him ❤️‍🩹 Alexandra told Dodo producer @evan_thedodo how she found Gismo at the bottom of a dumpster — and how, once he was safe, he started purring and making the sweetest li

    The first purr after a dumpster rescue — a beat that stops the scroll every time.

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    @thedodo

    She dove right in to save him ❤️‍🩹 Alexandra told Dodo producer @evan_thedodo how she found Gismo at the bottom of a dumpster — and how, once he was safe, he started purring and making the sweetest little biscuits 😭 Follow along with @McQueen Rescues Shelter

    ♬ original sound - The Dodo
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    The Dodo @thedodo ↗ ❤️ Rescue & adoption

    She dove right in to save him ❤️‍🩹 Alexandra told Dodo producer @evan_thedodo how she found Gismo at the bottom of a dumpster — and how, once he was safe, he started purring and making the sweetest li

    The first purr after a dumpster rescue — a beat that stops the scroll every time.

    ⚑ Report
    @thedodo

    She dove right in to save him ❤️‍🩹 Alexandra told Dodo producer @evan_thedodo how she found Gismo at the bottom of a dumpster — and how, once he was safe, he started purring and making the sweetest little biscuits 😭 Follow along with @McQueen Rescues Shelter

    ♬ original sound - The Dodo
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    The Dodo @thedodo ↗ ❤️ Rescue & adoption

    She dove right in to save him ❤️‍🩹 Alexandra told Dodo producer @evan_thedodo how she found Gismo at the bottom of a dumpster — and how, once he was safe, he started purring and making the sweetest li

    The first purr after a dumpster rescue — a beat that stops the scroll every time.

    ⚑ Report
    @thedodo

    She dove right in to save him ❤️‍🩹 Alexandra told Dodo producer @evan_thedodo how she found Gismo at the bottom of a dumpster — and how, once he was safe, he started purring and making the sweetest little biscuits 😭 Follow along with @McQueen Rescues Shelter

    ♬ original sound - The Dodo
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    The Dodo @thedodo ↗ ❤️ Rescue & adoption

    He just needed a friend to show him he has nothing to be scared about 😻 Learn more about @citydogsrescue Keep up with Kelsey, Gimli and Pippin @gimandpip on Instagram And follow @pokeypotpiefor more r

    The Dodo's rescue storytelling is the format template: setup, struggle, transformation.

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    @thedodo

    He just needed a friend to show him he has nothing to be scared about 😻 Learn more about @citydogsrescue Keep up with Kelsey, Gimli and Pippin @gimandpip on Instagram And follow @pokeypotpiefor more rescues

    ♬ original sound - The Dodo - The Dodo
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    The Dodo @thedodo ↗ ❤️ Rescue & adoption

    He just needed a friend to show him he has nothing to be scared about 😻 Learn more about @citydogsrescue Keep up with Kelsey, Gimli and Pippin @gimandpip on Instagram And follow @pokeypotpiefor more r

    The Dodo's rescue storytelling is the format template: setup, struggle, transformation.

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    @thedodo

    He just needed a friend to show him he has nothing to be scared about 😻 Learn more about @citydogsrescue Keep up with Kelsey, Gimli and Pippin @gimandpip on Instagram And follow @pokeypotpiefor more rescues

    ♬ original sound - The Dodo - The Dodo
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    The Dodo @thedodo ↗ ❤️ Rescue & adoption

    He just needed a friend to show him he has nothing to be scared about 😻 Learn more about @citydogsrescue Keep up with Kelsey, Gimli and Pippin @gimandpip on Instagram And follow @pokeypotpiefor more r

    The Dodo's rescue storytelling is the format template: setup, struggle, transformation.

    ⚑ Report
    @thedodo

    He just needed a friend to show him he has nothing to be scared about 😻 Learn more about @citydogsrescue Keep up with Kelsey, Gimli and Pippin @gimandpip on Instagram And follow @pokeypotpiefor more rescues

    ♬ original sound - The Dodo - The Dodo
  13. #5
    wasabi.sushi.matcha 🇨🇦 @wasabisushimatcha ↗ ❤️ Rescue & adoption

    How to bottle feed baby kittens 😸🍼 ft. Foster kitten Boba 🧋 #raisingkittens #fosterkitten #bottlefeedingkittens #bottlefeedingtips #orphanedkittens

    Foster-kitten how-tos turn caregiving into genuinely useful short-form content.

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    @wasabisushimatcha

    How to bottle feed baby kittens 😸🍼 ft. Foster kitten Boba 🧋 #raisingkittens #fosterkitten #bottlefeedingkittens #bottlefeedingtips #orphanedkittens

    ♬ Relaxing, cute everyday BGM - あび
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    wasabi.sushi.matcha 🇨🇦 @wasabisushimatcha ↗ ❤️ Rescue & adoption

    How to bottle feed baby kittens 😸🍼 ft. Foster kitten Boba 🧋 #raisingkittens #fosterkitten #bottlefeedingkittens #bottlefeedingtips #orphanedkittens

    Foster-kitten how-tos turn caregiving into genuinely useful short-form content.

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    @wasabisushimatcha

    How to bottle feed baby kittens 😸🍼 ft. Foster kitten Boba 🧋 #raisingkittens #fosterkitten #bottlefeedingkittens #bottlefeedingtips #orphanedkittens

    ♬ Relaxing, cute everyday BGM - あび
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    sailing_with_phoenix @sailing_with_phoenix ↗ ❤️ Rescue & adoption

    Day 8 sailing from Oregon to Hawaii. 1589 miles to go. My kitty Phoenix told me I’ve been acting crazy recently. #sailing #sailinglife #fyp #dream #sailingwithphoenix

    Day 8 of Oliver Widger's solo Oregon-to-Hawaii voyage with his rescue cat Phoenix aboard.

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    Day 8 sailing from Oregon to Hawaii. 1589 miles to go. My kitty Phoenix told me I’ve been acting crazy recently. sailing sailinglife fyp dream sailingwithphoenix

    ♬ original sound - sailing_with_phoenix
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