Beautiful Photos of Black Cats and Dogs Help Them Get Adopted

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Milana N
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Photographer Emma O’Brien loves dogs and says she lives with a whole pack of them. She also likes to take beautiful portraits of animals and in one of her latest projects, she photographed black cats and dogs to help them get adopted.

“Black dogs and cats get a raw deal when it comes to being unwanted. Ending up at a shelter is bad news for any animal, but black critters are the least likely to be adopted and if they are lucky enough to be chosen by an adoptee, they will have waited the longest”, O’Brien wrote for Bored Panda.

Apparently, one of the reasons why black cats and dogs are the last on the list for adoption is that they don’t photograph well. O’Brien managed to disprove this by capturing their personality and character with all these amazing portraits.

Take a look at these photos that will hopefully help our lovely black friends find new home soon.

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Guinness the Border Collie. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Judgmental as hell. Found living under a trailer, but insists he’s not trashy. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Guinness is part of a creative side project I’m working on called the ‘BLACK SERIES’. Portraits I’ve shot of black rescue dogs and cats to raise awareness about the difficulties shelters face in attempting to home them. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Black dogs and cats are the most likely to be euthanized if they find themselves at a shelter and will wait the longest to be adopted. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Find out more by clicking the @boredpanda link in my bio for more pics and the story. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #boredpanda #bordercolliesarethebest #blackdogs #rescuedogsrule #dogportraits #whatthefluff #photoseries

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🖤 Nancy. Snorer of note. Ever so slightly needy. Sheds so much that her Mom now dresses like Batman 🖤 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Read about Nancy on @boredpanda (the link is in my bio). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The BLACK SERIES features adopted black rescue dogs and cats (the most difficult coloured creatures for a shelter to rehome). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m aiming to dispel the preconceptions about black shelter critters being boring, unlucky or lacking in photogenic appeal with this series of portraits. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Meet the characters in my bio and let me know about your black rescue animals 🖤 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #blackdogs #blackdogsrule #blackpugs #pugspugspugs #pugsnotdrugs #pugrescue #boredpanda #rescuedogsofig

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Variety is the spice of life and I’m very lucky to meet many different types of dogs on my travels. This week’s most popular dog to photograph has been the Labrador. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ According to the number of breed registrations (and the internet) Labradors are the most popular dog breed on the planet. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ They originate from Newfoundland in Canada and were shipped to the UK in 1887 by the Earl of Malmesbury, hence I suspect, their popularity as gun dogs amongst the English Gentry. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Led Zeppelin named their song ‘Black Dog’ after a black Labrador that wandered into the recording studio when they were making their album Led Zeppelin IV. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Labs are the breed of choice to be Guide Dogs because of their superb temperaments and one Labrador called Bosco was so charming that he was elected to be honorary Mayor in a Californian town from 1981 to 1994. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ From personal experience I can also vouch for Labradors being excellent at eating just about anything and shedding hair like it’s going out of style 🤣 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #labradorsofinsta #blacklabradors #labrador_feature #labradoretriever #blackdogsrule

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The Toby Pug. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Adopted from @pugrescue_sa as a 14 week old pup, Toby is the sweetest and most delightful boy. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s unusual to get Pug puppies in rescue, Toby was part of a litter of pups bred by an unscrupulous back yard breeder. Their mommy died when they were just a few days old and thankfully the baby pugs were handed over to Pug Rescue to be bottle fed and homed. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Toby likes to sit on chairs like a human boy (Edward does the same thing so I know all about this) and he sat patiently on a dining room chair whilst I met with his mom to select his photos for printing ❤️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m going to take this opportunity to encourage you to adopt rather than buy your next dog. If you’re a fan of a certain breed of dog, I promise you’ll find one either at a shelter or a breed specific rescue organisation. I’ve photographed countless rescue dogs and I’m yet to meet one that hasn’t captured his or her adopted parents’ hearts. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #adoptdontshop #pug_feature #pugstagram_lovers #flatfacecrew #squishyfaces #adoptadog ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

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