For those who love animals, being a pet owner is one of the most rewarding experiences in life. It is even more so when your pet is one that is rescued or adopted. Pets are abandoned in shelters for a variety of reasons and sometimes it is even for their good. Still, it cannot be denied that pets being left behind are such a sad thing.

So let's focus on something happier: rescued and abandoned pets getting adopted and finding a new family. This is basically the content of the Instagram account of the adoption coordinator of Wayne County Humane Society, Joe Kay.

Joe Kay Shares Reels of Pet Adoptions on His Instagram Account

Joe Kay's Instagram account, @adoptingd0gs, has 252,000 followers on Instagram as of press time. His more than 1,000 posts is full of Reels and photos of rescued and abandoned dogs. What will certainly bring a smile to your face, however, are the videos showing how dogs react to the news that they are being adopted.

These Reels usually follow a particular format. He holds out orange cards, which basically state that a particular dog is put on hold and is about to be adopted, as he walks to the cage where that dog is. He then captures the dog's reaction on video as the dog is informed that a "forever home" for him or her has been found.

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He's on TikTok Too

Joe Kay is likewise on TikTok and actually has millions of followers there. As of writing, his TikTok account, @adoptingdogs, has 4.2 million views. His posts have garnered a total of 135.3 million likes as of press time as well.

According to Daily Paws, this TikTok account of his was actually met with "some ridicule from his coworkers around the Wayne County (Ohio) Humane Society offices." Needless to say, the account has gone a long way from being the subject of ridicule.

If you happen to be interesting in adopting a dog, both Kay's Instagram and TikTok accounts provide links that can help you get the process started. Daily Paws notes that the dogs you find in Wayne County Humane Society are not your usual shelter dogs.

This is because "the humane society rescues from overcrowded shelters in the region, which can sometimes only do so much with limited resources, and from puppy mills."

Example of Joe Kay's Adoption Videos

Here are some examples of Joe Kay's popular adoption videos, complete with the orange card and a whole lot of tail wagging by the dogs:

However, the adoption coordinator's posts are not limited to just these adorable and heartwarming adoption videos. He also shares videos of dogs that have just been rescued, dogs that have been surrendered, or dogs that have yet to find their forever homes.

Here are some examples:

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