Bringing home a furry friend is always an exciting adventure full of love, snuggles, and a chewed up shoe or two. City Editor Jess should know, she has two rescue pups — Roscoe + Reyna.

We’ve done some digging to highlight local animal shelters looking for some purrfect parents to add to their furever family. We found cats, kittens, dogs, puppies + small animals from six local organizations.

Animal Rescue League of Boston, 10 Chandler St.

Blu | Blue merle Australian cattle dog | 3-year-old male
Akiro | American Staffordshire terrier | 4-year-old male
Hunter | English Springer Spaniel and beagle mix | 6-year-old male
Eeyore | Lynx and domestic short hair | 2-year-old male
Tony Stark and Steve Rogers | Bengal cats (bonded pair)
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Boston Animal Care and Control Shelter, 26 Mahler Rd., Roslindale

Java | Chocolate lab | Young female
Earl Grey | Domestic short hair | Young male
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Titan is about three years old and he’s blind, so his furever home will need some minor accommodations to be successful. | Photo provided by @mspca.angell

MSPCA Animal Care and Adoption Center, 350 S. Huntington Ave.

Titan | Pit bull terrier (Blind so will require some minor accommodations) | 3-year-old male
Hudson | Labrador retriever mix | 6-year-old male
Daisy | Domestic shorthair | 5-year-old female
Joe | Guinea pig
Skinny Ryan | Parakeet
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Last Hope K9 Rescue, Foster-based rescue

Braxton | Shiba and Chow mix | 4-year-old male
Pilot | Hound mix | 3-month-old male
Estella | Lab mix | 4-year-old female
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This adorable grumpy faced cat is named Coconut and would be best suited for a solo pet home. | Photo provided by Broken Tail Rescue

Broken Tail Rescue, 160 Alewife Brook Pkwy, Cambridge

Apollo | Great Dane | 2-year-old male
Coconut | Located at the PetSmart in Cambridge | Senior cat
Precious | Domestic long hair tortoiseshell | 9-year-old female
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See a pawsome pet you want to welcome home? Reach out to the organizations directly to inquire about adoption requirements and procedures.

Not ready to take the leap? Ask about joining their foster network or donate to your favorite organization.