Keeping your feed fresh, one rescue pet at a time
Are you ever bored of seeing countless pictures of your friends’ pets all over your social media feed? Here’s something better. These high profile pet Instagram accounts are different than your friends’ average photos of their cat sitting in the living room.
Note: It is illegal to remove wild animals from their natural habitat to live as pets in parts of North America. While they may be cute to look at, they often exhibit natural behaviours that can be destructive to humans and their homes, and are not generally suited to live indoors like domesticated dogs or cats.
Many of the pets listed here are rescue animals that were unreleasable due to uncontrolled circumstances, and who have conscious and patient owners.
In general, however, wild animals belong in their home in the wild.
1. @pumpkintheraccoon
Pumpkin is a rescued Bahamian raccoon who lives with her two canine friends, Toffee and Oreo.
2. @this_girl_is_a_squirrel
For whatever reason, U of G students are obsessed with squirrels. If the local squirrels aren’t enough, Jill — a rescue from Hurricane Isaac — regularly dons tiny clothing for all to see on her Instagram page.
3. @hedgehog_azuki
Azuki is a male hedgehog who lives in Japan and is a regular poster boy for ad campaigns where he poses with tiny pieces of furniture.
4. @juniperfoxx
A domestic red fox rescued from the fur industry. Since she was bred in captivity, Juniper lost many of her natural instincts and unfortunately wouldn’t be able to live on her own in the wild.
5. @maple.the.pup
We all know and love Maple for her musical talent back when she and her owner, @acoustictrench, were Vine stars. You’ll be pleased to know that she is still playing music when she’s not napping!
Feature image by Karen K. Tran/The Ontarion