Are You Sure You Want To Adopt That Pet?

Pandemic puppies are an extremely cute trend, but adopting an animal in quarantine could be a dicey proposition

Julia Pugachevsky
Forge
Published in
5 min readApr 16, 2020

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A cute orange cat naps while its paw lays on its owner’s hand.
Photo: Ann Schwede/Getty Images

It seems like every time I scroll through my social media feeds, I see another friend who’s fostering or adopting a pet. They’re romping with rescue pups on grassy lawns. They’re cuddling with kittens as they…

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Julia Pugachevsky
Forge
Writer for

freelance writer with work in VICE, BuzzFeed News, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Insider, and more.