All that ~might~ be changing, though, thanks to the blockbuster success of Black Panther.
Tumblr user Gallusrostromegalus wrote that their local shelter in Durango, Colorado, was inundated with people who were looking to make Black Panther–inspired adoptions.
But! Before you get too excited about all this great adoption news, the ASPCA would like you to know that it hasn't really seen a huge increase in adoptions — at least across NYC — so the adoption stories might just be anecdotal.