Not sure about you, but we find pets to be pretty enjoyable. They’re devoted, affectionate whenever you want them to be, understanding, and not possessive of the TV remote. It’s no surprise that they’ve become so popular.

We aren’t the first to notice this, of course. Many makers of virtual slot machines anticipated the popularity of animals as bonus features years in advance. If you need evidence, just consider the number of video slots devoted to animals. You should realize that there are many, but we will focus on four of the most well-known here.

Puppy Love is the oldest movie on our list, so we’ll watch that first. Although Betsoft released this game at the tail end of 2013, it has held up remarkably well. The main icons are a Puppy Love dog kennel and six distinct pups, and there are five reels, three rows, and 20 paylines. Wilds are represented by collars, while food bowls act as scatters.

All of the dogs in this game have adorable puppy dog eyes and are created in the style of Pixar characters. These dogs only want your affection, and if they have to assist you win money to achieve this goal, so be it.

Three wilds on reels two or four triggers the Wild Reel’s hold and two, three, or four free games, respectively. Free games are activated when three scatters appear. If that weren’t enough, you can activate a bonus function that opens a new tab directing you to the Puppy Love online shop.

So adorable!

Cutie Cats is a fun game for cat lovers who appreciate spoiling their feline friends to no end. This slot machine, released in 2018 by Gamomat, features a White Cat dressed in a tiara as its main character. She is the wild and can show up stacked across all five reels. In addition to the tiara-less kittens, there are also symbols of the playing card values 9, 10, J, Q, K, and A, plus four other adorable cats.

These cats have been groomed so meticulously that they are competing for the title of “cutest.” The trophy icon appears as a scatter on reels one, three, and five. If you get three of these anywhere on the reels, you’ll activate a bonus round where you get five free spins. During this bonus round, not only can additional free spins be won, but stacked wilds also become active.

The game’s visuals are classy and realistic, and the soundtrack sounds like it was made specifically for a Cutie Cat contest. Better yet, I can’t even see a single hairball.