A sad new study says that many animals in shelters are overlooked for adoption because of their physical appearance and how they look in photos.

2,000 adults were surveyed and 44 percent said they consider an animal's physical appearance when adopting.

Around 19 percent admitted that taking selfies and photos of their pets is important.

The study also revealed that around 56 percent of potential adopters surveyed said that they would skip over a photo of an animal on a shelter's website or social media if it wasn't cute enough.

Many breeds have a harder time finding forever homes than others. For example, English bull terriers can take up to 98 days to find a home.

Black cats are also harder to adopt out because they are tough to photograph and can stay up to 30 days.

Story Date: April 22, 2019