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Meet Mike Pence's very cute, four-legged Father's Day surprise

This Father's Day Vice President Mike Pence got a very cute surprise from his family, and the country got more adorable pets to obsess over. 

Sunday evening Second Lady Karen Pence tweeted a photo of herself with a grey kitten named Hazel, which the family got this weekend during a trip to Indiana. 

She also tweeted a photo of Pence cuddled up with a puppy named Harley, and said it was his Father's Day surprise.

The new additions to the family come a week after they mourned the loss of their cat, Oreo. 

Oreo — along with the family's other cat, Pickle, and rabbit, Marlon Bundo — became famous in January, when the family moved to Washington, D.C. They all made their national debut in photos of the U.S. Air Force flight.

Since then, Marlon Bundo, better known as BOTUS (Bunny of the United States), has remained in the spotlight with an Instagram page.

The black-and-white rabbit even has made White House appearances, recently stealing the show at an event for Military Appreciation Month. At the time, Karen Pence said he was "kind of famous," as the first bunny to ride on Air Force 2.

Could more adorable Instagram accounts be in this country's future? We can only hope.

Call IndyStar reporter Emma Kate Fittes at (317) 444-6129. Follow her on Twitter: @IndyEmmaKate.