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Approximately 6.5 million companion animals enter shelters each year in the United States. Those small helpless individuals frequently went without the love, attention, and caring they needed, and many of them never knew what it was like to be happy. They arrive at shelters suffering from dread, worry, and extreme loneliness while their stories are unknown. Adopting such a creature is, in the truest sense, giving it the second shot in life that we all deserve.
So, in honour of all those inspirational adoption success stories, we’ve chosen some of the most moving dog adoption before and after photos from the r/BeforeNAfterAdoption forum. “This is a place to share the amazing difference a loving family can make on an abandoned or mistreated animal,” as per the group description.
#1 She’s The Sweetest Creature I’ve Ever Met. I Don’t Always Know What To Say About Her Transformation Other Than “Look.” The First Picture Is A Month Before The Second, The Last Is Her 2-Year Gotcha-Versary
#2 My Girlfriend And I Adopted Buck In August Of 2019, He’s Changed Our Lives More Than We Did His And Has Been The Best Choice We’ve Made. Love This Guy To Death!
#3 We Took Home This Sick Pup That Had Cirrhosis Of The Liver And Wasn’t Expected To Live More Than Three Months. Today Marks One Year Since We Brought Him Home And Now He’s Healthier Than Ever
#4 Joker Dog Was A Bait Dog For I Don’t Know How Long. It Amazes Me From The Moment I Met Him All He Needed Was Love To Heal
#5 Maya’s One Year After Adoption. From Severely Underweight To One Happy Pupperoni
#6 Our Sweet Toby Was Found In A Ditch And Couldn’t Use His Back Legs. Now He’s King Of The Road In Two Wheels
#7 I’ve Posted Luna’s Glow-Up Here A Few Years Ago, But Today We Are Celebrating Her Six Year Gotcha Day Anniversary And I Just Love Her So Much And Want To Share Her Again
#8 How It Started vs. Hows It Going
#9 The Evolution Of Our Foster Pup’s Ears. From Day One With Us, After Being Found As A Stray, To Now
#10 Magnum Was Rescued By A Local Shelter Where I Live. Thank You To All Of You Who Work Tirelessly To Save These Angels’ Lives
#11 Mighty Marmalade At Intake vs. Almost A Year In Her Furever Home
#12 My Local Shelter Posted A Post-Adoption Update Of This Pup – Check Out That Glow Up! (Not My Dog)
#13 Mr. Rogers. Blind, Emaciated, Famished, And So Weak He Couldn’t Walk. His Literal Bones Were Jutting Out Through His Skin. Like White Bone. I Brought Him Home From The Shelter For The Night But Decided He Needed To Go Stay At The Veterinarian After I Saw His Condition
#14 Millie, When She Was Rescued In Mississippi And Now. The Best Doggo
#15 My Foster Dog The Day We Rescued Her From An Animal Cruelty Case And 3 Weeks Later
#16 First Photo Is One Year Ago When We Got Him From The Shelter – Insecure And Nervous. Many Hikes And Plays Later – He’s The King Of Our Home. Dude’s First Adoptiversary!
#17 I Adopted This Baby From The Dominican Republic 1 Month Ago- My Mom Didn’t Believe Me That It Was The Same Dog. I Named Him Remi And He Suffered From Mange And Malnutrition, Not Anymore!
#18 Olly Was Rescued By A Group In South Korea That Rescues Dogs Held By Restaurants (To Be Eaten) And From Other Bad Situations. He Was Unlikely To Be Adopted There Because His Bald Spot & He’s A Dark, Mixed Breed. They Sent Him To A Rescue In Our City. Adopted Him Over 2 Years Ago
#19 The Day We Met And Present Day. 11 Years Later
#20 I Was Told Y’all Would Love This Survivors Big Beautiful Smile! In Order To Really Appreciate It You Need To See What He Looked Like The Day He Was Rescued. Best Smile Ever
#21 Meet Bebe: Rescued After Being Thrown Out Of A Moving Car And 5 Years Later Is My Music Buddy
#22 Found In Plastic Bag And Now She Found Away To Our Home And Heart
#23 He Was Scared Of Crates, Brooms, Gloves, And Walking Anywhere New Or Loud. Now He’s A Happy Adventure Dog Who Loves Every Person And Animal He Meets
#24 Went From Crouching In Fear From Anyone Raising There Voice To Shamelessly Begging For Treats In Less Than A Year
#25 My Sweet Girl, When She Won Me In Nov ’19 Versus Apr ’20
