It’s estimated that 625,000 adoptable dogs and cats were euthanized in the United States in 2019. There are simply too many animals coming into shelters and too few people considering adoption when looking for a pet.
But this gruesome number could be reduced dramatically. All it would take is two things: more responsible pet owners so that fewer critters end up in shelters in the first place and more people adopting pets instead of buying them.
When you adopt, you not only get a friend for life but you also open up shelter space for another animal who might desperately need it.
Continuing our tradition, we at Bored Panda scrolled through the subreddit r/BeforeNAfterAdoption and hand-picked the most wholesome photos that were uploaded this month, showing adorable animals enjoying their second chance at life.
If you’re done with the selection but your heart craves more, check out our earlier rescue pet compilations: December, November, October.
#1 The Shelter Made A Rule That These Siblings Had To Be Adopted Together Because They Were Inseparable. They Sleep Like This Every Night
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#2 Adopted A Cat But Left Her Brother So I Had To Go Back A Few Days Later And Get Him Too
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#3 This My New Pupper Sanoi! She’s About 14 Weeks Old And Can’t Figure Out What To Do With Her Ears
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#4 Just Thought I’d Share My Blind Rescue Being Her Adorable Self
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#5 Was Hesitant When The Shelter Said We Had To Get Two, Think I Understand Why Now
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#6 Rescued Tiny Dog. No More Worries Little Guy. You Will Forever Be Warm Now
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#7 My Boyfriend Said Belle’s Different Colored Eyes Creeped Him Out When We Adopted Her, But I Think They Are Beautiful
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#8 My Grandparents Adopted A Kitten And They Sent Me This Pic In The Mail
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#9 How Our Rescue Pup Looks At My Husband
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#10 We Adopted Two Kitties Last Week. We Got Them Home And Notice One Of Them Is Covered In Hearts. Seven And Counting. Here’s River, King Of Hearts
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#11 My Wife And I Adopted Our First Dog Two Weeks Ago. Shelter Said He Was Skittish And Would Take A Long Time To Feel Safe And Comfortable With Us. That Has Not Been The Case At All. Wallace Is The Best, Derpiest Boy. He Definitely Feels At Home With Us
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#12 Louis The Blind Dog Got Adopted Today!
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#13 Everyone Say Hello To My Newly Adopted German Shepherd Tyson. Happiest Day Of My Life. In Our Culture, We Put A Flower Necklace As A Token Of Welcome
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#14 I Adopted A Cat. He Is Currently Judging Your Life Choices
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#15 Meet Our Mochi. We Found Her Inside A Tree At A Turkish Market. Tonight She Sleeps With Heating For The First Time
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#16 Our Foster Puppy When We Told Her We Were Adopting Her
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#17 Shelter Dog Is So Excited For His Adoption
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#18 We May Have Adopted A Tiny Snow Leopard
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#19 We Got A Puppy This Week From A Street Dog Rescue In Guadalajara. Meet Donatella!
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#20 My Friends Adopted A New Puppy. Don’t Let The Poker Face Fool You; He’s Overjoyed
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#21 Wife Heard Meowing In The Bushes At The Gas Station. And Found. Lionel. Say Hi To The Newest Addition To Our Family
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#22 Rescued Her From Snow
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#23 Today We Adopted Toby, He Has Been In The Shelter For Nearly 6 Years. We Plan On Being His Furever Home!
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#24 This Is Toby. I Found Him At Work Under Some Pallets During A Heavy Rain Storm. I Sat In The Rain For 40 Minutes To Gain His Trust To Come Out And Now He’s Home Safe And Happy
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#25 Today My House Went From Zero Dogs To Eleven Dogs In The Span Of A Few Hours. Meet Emmy Lou And Her Pile Of 10 One Week-Old Puppies. Fostering Ftw!
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#26 Salem Joined Our Family Yesterday. People Seem To Like Her Ears
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#27 Rescued A 2 Year Old Doberman Today To Join My 3 Year Old Rescue Boxer. So Basically, Now I Have 2 Sets Of Disappointed Eyes That Would Like To Know Where I’ve Been And Why I Ever Thought It Was Ok To Leave The House!
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#28 The Look Of This Cute Pittie After Being Rescued
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#29 My Girlfriend And I Adopted A Senior Pitbull Mix That Wasn’t Getting Too Much Interest At The Shelter. We Don’t See Why, Because She Is A 57lbs Brick Of Love And Affection. Meet Tika
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#30 We May Have Adopted A Large Frog
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#31 Tried To Adopt One Loaf, Ended Up With Twin Loaves
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#32 Adopted This Polite Boy
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#33 Heard Crying In Our Backyard Friday Night And We Found Her
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#34 This Is Tuna. Our New Member Of The Family
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#35 I Rescued A Kitten During The Lockdown… And She Ended Up Rescuing Me
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#36 Just Adopted A Kitten And My Baby Girl Was Not Very Aware Of The New Member Of The Family. This Is When They Met
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#37 Picked Up A Rescue In Alabama, He’s Been Sleeping On My Arm All The Way To Florida. He’s So Content
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#38 Meet Harlow! Adopted Yesterday And Already Working On Her Smile, It’s A Struggle Sometimes
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#39 Today We Rescued Him From Drain Hole, Gave Him A Sweet Name
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#40 Adopted This Boy On The Spot Today. His Name Is Stevie Wonder And He’s A Blind Cat Who Loves To Be Held And Scream
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#41 My New-To-Me Rare Pupper, Jak-Jak! Just Brought This Sweet 12 Year Old Lab Home And He Is Already My Everything!
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#42 My New Adopted Rescue Pup: Sunnymae!
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#43 This Is Mia. I Adopted Her Yesterday And We’re Ready To Go Into 2021 Together
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#44 Do You Think She’s Happy I Adopted Her?
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#45 Half Lab Half Great Dane Rescue. Meet Ms Bailey
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#46 I’m The Type Of Guy Who Never Wanted Cats, But I Promised My Girlfriend She’d Get One If She Moved To My Town… I’m Happy She Kept Me On My Promise. Meet Goku, My Buddy
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#47 3 Month Adoption Update: Certified Cuddle Bug
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#48 Adopted This Sweet 8 Y/O Named Bella! Wanted To Share Her Favorite Sleeping Position
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#49 My Wife And I Taking This Rescue Pup To His Forever Home
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#50 My Gorgeous Red Boy I Picked Up From The Shelter. Not Sure What Mix He Is
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