“My Sister Adopted Her Very First Dog And His Before & After Pics Have Me Crying”
Meriah Jae couldn’t be more proud of her sister for adopting a sheltered pit bull in serious need for some love. So she decided to express her feelings on Twitter, where Meriah stitched together a couple of cutest pics of her sister’s new pet with a powerful message: “adopt, don’t shop.”
And this message simply blew up online with over 133,000 retweets, 345,000 likes, and most importantly a ton of encouraging comments with kind words, tips and more stories like this.
Of course, let’s not discount the star of the whole show – the adorable pit bull named Charlie who’s finally enjoying his life with a loving owner, while also becoming a Twitter symbol for pet adoption. Nice going, Charlie!
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This sheltered pit bull was in serious need for love
Straight away the joy of life came back to Charlie
And his before-and-after photos exploded on Twitter
Inspiring an incredible online thread of positivity…
Which got other people to share the stories of their furry friends:
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Aww, he looks so happy now. His smile is adorable. (Too bad his ears are cropped.) I'm always glad to read a story about a happily adopted animal.
While I disagree with cropping tails and ears and everything else, I think in this case, since it can't be undone, it kinda adds to his cuteness, like "My owners were so mean and they did all dis to me, but my new owner so amazing!"
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This is my Lily at the pound after she was surrendered and the second one was after living with me for a couple of years. She is 13 now and still going strong Lily-befor...941386.jpg 
Here is my Snickers, right after I got him and then this summer Snickers-b...433348.jpg 
just beautiful i got a Blue Heeler who had been dumped because she is deaf she had puppes one day dumped the next, but silly people had her chipped was traced back by Vet who went with police to get puppies, after weaned puppies went but mummy didnt because of her deafness but she is a wonderful girl my babie
Aww.. these are so heartwarming! I wish I could adopt a doggie! Being abused or in critical condition can really take a toll on the poor animal (physically and mentally). Its nice to see their transformations into happy pups with a family :)
That was the first day we've got Tola - she just arrived from big puppy factory. Below a photo how she looks now :D 1-597717f049ae1.jpg 
Looks like a sweetheart. So glad someone took a chance on him. Wish I could save them all.
....and to all the other rescue owners, you are all amazing people and the difference you have made to to your canine friends is so obvious, love you all.
Amazing, this makes me cold heart warm. Your sister has given this dog the life it deserves, you have my respect and love for giving this dog the love and companionship it needs. Thank you from a fellow animal lover, this means the world to that little guy.
"A dog is a smile and a wagging tail, what's in between doesn't count." Adopt don't shop. Breeders breed unhealthy animals for aesthetics.
Omg I just fell inlove with all of you for adopting these babies <3
I really do think a dog's love is the most complete love we can have on earth. I know, my experience with my dogs show me everyday what true unconditional love is. They are family to me, its not possible for me to love them more than I do, I wish more people would see and understand this. (This ^^ dog knows hes loved now you can see it in his eyes)
Love. Pure love. My baby boy is a rescue. When I got him he was 2 months old, scared to death and 1 of 5 pups who survived a horrible place. Full of fleas, feces, not fed etc. They were only found due to the owner being arrested. He's a Staffordshire terrier chow chow mix. 4 years later he is still my best decision ever. My service dog. But to this day I don't think I saved him. HE saved me..
What a precious boy! We found our pup when he was 12 wks old and took him to the shelter. Nobody claimed him, so we adopted him. Here's Loki before and after! compare2-5...427c70.jpg 
That doggie is so precious! What a happy little (big) guy..... Makes my heart smile!
I wish people would stop butchering their ears! Just glad they now have people who will love them.
I wish people would stop butchering their ears. >.< So glad they now have people who will love them.
Such a simple, selfless act can make such a difference to another life. 'Good' on your sister!
No one loves you like your dog! No one will be as happy to see you like your dog is! My Harley is a rescue and he's very spoiled. Harley has me trained very well, lol! He's still in bed this morning. I love this little guy with all my heart!
Our Black Velvet was 'one of many'. Her nest was warm, but there were 11 other pups asking for love and attention. Velv' was one of the three biggest pups. The moment I saw her, I fell in love. Luckily she came from a wonderfull, warm, loving home. Sebastian (her "grandpa" so to speak) trained them well and the pups were not allowed to leave their mom before being 12 weeks old. But there are so many that do not have those great odds...alas. 2017-07-17...7cbdfb.jpg 
they all look happy and well loved ,they will give you years of fun and love xxxxxx
Heel mooi om te zien hoe de honden er na adoptie uit zien. Liefde doet wonderen.
100% sweet and kind--love stories like these. Some years ago we adopted a JRT mix from our local shelter. When we fist say him he was asleep in the kennel while the dog in there with him ran around barking. We found out from an animal intuitive that Jib was asleep because he was frightened and afraid. Happily for us and our Jibster, those days are long past!
No substitute for love; all my 4 dogs have been rescues and I love them all.
I'd show you the before and after photos of my adopted dog, but you'd hardly recognize him covered in barbecue sauce.
I love this story so much. Both of my dogs are rescues as well. Here they are, a few years ago! 1799-59789...3-jpeg.jpg 
wow I am always so chocked when I see how compassionate and loving people are tords dogs and cats, now if everyone treated each other with such compassion the world would be Paradise.Food for thought.
I love this story! I don't know why bored panda has to constantly tell everyone how many likes a story got. As if it makes a difference.
Rescue pit bull? Can you follow up with us in 30 days... let us know if he has been returned to the shelter? Sorry to rain on your parade... Pit bulls the most vicious breed as defined by disfiguring maulings and deaths.
Adopt don't buy ? But where will breeds go ? You are doing a mistake to stop peoples to buy real breeds , why? Because: No one is buying this dog =homeless dogs. So I know that we need to adopt shelter dogs but we can't stop buying breeds because if no one buys a dog the owner "throws" dog away to shelter... Everyone needs love. I remember having a shelter dog , but they gave her to us to "try" it didn't work ... That dog didn't match our personallities...but we gave her back sadly. Then I found a homeless cat that we loved.... He was just a normal black cat ... Well yeah
The whole point is that if you stop buying, eventually the breeders will go out of business. Plus, what breeds? If you mean purebred then I hope you know that most "purebreds" are from puppy mills, if you ignore that and buy a dog out of sympathy you are just supporting what could be a puppy mill, if breeders go out of business there will be LESS shelter dogs because they would be getting adopted more easily. Real breeds don't exist by the way, and if you are buying a real breeds, you should know that you are basically buying an inbred dog, prone to health issues and one that will probably have a shorter lifespan. Real breed/purebred is just for marketing, it's really just an inbred dog that could die possibly years before the predicted lifespan
Load More Replies... Aww, he looks so happy now. His smile is adorable. (Too bad his ears are cropped.) I'm always glad to read a story about a happily adopted animal.
While I disagree with cropping tails and ears and everything else, I think in this case, since it can't be undone, it kinda adds to his cuteness, like "My owners were so mean and they did all dis to me, but my new owner so amazing!"
Load More Replies... This is my Lily at the pound after she was surrendered and the second one was after living with me for a couple of years. She is 13 now and still going strong Lily-befor...941386.jpg
Here is my Snickers, right after I got him and then this summer Snickers-b...433348.jpg
just beautiful i got a Blue Heeler who had been dumped because she is deaf she had puppes one day dumped the next, but silly people had her chipped was traced back by Vet who went with police to get puppies, after weaned puppies went but mummy didnt because of her deafness but she is a wonderful girl my babie
Aww.. these are so heartwarming! I wish I could adopt a doggie! Being abused or in critical condition can really take a toll on the poor animal (physically and mentally). Its nice to see their transformations into happy pups with a family :)
That was the first day we've got Tola - she just arrived from big puppy factory. Below a photo how she looks now :D 1-597717f049ae1.jpg
Looks like a sweetheart. So glad someone took a chance on him. Wish I could save them all.
....and to all the other rescue owners, you are all amazing people and the difference you have made to to your canine friends is so obvious, love you all.
Amazing, this makes me cold heart warm. Your sister has given this dog the life it deserves, you have my respect and love for giving this dog the love and companionship it needs. Thank you from a fellow animal lover, this means the world to that little guy.
"A dog is a smile and a wagging tail, what's in between doesn't count." Adopt don't shop. Breeders breed unhealthy animals for aesthetics.
Omg I just fell inlove with all of you for adopting these babies <3
I really do think a dog's love is the most complete love we can have on earth. I know, my experience with my dogs show me everyday what true unconditional love is. They are family to me, its not possible for me to love them more than I do, I wish more people would see and understand this. (This ^^ dog knows hes loved now you can see it in his eyes)
Love. Pure love. My baby boy is a rescue. When I got him he was 2 months old, scared to death and 1 of 5 pups who survived a horrible place. Full of fleas, feces, not fed etc. They were only found due to the owner being arrested. He's a Staffordshire terrier chow chow mix. 4 years later he is still my best decision ever. My service dog. But to this day I don't think I saved him. HE saved me..
What a precious boy! We found our pup when he was 12 wks old and took him to the shelter. Nobody claimed him, so we adopted him. Here's Loki before and after! compare2-5...427c70.jpg
That doggie is so precious! What a happy little (big) guy..... Makes my heart smile!
I wish people would stop butchering their ears! Just glad they now have people who will love them.
I wish people would stop butchering their ears. >.< So glad they now have people who will love them.
Such a simple, selfless act can make such a difference to another life. 'Good' on your sister!
No one loves you like your dog! No one will be as happy to see you like your dog is! My Harley is a rescue and he's very spoiled. Harley has me trained very well, lol! He's still in bed this morning. I love this little guy with all my heart!
Our Black Velvet was 'one of many'. Her nest was warm, but there were 11 other pups asking for love and attention. Velv' was one of the three biggest pups. The moment I saw her, I fell in love. Luckily she came from a wonderfull, warm, loving home. Sebastian (her "grandpa" so to speak) trained them well and the pups were not allowed to leave their mom before being 12 weeks old. But there are so many that do not have those great odds...alas. 2017-07-17...7cbdfb.jpg
they all look happy and well loved ,they will give you years of fun and love xxxxxx
Heel mooi om te zien hoe de honden er na adoptie uit zien. Liefde doet wonderen.
100% sweet and kind--love stories like these. Some years ago we adopted a JRT mix from our local shelter. When we fist say him he was asleep in the kennel while the dog in there with him ran around barking. We found out from an animal intuitive that Jib was asleep because he was frightened and afraid. Happily for us and our Jibster, those days are long past!
No substitute for love; all my 4 dogs have been rescues and I love them all.
I'd show you the before and after photos of my adopted dog, but you'd hardly recognize him covered in barbecue sauce.
I love this story so much. Both of my dogs are rescues as well. Here they are, a few years ago! 1799-59789...3-jpeg.jpg
wow I am always so chocked when I see how compassionate and loving people are tords dogs and cats, now if everyone treated each other with such compassion the world would be Paradise.Food for thought.
I love this story! I don't know why bored panda has to constantly tell everyone how many likes a story got. As if it makes a difference.
Rescue pit bull? Can you follow up with us in 30 days... let us know if he has been returned to the shelter? Sorry to rain on your parade... Pit bulls the most vicious breed as defined by disfiguring maulings and deaths.
Adopt don't buy ? But where will breeds go ? You are doing a mistake to stop peoples to buy real breeds , why? Because: No one is buying this dog =homeless dogs. So I know that we need to adopt shelter dogs but we can't stop buying breeds because if no one buys a dog the owner "throws" dog away to shelter... Everyone needs love. I remember having a shelter dog , but they gave her to us to "try" it didn't work ... That dog didn't match our personallities...but we gave her back sadly. Then I found a homeless cat that we loved.... He was just a normal black cat ... Well yeah
The whole point is that if you stop buying, eventually the breeders will go out of business. Plus, what breeds? If you mean purebred then I hope you know that most "purebreds" are from puppy mills, if you ignore that and buy a dog out of sympathy you are just supporting what could be a puppy mill, if breeders go out of business there will be LESS shelter dogs because they would be getting adopted more easily. Real breeds don't exist by the way, and if you are buying a real breeds, you should know that you are basically buying an inbred dog, prone to health issues and one that will probably have a shorter lifespan. Real breed/purebred is just for marketing, it's really just an inbred dog that could die possibly years before the predicted lifespan
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