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50 Most Wholesome Rescue Pet Photos Of The Month (January Edition)
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.
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#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
#3
This My New Pupper Sanoi! She’s About 14 Weeks Old And Can’t Figure Out What To Do With Her Ears
#4
Just Thought I’d Share My Blind Rescue Being Her Adorable Self
#5
Was Hesitant When The Shelter Said We Had To Get Two, Think I Understand Why Now
#6
Rescued Tiny Dog. No More Worries Little Guy. You Will Forever Be Warm Now
#7
My Boyfriend Said Belle's Different Colored Eyes Creeped Him Out When We Adopted Her, But I Think They Are Beautiful
#8
My Grandparents Adopted A Kitten And They Sent Me This Pic In The Mail
#9
How Our Rescue Pup Looks At My Husband
#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
#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
#12
Louis The Blind Dog Got Adopted Today!
Natalia Maciel 5 years ago
The cane in the hand of one of the humans may mean they are blind too : D
#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
#14
I Adopted A Cat. He Is Currently Judging Your Life Choices
#15
Meet Our Mochi. We Found Her Inside A Tree At A Turkish Market. Tonight She Sleeps With Heating For The First Time
#16
Our Foster Puppy When We Told Her We Were Adopting Her
#17
Shelter Dog Is So Excited For His Adoption
#18
We May Have Adopted A Tiny Snow Leopard
Zlaxcat Youtube 5 years ago
OHHHHHHHHHH MYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD THE CUTEST THING EVER!!!!!!!!
#19
We Got A Puppy This Week From A Street Dog Rescue In Guadalajara. Meet Donatella!
#20
My Friends Adopted A New Puppy. Don’t Let The Poker Face Fool You; He’s Overjoyed
#21
Wife Heard Meowing In The Bushes At The Gas Station. And Found. Lionel. Say Hi To The Newest Addition To Our Family
#22
Rescued Her From Snow
#23
Today We Adopted Toby, He Has Been In The Shelter For Nearly 6 Years. We Plan On Being His Furever Home!
#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
#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!
clever username 5 years ago
such a proud mama she is like "look what i made! these little things are me!"
#26
Salem Joined Our Family Yesterday. People Seem To Like Her Ears
#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!
#28
The Look Of This Cute Pittie After Being Rescued
#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
#30
We May Have Adopted A Large Frog
#31
Tried To Adopt One Loaf, Ended Up With Twin Loaves
#32
Adopted This Polite Boy
#33
Heard Crying In Our Backyard Friday Night And We Found Her
#34
This Is Tuna. Our New Member Of The Family
#35
I Rescued A Kitten During The Lockdown... And She Ended Up Rescuing Me
#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
Mike Rodrick 5 years ago (edited)
That's an AWESOME PHOTO! Keep it to show her when she's older.
#37
Picked Up A Rescue In Alabama, He’s Been Sleeping On My Arm All The Way To Florida. He’s So Content
#38
Meet Harlow! Adopted Yesterday And Already Working On Her Smile, It’s A Struggle Sometimes
#39
Today We Rescued Him From Drain Hole, Gave Him A Sweet Name
#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
#41
My New-To-Me Rare Pupper, Jak-Jak! Just Brought This Sweet 12 Year Old Lab Home And He Is Already My Everything!
#42
My New Adopted Rescue Pup: Sunnymae!
#43
This Is Mia. I Adopted Her Yesterday And We’re Ready To Go Into 2021 Together
#44
Do You Think She's Happy I Adopted Her?
#45
Half Lab Half Great Dane Rescue. Meet Ms Bailey
#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
#47
3 Month Adoption Update: Certified Cuddle Bug
#48
Adopted This Sweet 8 Y/O Named Bella! Wanted To Share Her Favorite Sleeping Position
#49
My Wife And I Taking This Rescue Pup To His Forever Home
#50
My Gorgeous Red Boy I Picked Up From The Shelter. Not Sure What Mix He Is
#51
My New Rescue, Waffles!
#52
I Was Adopted Today
#53
Cat We Adopted Over Quarantine (Orange Cat) Came Home With A Boyfriend
#54
My Wife Wanted A Puppy And I Wanted A Rescue, So We Compromised And Got A Rescue Puppy This Year. Please Welcome Willow
#55
My Lil 12 Week Rescue
Alexis draskinis 5 years ago
OMG! He looks like my Sheamus when we rescued him! About the same age too. Now hes an almost 7yr old spoiled brat but I wouldnt have it any other way!
#56
Adopted This Floof Less Than A Week Ago And He Already Has My Heart. This Is Gimli!
#57
My Foster Socks At Petsmart. He Got Adopted!
#58
Meet Bumblebee, One Month Since I Took Him From Shelter
#59
After Months Of Searching For A Dog, We Finally Adopted One. Say Hello To Fussel
#60
10yr Old Lady My Fiancé Adopted. Her Name Is Peach But She’s My Little Squish
#61
My Lil Chunky Boy. I’ll Never Regret Adopting Him
Mike Rodrick 5 years ago
I know the feeling. Glad you adopted rather than shopped. That's the look of a happy dog.
#62
Rescued This Guy From The Shelter. He Put On Some More Weight And Gets Good Pets Everyday
#63
Everyone, Meet Nova. She Is A Rescue Dog From Spain Currently Living In The Cold Country Of Sweden
#64
Just Adopted This Little Guy From The Animal Shelter. He Seems Happy
#65
I Just Adopted A Kitten. Her Leg Was Injured So We Went To The Vet And Got It All Fixed. She's Scared And Decided To Hide In The Shoe Rack
#66
Guess She's Happy I Adopted Her
#67
The Best Part Of My 2020 Has Been Adopting This Derp Queen
#68
I Applied For Nearly Every Pointy Eared Puppy At Every Shelter In My City. Finally Was Approved, She's Been Home For 1 Month Today
Boopie Dew 5 years ago
What happens if the pointy falls? Popsicle sticks to hold on place? Lol. Jk
#69
Lookit Those Ears! New Mutt Puppy From The Shelter. Shelter Dogs Are The Best Dogs
#70
With That Look, Axel Had No Problem Getting Adopted
#71
Chippy, Our New Rescue And Best Friend, Watching The Birds Outside
#72
Adopted My First Puppy Ever Today. I’m So Excited And Nervous To Start This Adventure
#73
Adopted Him Recently. Meet Dingo!
#74
So I Adopted This Kitten And Now I'm Trying To Put It To Sleep So I Can Do My Assignments... Now How Do I Get Up Without Waking It Up?
troufaki13 5 years ago
You don't. You just sit there until either it decides to move or you die!
#75
I’m Cece! I Just Got Adopted Today
#76
The Best Thing About 2020 Was Adopting Bug
#77
This Little Lady Got Adopted This Week!
#78
2 Years Ago Today, We Adopted This Chonk! I Love Him So Much
#79
After Losing My Cat 3 Years Ago, I Finally Adopted Another One. Meet Mouse, She's A Little Weird, But I Love Her So Much Already
Zlaxcat Youtube 5 years ago
I also lost my cat 3 years ago (her name was Lola and she died because 5 stray dogs attacked her) I am looking forward to getting a new one.
#80
This Is My Derp, Lemmy. Before We Rescued Him, Half Of His Teeth Had To Be Removed. Now He Can’t Keep His Mlem In
#81
Just Adopted A Kitty. She Is About 8 Months Old And Extremely Shy
#82
I Got Him From The Shelter, He Was Already Adopted Once But Brought Back Because He Has Anxiety Issues. This Is How He Likes To Fall Asleep
#83
Adopted These Pair Bonded Boys Almost 3 Weeks Ago
#84
My Fiance Caught The Exact Moment When Rusty And I Fell For Each Other. We Had To Adopt Him Right Away
#85
Brought This Little Guy Home From The Local Shelter
#86
We Adopted This Old Boy So He Puts Up With Our Antics
Boopie Dew 5 years ago
Mama really, the sailor outfit and pictures?? I just want to play catch🐁like all the normal cats
#87
Just Adopted This Baby Today! He's Already Purring And Following Me Around
#88
Adopted This Little Dude Today. Say Hi To Moose!
#89
We Adopted Our First Kitty, He Already Kicked One Of The Girls Off Her Car Seat
#90
Our New Family Member, Leo, On His New Bed At His New Home. A Lot More Comfortable Than The Rescue
#91
Pup Takes A Snooze After A Long Day Of Getting Adopted. Welcome Home Grogu
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GeyserTMS 5 years ago (edited)
I recently got a kitten from a shelter (sorry for poor photo quality) IMG_202101...16af24.jpg 
Penny Fan 5 years ago
I adopted my Bonneville twice. After a relationship breakdown I had to give her to a friend a long way away to look after. Friend's GF was a (expletive deleted) and was horrible to my kitty who ran away. Thankfully they'd never updated her chip details so I got a call to say she'd been found. 1 year after I had to give her up I got her back again. My BF "doesn't like cats" but he's the one worrying when she's 5 minutes late coming back in, he's the one sitting in the house freezing so she can have the window open to come in and out, and he's the one buying Felix Soup For Cats. He even lets her join in his zoom meetings although I'm not sure that's voluntary on his part.
Joyce Deering 5 years ago
I would strongly urge you to make Bonneville an "indoor" cat. She will adapt and both you and your BF can relax. No worries about outdoors when they remain indoors.
Load More Replies... GeyserTMS 5 years ago (edited)
I recently got a kitten from a shelter (sorry for poor photo quality) IMG_202101...16af24.jpg
Penny Fan 5 years ago
I adopted my Bonneville twice. After a relationship breakdown I had to give her to a friend a long way away to look after. Friend's GF was a (expletive deleted) and was horrible to my kitty who ran away. Thankfully they'd never updated her chip details so I got a call to say she'd been found. 1 year after I had to give her up I got her back again. My BF "doesn't like cats" but he's the one worrying when she's 5 minutes late coming back in, he's the one sitting in the house freezing so she can have the window open to come in and out, and he's the one buying Felix Soup For Cats. He even lets her join in his zoom meetings although I'm not sure that's voluntary on his part.
Joyce Deering 5 years ago
I would strongly urge you to make Bonneville an "indoor" cat. She will adapt and both you and your BF can relax. No worries about outdoors when they remain indoors.
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