For most of us, rescuing a pet is a huge responsibility, but it's the best thing that can happen to the animal shelter residents. To prove the power of a loving home, proud owners from all over the world are sharing photos of their family dogs before and after they were rescued. Bored Panda has decided to compile these heartwarming dog adoption images into a list, and it will clear any doubts whether or not it's worth picking up a pup from a kennel.
From sad faces in cramped cells to wide smiles on king size beds, these k9s found happiness in their new dog rescuers homes and can't hide their emotions. You can understand the difference pet adoption makes to a shelter inmate only if you see one, so scroll down and meet the lucky ones!
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My Ex Worked At The Spca And Refused To Let This Piglet Be Euthanized, So She Took Him Home. She Did An Amazing Job.
Find the monster who did this to another living crature and strike him with righteous retribution. Show no mercy.
My Dog Wynter - From Living In The Streets To Relaxing In My Backyard
From Cellmates To Lifemates
Heartbreaking first picture, which makes the second picture that much more amazing! Love their smiles!
Ripley At Around 6 Months In Iran And Again At Around 1 Year In Her Forever Home In The United States
Hank! Abuse Left This Poor Pup With Scars And Timidness, But Now He Smiles Ear-To-Ear
Frank The Tank. Before And After Adoption
So My Sis Adopted Her Very First Dog And His Before And After Pics Have Me Crying
Adopted This Little Dude While On Vacation In Mexico. The Litter Was Found In The Jungle In Terrible Shape But Were Nursed Back To Health By The Local Animal Rescue Foundation. Here He Is Today Healthy, Happy And Adapting Well To His New Life As A Canadian
To The Person Who Left Her In A Park To Die 2 Years Ago... Look At Her Now! With Your Horrible Neglect Came A Whole Lot Of Happiness.
The Night We Found Him On The Street Vs 1 Week After Adoption. Meet Pablo
This Is My Koda Bear The Day Before He Got Adopted And A Few Months After
After 4 Years In The Street, Annie Found Her Home With My Parents. First Day Vs 1 Week Later
So cute!!! Looks just like my Ellie, but without the brindle!! She is so innocent in both!
My Friend Rescued This Sweet Girl From Being Put Down Over A Minor Skin Condition. Meet Scarlett
Oh my God. It has tears in its eyes. I can't even... Thank you for saving this sweet baby.
Before And After Adoption
My Name Is Rey! I Was On Death Row Yesterday But Today I'm A Free Woman!
Meet Waldo. From Crusty And Underweight To A Very Fluffy Boy
Meet Kasper! He's Only A Pup And Travelled All The Way From Romania To Join Us In The Uk. Has Yet To Integrate And Learn The Language. Very Good Boy Nonetheless
Before And After Adoption... Nacho The One Eyed Dog
Toby At The County Shelter 2 Years Ago And Is Now King Of Our House.
In the second pic, it looks like as if he has snoozed morning alarm twice already. :P
"We Found Teddy’s Shelter Picture And It’s Heartbreaking. We’re So Glad He Came Into Our Lives And Is Letting His Sweet, Goofy Personality Shine! Hopefully He Knows That He’ll Be Safe, Clean, Fed, And Loved For The Rest Of His Life"
One Year Ago Today We Adopted Harper From The Fairfax Animal Shelter. She Had Been Adopted And Returned At Least Three Times In The First Year Of Her Life And Looked Alone, Scared And Confused.
This Stray Girl Walked By My Sisters' Donkey Rescue Centre. She Couldn't Let Her Starve So She Flew Her To The Netherlands To Come Live With Us. Now She's Alive And Kicking
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Dear Bored Panda, this is what I come here for. Not some ridiculous click baits, overheard conversations spread over a hundred tweets and people being shamed/praised for their parenting. Animals, positivity, adorable pictures. <3
I haven't seen stuff like that? Maybe I just scroll passed... (past) Can never figure those two out...
Well, with already 12 pages this is a click bait too now, but his happens because on Bored Panda everyone can add posts...
My brain is so confused right now... Looking at the "before" pictures, I cried because of sadness. Looking at the "after", I cried of happiness. Either way, this post made me cry like a baby. Ufff....
Same here.
Seeing all those before picture is truly heartbreaking and makes me feel so sad. Thank you all for giving happy homes to those sweet puppers.
Dear Bored Panda, this is what I come here for. Not some ridiculous click baits, overheard conversations spread over a hundred tweets and people being shamed/praised for their parenting. Animals, positivity, adorable pictures. <3
I haven't seen stuff like that? Maybe I just scroll passed... (past) Can never figure those two out...
Well, with already 12 pages this is a click bait too now, but his happens because on Bored Panda everyone can add posts...
My brain is so confused right now... Looking at the "before" pictures, I cried because of sadness. Looking at the "after", I cried of happiness. Either way, this post made me cry like a baby. Ufff....
Same here.
Seeing all those before picture is truly heartbreaking and makes me feel so sad. Thank you all for giving happy homes to those sweet puppers.