Animals,Cats,DogsJAN 28, 2021

50 Most Wholesome Rescue Pet Photos Of The Month (January Edition)

Austėja Akavickaitė and Rokas Laurinavičius

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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.

#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!

#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

#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