Animals,Social Issues,Cats,DogsDEC 28, 2020

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

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About 6.5 million companion animals enter U.S. animal shelters nationwide every year. Of those, roughly 3.3 million are dogs and 3.2 million are cats. The good news is that these numbers are a result of a steady decline—according to ASPCA estimates, there were approximately 7.2 million dogs and cats entering U.S. shelters annually around 2011. And while 710 thousand animals who enter shelters as strays are returned to their owners, 3.2 million are adopted.

To help the latter figure grow even more, the subreddit r/BeforeNAfterAdoption urges people to share the amazing difference a loving family can make on an abandoned or mistreated animal. It has 360K members posting pictures that reveal the spectacular physical and mental transformations their adorable pets have gone through after leaving the shelter, and Bored Panda is ending this difficult year with some of the posts that went viral on the subreddit this December.

#21 This Is Bella. First Dog I Have Had In 20 Years

#22 My Wife And I Just Adopted This Sweet Old Dude

#23 Adopted A 16 Year Old Bird Named Banana Last Week And She Finally Trusts Me Enough To Perch On My Shoulder

#24 She Was Rescued From A Colony Of 30 Feral Cats In NE Ontario. She Follows Me Around For Snuggles, And Will Snuggle Me For Hours. I Think This One's Gonna Be A Foster Fail...

#25 Four Days Since Adoption And New Kitten Charlie Is Loving His Big Brother Tipsy

#26 This Is Bonnie. She Is Happier To See The Food Aisle Than Just Recently Being Adopted

#27 Jenny - My Parents’ New Rescue. Saved From A Life Of Being A Breeding Bitch. 5 Years Old, Doesn’t Know How To Play. Adopt, Dont Shop!

#28 After 3 Long Months Of Trying To Get Her Trust. This Cutie Has Finally Adopted Me!!

#29 Rescued A Couple Brothers This Weekend

#30 Adopted Two "Undesirable Cats" At The Animal Shelter- A Very Scared Feral Kitten (Still Trying To Get A Good Face Pic) And The Fattest Cat In The Building- I Already Love Them So Much!

#31 Our New Rescue Dog Patches. He Is Deaf And Would Have Been Put Down If We Didn't Adopt Him. He Is Now The Best Part Of Our Lives! I Have Cuter Photos If People Want To See!!!

#32 Recently Adopted A Kitten, This Was A Pic Of Her First Night Home!

#33 Our Recently Adopted Old Pup Is Enjoying His New Rocket Jammies

#34 We Adopted A Retired Racing Greyhound That Was Too Afraid To Interact With Our Other Dog. A Few Months Later And They’re Over Here Smoochin

#35 Adopted This Guy Last Month. He's Settled In Nicely

#36 Dog's Reaction After Being Adopted

#37 Exactly A Month Ago He Was A ‘Feral’ Cat Suffering From Multiple Infections. Today He’s My Little Old Gentleman In A Christmas Bow Tie. Merry Christmas And Happy Adoption, Gizmo!

#38 Adopted These Two Little Beauties From The Animal Shelter. Say Hi To Loki And Thor

#39 I Did Not Adopt This Dog. I Started Fostering Her And She Decided She Lives Here Now So I Guess She Does. Welcome To Your Forever Home Bellanova

#40 Adopted Him From The Streets Today ... Welcome Buddy