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50 Before & After Pics Show The Difference A Day Of Adoption Can Make To A Shelter Pet

Adopting a pet is a big responsibility, and it will often change the life of the person adopting the pet. It will also, however, absolutely change the life of the pet being adopted as well. These pictures will show you how much difference a single day can make in the life of a pet that has finally been adopted.

It may take a while for some of these pets to get back to proper nutrition, but the change in many of them is psychological, not physical. The look that appears on their face once they've realized that they're going to live in a new forever home is one that probably hasn't crossed their face in a very long time.

Needless to say, if you're thinking about getting a pet, please consider the pros and cons of adoption, too! But if you've already got a cute before-and-after adoptee, we'd love to see their shining face in this post!

(h/t: buzzfeed)

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50 Before & After Pics Show The Difference A Day Of Adoption Can Make To A Shelter Pet

Spokey

Bumble Bee

Jackson

Pillow

Sandy

Ned On The Ride Home From The Shelter

Little Stray Cat

Amelia

Laurel

Bandit

Little Guy

Val

A Lucky Golden Retrievier

Stray Cat

Chex

Dumbo Plakat Betta Fish

Mira - Found With Severe Mange - Before And After :)

Lucy Loo

Carozo Was Abandoned After Being Used By Hunters. Now In A Loving Home.

Ara:)- Adopted Her 2 Months Ago

Nora Budulis

Bodza

Mazdak(means Wise Little Guy In Persian)lost His Leg In A Car Accident In The Streets Of Tehran

Moos Before And After

Mochi, Months After Rescued From A Backyard Breeder

Me Beloved Zoya - Adopt! Change A Life!

Mokka

Cinnamon

Tyron, Found Terrorised And With Pneumonia Crying Under A Car.

Brillo, Rescued One Year Ago. Don't Buy A Life... Adopt!

#dana 1 Year Later!

Lea - When I Found Her On The Street She Was Starving And Couldn't Walk

Penny Lane

1.death Camp Shelter In Romania With Newborn Pups 2.in A Loving Family In Belgium With Her Son

Peque

Nana After 5 Years Adoption

My Name Is Oz ... And I'm A Little Wizard :)

Didi, At 2 Weeks Old ( Found In A Bush )and Now,after 3 Years In My Home With Her Teddy Bear.

Theo. Before: Scared And Lonely - Now: The Sweetest Cat Ever.

Zeus - Adopted At Age 14, And Even Younger Now One Year On :)

Ponto

My Alanek, Difference Only 12 Weeks

Jake :)

Drako

Bella Moose

Holly Before And After Adoption

Cooper

Masni

Dini

Cocó

Jack

Stray No More

Gary After

Goran, Before/after

Smokey. Rescued From Abusive Owners But Is Now Loving Life!

Tree In The Streets & Tree Now Enjoying Her Mamas Couch :p

Sam - From Ragamuffin To Centre Of The Universe

Charlie

Puma :-)

Abigail Potato: Rescued From Kentucky, Now A Goddess In Canada

Mėta - From Animal Shelter To The Stars

Maskot

Mara - Blue Eyes Girl

Princess Lychee: Abbandoned And Loved

Luna In The Pound And After Adoption

Hugo

Clyde

Masinka 14 Years (4 Years In New Home)

Blanco - The Day We Got Him From The Shelter....then After Lots Of Love!

Uri - 4 Year Old Stray Cat

Meet My Harper! She Was Left At An Alabama Shelter Because She Was 16 And Incontinent.

Pushkin. The Poet.

Zoé - The Hungarian Girl

Java, Puppy From A Violent Home. The Vet Said To Put Her Down. We Knew Better! The Best Dog

Frodo And Sam

Kira - Puppy Mill To Couch Collie

1 Year 2 Months After. My Son Since I Rescued Him, Otto

Chiky

Leta