54 Of The Most Wholesome Rescue Pet Photos This May

Adopting a pet is a big responsibility. But if you have the right conditions and do the homework, the rewards of bringing home an animal in need outweigh most concerns and fears surrounding it.

Every month, we at Bored Panda go through the subreddit r/BeforeNAfterAdoption and hand-pick adorable photos that show animals enjoying their second chance at life. May 2021 was no exception.

Continue scrolling to check out what the subreddit has blessed us with this time, and when you're done fire up our earlier posts for more heartwarming pics: April, March, February.

#1 My Neighbor Just Adopted This Little Thing And I Just Can’t

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#2 Anytime Someone Asks To Adopt The Pups Separately I Send Them This Picture

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#3 1 Week Post Adoption

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#4 Adopted A 12 Year Old Cat. Her Look Tells Me She's Thankful And I'm Smitten

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#5 We Had No Plans To Adopt Our Current Foster Dog But Then This Happened

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#6 A Fantastic Blep From My Newly Adopted Blind Old Kitty, Ambrose

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#7 They Said She Was A Normal Cat When We Adopted Her But I’m Still Not Convinced

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#8 The Orange Kitten I Rescued From Under My Stairs Two Days Ago Already Knows How To Pose Like A Supermodel

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#9 Someone Is Happy To Be Adopted Today

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#10 My Foster Dog Had Never Been Indoors Before. This Is Her First Nap, On A Bed, In A Home

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#11 My Foster Kitten Is Part Domestic Shorthair, Part Vampire

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#12 Meet Eugene. He’s A Parvo Survivor That I Fostered For Over A Month, And After 2 Failed Pending Adoptions I Took It As A Sign From The Universe That He Was Meant To Stay Forever

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#13 This Baby Had Been Returned To The Shelter By Previous Adopters..i Will Never Understand How Someone Couldn’t Want Him. He Is The Best Companion And He Is My Best Friend

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#14 Adopted A Stray. Meet Sushi Roll

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#15 I Adopted My First Cat!

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#16 Adopted A Dog Last Week. This Is How She Slept The Other Night

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#17 We Adopted A 6 Month Old Pit/Lab Mix Yesterday, Say Hello To Larry Everybody!

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#18 A Month Ago She Showed Up Crying At Our Window. After Searching For Her Owner And Bringing Her To The Shelter, This Weekend We Officially Adopted Our Sweet Little Junie B

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#19 "Old Man Ed's "I'm Getting Adopted!" Smile Is Both Handsome And Proud" I Am Getting Along Well With The Old Man Lol

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#20 Went To Look At New Born Cats And This Guy Crawled Into My Hoodie Filled Out The Adoption Papers Not Just A Minute Later With The Fluff Ball Still In My Hood

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#21 Adopted Two Cuties

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#22 I Grew Up Thinking Huskies Were Majestic. Then I Adopted Argo

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#23 Yay! I Get To Post In Here Now! Meet Zoey Everyone! My Little 4lb Peanut I Rescued From The Side Of The Road

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#24 Recently Adopted This Polite Young Lady. Meet Mooncake!

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#25 First Day When We Adopted Our Sweet Boy From Italy vs. After One Month

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#26 Before And After Adoption

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#27 One Day After Adopting Our 14 Week Old Ragamuffin And He Owns The Place

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#28 I'm Newly A Divorced Single Mom. I Adopted This Guy Who Had Been Returned To The Shelter. He Thanks Me Every Day...but He's Got No Idea How Thankful I Am For Him

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#29 We Did A Thing Today - Adopted Two Sister Foster Kittens

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#30 My Foster Dog Just Got Adopted! I Think He’s Excited

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#31 Adopted Two Little Meezers. Named Them Yin And Yang

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#32 Brought This Girl Home 8 Days Ago, I Think She’s Comfortable

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#33 We Adopted A Bulldog Yesterday The Cat Clearly Was Not Excited About It

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#34 So, I Adopted My First Cat He’s A Senior With Arthritis, Kidney Disease, And Bad Teeth, But He’s The Absolute Sweetest Boy; It Was Love At First Sight He’s Only Been Here For An Hour, But He Seems To Be Settling Into His Retirement Home Nicely

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#35 Been Struggling With Depression And Anxiety For Years. And I Have Finally Decided To Adopt My Own Cat And I Already Feel So Much Better. Say Hi To Princess Leia Everyone

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#36 I Adopted My Favorite Dog From My Job. Welcome Home, Buster!

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#37 Persephone Was Rescued From An Abusive Home, Now She's Happy And Healthy (And She Guards My Toilet Paper)

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#38 We Adopted This Loveable Rescue Dog Last Saturday. Here He Is, Being A Derp

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#39 My Rescue Felt Comfortable Enough To Fall Asleep On Me For The First Time Tonight (Got Him Almost 3 Weeks Ago)

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#40 Adopted Mari From Shelter! Best Decision Ever! She Needed A Forever Home

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#41 Two Tickets To The Black Cat Club Please! Adopted These Two Siblings Today

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#42 Romeo Is Going To His Forever Home Today. He Is A Part Of The 130 Cats Rescued From A Hoarder. Hopefully We Can Get The Others Into Homes Too

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#43 I Rescued A Stray The Other Day. We Are Now Best Friends

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#44 I Think My Baby Is Happy To Be Out Of The Shelter!

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#45 Started Volunteering At The Animal Shelter 2 Weeks Ago. Brought Home My First Foster Family Today. Momma And 6 3 Week Old Babies

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#46 We Adopted This Guy Recently. 13 Years Old, Deaf And His Back Legs Aren't What They Used To Be. He's Been An Absolute Barrel Of Joy And Makes Me Laugh Every Day. Adopt An Older Pupper If You Can - They've Got A Hell Of A Lot To Offer

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#47 Baymax In An Authentic Upward-Facing Dog Sploot. What Kinda Yogi Badass Did I Just Adopt?

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#48 My Two Goofballs Shortly After They Got Adopted

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#49 My First Ever Kitten, Sushi! Adopted Her After Being Abandoned. Getting Her Checked Out In Vet

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#50 I Got Stationed To Crete, Greece. First Time Out Of The Country And First Time Adopting A New Born Kitty. Say Hello To Kallisti. (Not Pictured But Taking Pictures, My Greek Girlfriend. I'm From The USA)

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#51 I Promised My Son If We Made It To .50 On Doge, That We Would Adopt A Puppy And Pay For All Her First Year Puppy Needs With The Doge We Cashed Out . Meet Natasha ! Thanks Dogecoin

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#52 Rescued This Baby Off The Streets

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#53 Adopted This Little One The Other Day. I Named Him Tails!

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#54 It's Bonya's Adoption Anniversary! From 6 Weeks To Over A Year Old

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