Power Of Love: Before And After Adoption Glowups

It can be heartbreaking to see animals waiting powerlessly in the shelter for their furrever homes. That's why we love showing photos of the animals who have found wonderful homes and are #thriving. Every week, we highlight some of the amazing transformations that occur when a newly adopted animal is showered with love and affection, pampered, and given an amazing new life to live.

Whenever we come across the before and after images of a neglected animal and the subsequent transformation to healthy and happy we can't help but get emotional. Do be warned though, the before picture is not always pretty, but it shows us a reality that we sometimes choose to ignore. We are just so happy that these animals got the second chance they deserved. The transformations that can occur even in a relatively short amount of time can be drastic! It just goes to show that the power of love goes a heckin' long way!

Posted by Ellie Dunn

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"Meet Tom!" (Before)

Aww, poor Tom looks so skinny and sickly in this photo, we hope that he was able to find his forever home and make a speedy recovery. Our heart really breaks seeing animals in poor condition like this, it's so sad that people abandon dogs in the first place. Let's scroll down to see what happened to this dog.

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"7 months post-adoption and we’re going strong!"

Wow! We are simply speechless. Look at how robust, healthy, happy, and floofy this awwdorable dog has become with the right medical care, plenty of food, and a whole lotta love from his new forever home. This pupper is oh so cute and we're so happy that his story comes with a wonderful happy ending.

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Before Adoption

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After Adoption!

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"Happy Adoptaversary to my cat Slinky, whom I adopted to help deal with my grief of losing my dad a month after losing my childhood cat."

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"Wouldn't trade you for anything."

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Mara Jade Before adoption

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Mara Jade After

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"Not a typical adoption but I thought I’d share. My mom called me over last summer to throw a dead baby mouse out. Squeaks was in fact not dead but still blind and needed fed with a syringe. Didn’t think she’d make it, but she did!"

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"Odin Before"

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"Odin After"

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"It took an earthquake in Puerto Rico." (before)

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After!

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