Power Of Love: 29 Before And After Photos Of Rescued Cats

elina lee

Jul 27, 2022 12:00 PM EDT

Greetings, ICanHasers, and Happy Hump Day! We're wishing everyone tons of motivation, inspiration, productivity, and creativity to help you get through the rest of the week. Oof, that was a mouthful, but anything for you guys. Anyway, back to the Wednesday shenanigans. As per usual, we're back with our Power of Love segment where we highlight the top before and after photos of cats post-adoption.

We love this segment for many reasons. For one, it emphasizes an important message: adopt, don't shop. There are thousands of cats sitting in shelters right now that need a home, a family, and a little bit of love. And two, this segment demonstrates the immense strength, determination, and level of compassion that cat people possess. Taking in strays from the streets or adopting them from shelters isn't always easy. Many of these cats come with trauma, but these wonderful hoomans help them work through all their baggage. See for yourself, there's nothing more inspiring than this.

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"Absolutely amazing 365 days with her ??"

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"sweetest boy i adopted almost 2 months ago. he was covered in wounds, patches of missing fur, and was slightly underweight. Barão is an old man already, 10 years old, but i'm so happy he finally gets to experience being loved and cared for, playing with toy mice, being safe and warm!??"
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"Today is her 1st birthday(or one year to her rescue date)..rescued her from a nursery,somebody dumped her there. See my baby today.enjoying her best life with her 9other siblings??bless her??"
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"My boy Taco 3 years ago vs today ??"

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"scared stray is now the cuddliest boy in the world! loves to be held like a baby and carried around the house"

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"I took in this little girl four weeks ago. She got worse before she got better, and today she went to her forever home ??"

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"This is our boy Salem before and 6 years later"

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"Adora when we found her vs 2 weeks later"

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"Got this cute kitten off the streets and in a happy home."

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"Our 1.5 year old lady ?? she was sooo dirty when she moved in"

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"One month later"

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"Hiding behind the toilet as a 5-week-old orphan, to Prince of the house at 2 years."

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"They grow up too fast! First picture is exactly a year ago"

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"Penny after we found her vs a few weeks later (bonus photo with her big siblings)"

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