Meet Bali Pip, the playful pup rescued from the streets of Bali suffering from mange; blind but loyal Shazza; Raul, who takes his partial paralysis in his stride; and many more in a new book by award-winning animal photographer Alex Cearns. Based on an original photo series launched on Bored Panda,

For us, adopting a pet is a huge responsibility, but it’s the best thing that can happen to shelter animals. To prove the power of a loving home, proud owners from all over the world are sharing photos of their new dogs before & after they were rescued. Bored Panda has decided to compile these

Dog shelter Penkta Koja works in Lithuania and gets new dogs every day. Those stray dogs can be lost, hit by a car, left in the woods or just no longer needed because owners are going abroad. Did I mention the dogs that weren’t soothed for many years? That’s why they are grumpy. Stories are not in

Roo was rescued in Hong Kong from a puppy mill. She was going to be used to make even smaller puppies. When she was rescued, her left ear was super infected. We assumed that she had her ear tagged. The vet had to cut off her ear. She was also missing teeth. With all that hardship, it has given her

We adopted Lucy from a no-kill shelter in San Antonio when she was estimated to be about four months old. She had been found on the street, underweight, scared and battling parvovirus. Thanks to the amazing team at San Antonio Pet’s Alive, and because she is a tough girl, she pulled through. The