10 adorable photos of rescued dogs

During the last year, the photographer Theron Humphrey He has been traveling the United States capturing with his camera the stories of people who have accepted into their lives a dog that was once abandoned.

Its main objective is change that perception of people who think that dogs that have been abandoned on the street are dangerous or unhealthy. Through his photographs, Humphrey portrays rescued animals and their new owners in tender and loving situations.

Some of these animals come from truly heartbreaking environments while others were simply abandoned by their former owners because they could no longer take care of them.

Theron Humphrey also records in audio what the new owners have to say and it is clear that these animals have become essential parts of your new family.

Although there are many studies that indicate that abandoned dogs are just as sociable as those that have been bought and bred, "You may be surprised to learn that approximately three out of four people who acquire a new dog do not choose to adopt it in a place where abandoned dogs are collected". Source: whywerescue.com (via: mymodernmet)

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Around 300.000 dogs and cats are abandoned each year in Spain. The vast majority of these abandonments occur during vacation periods, so the animal protection societies are crowded. That is why If you want to have a dog or a cat, do not buy, adopt!