About r/BeforeNAfterAdoption
In its own words:
A welcoming place to share before and after photos of pet adoption.
Community guide
r/BeforeNAfterAdoption (#882, about 1.2 million) is for genuine pet adoption before-and-after photo pairs—rescue glow-ups—not general cute-animal dumps or fundraising.
What belongs
Paired before/after adoption photos. Activity is low in recent posts (about 1.1 posts/day) but rules are clear: be civil; include both before and after; NSFW-tag graphic medical images; no solicitation; do not claim others adoptions; no crossposts.
Versus progresspics and animal meme rooms
Related lists mix animal humour and progresspics. Progresspics is human body-change culture; animal meme rooms are jokes. This room is specifically adoption transformation evidence.
Practical pointers
Both photos are required. Do not fundraise here. Credit honestly—claiming someone else rescue pair breaks the rules.
The community was created on Jan 6, 2015, which makes it 11 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 68 subscribers (+0.01%). It sits just behind r/Superstonk (#882) and ahead of r/poland (#884) in our ranking. Reddit files it under the “animals” category and its main language is English.
What sets r/BeforeNAfterAdoption apart
Relative to its huge audience, posting is calm — around 0.9 new posts a day per million members, which puts it in the quietest fifth of the Top 100. A good post has less competition here.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/BeforeNAfterAdoption grew from 1,206,387 to 1,206,943 subscribers (+556, +0.05%). That is about 11 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/BeforeNAfterAdoption this week
The most upvoted posts of the past seven days, in the order Reddit ranks them (collected Nov 8, 2026).
- From stressbag born and raised in a shelter to a year and a half of building confidence at home: The Duck Ducku/canehdianchick · Nov 5 · gallery
- From the Euthanasia List to a Life of Luxury ❤️u/newyorkcatlady · Nov 7 · gallery
- Dexter Life Updateu/Pleasant3 · Nov 8 · gallery
- My kitty I bought for $20u/Fluid-Asparagus-5897 · Nov 1 · gallery
- How it started vs how it’s goingu/gaerielcallista · Nov 8 · gallery
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/BeforeNAfterAdoption, from 2017 to 2022, ranked by Reddit.
- Do plants count? 5 days after I found it in the trash this beaut is thriving!u/Mr_Wy · Jun 17, 2018 · 40,424 points · 435 comments · image
- Adopted this little dude while on vacation in Mexico. The litter was found in the jungle in terrible shape but were nursed back to health by the local animal rescue foundation. Here he is today healt…Jan 22, 2018 · 29,123 points · 413 comments · image
- The difference one month has had on Hank’s transformation is almost unbelievable. Such a trooper he has been💙u/PixelatedStitch · Mar 15, 2022 · 30,856 points · 309 comments · image
- Violet was an easter present to a young child who lost interest. She was kept in tiny wire cage in their basement and forgotten about. Now she lives cage-free and sleeps in bed with me every night.u/violetbasil · Mar 2, 2018 · 26,890 points · 571 comments · image
- Trojan Cat! After seeing this stray little girl, I convinced my hubby we needed to adopt her asap... Once we got her home, 4 more popped out! He calls her the Trojan Cat lol!u/pookietoots97 · Jul 4, 2018 · 26,079 points · 343 comments · image
- From “take me home” to “never let me go”. We adore our little dude.u/abby_h · Feb 16, 2018 · 25,425 points · 185 comments · image
- 6 months after being rescued from an abusive home, meet Maverick reddit!!u/raynnnnn · Feb 6, 2018 · 24,562 points · 572 comments · image
- Kira was founded almost dead of starvation in a farm with cows. She was healthy in one week and we kept her. Summer 2018.u/saludete · Sep 19, 2018 · 23,358 points · 271 comments · image
- “We’re just going to foster him,” - my mother, in May of 2015u/Jombo65 · Aug 28, 2018 · 22,729 points · 230 comments · image
- This is Jake. We adopted him in January and he is a senior. All it took was some love (and many belly rubs) and I’m happy to say he’s finally living the life he always deserved.u/hotmunch · Sep 28, 2017 · 21,883 points · 303 comments · image
Activity and best time to post
r/BeforeNAfterAdoption gets about 1.1 new posts a day. The public archive holds 30,961 posts and 386,551 comments in total, about 12.5 comments per post.
Rules of r/BeforeNAfterAdoption
The moderators of r/BeforeNAfterAdoption list 6 rules. In short:
- Be Civil
- Include a Before and After picture...
- Tag graphic before/after pictures with "NSFW"
- No solicitation, ads, or requests for money
- Don't claim someone else's adoption as your own
- No Crossposts
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/BeforeNAfterAdoption and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/BeforeNAfterAdoption have?
r/BeforeNAfterAdoption has 1,206,943 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #883 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 556 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
When was r/BeforeNAfterAdoption created?
r/BeforeNAfterAdoption was created on Jan 6, 2015, so it has been around for 11 years.
Is r/BeforeNAfterAdoption still active?
Yes. r/BeforeNAfterAdoption gets about 1.1 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 30,961 posts and 386,551 comments.
What kind of posts are on r/BeforeNAfterAdoption?
The community describes itself as: “A welcoming place to share before and after photos of pet adoption.”
Is r/BeforeNAfterAdoption SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/BeforeNAfterAdoption as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/BeforeNAfterAdoption?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/BeforeNAfterAdoption accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 6 posted rules, starting with: “Be Civil”; “Include a Before and After picture...”; “Tag graphic before/after pictures with "NSFW"”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/BeforeNAfterAdoption?
Communities with similar topics include r/aww (37.9M) and r/cats (9.5M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/BeforeNAfterAdoption.