Today is the day that many people recognize as Star Wars Day (“May the fourth be with you”). To celebrate the occasion, members of the costuming group in Canada known as the 501st Legion: Capital City Garrison decided to volunteer some time for a special photo shoot to help get homeless animals adopted.



A number of the group’s members posed with bunnies, guinea pigs, dogs, and cats found at the Ottawa Humane Society shelter for a series of strange and heartwarming photos.

You can find out more about these animals on the Ottawa Humane Society website. A full gallery of these portraits can also be found on Flickr.

Image credits: Photographs by Rohit Saxena/Ottawa Humane Society and used with permission