Celebrities and their dogs: 12 celebs who love their rescue pups

Kristen Bell

The star of ‘Veronica Mars’ and ‘The Good Place’ has earned a place in the hearts of animal rights activists. She and her family adopted Mr. Shakes, a mixed breed dog. This is great news, since Mr. Shakes was only 24 hours from being euthanized. Luckily Kristen decided to adopt him and give him a better life.

Singer and actress Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez is one of the Hollywood actresses and singers who has done the most for abandoned and abused dogs. She has adopted six of them! One such dog is Baylor, a mixed breed puppy that the Disney Channel actress adopted from an animal rescue in Canada to join her ‘pack’ at home: Willie, Wallace, Fina, Chip and Chazz.

Actor Jake Gyllenhaall

Acclaimed actor Jake Gyllenhaall is one of our favorite celebrities with a dog. He is known not only for his talent on the big screen, but also for his passion for rescue dogs. Jake has a faithful companion Cuss, who is a German shepherd whom he adopted several years ago and who accompanies him everywhere. He has even been caught by the paparazzi on his walks!

Ryan Reynolds

Like his friend Jake Gyllenhaall, Ryan Reynolds is an animal lover and he adopted his dog, Baxter, a golden retriever whom Ryan planned to gift to one of his friends. However, Baxter ended up stealing the actor’s heart, becoming one of his best companions, despite having difficulty with arthritis due to his age.

Singer Miranda Lambert

Love for dogs is a distinguishing characteristic of singer Miranda Lambert, who has adopted several puppies in the most unforeseen circumstances to give them a new home and a better life. Lambert is known for having adopted three dogs that were in a shelter for abandoned animals, in addition to rescuing a puppy that was about the be run over and another that she found abandoned at a Sonic.

Actor Zac Efron

Zac Efron is the proud owner of a puppy named MACA, who was scheduled for euthanasia. At first, he volunteered to care for her for a few months, but he ended up adopting her. Since then, Efron has been a spokesperson for animal rights. Especially those that are abandoned in shelters and that, without help from people like him, could perish in solitude.

Actor Dan Levy

Dan Levy, star of ‘Schitt’s Creek’, made a plea on social media for people to adopt pets instead of buying them. He adopted a dog from a shelter in Los Angeles. Levy made the call to follow an action plan for responsible adoption, which includes determining if the person has the means to offer a decent life to the pets that are waiting to find a permanent home.

Singer Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus recently adopted a pit bull puppy named Angel, after losing her pet, Mary Jane, of the same breed. One of the reasons she adopted was because she knew there were a lot of abandoned pit bulls due to the stigma attached to them. The singer and actress regretted that there are thousands of animals sleeping on concrete floors and locked in cages, when they could be receiving the warmth of home and an adopted family.

Actor Chris Evans

Even Captain America has a sentimental side that can’t resist the allure of abandoned puppies. This is why, while filming a movie, he adopted his dog Dodger. During one scene, Evans had to enter an animal shelter, and it was there that he found Dodger, who today is one of the most famous dogs on Instagram.

Actress Amanda Seyfried

Amanda Seyfried adopted an Australian shepherd, Finn, who is famous on social media, since Seyfried shares the most important moments they share. They’re almost always together. The actress adopted her loyal pet from the Best Friends Animal Society, and since then they have been seen together at charity appearances to promote of the adoption of abandoned animals.

Gerard Butler

In 2017, the Scottish-born actor announced that he had adopted a pug puppy, whom he found abandoned while filming a movie in Bulgaria. According to the actor’s statement, the dog stole his heart, and has helped him become a promoter of canine adoption, always expressing his gratitude for the arrival of the pet in his life.

Actress Olivia Wilde

In 2017 Olivia Wild, and her then partner, Jason Sudeikis, adopted Elvis, a Maltese puppy who was 3 years old and had been abandoned. This is the second dog that the actress adopted. Before that, she rescued Paco, an adorable puppy who accompanied her everywhere. He died in March 2018, on the actress and director’s birthday.

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