Celebrities Who Adopted Animals From The Shelter And Their Pets

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The stars took shelter: celebrities who took animals from the shelter

Millions of cats and dogs are forced to live on the street. In a good scenario, one of them ends up in a shelter - here they have a chance to find a caring owner. Among those who take responsibility for the animals in trouble are famous artists - both Russian and foreign.

Tom Hardy

"Every dog should have an owner, but, unfortunately, the dog does not always manage to meet his man." This quote belongs to actor Tom Hardy. He is famous for his love of dogs. In his house lived a couple taken from the orphanage - Max and Woody Woodstock. Unfortunately, they have already died (Max died of old age in 2014, and Woodstock from polymyositis in 2017). Tom has not yet decided to take other dogs because of his constant travels, but he does his best to help the center of homeless animals Battersea Dogs & Cats Home.

Tom Hardy took his dogs on set, photo shoots and even meetings with fans (in the photo, the actor and Woody Woodstock)

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling took a dog and two cats in 2000 to be euthanized. The Canadian actor entrusted the cats to his parents, and called the doggie George and kept it for himself. Unfortunately, in 2017, George passed away, which broke Gosling's heart - the actor still wears his dog's medallion around his neck.

The actor's dog died at the age of 17 in December 2017

Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron is a zealous animal protector. Under her patronage there are 8 shelters for cats and dogs in different countries, she often participates in events dedicated to finding owners for homeless animals. The actress herself took four dogs home at various times.

Photoshoot Charlize Theron with one of her dogs

Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston, the star of Friends, visited a Mexican shelter a couple of years ago to take one dog home. But according to the actress, she spent 5 hours in the center of homeless animals, since she could not choose a pet, she wanted to help everyone. In the end, Aniston nevertheless decided and took the thinnest dog, which she named Dolly.

In the photo, Jennifer Anisten with Dolly on the threshold of her house

Sergey Lazarev

Singer Sergei Lazarev took two dogs from the shelter named Daisy and Lisa. In his interviews, the star has repeatedly confessed his love for his outbred pets. He affectionately calls them "daughters", "babies" and "miracles."

Daisy inspired Lazarev to open a business for the production of "desserts" for dogs

Ian Somerhalder

Actor Ian Somerhalder has his own fund for helping stray animals. He constantly participates in various actions, shoots videos, where he calls on everyone to help the unfortunate animals. Ian himself has 3 cats and Nietzsche's dog - all taken from a shelter.

In addition to this blackie, several cats and one dog live in the house of actor Ian Somerhalder.

Alain Delon

Alain Delon constantly donates money to the French Society for the Protection of Homeless Animals. The actor even organized several shelters for cats and dogs himself. Delon even took several animals home. One of his charges is a shepherd dog, over which the flayers mocked a few years ago. Upon learning of this, the actor paid for the treatment of the surviving poor fellow, then took it for himself, and then achieved the most severe punishment for the monsters.

Alain Delon has been fighting for the rights of stray animals for decades

Photo gallery: 8 more artists who took homeless cats or dogs for themselves

Sandra Bullock has two dogs from the shelter, one of them lost two legs as a puppy

Zooey Deschanel decided to take the dog from the shelter, and when she found out that she had a sister, she took both

Jake Gyllenhaal adopted dogs named Atticus and Boo Radley from the shelter

At the shelter, actor Channing Tatum took on a blue-eyed dog named Lulu

At a charity exhibition of one of the shelters, Tatyana Lazareva saw a 5-month-old dog named Iriska and decided to take it for herself

Actors Yarmolnik and Makarevich constantly help funds of homeless animals and at one time they themselves took a dog from the shelter

Denny Trejo already has 5 dogs taken from the shelter

Moby is a zealous animal rights activist and owner of a cute dog who has wandered the streets for several years before

More than 500 million stray dogs and cats roam the streets of large cities. Pets abandoned to their fate are in dire need of help. Many famous people show their kindness and take animals for themselves. They also actively help shelters and various volunteer centers, which is worthy of the most sincere respect.