Photo:Craig Blankenhorn/Max; Chris Evans/Instagram
Craig Blankenhorn/Max; Chris Evans/Instagram
Plenty of celebritieshave followed the mantraof “adopt, don’t shop,” but some haven’t even had to visit a shelter to find their fur-ever friends — they rescued them right from the sets of their projects!
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Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker and cat Shoe, a.k.a. Lotus.Craig Blankenhorn/Max
Craig Blankenhorn/Max
As season 2 of her hitAnd Just Like That …finished its run, Parkershared the sweet newsthat she’d adopted the cat that played Carrie’s feline friend, Shoe.
02of 07Chris EvansChris Evans and dog Dodger.Chris Evans/InstagramEvans famously adoptedthe dog now known as Dodger from the set of his 2017 film,Gifted.“One of the last scenes we were filming was in a pound, a kennel,” Evans told PEOPLE at the time. “I foolishly walked in and I thought, ‘Are these actor dogs or are these real up for adoption dogs?’ And sure enough they were, so I was walking up and down the aisles and saw this one dude and he didn’t belong there. I snagged him and he’s such a good dog. They aged him at about 1, he acts like a puppy, he’s got the energy of a puppy, he’s just such a sweetheart, he’s such a good boy. He loves dogs, he loves kids, he’s full of love.”
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Chris Evans
Chris Evans and dog Dodger.Chris Evans/Instagram
Evans famously adoptedthe dog now known as Dodger from the set of his 2017 film,Gifted.
“One of the last scenes we were filming was in a pound, a kennel,” Evans told PEOPLE at the time. “I foolishly walked in and I thought, ‘Are these actor dogs or are these real up for adoption dogs?’ And sure enough they were, so I was walking up and down the aisles and saw this one dude and he didn’t belong there. I snagged him and he’s such a good dog. They aged him at about 1, he acts like a puppy, he’s got the energy of a puppy, he’s just such a sweetheart, he’s such a good boy. He loves dogs, he loves kids, he’s full of love.”
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Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift and cat Benjamin Button.Taylor Swift Instagram
Naturally,Swiftfans were the first to notice that the singer’s new addition in 2019 looked a lot like a cat featured in her “ME!” music video.Swift — already mom to two cats — eventually confirmedthe news in an Instagram Live with collaborator Brendon Urie.
The handler asked Swift if she wanted to hold the cat before they shot their scene together. “She handed me this tiny cat and he just starts purring and … he looks at me like, ‘You’re my mom, and we’re going to live together.’ I fell in love. I looked at Brendon and he’s like, ‘You’re going to get the cat aren’t you?’ ”
“It was truly love at first sight, love at first purr,” Urie added. “You did not stop. It was just adorable.”
04of 07Yvette Nicole BrownYvette Nicole Brown and dog Mister Harley Brown.Mister Harley Brown InstagramWhen filming the live-action remake of Disney+‘sLady and the Trampin 2019, the on-set animal trainer handpicked the dogBrown would come to adopt.“[The trainer] didn’t just let people grab a dog,” Brown told PEOPLE at the time. “She watched you the entire run of the show and at the end she goes, ‘I think I have your dog.’ I said ‘Oh! Who is it?’ and she says, “Harley is your dog.’ ”“She was 100 percent right,” she continued. “Harley is my dog. I love him. He’s a maniac, but I love him.”
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Yvette Nicole Brown
Yvette Nicole Brown and dog Mister Harley Brown.Mister Harley Brown Instagram
When filming the live-action remake of Disney+‘sLady and the Trampin 2019, the on-set animal trainer handpicked the dogBrown would come to adopt.
“[The trainer] didn’t just let people grab a dog,” Brown told PEOPLE at the time. “She watched you the entire run of the show and at the end she goes, ‘I think I have your dog.’ I said ‘Oh! Who is it?’ and she says, “Harley is your dog.’ ”
“She was 100 percent right,” she continued. “Harley is my dog. I love him. He’s a maniac, but I love him.”
05of 07Tiffany HaddishTiffany Haddish and cat Catonic.Ben Trivett/Shutterstock for PEOPLE; Tiffany Haddish/InstagramRemember the adorable cat from the hilarious 2016 filmKeanu?Haddishtook her home.“She was a rescue cat that they trained and were looking for a home for,” HaddishtoldHollywood Outbreakof Catonicin 2019. A trainer noticed that every time the actress held the cat, she cozied up and fell asleep.Since she already hadtwo dogs at home, Haddish was hesitant to add the cat into the mix, but the on-set trainers promised to help her train all three to co-exist.The result? “For the first year, the cat I swear she thought she was a dog,” Haddish said.
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Tiffany Haddish
Tiffany Haddish and cat Catonic.Ben Trivett/Shutterstock for PEOPLE; Tiffany Haddish/Instagram
Ben Trivett/Shutterstock for PEOPLE; Tiffany Haddish/Instagram
Remember the adorable cat from the hilarious 2016 filmKeanu?Haddishtook her home.
“She was a rescue cat that they trained and were looking for a home for,” HaddishtoldHollywood Outbreakof Catonicin 2019. A trainer noticed that every time the actress held the cat, she cozied up and fell asleep.
Since she already hadtwo dogs at home, Haddish was hesitant to add the cat into the mix, but the on-set trainers promised to help her train all three to co-exist.
The result? “For the first year, the cat I swear she thought she was a dog,” Haddish said.
06of 07Sophie TurnerSophie Turner and direwolf Lady.Heidi Sloan/HBOIn a 2013 interview withCoventry Live,Turnershared one particularly special memento she kept from theGame of Thronesset: her dog!The actress and her family welcomed Zunni, who played her character Sansa Stark’s direwolf Lady, after she convinced her parents to agree.“Growing up I always wanted a dog, but my parents never wanted one,” she said. “We kind of fell in love with my character’s direwolf, Lady, on set.“She continued, “We knew Lady died [on the show] and they wanted to re-home her. My mum persuaded them to let us adopt her.”
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Sophie Turner
Sophie Turner and direwolf Lady.Heidi Sloan/HBO
Heidi Sloan/HBO
In a 2013 interview withCoventry Live,Turnershared one particularly special memento she kept from theGame of Thronesset: her dog!
The actress and her family welcomed Zunni, who played her character Sansa Stark’s direwolf Lady, after she convinced her parents to agree.
“Growing up I always wanted a dog, but my parents never wanted one,” she said. “We kind of fell in love with my character’s direwolf, Lady, on set.”
She continued, “We knew Lady died [on the show] and they wanted to re-home her. My mum persuaded them to let us adopt her.”
07of 07Sylvester StalloneSylvester Stallone with turtles Cuff and Link.Sly Stallone/InstagramIn 2019,Stalloneblew some fans’ minds when he revealed he’d actually adopted turtles Cuff and Link off the set of 1976’sRocky.What’s more: they had cameos in 2018’sCreed II.“In CREED 2 with my original buddies from the first Rocky … CUFF and LINK, now about 44 years old!”Stallone wrote in an Instagram caption.
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Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone with turtles Cuff and Link.Sly Stallone/Instagram
Sly Stallone/Instagram
In 2019,Stalloneblew some fans’ minds when he revealed he’d actually adopted turtles Cuff and Link off the set of 1976’sRocky.What’s more: they had cameos in 2018’sCreed II.
“In CREED 2 with my original buddies from the first Rocky … CUFF and LINK, now about 44 years old!”Stallone wrote in an Instagram caption.
source: people.com
