Celebrity Pets

Susan Boyle and Pebbles Reunite

by Helena Sung (Subscribe to Helena Sung's posts): Mar 11th 2010 @ 1:00PM Filed Under: Celebrity Pets

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British singing sensation Susan Boyle will be moving out of her childhood home in Scotland and into a tony apartment in the "wealthy Chelsea area" of London, reports Britain's The Sun. The move could happen as early as this summer.

It's a bit surprising considering Boyle's statements just a few months ago that she had no plans to leave her modest Scottish home because her 11-year-old cat Pebbles wouldn't like relocating. "She's lived there all her life and cats hate upping sticks," Boyle told The News of the World. 48-year-old Boyle is very attached to her cat, and being reunited with Pebbles was the first thing on her mind after she collapsed last year from exhaustion and was admitted to a London clinic.

But then, stalkers were spotted in the yard of Boyle's home in Scotland, and one even entered the home, reports The Sun, adding that executives at her record label -- Simon Cowell's SyCo -- have been pleading with her to move ever since. In a sign that a move to London might have been inevitable, in February, Pebbles was relocated to London to live with an elderly retired accountant who received $9 per day for caring for the cat while Boyle traveled and worked. (Boyle reportedly earned over $7 million dollars last year from sales of her "I Dreamed a Dream" album, which was released in November 2009.)

Just this week, The Sun reported that Boyle's management team was hunting for the perfect London apartment for the songstress and her beloved cat. "She has now agreed to move to a place in the city, where she'll stay when busy working," a source tells The Sun. "The flat will be cat-friendly, so she can take Pebbles too."

Oscar Winner Sandra Bullock Is A Big Winner With Animal Lovers Too

by Kristen Seymour (Subscribe to Kristen Seymour's posts): Mar 8th 2010 @ 5:45PM Filed Under: Dogs, Celebrity Pets, Pet Adoption

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Sandra Bullock might have taken home the coveted gold statue at last night's Academy Awards, but we've considered her a "best actress" for quite some time for her devotion to the paws cause.

Earlier this year, when she and husband Jesse James' beloved pit bull, CinnaBun, went missing, friends of the then Oscar-nominee noted that she'd rather have their pet back than win an Oscar. Happily for Sandra, she got both! But there's another reason pet lovers show Bullock such devotion; she's the mother of two special needs rescue pups, which she discussed today on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."

Poppy, a Chihuahua/Pomeranian mix, has three legs, and Ruby the Chihuahua has just two legs (you can see them both at PetSugar). And while they might be missing a limb or two, it's evident they're not missing any love.They are part of the extended family of animals in the Bullock/James household.

Bullock isn't the only acclaimed actor with a lot of love for her pets -- just last year, Mickey Rourke acknowledged his dogs in his Golden Globes acceptance speech, and showed up at the Oscars wearing a pendant with a picture of his dog, Loki, who had passed away less than a week before the event. And Amanda Seyfried, who presented last night, is completely in love with her new puppy.

Not ready to let the Oscars buzz go just yet? You can still vote for the Paw Nation Pawscars, and then check out these pictures of celebs and their pets!

And the Pawscar Goes to...

by Rose Martelli (Subscribe to Rose Martelli's posts): Mar 8th 2010 @ 1:00PM Filed Under: Celebrity Pets

The Oscars were last night, but Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock weren't the only actors to win awards for their film performances. The American Humane Association -- which monitors all on-set use of animals in movie making and is the organization that certifies that "No Animals Were Harmed" during filming -- has named eight of 2009's top films as winners of their coveted "Pawscar!" This award is given to the best animal actors in several categories.

Three of this year's Pawscar winners are Oscar-nominated as well. "Avatar," nominee for Best Picture, is the Pawscar pick for "Best Alien Animals;" the six-legged "direhorses" that play a major role in the flick were created by outfitting real horses with miniature motion sensors to capture their movements and expressions.

Meet the "First Dogs" -- Including Bo Obama

by Emily Richmond (Subscribe to Emily Richmond's posts): Mar 4th 2010 @ 1:00PM Filed Under: Dogs, Celebrity Pets

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(In a 1968 photo from the Newseum exhibit, President Lyndon B. Johnson howls along with "Yuki," named after the Japanese word for snow, as grandson Patrick Lyndon Nugent watches in wonder. Johnson's youngest daughter, Luci, found the mutt -- his proclaimed favorite pet -- abandoned at a Texas gas station on Thanksgiving Day in 1966.)

The president's best friend has often been a pooch -- providing rough and tumble fun and companionship to offset the serious business of running the country. This year, the Newseum in Washington, D.C. explores that relationship, offering a closer look at the lives of the nation's "First Dogs." Cathy Trost, the director of exhibit development for the Newseum, spoke with Paw Nation:

The "First Dogs" exhibit is one of the Newseum's most popular shows. Were you surprised by the interest?
Everyone loves a good animal story. People want to know about our political leaders and the pets that humanize them.

So is the oft-repeated quote true? "If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog?"
The quotation is often attributed to President Harry Truman, but he probably didn't say it. In fact, he was given an adorable cocker spaniel as a gift in 1947 and gave it away almost immediately. But of all the White House pets – and there have been hundreds of them – dogs have definitely been the most popular.

How much of a factor has Bo Obama been in the popularity of the exhibit?"
I'm not sure anybody was really ready for "Bo-mania." When President Obama was elected and we heard he had made that pledge to his daughters that a puppy would be coming with them to the White House, we saved a prime spot. And boy, did they deliver one cute dog!

Lily Allen's Dog Mabel "Beaten Up By Bigger Dogs"

by Helena Sung (Subscribe to Helena Sung's posts): Mar 3rd 2010 @ 11:00AM Filed Under: Dogs, Pets News, Celebrity Pets

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British pop star Lily Allen got a real scare when she had to rush her dog Mabel to an emergency veterinary hospital after the pup tangled with some burly canines. "Mabel got beaten up by bigger dogs," Allen tweeted, posting a picture of a bandaged Mabel on her Twitter page. "She went to doggy hospital, but she's ok."

A passerby spotted Allen looking distraught at the vet hospital in her North London neighborhood as she awaited news of Mabel. "She was doing a lot of pacing in the window," the witness told our sister site, PopEater. "She was sitting with her boyfriend, then standing, then sitting. She looked very upset."

It wasn't the first time Allen's been made to worry over one of her pets. In December 2006, Allen's English bull terrier named Maggie May was stolen out of a friend's van in east London. Allen managed to get back Maggie May the following week, but only after paying a cash reward to a man later suspected to be a serial dognapper, reports the BBC.

In 2008, Allen adopted little Mabel -- then named Honey -- from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, an animal shelter in the U.K. Blogging about it on her MySpace page at the time, Allen described her new dog as "quite fat, very sweet and a mongrel."

There were no further details as to how Mabel got into the doggy fracas that landed her in the hospital. But, happily, Mabel emerged from the vet, alive and well except for bright, pink bandages wrapped around her paws.

We wish you a speedy recovery, Mabel!

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