Jessica Simpson: Please Adopt Your New Furry Friend from a Shelter

Published October 16, 2009 by PETA Staff. Last Updated April 2, 2024.

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Jessica Simpson

Well, Jessica’s thinking about opening her heart and home to a new pooch and word on the street is that she “wants a rescue dog.”

We’re thrilled to hear that she’s thinking about rescuing a dog instead of buying one from a breeder. Today, we wrote to the star to urge her adopt her new friend from an animal shelter, pointing out that millions of dogs are euthanized at shelters every year simply because there aren’t enough homes for all of them. Even if she has her heart set on a particular breed, there are many purebreds at open-admission animal shelters and certainly many who are in the care of breed-specific rescue groups.

We hope, hope, hope that Jessica Simpson will join the long list of caring celebrities, including Charlize Theron, Katherine Heigl, Kyra Sedgwick, Audrina Patridge, and Alicia Silverstone, who have saved a life (or two or three) by adopting homeless animals.

Written by Karin Bennett

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