Rescued Film Star Is Group’s Poster Dog for ‘Adopt, Don’t Buy’ Campaign
Manila — Ten years before garnering international accolades for his performance in The Artist, canine film star Uggie was a rambunctious puppy who was passed off by two different guardians who were unprepared for the Jack Russell terrier’s energy. But dog trainer Omar Von Muller stepped in to prevent Uggie from ending up in an animal shelter and soon fell in love with his fearless, playful attitude—and his star quality. And now, to help other dogs achieve their own rags-to-riches stories, the award-winning pooch is starring in a brand-new PETA campaign that proclaims, “I’m Uggie, and I Was Adopted. Millions of Dogs Are Waiting in Animal Shelters for a Loving Home. Adopt, Don’t Buy.”
“Animal shelters are full to the brim with dogs and cats who are waiting for the opportunity to become the star of a loving family,” says PETA Campaigns Manager Rochelle Regodon. “PETA encourages everyone who is considering bringing a canine companion into their lives to save a life by adopting from an animal shelter—and never patronizing breeders or pet stores.”
Thousands of unwanted dogs are euthanized every year for lack of a loving home, while many more are left languishing in animal shelters. And breeding facilities, pet stores, and kennels continue to make the homeless-animal crisis worse. These profit-driven businesses are notorious for offering little comfort and care to the animals they buy and sell, and they continue to produce animals under these cruel conditions. PETA encourages everyone who has the time, love, and resources for a dog or a cat to visit an animal shelter and adopt a homeless animal in need.
Uggie received the Palm Dog Award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and a special mention at the Prix Lumière Awards in France.
He joins a long list of celebrities—including Justin Bieber, Booboo Stewart, Kellan Lutz, Yvonne Strahovski, and Patricia Arquette—who have teamed up with PETA to promote animal adoption.
For more information, please visit PETAAsiaPacific.com.
And to get to know more about the movie “The Artist” you could watch the video below, an interview of the writer of the film, Michel Hazanavicius on how he created and makes the approach different from any other movie in our century.
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