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Alicia Silverstone‘s husband Christopher Jarecki temporarily took over her blog, The Kind Life, to write about their rescue dogs while Alicia was away on stage in New York.

All four of the couple’s dogs, The Pig, Lacey, Sampson, and Sweety are rescued, and Christopher shares a bed with The Pig, a bulldog.

“I know that some of you are aware of the benefits of rescuing dogs and avoiding breeders and pet stores,” writes Christopher. ” But if there are any of you who aren’t quite sure why rescuing is so much better than buying a dog, let me know and I can do a whole blog about it.”

Will there be a regular animal segment of The Kind Life coming soon, thanks to the hubby?

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Kristen Bell attended the Humane Society’s Genesis Awards this weekend.

The awards are meant to recognize celebrities for their work in animal rights and animal welfare.

Bell took the time to pose with Major Brian Dennis, who met a dog he named Nubs while in Iraq and fell in love.

According to Just Jared, Bell was almost a rescue parent herself.

She and fiance Dax Shepherd found a dog at a gas station near her home and returned it to its rightful owner.

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The 101 Dalmatians Musical is using more than a dozen shelter rescued dogs for the production.

Animal trainer Joel Slaven had some trouble getting shelters to hand over the pups, as they feared what the renewed popularity for the breed would mean to Dalmatians across the nation.

Back in both 1996 and 2000 when the live action Disney “101 Dalmatians” and its sequel came out, as expected, there was a rush to pet stores and breeders. But the dogs were returned just as quickly when families and individuals found out they weren’t quite the right fit.

“The toughest thing I’ve ever done is finding the dogs,” Slaven told the Associated Press. “When the movies came out, they were overbred and that made the breed, which already has some health problems, even worse. People got the dogs, couldn’t afford vet bills, found the dogs untrainable, or didn’t get along with kids. Shelters, Humane Societies and rescue groups don’t want anyone to use these dogs for entertainment, and they don’t want to help someone who’s going to do this again.”

Slaven vows to educate the public this time.

“I knew we’d have to do it differently than the movie. We have to explain about the stars that, just because they’re cute, doesn’t mean you should get one for the kids tomorrow.”

For more information on The 101 Dalmatians Musical and tour dates, visit The101dalmationsmusical.com.

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