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Lauren Conrad is the proud mother of a new puppy she adopted from a Los Angeles area animal shelter.

The actress has posted several photographs of Fitz on Instagram, warning people it’s impossible to resist adopting an animal.

“Never go to the animal shelter ‘just to look,'” she wrote on Instagram. “It never ends that way.”

Fitz has been making himself comfortable with Conrad’s other adopted dog, Chloe, as you can view below.

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Robert Capron may star in Diary of a Wimpy Kid, but he’s tough as nails because he knows the cool thing to do is adopt a pet from a shelter versus buying from a store.

He and his family adopted a dog who was severely underweight and had experienced hair loss due to mange.

Capron said Sam, the dog, is happy as can be now, despite that fact he’s “been through so much.”

If you’re clueless as to where to find your next pet, just enter your zip code to be directed to the nearest animal shelter in your area.

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"Oh My Dog" Beth Ostrosky Stern

Beth Ostrosky Stern‘s new book on choosing and caring for a dog, Oh My Dog,  may appear to have a mixed message about animal welfare.

The wife of Howard Stern who has been both a volunteer at animal shelters and a North Shore Animal League America spokesperson, wrote that although her family had always taken in rescue pets from shelters, for some reason, she and Howard were set on finding a breed-an English Bulldog.

When she arrived at the breeder, she fell in love with a Bulldog that was a former show dog, but developed a wiggle and was of “no use” anymore in her former profession.

The dog went home with Beth and was named Bianca Romijn-Stamos-Ostrosky-Stern.

While adopting a shelter dog is the best way to reduce the millions of animals euthanized every year, like Beth’s story, some adoptions of breeds can prove just as beneficial, especially if the breed was “rescued” from a dangerous or unhealthy situation.

Like a bred dog suffering from the genetic mutation of missing or disabled limbs due to generations of inbreeding.

Retired racing greyhounds are another example of taking in a breed otherwise likely to be euthanized or abandoned.

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Pet Adoptathon with Cesar Millan

Cesar Millan, renowned dog expert and star of the National Geographic Channel’s Dog Whisperer, is the spokesperson for the Pet Adoptathon, an event taking place on May 1 and May 2 at more than 2,000 animal shelters around the world.

The event originally began as a North Shore Animal League program as a way to find homes for animals at its shelter.

The League began inviting other shelters to do the same and 16 years later, more than 300,000 animals have found homes through the Adoptathon.

Millan says the rescue effort is mutual and by inviting a shelter pet into their homes, humans live more fulfilling, happier lives.

“Millions of many wonderful animals end up in shelters each year, and adoption provides these animals their second chance at life. The act of adopting a dog creates balance and completeness in our lives by fulfilling the need in every human of contribution, if only for a moment. Really, who is saving who?”

The Adoptahon promotes the adoption of mixed breeds, called Mutt-i-grees by the organization, which make up the majority of pets that are euthanized each year.

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Eclipse star Boo Boo Stewart showed his pride for shelter animals by wearing a shirt that read, “For The Love of Dog Adopt” to the How To Train Your Dragon premier.

Although adoption is always in need, taking in a permanent extra family member isn’t the only way you can help your local animal shelter.

Volunteer, promote an adoption drive, become a foster parent or donate money to cover costs of food, litter and other supplies and services.

For the love of dog, just do something!

Update: Boo Boo’s t-shirt is made by Leanne Hilgart of Vaute Couture. The 100% organic cotton shirt is available in both men’s and women’s and can be ordered through Vaute Couture’s website.

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