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Zachary Quinto had a rough go when it came to adopting his first dog.

How rough was it? He has turned his dog hijinks into a short film!

In Dog Eat Dog, the flick retells Zachary's experiences when he decided to adopt his dog from the El Lay Animal Shelter.

Watch (above) as the video puts a cute and thoughtful take on the process of picking a companion.

These pups are SOOOOOO ADORBz!!! We wish Zachary could adopt them all!

Tags: adoption, dog, dog eat dog, inspiration, pets, shelter, video, zachary quinto

Lena Dunham is all about girl power, but her new babe is all boy cuteness!

The Girls creator has added Lamby to her life, after adopting him and introducing the pooch to world on Wednesday.

Lamby Dunham came from the BARC shelter in Brooklyn, and we can definitely see why Lena picked him…he's just too ADORBz!!!!

Here's what Lena wrote about him on Instagram:

Tags: barc, brooklyn, cute cute cute, dog, girls, inspiration, lamby, lena dunham, pets, rescue, shelter

Puppy mills are absolutely horrid, unforgivable and heinous…there's no ifs, ands, or buts about that.

The advances in technology have created online puppy mills, where commercial breeders can sell innocent puppies for profit, without caring for their welfare.

In a study done by 16 volunteers as well as investigators for nonprofit organization, International Fund for Animal Welfare, the team found nearly 750K ads DAILY on puppy buying websites as well as sites like Craigslist, eBay classifieds, and more.

Of these ads, 62 percent of puppy websites had dogs coming from mills.

The biggest culprit was

Tags: business, dogs, kennel, pets, population, puppy, puppy mills, sad, shelter, technology

Deck the halls with lots with puppies…la la la la la L.A. la!

Ellen DeGeneres is in the spirit of giving and she wants to give shelter animals another chance at life for December.

Joining the campaign run by Best Friends Animal Society, Ellen tweets her support:

Tags: best friends, ellen degeneres, pets, rescue, shelter, society, twitter

As his PetSmart clothing will tell you, Bret Michaels is all about the pets!

So to spread some holiday cheer to the pets in need, the rocker is asking folks to donate $25 to PetSmart charities to help care for dogs without homes.

Bret uses his own dog as inspiration, stating:

Tags: bret michaels, charity, dog, pets, petsmart, shelter, tarkus arlicicus

A nine week old baby has her dog to thank for saving her life!

The Brousseau family of Portland, CT adopted Duke six years ago and the pooch has been grateful since that fateful day.

So when little Harper wasn't breathing, Duke made sure to alert her parents!

Tags: adoption, baby, death, dog, duke, harper brousseau, heroic, inspiration, jenna brousseau, shelter

Sometimes, even the Big O can't save you…

Angel's Gate hospice, located 60 miles south of the New York's capital, Albany, is shutting down due to legal issues.

The animal care center has been praised by Oprah and other celebs in the past, but Angel's Gate CEO and owner, Susan Marino has been naughty

Tags: adoption, angels gate, animal hospice, eric schneiderman, health, hospice, legal matters, oprah winfrey, sad, shelter, susan marino, taxes