8 Stars Who Want You to Save a Dog's Life

Obviously,
every month is “Adopt
a Shelter Dog” Month (because where else would you get a dog?), but October has
been officially singled out for that honor. And to celebrate, we’re rolling out
some of our favorite star-studded ads that extol the virtues of saving lives
one tail-wagging dog at a time:

Look
at that face! Who could say no to The
Artist‘s scene-stealer, Uggie? Certainly not The Wall
Street Journal, which has run this ad for free 82 times.

“There
are just so many dogs [in shelters] that are just as gorgeous―whether they’re
mixed or purebred or whatever―they’re all gorgeous, and they all have
personalities, and they all need a home,” says Dexter star Yvonne Strahovski, whose ultra-cute rescued pups, Chazzie and Wilbur, lend
credence to her words.

Kellan Lutz set hearts a-fluttering in Twilight, but his compassion for animals will send them into
cardiac arrest. “There are countless numbers of [homeless] animals out
there, and it’s our job to take them under our wing and take care of them,”
he says. Good to his word, he rescued his dog, Kola, from a shelter.

When Kevin McHale adopted the beautiful and talented Sophie from a shelter, he was simply
succumbing to peer pressure—in the best possible way. “All my friends and
all the crew members of Glee—they’re the
biggest advocates for dog adoption,” he says.

Don’t let international hip-hop
superstar Jay Sean‘s tough exterior fool you: He’s a sucker for a hopeful pair of big brown eyes.
Animals in shelters are “just as cute, and they’re looking for a home—they
want love, too,” he says.

The secret is out: Lance Bass is a hero for dogs! The proud papa of eight “pound pups” over the
years, including his current buddies, Dingo and Foster, Lance swears that
rescued dogs know how lucky they are—and are determined to repay their
guardians’ kindness. Want to test out his theory? Adopt one of the “loving,
perfect dogs” waiting for homes at a shelter near you.

“There’s
so many poor dogs and cats in the shelters, and it’s just heartbreaking,”
says Real Housewives of Miami star Joanna Krupa. She and Rugby, one of her four rescued dogs, are out to
change that.

Phillies second
baseman Chase Utley thinks that “7 to 8 million homeless dogs and cats … [is] absurd and unbelievable,
and it’s only going to get worse if we don’t try to stop it now.” How? By adopting
animals and never buying them, of course!