Selena Gomez Feeds Stray Puppies in Puerto Rico

11.21.09

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Selena Gomez Feeds Stray Puppies in Puerto Rico

by Monica Herrera | 03.10.2009 | 4:47pm | 6 Comments

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Celebrities who give back are a dime a dozen, but they rarely look as genuine and motivated as Selena Gomez. The Wizards of Waverly Place star spent her weekend feeding abandoned dogs in Puerto Rico as part of an ongoing effort by nonprofits DoSomething and Island Dog to improve the treatment of animals in the Caribbean.

Gomez, who is on the island shooting a movie with her Wizards castmates Jake T. Austin and Maria Canals Barrera, blogged about the experience on MySpace. "The last time I was in PR shooting Princess Protection Program, we noticed all of these stray dogs and puppies. We ended up finding out that Puerto Rico has a 'dead dog beach'...sounds worse than it is but people actually kill dogs for fun here...We are spending the day feeding puppies, washing them and hanging out with them. After we spend the day with them we are sending these dogs to different places in the U.S, the no-kill dog shelters, so they can find a home."

We love that Gomez uses her free time in Puerto Rico to do good deeds instead of sunning herself on la playa all day long. That's time well spent!

6 Comments

hanah
09.01.2009
10:28am

Gomez is a Christian and began wearing a purity ring with "true love waits" engraved when she was 12 years old.She has four dogs.She is best friends with Demi Lovato, whom she has known since they met at a Barney & Friends audition. After the two posted a video blog on YouTube in March 2008, Miley Cyrus and her friend Mandy Jiroux uploaded a parody of that video, which caught the interest of entertainment media. Reports included the theory that Gomez and Cyrus were arguing over Nick Jonas, or that Gomez and Lovato might replace Cyrus On replacing Cyrus, Gomez clarified, dog toy

lucky
07.19.2009
4:40pm

Happy Birthday Selena What a nice story about the puppies

Destiley
03.17.2009
11:51am

i think its great what selena is doing,helping dogs,i love dogs and i would never hurt them.the people who hurt dogs or and any kind of animal doesn't have a caring heart.

Liz C
03.11.2009
5:55pm

In response to the below comment...I beg to differ with you on your statement about Selena not being a role model for kids. I personally view Selena Gomez as a wonderful role model for children, especially children in Puerto Rico. If we put a conscious effort in not just saying, but showing children how animals should be treated, this can impact the future of humane treatment of animals. Puerto Rico already has a bad reputation in the treatment and handling of the widespread stray animal populations on the island and I am not just speaking from written sources, but from my own personal accounts and experiences as my Mother was born and grew up in Puerto Rico and I have been to this beautiful island many, many times. The little to no respect for God's creatures (e.g. the Satos) I have witnessed and continue to read and hear about is no example for a child. So being this Celebrity (who children/teens can relate to) has stepped up to the plate and is doing what she can to show the world that she cares about these abandoned dogs, we should commend her! Selena Gomez, in my book, you ARE a Role Model for Kids!

TD
03.11.2009
2:35pm

I wish this celebrity would think about feeding children first and/or helping the people who are now living in tents! Her priorities are skewed. Certainely, she is not someone who is a role model for kids. Thanks for letting me have my say, TD :)

angelbabydallastexas
03.11.2009
5:02am

That is a great idea I would love to start something like that in Dallas, Texas and encourage people do to the same. Animals are helpless and it is not there fault that they are abandoned, beat, and or killed. What a shame on the people that treat such cute little animals that way. People who do treat animals with neglect and abuse treat mankind the same way. Sincerely, Angelica