Bush singer Gavin Rossdale will visit the East Valley Animal Shelter in Van Nuys Monday, where he adopted his dog Kaya, to “play with, snuggle, and read to the shelter’s homeless dogs and cats,” officials said.
While he’s there, the 60-year-old Rossdale will unveil his new campaign for PETA, which encourages everyone to give other animals the same second chance he gave Kaya.
The singer has made an accompanying video for the animal rights group, in which he debunks myths about animals from shelters, pointing out that while some may have faced hardship, all they need is “a kind reversal back to life” — just like he gave Kaya — to become wonderful companions.
“Please don’t buy from breeders,” Rossdale says, “and please consider going to a shelter because those animals really, really need you, and the bond you will get and the rewards are immeasurable.”
Rossdale will appear at the shelter, located at 14409 Vanowen St., at 12:30 p.m. Monday.
“U.S. shelters are bursting at the seams, and every time a breeder sells a puppy, a dog waiting in an animal shelter or struggling to survive on the streets loses a chance at finding a loving home,” PETA said.
Rossdale joins a long list of celebrities who have teamed up with PETA to promote adoption, including Dylan McDermott, Kathy Griffin, Lisa Ann Walter, Ron Perlman, Tom Hardy, John Stamos, Ryan Eggold, Theo Rossi and Cristin Milioti.
Los Angeles has been hit particularly hard by the animal overpopulation crisis in recent years, exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic and January’s destructive wildfires.
The city’s six shelters are more than 250 dogs over capacity, according to numbers posted on the Los Angeles Animal Services website last weekend.