Sasha Farber and his Adopted Pup Ruby Show Off Their Impressive Moves in New Pro-Adoption Campaign
Partner up—with adoption! To mark the upcoming 20th anniversary of Dancing With the Stars, Sasha Farber, known for his participation in the US and Australian versions of the show, strikes a pose with his forever dance partner—his dog, Ruby—in a celebratory PETA US campaign encouraging people to always adopt animals from shelters and never buy them from pet shops or breeders.
“Getting to know a rescue dog is definitely like a dance,” says Farber. “You don’t know what you’re doing until the end, but what you will get is a dog that loves you and will have your back no matter what.”
In an accompanying video spot for PETA US, the professional dancer shares that, as soon as he took Ruby home, she wouldn’t let him out of her sight—and since then, the well-travelled pup has accompanied him on ten tours of Dancing With the Stars.
With hundreds of thousands of homeless dogs and cats in Australia, animal shelters across the country are constantly overburdened. Some shelters with misguided “no-kill” policies are warehousing dogs for months or even years and turning away animals, leaving the most vulnerable ones with nowhere to go—and those who reproduce fuel the companion animal overpopulation crisis. That’s why PETA urges shelters to accept all animals in need, advises guardians to have their animal companions spayed or neutered, and asks everyone to adopt animals instead of buying them from breeders or pet stores.
Every time someone purchases an animal from a breeder or pet store, there’s one fewer home for an animal sitting at a shelter. If you are ready to provide a lifetime of love and care for a companion animal, please adopt—don’t shop.
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