Former "Brady Bunch" Star Susan Olsen Works with Precious Paws

Although in our collective consciences she will forever remain perky, pigtail-wearing Cindy Brady, one of six siblings on the celebrated ’70s series The Brady Bunch, today actress Susan Olsen is Momma to her own full house of four-footed family members. A pal to all with paws, the former child star confided to Pet Press that animals have played an important role in literally every step of her life, beginning with her first pet Tanuck, the family dog who patiently allowed her to cling to his fur as she learned to walk as a baby.

Olsen also has an abiding affection for felines. Along with her four cats–Tabitha, Ryan, Smokey and Sacha Baron Kitten– and a Golden Retriever who answers to “Trevor,” the pop culture icon also shares her home with foster felines from the Encino, California non-profit animal rescue organization Precious Paws Rescue.

In this 2008 photo, Olsen (a volunteer for Precious Paws’ Bottle Baby program) and her small screen big brother Barry Williams bond with a couple of cute kitties:

Susan Olsen is on the Board of Directors at Precious Paws Rescue. To find out more about the organization:

• visit www.preciouspaws.org

The members of Olsen’s feline foster family were purr-fectly precocious when the camera rolled on this promotional spot for Precious Paws in which the actress offered fans an opportunity to bid on a lunch with Susan and her former Brady Bunch buddy Robbie Rist (better known to TV buffs as cousin Oliver). The auction may be over, but the cute cat chaos of the following clip will continue to make any animal admirer laugh:

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