Calendar Helps Anti-Puppy Mill Campaign

Celebrities are accustomed to stepping in front of the camera, but the 2011 Rescue Paws calendar offers the pets of paparazzi magnets a chance to lap up the limelight, all for the benefit of our four-legged friends.

Every picture tells a story, and the 12 black and white images from the lens of photographer Robbie Bellon reveals happy tails of Rovers rescued from the streets or shelters by stars such as former Twilight star Rachelle Lefevre, whose dog Jack went from living at the Baldwin Park shelter in California to gracing the calendar’s cover; singer Colbie Caillet‘s fur baby Plum, who was saved from the streets of Taiwan before being adopted from the Southern California Golden Retriever Rescue; Selma Blair, whose one-eyed dog Wink will welcome animal lovers to the month of June when they turn the calendar, and Selena Gomez‘s two pooches, who dog paddle in a pool– the perfect image to represent July. Other Fidos of famous faces include Katherine Heigl‘s trio of tail-waggers Oscar, Mojo and Piper; Hal Sparks‘ shelter pet Chewy; Amy Smart‘s canine companion Oscar, Gregory Itzen‘s pawed pal Merlin; Josh Duhamel‘s dachshund Meatloaf; John Bartlett‘s barking buddy Tiny Tim– a three-legged dog whose portrait has become more poignant after the dog’s passing in October 2010; Cornelia Guest‘s furry friends Oscar and Bear (who was adopted from former Batman star Burt Ward’s Gentle Giants Rescue); and Deepak Chopra, whose family Fido Cleo closes the calendar year.

Proceeds from the Rescue Paws calendar, which sells on Zazzle.com for $23.60, benefits the Humane Society of the United States’ fight against the plight of puppy mills.

For more information:

• visit www.zazzle.com/hsus

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