Actor Dennis Quaid adopts a Lynchburg shelter named Dennis Quaid

LYNCHBURG, Va. – We could not create this story if we tried it.

Last week we introduced you to a cat named Dennis Quaid at the Lynchburg Humane Society who needs an eternal home, as part of our Clear the Shelters initiative.

This weekend he’s going to make his trip to that house, but you may not believe who’s adopting him.

‘It was really off the wall, but I just couldn’t resist. I had to, ”said Dennis Quaid.

Quaid could not adopt the little boy by name from the Lynchburg Humane Society.

“I’m about to save all the Dennis Quaids of the world,” Quaid said.

The name certainly caused a lot of buzz after 10 News with Dennis Quaid presented during a newscast last week.

That story caught the attention of the Hollywood actor, musician and now, podcaster.

‘We also showed the cap that Jimmy [Jellinek] here does and I produce it, and it turned out to be one of my favorites, ”said Quaid.

A hide and seek with his name, plus a pet podcast, is like the perfect adoption story.

A story so good, school staff did not believe it at first.

“I was like there’s no way this is really, like, someone pranks us,” said Danielle Ulmer, Lynchburg Humane Society, Adoption Center Administrator.

‘We went out to the reception. It took us a while to get them to actually believe us, ”said Jimmy Jellinek, co-host of The Pet Show.

When Jellinek convinced the hideout that he and Quaid were not internet trolls or crazy people, they were allowed to meet Dennis Quaid, the cat, via Zoom.

This weekend, Jellinek will fly from Los Angeles to Lynchburg to pick up the new office door.

“Maybe they should start naming animals in shelters after several celebrities and see who bites,” Quaid said.

“It simply came to our notice then. We are like ok, so everyone chooses your top three favorite celebrities, ”said Ulmer.

Watch Lindsey’s full interview with Dennis Quaid: