‘I Just Had to’: Dennis Quaid, the Hollywood star, adopts Dennis Quaid, the black cat, from Virginia Zoo
Dennis Quaid has created headlines by adopting a cat named …. Dennis Quaid.
The 66-year-old actor learned about the black rescue kitty that was available at the Lynchburg Humane Society in Virginia, thanks to a local TV news item featuring the pet as part of a ‘wipe out the hiding place’ campaign.
‘I just could not resist. I had to, ‘Quaid explained in an interview with 10 News in Roanoke on Wednesday.
It was fate: Hollywood star Dennis Quaid, left, has adopted a black lifeguard named Dennis Quaid, right, from the Lynchburg Humane Society in Virginia
No choice: ‘I just could not resist. I had to, ‘Quaid explained in an interview with 10 News in Roanoke on Wednesday. ‘I’m Out to Save All the Dennis Quaids of the World’
The Hollywood star added: ‘I’m out to save all the Dennis Quaids of the world. ‘
Dennis Quaid, the cat, is six years old and had been looking for his forever home for more than a year.
According to humane society, he has a ‘big heart’ and ‘likes to crawl on the couch’.
News travels: The actor learned about the cat, who has been waiting for more than a year for a forever home, thanks to a local TV news station ‘Campaign delete the fence’
Funny: Adoption Center Manager Danielle Ulmer said at first, shelter staff naturally thought they were being pranked when Quaid contacted them to adopt the cat
At first, when they were contacted about Quaid, the man, adopted Quaid, the cat, shelter staff naturally thought they were being pranked.
But once they were convinced it was the real deal, they arranged for the two to meet each other via Zoom.
This weekend is Jimmy Jellinek, who along with Quaid hosts the Pet Show show podcast, and will travel to Lynchburg to pick up the cat and bring him back to his new home in Los Angeles.
Quaid, who co-founded founding company Audio Up, which produces his podcast, told 10 News. ” He’s going to be the office cat. He will be right here with us. We can not wait. ‘
Meanwhile, the star of The Parent Trap, Any Given Sunday, Frequency and The Day After Tomorrow thinks a lesson could be learned from this story.
‘Maybe they should start naming animals in shelters after several celebrities and see who bites,’ Quaid suggested.
New role: Quaid, who co-founded the entertainment company Audio Up that produces his podcast, told 10 News. ” He’s going to be the office cat. He will be right here with us’
Famous feline: Quaid posted about the adoption on his Instagram Story and promised more info about the kitty on his The Pet Show podcast
Earlier this month, it was announced that Quaid will star in Audio Up’s country music script podcast Make It Up As We Go.
The star-studded cast also includes Billy Bob Thornton, Miranda Lambert and Bobby Bones and the show will premiere on October 1 on iHeartPodcast Networks.
The scripted podcast will follow a young singer and songwriter, played by Scarlett Burke, as she tries to make it into the music industry.
Last project: Earlier this month it was announced that Quaid will star in Audio Up’s scripted country music podcast Make It Up As We Go alongside Billy Bob Thornton, Miranda Lambert and Scarlett Burke
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