Prince Charles and Camilla Adopt -- a Puppy!

Celebrity News August 22, 2011 AT 4:05PM By UsWeekly Staff

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There's a new member of the royal family!

Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla have a new puppy! The Duchess of Cornwall, 64, recently adopted Beth, a Jack Russell Terrier. A royal rep tells Us Weekly that pup is 12-weeks-old and was adopted from the Battersea Dogs Home in London.

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Like Charles' mother, Queen Elizabeth, Camilla is a noted animal lover. While the Queen, 85, has owned multiple Corgis throughout the past fifty years, Camilla has been an avid equestrian.

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Charles and Camilla aren't the first celebs to rescue a pet; Robert Pattinson, Kelly Ripa, Kristen Bell, Oprah Winfrey and Lauren Conrad and have all adopted dogs from shelters.

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August 22, 2011 - 11:28pm Allison Crook
I hope this becomes a trend.Everytime there is a movie out, Dalmations, Chihuahuas, etc. There is a mad rush for breeders to churn them out. Then there is a sickening overload in the shelters. If people would just adopt (and spay/neuter) we wouldn't have this heartbreaking nightmare of pet overpopulation!!
August 22, 2011 - 10:05pm Tonya Roberson
President Obama didn't buy Bo at all, so the comment about the President setting a poor example by not adopting a dog from a shelter was just wrong. Bo was a gift to Sasha and Malia from the late Senator Edward Kennedy, who owned one of Bo's littermates. If you're going to comment negatively, it's a good idea to know the correct information before making the comment.
August 22, 2011 - 5:22pm Kara Smedley
President Obama did NOT adopt a dog from a shelter. He set a poor example by buying Bo from a breeder when 5 million dogs die every year in this country's shelter (and yes, there are plenty of purebreds and hypo-allergenic dogs in shelters). His former owner gave him back to the breeder and then the breeder sold him to the Obamas. This is well known!
August 22, 2011 - 4:25pm Christine Johnson Harker
Good on them! I'm so glad to see them adopt a dog rather than pay a breeder a lot of money!
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