American actress Lili Reinhart took to social media to introduce her newly rescued pup adopted from a 91原创 shelter.
Reinhart is best known for playing Betty Cooper in the locally filmed television series Riverdale.
鈥淭his is my new baby. He has quickly become a great love of mine,鈥� Reinhart wrote on Instagram. 鈥淢eet Milo, my rescue sweetheart from Furever Freed [Dog Rescue B.C.].鈥�
Furever Freed is a non-profit rescue group of volunteers located in 91原创, according to the founder Lisa Gaye.
鈥淸Reinhart] was originally looking at a few different dogs, she was really wanting a rescue dog, because two other actresses on the show have also adopted rescue dogs,鈥� Gaye told the 91原创 Advance Times.
The 57-year-old estimates her society rescues about 30 to 50 dogs each month.
鈥淔urever Freed is probably the busiest rescue in Canada,鈥� she said about the international operation.
The adopted pup Milo is a one-year-old Schnauzer mix recused from Mexico.
鈥淗e鈥檚 a really special dog,鈥� said Gaye. 鈥淗e鈥檚 very social, he鈥檚 calm when you鈥檙e holding him. He鈥檚 a really easy dog.鈥�
After Reinhart broke the news of her new pup to her more than 22 million Instagram followers Gaye said the organization saw a spike in interest and inquires.
The Furever Freed Instagram account went from 2,000 followers to nearly 17,000.
鈥淪he鈥檚 a huge animal lover. She just loves dogs,鈥� Gaye said.
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Recently, Reinhart shared another picture of Milo where the actress is seen snuggling the pup.
鈥淢y real life very own tiny son,鈥� she captioned the photo.
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