Dolly Parton's Glastonbury Dog & 5 Other Celebrity Acts Of Kindness
Dolly Parton has offered to take the dog found at the Glastonbury Festival home with her. Dolly the Dog, named after Parton who was headlining at the festival, was discovered abandoned during the clean-up operation.
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Dolly the Dog was discovered during the festival clean up, left or lost in a tent with some food but no water. Dolly, described as a "sweet natured, older lady", was immediately taken to a nearby animal shelter. She is currently being cared for and has been treated for a serious ear infection.
Parton, who headlined at Glastonbury this year, announced she would be happy to rehome the dog and take Dolly back to the US with her. Parton announced her plans via Twitter on Monday (7th July) and also contacted the Happy Landings animal shelter. Parton told fans via a video, "I had my manager call the Happy Landings animal shelter to make sure the dog is being treated and cared for properly. At this time, nobody has claimed the dog and the dog is in great hands at the shelter. I will take the dog home to America if nobody claims her within a reasonable amount of time."
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But if you thought Parton was practically angelic for offering Dolly a home, check out these four other celebrities and their various acts of kindness...
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Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp regularly visits hospitals and schools in his Costume Jack Sparrow costume. Children are delighted to meet the Pirates of the Caribbean character in person and Depp ensures he travels everywhere with his outfit, just in case there's a hospital or school nearby.
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Speaking to E! in 2013, Depp explained how he enjoys improvising as his much beloved character and frequently visits children in hospitals and schools. He said "Sometimes you go to kiddie hospitals and things like that," "I'll just sneak in and go and surprise a bunch of kiddies through the different wards. It basically turns into a two, three-hour improvisation and it's really fun. So I travel with Captain Jack."
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Amy Adams
Amy Adams recently drew press attention and widespread admiration after she swapped her first class seat with a US soldier in coach. The 39-year-old was flying from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles at the end of June when she spotted a soldier heading to the coach section. Adams arranged to have her seat exchanged with that of the soldier so he could enjoy a few luxuries. Apparently the soldier was unaware at first as to who his beneficiary was but later met Adams in the cockpit.
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Adams was questioned by press awaiting her arrival in Los Angeles and emphasised how the attention should be on the military and not on her. She said "I didn't do it for attention for myself, I did it for attention for the troops."
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Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks made headlines in 2004 when he visited the White House and discovered the members of the press corps were without a working coffee machine. He stumbled across the break area and was appalled to find the journalists were without proper drink making facilities. A few weeks later, a brand new coffee machine appeared in the break area along with a note from Hanks.
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Understandably when Hanks visited again, six years later, the machine was in a state of disrepair. Hanks once again replaced it, warning the staff it had to be cleaned after every use, as ABC news reports.
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Pamela Anderson
Pamela Anderson is a vocal supporter of animal rights and frequently works alongside PETA to raise awareness. She is constantly updating her Instagram page with charity photographs to draw attention to such issues as animal testing, zoos and vegetarianism.
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Anderson also has her own charity, launched in May this year, a foundation in her own name. The foundation works with and for a number of "human, animal and environmental" charities and causes. Most recently the 48-year-old former Baywatch star campaigned alongside Paul McCartney to have an Indian elephant moved to a sanctuary after it endured years of abuse and cruelty.
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Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling read the unfinished manuscript of the fourth Harry Potter book, The Goblet of Fire, for an American fan who was terminally ill of cancer. Catie Hoch died in 2000 after undergoing numerous cancer treatments but it had been her dying wish to finish the fourth book, as the Telegraph reports.
Rowling did not only write to Catie but also visited her in hospital. After Catie's death, Rowling donated a whopping £75,000 to a cancer charity in Catie's name and wrote a letter to her parents. Rowling wrote: "I consider myself privileged to have had contact with Catie. I can only aspire to being the sort of parent both of you have been to Catie during her illness. I am crying so hard as I type. She left footprints on my heart all right. With much love, Jo."
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