{"id":1444,"date":"2023-07-26T13:30:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T13:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=1444"},"modified":"2023-07-26T13:30:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T13:30:47","slug":"paul-mccartney-and-wife-nancy-shevell-adopt-adorable-shelter-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=1444","title":{"rendered":"Paul McCartney and wife Nancy Shevell adopt adorable shelter dog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s always exciting news when a dog gets adopted, but one shelter dog really hit the jackpot after being adopted by one of the most famous celebrities in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The Labelle Foundation, an animal rescue nonprofit based in Los Angeles, announced yesterday that one of their puppies, who they named \u201cRover,\u201d had been adopted into his \u201cfur-ever family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His new owner just happens to be one of the most famous musicians (and animal rights advocates) of all time: Sir Paul McCartney!<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-5a1364abc42c0a1be111f058168eeab1\" class=\"newsner-5a1364abc42c0a1be111f058168eeab1 newsner-bluebillywig_instream\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30452 lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-djur.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/25171104\/shutterstock_729345721.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-djur.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/25171104\/shutterstock_729345721.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn-djur.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/25171104\/shutterstock_729345721-768x512.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-djur.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/25171104\/shutterstock_729345721.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-djur.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/25171104\/shutterstock_729345721.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn-djur.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/25171104\/shutterstock_729345721-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Debby Wong \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Photos shared by the shelter show the 81-year-old Beatles icon and his wife Nancy Shevell holding their new pup. The Labelle Foundation thanked the couple \u201cfor opening up your home and supporting animal rescue.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-3b1d99063cd0b246dc8a440e23ef48de\" class=\"newsner-3b1d99063cd0b246dc8a440e23ef48de newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-463137294\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>The caption says that they\u2019ve renamed the dog \u201cJet.\u201d Decades ago Paul owned another dog named Jet, who inspired the hit Wings song of the same name.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CvDWBkFPbUX\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=640&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theanimalclub.net&amp;rp=%2Fdogs%2Fpaul-mccartney-and-wife-nancy-shevell-adopt-adorable-shelter-dog%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR21bLFVKq84WEPAzckhYS-X6V9_ccySi1l3abyJT_xxiLrwPMX0crhZIYc#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1458.1000000014901%7D\" height=\"970\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s always nice to see celebrities setting a good example by adopting from shelters, but it\u2019s not surprising given Paul\u2019s decades of animal rights activism. He has been a vegetarian since the 1970s, and has been an advocate for animal welfare and critic of slaughterhouses and the meat industry.<\/p>\n<p>His late wife Linda was also an animal advocate throughout her life, and their daughter Stella McCartney is a prominent fashion designer who uses ethical and animal-free materials in her designs.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years Paul has also owned many pets, some of whom will be familiar to fans of his music. Perhaps the most famous is Martha, the Old English Sheepdog McCartney owned during his Beatles days who was often photographed with the band, and inspired the \u201cWhite Album\u201d track \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RXawa90YU2s&amp;ab_channel=TheBeatles-Topic\">Martha My Dear<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-852e04bbdc77ea8ae7abc80e8d603149\" class=\"newsner-852e04bbdc77ea8ae7abc80e8d603149 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-1231231893\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Martha My Dear (Remastered 2009)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RXawa90YU2s?feature=oembed\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cShe was a dear pet of mine,\u201d McCartney once said, per the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/local-news\/dogs-who-inspired-sir-paul-21495104\">Liverpool Echo<\/a>. \u201cI remember John being amazed to see me being so loving to an animal. He said, \u2018I\u2019ve never seen you like that before.\u2019 I\u2019ve since thought, you know, he wouldn\u2019t have.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s only when you\u2019re cuddling around with a dog that you\u2019re in that mode, and she was a very cuddly dog.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30451 lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-djur.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/25170501\/GettyImages-113244782.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 664px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-djur.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/25170501\/GettyImages-113244782.jpg 828w, https:\/\/cdn-djur.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/25170501\/GettyImages-113244782-768x950.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"828\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-djur.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/25170501\/GettyImages-113244782.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-djur.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/25170501\/GettyImages-113244782.jpg 828w, https:\/\/cdn-djur.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/25170501\/GettyImages-113244782-768x950.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Beatles singer and musician Paul McCartney with his girlfriend Jane Asher and their Old English Sheepdog named Martha outside the Golden Gates Hotel in Glasgow, Scotland, December 11th, 1967 . (Photo by Daily Express\/Archive Photos\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Paul also had a Labrador Retriever named Jet, who inspired the hit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZwRXxtwcJus&amp;ab_channel=Wings-Topic\">1974 Wings song of the same name<\/a>. Jet was reportedly the \u201crunt of a litter\u201d birthed by his dog, and was named for his jet-black fur.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe proceeded to walk into the garage and have this litter. Seven little black puppies, perfect little black Labradors, and she\u2019s not black, she\u2019s tan,\u201d McCartney said. \u201cSo we worked out it must have been a black Labrador.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-08483e88825b1b6d115353acad9137fa\" class=\"newsner-08483e88825b1b6d115353acad9137fa newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-89508061\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jet (2010 Remaster)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZwRXxtwcJus?feature=oembed\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Few people love animals like Paul McCartney, so this adorable shelter pup has definitely found the perfect new home! Enjoy your new life, Jet!<\/strong>\u00a0\ud83d\udda4<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please share this heartwarming news!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s always exciting news when a dog gets adopted, but one shelter dog really hit&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1445,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":36,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}