Washington
(ANI):
Actress
hilary
swank
has
urged
people
to
support
a
new
scheme
to
rehouse
unwanted
pets.
The
Million
Dollar
Baby
star
became
an
ambassador
for
the
Home
4
the
IAMS
Holidays
Pet
Adoption
Campaign,
which
helps
animals
in
shelters
find
new
owners.
"I'm
so
proud
to
be
working
to
help
raise
awareness
about
the
importance
of
pet
adoption," Contactmusic
quoted
her
as
saying.
“Last
year,
the
program's
adoption
goal
was
to
get
one
million
pets
adopted
in
just
three
months,
but
this
year
the
goal
is
even
bigger.
We're
on
a
mission
to
find
loving
homes
for
1.5
million
orphaned
pets
between
October
1st
and
January
4th,"
she
added.
The
animal
loving
Oscar-winner
has
previously
adopted
many
pets,
most
recent
being
her
two
dogs,
Karoo
and
Rumi.