After
rescuing
many
animals,
including
dogs
and
cats,
Bollywood
actor
and
South
Indian
siren
Amy
Jackson
teamed
up
with
People
for
the
Ethical
Treatment
of
Animals
(PETA)
India
for
a
brand-new
ad
campaign
that
encourages
people
to
share
their
homes
with
a
homeless
cat
or
dog.
In
the
ad,
she
appears
as
an
angel
holding
her
rescued
cat
Alfie
next
to
the
words
"Be
an
Angel
for
Animals:
Adopt.
Don't
Buy!" The
ad
was
shot
by
ace
photographer
Nikki
Lyons.
Jackson
found
Alfie
when
he
was
just
6
weeks
old,
abandoned
on
the
side
of
a
busy
road
in
a
box
with
four
other
kittens.
Three
of
them
didn't
survive,
and
Jackson
and
her
sister
adopted
the
other
two,
Alfie
and
Frankie.
"Every
time
someone
buys
a
cat
or
a
dog
from
a
breeder
or
a
pet
shop,
a
cat
on
the
streets
or
in
an
animal
shelter
loses
his
or
her
chance
at
finding
a
good
home",
Jackson
says.
"We
can
stop
the
cycle
of
animal
homelessness
and
save
lives
by
opening
our
hearts
and
homes
to
a
loving
cat
or
dog
from
an
animal
shelter
instead
of
buying
animals
from
breeders
or
pet
shops."
'Pedigree'
cats
and
dogs,
who
have
been
bred
for
certain
exaggerated
physical
traits,
are
susceptible
to
developing
medical
problems,
including
cancer,
kidney
disease,
joint
ailments,
hip
dysplasia,
heart
defects,
epilepsy
and
eye
and
ear
infections.
Right
now,
homeless
cats
and
dogs
all
across
India
are
fighting
for
their
lives.
With
only
scraps
to
eat,
many
go
hungry.
Others
sustain
wounds
that
become
infected
and
broken
bones,
are
killed
by
vehicles
or
are
abused
by
cruel
people.
Countless
more
wait
behind
bars
in
animal
shelters
because
there
aren't
enough
good
homes
for
them.
Indian
cats
and
dogs
make
wonderful,
loving
companions.
They
are
highly
adaptable
and
quick
learners.
Indian
dogs
also
tend
to
be
free
of
many
of
the
health
and
behavioural
problems
that
plague
their
purebred
cousins,
who
are
bred
for
certain
unnatural
physical
characteristics
such
as
squashed-in
noses
and
long
ears.
Best
of
all,
when
you
make
an
Indian
cat
or
dog
a
part
of
your
family,
you're
not
only
saving
a
life
but
also
making
a
best
friend
for
life.
Jackson
has
been
a
long-time
animal
rights
supporter
and
often
speaks
out
on
social-networking
forums
about
issues
such
as
animal
adoptions
and
rescues
the
and
cruel
horse-drawn
industry.
She
was
named
Miss
Teen
World
in
2009
and
made
her
Bollywood
debut
in
Ekk
Deewana
Tha.
She
just
made
her
debut
in
Telugu
cinema
with
Yevadu
and
will
soon
be
seen
in
the
Tamil
film
I
opposite
Chiyaan
Vikram.