Dave Bautistais introducing the world to his two new fur babies!
TheGuardians of the Galaxyactor, 50, announced on Wednesday that he hadadopted two “beautiful” pit bulls, who had been “neglected and abandoned” for many years before they were rescued.
“I needed them, they needed me,” he wrote on Instagram, alongside an adorable slideshow of photos that showed him and the twoblack-and-white spotted dogstogether.
“These beautiful babies spent the first six years of their lives neglected and abused. And now they are going to spend the rest of their lives being spoiled and loved,” the former WWE star added, noting that he was “eternally grateful” to everyone who “worked so hard to keep them safe, find them a home and most importantly keep these two together.”
Continuing, he added: “Ladies and gentleman I introduce to you….. Maggie and Ollie Bautista.”
“They just won the #DogLottery. So happy for all three of you! Cant wait to meet them 😌,” wrote palJustin Long, while directorJames Gunnadded a trio of celebratory emojis.
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Dave Bautista and dogs.David Bautista/Instagram
In a Facebook post that was shared over 2,000 times, a Rescue Me Tampa volunteer made a public plea for somebody to step up and adopt both animals, who were not being housed together at the shelter.
“They have no idea what they did to deserve this. It just breaks my heart. They lived their whole life together!!!” the volunteer wrote.
In ajoyous updateon Wednesday, Rescue Me Tampa opened up about the pair’s huge new home.
“Their new daddy is WONDERFUL” read the update post. “Huge, gated property. Tempur Pedic dog beds! Doggy doors everywhere. They really will live the good life from here on out!!!”
“They’ll never be separated. They’ll always be loved and cared for,” the post continued, adding that Bautista told them, “They had a bad first 6 years. I’m going to make sure the rest of their lives make up for that.”
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Bautista is a known animal lover, who has atattoo of his pit bullsFrankie and Janie as well as ink of his late dog Sadie, a catahoula, on his leg.
Opening up about his pups last year in a video for theHumane Society of the United States, the actor detailed their unique personalities.
“You know, people look at me and they see this big, rough, tough exterior. But once they get to know me, they see that I’m a kind person,” he said, adding that the same could be said for his pit bulls.
source: people.com
