Bollywood’s pet parents look forward to a ‘paw-friendly’ summer

Bollywood celebrities have always been about glitz and glamour but there’s another side to them that usually goes unnoticed. The soft side.

Stars of Bollywood have been ardent pet lovers, a few making strong public appearances with their pets while others are spreading messages of their well-being on social media.

Heartthrob hunk John Abraham, who is an ardent animal lover, has two furry babies, Sia and Bailey. He makes sure that his pets have cold water and a comfortable place to hangout.

Bailey and Sia are stars too, just like "daddy" John. The two have an Instagram profile with a fan following of 15.2K. Their bio reads: "Hi, I'm Bailey and this is my baby girl Sia! I was adopted by my awesome parents and we all live together".

Raveena Tandon-Thadani has often treated her fans with photographs of her cute Pomeranian named Lucifer on Instagram. The actress has even made a profile Lucifer on the photo-sharing website to give everyone an insight to her puppy's life.

Lucifer enjoys a fan following of over 1K fans on the social media website. Raveena, who is all set to make her comeback in films with "KGF: Chapter 2", just not only thinks about Lucifer's well-being but also other stray animals.

Sunny Leone, who recently joined hands with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals India (PETA) for a new campaign against the use of animal skin, stresses that it is important to keep companion canines cool and also to look out for strays.

Twinkle toes Madhuri Dixit Nene, an ardent animal, who adopted a stray pup and named him Carmella. The puppy was adopted on her son Arin's birthday on March 17 last year.

Madhuri urged to not leave pets unattended in cars. "Would never leave my babies or Carmello in a closed car in the summer. Animals and people overheat easily. Please do everyone a favour and don't leave your loved ones unattended in a closed car," Madhuri told a section of the media.

Actress Richa Chaddha has always campaigned for "adopt and not shop" for pets. Her social media is full of her 'catty' companion Jugni and other animals. She stresses about putting up shelters for community dogs so that they have shade during the hot afternoons.

"My summer rule: If the ground is too hot for my feet, then it's definitely too hot for dogs, too. Hot pavement can burn the skin right off of dogs' paws. It's important to put up a shelter for community dogs so they have shade," Richa told a section of the media.

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Sachin Bangera, director of Celebrity and Public Relations, PETA India, emphasised that dogs can die from heatstroke in just 15 minutes and that "if one sees a dog suffering, do something!"

Here's to making summer 'paw' friendly!