9 Hollywood icons adopt animal co-stars from movie and television sets

• Sarah Jessica Parker adopted Lotus, the rescue kitten she filmed with in a series.
• Chris Evans rescued his dog Dodger from a kennel used as a filming location.
• Taylor Swift brought home Benjamin Button after meeting the kitten on a video set.
  

The bond between actors and their co-stars often transcends the silver screen, particularly when those colleagues are of the four-legged variety. In a heart-warming trend across the industry, several A-list celebrities have chosen to extend their on-screen companionship into their private lives by adopting their non-human co-stars.

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker officially adopted Lotus, the rescue kitten who played "Shoe" in And Just Like That..., in April 2023.

Chris Evans

During the filming of Gifted in 2017, Chris Evans rescued Dodger, a boxer mix, from a kennel that was being used as a filming location.

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift fell in love with Benjamin Button, a ragdoll kitten, on the set of her 2019 "ME!" music video and brought him home to join her other cats.

Yvette Nicole Brown

While working on the live-action Lady and the Tramp in 2019, an animal trainer matched Yvette Nicole Brown with a cocker spaniel named Harley.

Tiffany Haddish

Tiffany Haddish adopted Catonic, a rescue cat from the 2016 film Keanu, after trainers noticed the animal constantly fell asleep in her arms.

Sophie Turner

Sophie Turner persuaded her parents to let her adopt Zunni, the Northern Inuit dog that portrayed her dire wolf, Lady, in Game of Thrones.

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone kept the turtles Cuff and Link from the original 1976 Rocky; the pair even made a cameo in Creed II over 40 years later.

Brendan Fraser

Brendan Fraser rescued a horse named Pecas from the set of Texas Rising after seeing the animal being bullied, later stating the horse helped him through difficult emotional times.

Elizabeth Taylor

At just 13 years old, Elizabeth Taylor was gifted King Charles, the thoroughbred horse she bonded with while filming the 1944 classic National Velvet.