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Russell Brand mourns death of beloved dog Carly: ‘She was a lovely dog, all full of spirit and joy’-Kim Novak-Entertainment – Metro
He’d inherited Carly after her owners died.
Russell Brand’s dog Carly died this week (Picture: Getty / Instagram @russellbrand)
Russell Brand shared a heartfelt tribute to his golden retriever dog Carly, who died this week.
The comedian, actor and motivational speaker, 47, shared a sweet snap of Carly sitting on a bank watching Russell swimming as he told his followers the sad news.
He wrote: ‘Today our dog Carly died. We inherited her from her first owners (who had died) via a mate.
‘She was a lovely dog, all full of spirit and joy and bounce (and farts and night-barking) me and Laura will miss her but carry the love we felt amidst this passing pain.
‘Thanks for her lovely life Unknowable, Unquenchable Cosmic Force that makes all possible.’
Carly belonged to Russell and his wife Laura, 35, and their children Mabel, five, and Peggy, four.
Russell had inherited Carly after her owners died (Picture: Instagram @russellbrand)
Russell is a passionate animal rights activist and has taken in a host of pets over the years, recently revealing that they have something of a menagerie in their home.
He said in 2021: ‘We’ve got two dogs, eight cats and five chickens. One of our cats had six kittens — but they’re not tiny any more. They’re all over the place. But we’re mad and fell in love with all of them.’
The Brands have a series of pets (Picture: Instagram @russellbrand)
The animal lover has been a vegetarian since the age of 14 and initially went vegan for two years from 2011, before going back to vegetarian.
He decided to pursue veganism again from 2019, explaining: ‘I was nagged into veganism by society… I was vegetarian from when I was a little kid, 14, because of The Smiths and because of like “oh, they do what in factory farms?”
‘You know, like, it was too brutal. And then my mate Simon Amstell, he’s a very good comedian, made a film called Carnage which sort of talked about like in 50 years people will look back and go “f**king hell they ate animals.”’
Russell’s pets regularly appear on his social media accounts including Carly, who appeared in a snap with him in January when he told his followers: ‘She’s deaf and blind but very at good pinball.’
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