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May 30, 2008

Bachelor Matt Grant finds true love

Matt Grant, the first-ever international bachelor on ABC's The Bachelor, seems to have found his true love -- a cute little mutt named Olivia.

In two new public service announcements (click the hunk's photo above for one of them), Grant co-stars with Olivia to stress the importance of working to stop the overpopulation of homeless pets euthanized in animal shelters.

Grant has joined forces with The Humane Society of the United States to promote spaying and neutering.

"... It's good for animals, it's good for you and, most importantly, it saves lives," Grant said.

"Celebrity support is invaluable in drawing attention to animal protection issues," said Beverly Kaskey, senior director of the Hollywood office of The Humane Society of the United States. "Matt's willingness to get behind the cause of protecting pets shows what a compassionate guy he is and why he won't remain a bachelor for much longer."

About half of the 6 to 8 million dogs and cats who end up in shelters each year in America are euthanized, HSUS says.

You can read the full HSUS announcement here.

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About Jill Rosen
Jill Rosen is a reporter at The Baltimore Sun. During her nearly 20 years in journalism, she has covered news and features — including a surprising number of stories that involved animals. There were the dog Christmas carolers in State College, Pa. There were the hounds who toured with a production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The story of a preschool teacher at Baltimore’s Father Kolbe School who had to replace her class guinea pig, who died over the winter holiday. A harrowing tale of what it was like to make homemade pet food ...

Though her clean freak of a mother refused to allow her to get a dog, she has had a number of pets through the years, including goldfish named Bob and Fingle, a betta fish named Ichabod, a wild rat terrier named Wendel, who she shared with a roommate, and, currently, sweet, sweet kitties named Leo Sesame and Milo Pumpkin and a little rescued pup named Teddy Bean. She, Leo, Pumpkin and Teddy Bean live in Baltimore.
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