Brando, Jimmy Dean and Monty– to most people these names conjure up mental pictures of silver screen icons, but to me the movie star monikers represent three of the four-legged leading men in my life.
Appellations that command attention, celebrity pet names are also popular among shelters that hope that a Hollywood tie-in might help orphaned felines and Fidos land starring roles in the lives of potential pet parents.
Petfinder.com, the largest online database of adoptable pets, has just released a list of the top 10 Best Celebrity Name-A-Likes for adoptable pets in 2011, compiled from nearly 300 submissions by shelters and rescue organizations across the country.
1. Barry Meow-nilow
2. Katy Purry
3. Ally McBeagle
4. Brad the Pit
5. Rascal Catts
6. Ringo Starr
7. Cindy Clawford
8. Cindy Dogford
9. Vera Fang
10. Lady Gaga
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