Singer-songwriter Cat Stevens has donated his very first hit song—
"I Love My Dog," which recently marked its 50th anniversary—for PETA to use in a brand new video in celebration of National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day on April 30, 2017.
Yusuf joins a growing list of musicians that include The Beatles, The Black Keys, Morrissey, Chrissie Hynde, Dolly Parton, and Loretta Lynn—who have donated their music to PETA (whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way”), PETA says.
Nearly half of the 6 million dogs and cats that end up in shelters every year have to be euthanized because there aren’t enough homes for them. So we are doing a great service by adopting instead of shopping for pets.
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