Tom Hardy “stars” in a new PETA ad with his beautiful dog Woodstock. I have mixed feelings about PETA and any celebrity working with PETA, but I’ll give Tom this: he LOVES animals. He especially loves dogs. He’s just one of those people. I think Tom Hardy is happiest when he’s on the ground with a dog, being licked and nuzzled and loved. And the feeling is mutual: animals seems to gravitate to him. Not to brag, but I’m one of those people too – animals always come to me (maybe it’s because I smell like bacon).
The PETA ad comes from a candid paparazzi shot, which makes me wonder if PETA even got Tom’s endorsement. The photos were taken last year, July 2014, when Tom was filming Legend in England. As he often does, Tom brought Woodstock to work with him and every now and then, Tom would stop and talk to bystanders and pose for photos with their dogs, or pose for photos with Woodstock. I’m including some of the Woodstock photos below. Woodstock and Tom have some kind of grand love affair, really.
The point of this PETA campaign is adoption, which is great. Tom adopted/rescued Woodstock in Atlanta back in 2011, when Tom was working on Lawless. Apparently, Woodstock was running loose on the highway and Tom rescued him. Now Woody is Tom’s road dog, coming with him on film sets and Tom’s London home. He also adopted a Pit Bull when he was working on The Drop.
Sigh… Tommy and dogs. I wish Tom would let me nuzzle him.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
