Lisa Ann Walter poses with her dog Buster for a PETA adoption campaign.Photo:Elisabeth Caren for PETA
Elisabeth Caren for PETA
Lisa Ann Walterand her rescue dog Buster are dining out for a good cause.
The duo stars inPETA’slatest pet adoption campaign. PEOPLE has an exclusive sneak peek at the new project, which showsAbbott Elementarystar, 60, and her dog, Buster, reenactingLady and the Tramp’siconic spaghetti and meatball dinner. The campaign features the pair sharing a long piece of spaghetti over a gingham tablecloth, with the text “Use Your Noodle. Adopt! Don’t Shop.”
PETA also shared a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the campaign. In the video, Walter and Buster practice poses and share kisses as romantic music plays.
“Always adopt! Don’t shop,” the star says at the end of the clip while snuggling close to Buster.
According to PETA, Walter took Buster in soon after his birth. The actress toldGood Dogthat she met the dog through herParent Trapcostar and best friend,Elaine Hendrix, who is involved in animal rescue work. When Hendrix was caring for a pregnant rescue dog, Walter decided to adopt one of the canine’s puppies.
Walter told the dog adoption site that her favorite parts of Buster are the dog’s “loyalty” and “constant love.”
Lisa Ann Walter poses with her dog Buster for a PETA adoption campaign.Elisabeth Caren for PETA
Walter’s partnership with PETA arrives shortly after the season 3 premiere of the hit comedyAbbott Elementary, in which Walter costars withQuinta Brunson,Tyler James Williams,Sheryl Lee Ralph, andJanelle James.
As second-grade teacher Melissa Schemmenti, Walter has captured the hearts of viewers — and younger suitors. Speaking toCosmopolitanfor their Sex After 60 Issue, she revealed thatyounger men had been sliding into her DMslooking for a connection.
“I tell my colleagues at work, like, ‘So-and-so just said they wanted to talk and they want to have lunch. Isn’t that sweet?’ Because I’m looking at it like, ‘Aw, this kid,'” she toldCosmopolitan, to her castmates giving her a reality check. “All my costars are like, ‘Girl… he wants to hit that.'”
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After hanging around Ralph, James, and Brunson, Walter said she’d felt inspired to “dive back into the dating pool.”
She’s set to spend more quality time with her costars on the Emmy-winning series. Three days after the season 3 premiere, the sitcom was renewed for a fourth season.
Abbott Elementaryairs on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on ABC.
source: people.com
