PETA-advocate Dominique Swain dumped her puppies in a shelter

Okay, I had to read this Fox News Pop Tarts story a few times to get the gist of why Dominique Swain should be bashed. First of all, for those who don’t know who Dominique Swain is, she was the “Lolita” in the 1997 Jeremy Irons remake, filming it back when she was either 15 or 16 years old. Since Lolita, she’s been a string of forgettable films, and she once dated Chris Masterson (the oldest brother on Malcolm in the Middle). I seem to remember that she might have dated Dave Matthews at one point, or maybe they’re just friends – I really can’t find out one way or the other.

Anyway, Dominique was a PETA spokesperson a few years ago and she participated in an ad with the slogan “Kindness is a Class Act”. Unfortunately for all, Dominique seems to be just another dumb hypocrite when it comes to animal rights. Pop Tarts reports that Dominique dumped a litter of puppies off at an animal shelter. The puppies didn’t have any of their shots, and when the animal shelter people asked her for a “donation”, Swain was all “I ain’t got no money” and then drove off in her BMW. Now PETA is all “we barely know the bitch” and “that’s so wrong, y’all”.

It sounds like “Alpha Dog” starlet and PETA spokeswoman Dominique Swain needs a refresher course on how to treat animals.

Pop Tarts spies spotted the 29-year-old actress at an animal shelter in Malibu over the weekend, accompanied by her father and a box of eight-week-old, half cocker spaniel puppies that her dog had.

“She was really strung out and just wanted to dump the puppies there, they had never even been to a vet,” an eyewitness tells Tarts. “She was told that it was crucial that they had their shots at four and eight weeks, and they had to be kept away from the other shelter dogs.”

According to the witness, the shelter volunteers asked if Swain could make a donation so the required vaccinations could be performed, otherwise the volunteers at the non profit shelter would have to pay for them.

“She said she had no money, despite [driving in] in her BMW,” the eyewitness said. “She was really rude. Eventually she said she would make a small donation, but just left the pups there and drove off.”

It sounds like Swain may have forgotten the words she uttered in PETA’s “I’d Rather Go Naked Then Wear Fur” campaign under the slogan “Kindness is a Class Act.”

“Cruelty to animals is wrong,” Swain said. “If all I have to do is stand in front of a blackboard naked to make people think about the cruelty that animals go through to make a fur coat, I’m perfectly willing. I’m baring my skin to save animals’ skins!”

A spokesman for PETA was not impressed with the actress’s actions.

“We’ve not worked with Dominique in years and there’s no excuse for her allowing her dog to breed in a city that is overflowing with homeless animals literally dying for good homes,” said the rep. “There are free and low-cost spay-and-neuter services available all over LA. It is up to all animal guardians to fix their cats and dogs. If people don’t have the resources to pay for spaying or neutering, they can still find free clinics by doing the tiniest bit of research.”

A rep for Swain did not respond for comment.

[From Fox News Pop Tarts]

I like how they described her as “strung out”. I wonder if that’s her problem? A little nose candy, a little meth. Eh…anyway, I wonder why PETA made a statement about how the mama dog wasn’t spayed, while not even talking about the whole “rich bitch should pay for her dogs to get their shots” thing. Because not paying for the shots bothers me a lot more than the not spaying your dog thing. My dog isn’t neutered (his balls give him so much pleasure!) – and I don’t think that makes me a horrible person. Of course, he doesn’t have access to any un-spayed girl dogs. But I will pay for my dog’s shots!

Header photo is Dominique at the 30th annual The Gift of Life Celebration at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on May 3, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California. Credit: PicApp/Getty. Below are photos of Dominique at a World Kidney Day event on March 11, 2009 and the “Oakley’s Intro to Summer” event in West Hollywood, California on May 28, 2009. Credit: WENN.

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