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3 days ago
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Kristin Davis and Shawn Johnson East Join the World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest as Celebrity Judges
The adorable rescue dogs of the world have some A-list celebrity fans. Kristin Davis and Shawn Johnson have joined the 2025 PEOPLE's World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest Presented by the PEDIGREE® brand as celebrity judges. The And Just Like That... star and Olympic gold medalist's decision to join the annual canine competition comes right before the launch of the contest's voting phase. "So excited to be a judge for this year's contest! Animal adoption means so much to our family. We recently brought home our second golden retriever, Oakley, to join Nash, and now we can't imagine life without him!" Johnson shared about participating in the 2025 contest. On Aug. 14, the contest's ten furry finalists will be announced, and voting will begin. From Aug. 14 through Sept. 15, the general public can vote for the dog they think deserves the cutest crown once a day at The three pups with the most votes at the end of the voting period will move on to the judging round, where Davis, Johnson, editors for PEOPLE, and members of the PEDIGREE® brand will determine the grand prize winner. The precious pooch chosen by the judges will receive a PEOPLE feature —both in the magazine and on — a custom photo shoot, a year's supply of dog food from the PEDIGREE® brand, and a $1,000 donation to the pet rescue organization of the winner's choice. Last year, the cutest champ was Margot, a pit bull and American bulldog mix with different-colored eyes and a deep devotion to her owner. As lifelong animal enthusiasts, Davis and Johnson are ideal judges for the 2025 PEOPLE's World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest Presented by the PEDIGREE® brand. In November 2024, Davis shared that she adopted a dog named Chewy from Muddy Paws Rescue in New York City. While some say Chewy is the fortunate one for landing a famous family, Davis insisted, "My kids and I are the lucky ones to have Chewy in our lives," at the time of the pup's adoption. "It is so important to adopt rescued animals. Through circumstances beyond their control, many are ending up in jeopardy of being euthanized. No matter where you live, there are pets in need of adoption and rescue organizations that need support," she shared in a statement to PEOPLE shortly after Chewy's adoption. The Sex and the City star is also a patron of The Orphans' Project at The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya. The Orphans' Project's mission is "rescuing orphan elephants, rhinos, and other species, raising them with specialist care, and reintegrating them into a protected wilderness," according to the organization's website. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Johnson is also a proud rescue dog parent. In March 2025, the former gymnast and her husband, Andrew East, adopted a 9-month-old golden retriever puppy named Oakley from Wags & Walks in Nashville. "We chose adoption because we knew our family wasn't complete — and we felt called to give a pup like Oakley a forever home. He's already filled our house with so much love, and the kids are OBSESSED. It truly feels like he was meant to be here," Johnson said in a statement to PEOPLE at the time. To learn more about the 2025 PEOPLE's World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest Presented by the PEDIGREE® brand, visit Read the original article on People
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08-05-2025
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The PEDIGREE® Brand Unleashes its Sauciest Innovation Yet for Your Dog's Next Meal
The brand launched PEDIGREE® DRIZZLERS™ Sauce, a mealtime sauce made just for dogs that brings bold flavors to every bite FRANKLIN, Tenn., May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The PEDIGREE® brand, proudly part of the Mars family of brands, launched its latest innovation, PEDIGREE® DRIZZLERS™ Sauce, a tasty mealtime sauce just for dogs that brings bold flavors to every bite. With pet parents showing continued interest in enhancing their pets' meals through flavor, texture and variety, the meal complement category has experienced double digit growth1. This inspired the PEDIGREE brand to launch PEDIGREE DRIZZLERS Sauce and provide a convenient, affordable and less messy way to add enjoyment to dogs' meals. To celebrate the launch, the brand is debuting its Sauce for All Dogs campaign calling on people and their pets to indulge in their favorite sauce during mealtimes. Just as you wouldn't want a hot dog without the condiments, the brand believes dogs would better enjoy their kibble with some sauce. So, we're debuting a hot dog stand in Central Park in New York on Saturday, May 17, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. ET where pet parents can enjoy hot dogs and their dogs can enjoy kibble topped with PEDIGREE DRIZZLERS Sauce. The brand also teamed up with Summer House reality star and self-proclaimed hot dog fanatic West Wilson to encourage pet parents – and their dogs – to stop by and enjoy a saucy lunch with him. "Sauce is key to adding flavor and dogs can now enjoy a tasty mealtime with a sauce of their own, PEDIGREE DRIZZLERS," said Wilson. "Ever since I learned that so many dogs are eating sauceless meals, I realized just how passionate I am about making dogs' meals across the country saucy." Pet parents who aren't able to visit the hot dog stand can still participate. To continue its mission to ensure that dogs have variety at mealtimes, the PEDIGREE brand is also offering a limited-time sWAG kit sweepstakes featuring PEDIGREE DRIZZLERS Sauce and gear for pets and pet parents alike. The sweepstakes ends on Sunday, May 18, 2025. There is no purchase necessary to enter or win and the sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 US and DC; 18+ (19+ in AL and NE, 21+ in MS). To enter for a chance to win and to see Official Rules for all details, visit "The PEDIGREE brand knows that sauce and flavors play an integral role in food culture for people, and we wanted to give dogs the chance to experience these delicious flavors, too," said Jean-Paul Jansen, Chief Marketing Officer, Mars Pet Nutrition North America. "We recognize that our pets are an extension of our families and with the launch of our newest innovation, PEDIGREE DRIZZLERS Sauce, we are giving dogs the opportunity to enjoy their mealtimes with new flavors just like we do." PEDIGREE® DRIZZLERS™ Sauce is now available at retailers nationwide for less than $1 for two servings, and come in four delicious flavors dogs are sure to devour: Natural Beef Flavor, Natural Chicken Flavor, Natural Turkey Flavor and Natural Lamb Flavor. To learn more about the Sauce for All Dogs campaign, please visit or follow the brand on Facebook and Instagram. ABOUT MARS, INCORPORATEDMars, Incorporated is driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. As a $50bn+ family-owned business, our diverse and expanding portfolio of leading pet care products and veterinary services support pets all around the world and our quality snacking and food products delight millions of people every day. We produce some of the world's best-loved brands including ROYAL CANIN®, PEDIGREE®, WHISKAS®, CESAR®, DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M's®, SNICKERS® and BEN'S ORIGINAL™. Our international networks of pet hospitals, including BANFIELD™, BLUEPEARL™, VCA™ and ANICURA™ span preventive, general, specialty, and emergency veterinary care, and our global veterinary diagnostics business ANTECH™ offers breakthrough capabilities in pet diagnostics. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 150,000 Associates to act every day to help create a better world for people, pets and the planet. For more information about Mars, please visit Join us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube. 1 Source: Nielsen FDM + Pet Supers + Neighborhood Pet + ePOS, 52 weeks ending 3/22/25 ; Stackline Pureplay eCom; 52 Weeks ending 3/22/25 vs. YAG; Earnest projected D2C sales, 52 weeks ending 3/22/25 ; excludes all RX items. *Pureplay eCom, Supplements and D2C data are projected; use directionally. Media Contacts:Jonathan E. BaylessMars Kate DrydenWeber Shandwickkdryden@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE PEDIGREE Brand Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
