I am a True Blood junkie. I watch the show religiously and have read all of Charlaine Harris’ books in the Southern Vampire Mysteries series, upon which the HBO drama is based. I really enjoy the program, not only because of the humor and exceptional writing, but because I have always liked Anna Paquin since watching her in Fly Away Home, the movie about a young girl who teaches orphaned geese how to migrate to warmer climates. Paquin plays the lead character, Sookie Stackhouse, a telepath, in the True Blood series.

Paquin and her True Blood co-star, Stephen Moyer (who plays “Vampire Bill”) recently wed in real life. I was delighted to read that last year, Moyer adopted a dog, Banjo, for Paquin from a rescue organization, Good Dog Animal Rescue, in Santa Monica, California, near where the couple resides.

In fact, last September, the couple hosted “A Night Of Emotion” which benefited Good Dog Animal Rescue and promoted animal adoption.

It is nice to read about celebrities who support animal rescues and adoption. So often the stories that make the news feature stars spending thousands of dollars to purchase dogs or other exotic pets (lions, and tigers, and bears, oh my!).

So on behalf of Black and Orange and rescues everywhere, I want to thank Anna and Stephen for using a local rescue to find their canine companion. And I want to tell them that if they are ever thinking of adopting a cat, I’d be more willing to deliver a B and O kitty personally to them on the set of True Blood.