Alicia Silverstone was instrumental in saving the life of a dog and her 12 puppies mere hours before her scheduled euthanasia at a San Bernardino animal shelter due to overcrowding.
It all went down six weeks ago when the 49-year-old Clueless alum forwarded the heartbreaking Facebook post to Helen Woodward Animal Center CEO Mike Arms, telling NBC 7 San Diego: 'Her face was just so beautiful and lovely, and so I thought, "Call Mike."'
Arms quickly enlisted his staff at the Rancho Santa Fe Center to rescue the then-pregnant pooch, who immediately gave birth to 14 puppies 'within minutes of their arrival' but sadly two did not make it.
The terrier mix was named Noel in honor of the Christmas holiday and her puppies received 12 Days of Christmas-themed monikers: Drummer, Piper, Lord, Lady, Maid, Swan Goose, Ring, Calling Bird, French Hen, Turtle Dove and Partridge.
'The day they were going to kill her, she happened to have her babies, which is kinda crazy,' marveled Silverstone.
The two-time Daytime Emmy nominee 'couldn't resist fostering four of the' cute canines after she and her 14-year-old son Bear Blu Jarecki visited the HWAC shelter Saturday despite it being 'three weeks before I leave for Europe.'
Alicia Silverstone was instrumental in saving the life of a dog and her 12 puppies mere hours before her scheduled euthanasia at a San Bernardino animal shelter due to overcrowding (pictured January 11)
It all went down six weeks ago when the 49-year-old Clueless alum forwarded the heartbreaking Facebook post to Helen Woodward Animal Center CEO Mike Arms, telling NBC 7 San Diego: 'Her face was just so beautiful and lovely, and so I thought, "Call Mike."'
'I would have taken them all if I could!' Silverstone gushed on Instagram Monday.
'Yesterday I did nothing but clean pee and poo, feed tiny mouths and try to keep everyone warm and alive. It's the sweetest, most adorable thing... and also complete insanity given everything I need to get done. Praying it was just day one energy!'
The California blonde - whose own adopted dogs have vegan diets like herself - spent Monday tempting her 10.4 million social media following to adopt the adorable foster puppies.
'Just look at these faces. How can you say no?!' Silverstone pleaded.
'These four (and eight of their siblings) need forever homes. If you're read for a life-changer contact @hwac in San Diego [starting mid-February].'
The A Merry Little Ex-Mas producer-star urged her fans to 'stop going to breeders, stop going to pet stores and just rescue.'
Silverstone shares joint custody of her only child with ex-husband Christopher Jarecki, whom she divorced in 2018 after 13 years of marriage.
Last Thursday, the National Film Registry announced they inducted the Golden Globe nominee's breakthrough 1995 film Clueless for preservation by the Library of Congress along with 25 other 'culturally, historically or aesthetically significant' works.
Arms quickly enlisted his staff at the Rancho Santa Fe Center to rescue the then-pregnant pooch, who immediately gave birth to 14 puppies 'within minutes of their arrival' but sadly two did not make it.
The terrier mix was named Noel in honor of the Christmas holiday and her puppies received 12 Days of Christmas-themed monikers: Drummer, Piper, Lord, Lady, Maid, Swan Goose, Ring, Calling Bird, French Hen, Turtle Dove and Partridge.
'The day they were going to kill her, she happened to have her babies, which is kinda crazy,' marveled Silverstone.
The two-time Daytime Emmy nominee 'couldn't resist fostering four of the' cute canines after she and her 14-year-old son Bear Blu Jarecki visited the HWAC shelter Saturday despite it being 'three weeks before I leave for Europe.'
Silverstone - whose own adopted dogs have vegan diets like herself - spent Monday tempting her 10.4 million social media following to adopt the adorable foster puppies.
Last Thursday, the National Film Registry announced they inducted Silverstone's breakthrough 1995 film Clueless for preservation by the Library of Congress along with 25 other 'culturally, historically or aesthetically significant' works.
The Bugonia actress is set to reprise her role as lawyer Fiona Fox in the six-episode second season of Acorn TV murder mystery Irish Blood, which begins production in three weeks.
Silverstone might make an appearance at the 98th Academy Awards - airing March 15 on ABC/Hulu - in order to support her film Bugonia, which scored four nominations including best picture and best adapted screenplay.
The Pretty Thing actress is set to reprise her role as lawyer Fiona Fox in the six-episode second season of Acorn TV murder mystery Irish Blood, which begins production in three weeks.
Silverstone also devotes much of her time preaching the benefits of the plant-based movement through her blog, The Kind Life.
The attachment parent famously claimed in her 2014 book The Kind Mama that a vegan diet prevents postpartum depression as well as curing PMS, breastfeeding issues and MS.