'Glee' Goes Wild – for Animals!

From Lea Michele to Dianna Agron, the cast of the hit show can't get enough of furry (and feathery) creatures

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WHAT'S UP, DOX?

WHAT'S UP, DOX?
Courtesy Lea Michele

While their Glee counterparts Rachel Berry and Kurt Hummel have had their tensions over the years, has nothing but love for her co-star Chris Colfer – and it looks like they have a shared appreciation for a (fake) dachshund.

02 of 16

WILD HORSES

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Courtesy Lea Michele

In a cast of animal lovers, is the resident activist. “Amazing day with PETA and Rexi my rescued friend,” she Tweeted from a photo shoot for a campaign to help New York City carriage horses. Her friend and co-star Jonathan Groff showed his support when the posters went public.

03 of 16

POLLY WANT A STARE-DOWN?

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Courtesy Cory Monteith

During a trip to Richard Branson’s Necker Island in the Caribbean, met a few of the island’s animal residents: a tortoise and a parrot.

04 of 16

SOME HOT DISH

SOME HOT DISH

Heather Morris’s alter ego, Brittany S. Pierce, recently debuted a new web show called Fondue for Two, during which she shared some cheese – straight from the fondue pot – with her cat, Lord Tubbington. In real life, Morris is mom to a cat (rescued by co-star Michele) named Zach.

05 of 16

BOTTLE FEEDER

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Courtesy Dianna Agron

Who can resist a tiny kitten? got his cat fix and helped feed one of Dianna Agron’s hungry kitties.

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SNAKE FOR YOU

SNAKE FOR YOU
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It’d be hard to forget Morris’s spot-on interpretations of Britney Spears’s iconic singles, like this shot from “I’m a Slave 4 U,” which included a slithering yellow reptile like the one Spears held during her 2001 MTV Music Video Awards performance.

07 of 16

PAWS UP

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Courtesy Jenna Ushkowitz; Inset: Sipa

Jenna Ushkowitz’s petite pup Stella is a frequent visitor to the set – where she knows Agron by the name Auntie! – and a smile-inducing presence in Ushkowitz’s life.

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PUCK-ER DOWN

PUCK-ER DOWN
Courtesy Dianna Agron

During a bit of down time on set, Mark Salling got a little piece of Stella, who Agron calls the “rehearsal mascot.”

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BORN TO BE WILD

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Courtesy Kevin McHale

While taking a break over the Christmas holiday, Kevin McHale got outside for a game of soccer – and a bit of goofing off with his pup.

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FABRIC SOFTENER

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Courtesy Harry Shum; Inset: FilmMagic

Harry Shum’s silky terrier Charlie, who was rescued by Michele, takes after his dad. “He is an almost dancing dog!” Shum told PEOPLEPets.com.

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CHEERIO, MATE

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Courtesy Jane Lynch

Another regular face on the Glee set is Olivia, Jane Lynch’s 11-year-old Lhasa apso. Worlds collided in 2010 when the pooch’s namesake, Olivia Newton-John, made a guest appearance on the show.

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WING MAN

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Courtesy Mark Salling

Salling isn’t just a fan of dogs – he also loves birds. Working with Wildlife Care of Ventura County, the actor helped release a great horned owl after it had been rehabilitated from head trauma.

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ARM CANDY

ARM CANDY
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While visiting his native Canada, got his hands on a different kind of baby – a tiny Chihuahua – outside a nightclub where his band, Bonnie Dune, performed a show.

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FUNNY GIRL

FUNNY GIRL
Courtesy Lea Michele; Inset: Sipa

Zach Morris’s kitty sibling, Sheila, found a home with . Sheila wasn’t the only lucky one, though. Another littermate named Claude joined the Michele clan after being rescued from the Paramount Studios lot.

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HERE, KITTY, KITTY, KITTY

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Courtesy Dianna Agron; Inset: PictureGroup

Dianna Agron is a card-carrying member of the Glee cat-lady club, which includes Heather Morris, Lea Michele, Jane Lynch and Jayma Mays. These are Agron’s three “kiddies,” as she called them when they first came home two years ago.

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UN-FUR-GETTABLE

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Courtesy Chris Colfer

Chris Colfer has a family dog named Bob Marley Merlot, but his most recent traveling companion has been a different kind of “animal” – a backpack in the form of the Star Wars character Chewbacca.

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