Lisa Ann Walter and her rescue dog Buster dine out for a good cause.
The duo star in PETA’s latest pet adoption campaign. PEOPLE got an exclusive peek at the new project, which shows Abbott Elementary School star, 60, and her dog, Buster, replay The Lady and the Tramp cult dinner with spaghetti and meatballs. The campaign shows the couple sharing a long piece of spaghetti over a gingham tablecloth, with the text “Use your noodle. Adopt! Don’t buy.”
PETA also shared a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the campaign. In the video, Walter and Buster practice poses and share kisses while romantic music plays.
“Always adopt! Don’t shop,” the star says at the end of the clip as she snuggles up to Buster.
According to PETA, Walter adopted Buster shortly after he was born. The actress told Good Dog that she met the dog through her A trap for parents Costar and best friend, Elaine Hendrix, who is involved in animal rescue. While Hendrix took care of the pregnant rescue dog, Walter decided to adopt one of the puppies.
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Walter told the dog adoption site that her favorite parts of Buster are the dog’s “loyalty” and “constant love.”
With this campaign, the actress joins PETA’s list of notable contributors — including John Stamos, Tom Hardy and Ron Perlman — in their mission to address the homeless crisis. According to an animal rights group, an estimated 70 million dogs and cats are homeless. Because some shelters do not accept cats and are under pressure to turn away dogs when they are full, abandoned animals perpetuate the problem by breeding on the streets without proper care.
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Lisa Ann Walter poses with her dog Buster for a PETA adoption campaign.
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Walter’s partnership with PETA comes shortly after the season 3 premiere of the hit comedy Abbott Elementary Schoolin which Walter stars alongside Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Janelle James.
As second-grade teacher Melissa Schemmenti, Walter won the hearts of viewers — and younger suitors. Speaking with Cosmopolitan for their Sex After 60 issue, she revealed that younger men were entering her DMs looking for a relationship.
“I tell my coworkers, like, ‘So-and-so just said he wants to talk and he wants to have lunch. Isn’t that cute?’ Because I look at it like, ‘Aw, this kid,'” she said Cosmopolitan, to her castmates giving her a reality check. “All my costars are like, ‘Girl…he wants to hit it.’
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After hooking up with Ralph, James and Brunson, Walter said she felt inspired to “get into romance again.”
She decided to spend more quality time with her co-stars on the Emmy-winning series. Three days after the third season premiered, the sitcom was renewed for a fourth season.
Abbott Elementary School airs Wednesdays at 9pm ET on ABC.
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