L.A. -based animal rescue organization Wags and Walks is honoring Greek-American Maria Menounos at its fourth annual gala on April 24. The decision comes as no surprise bearing in mind Menounos’ own love of pooches and her social media presence and weekly posts on the organization’s blog, titled “Maria’s Monday Mutts”. Menounos owns three rescue dogs that she absolutely adores.
“I never had one as a child. My parents were very old-fashioned strict, Greek parents who didn’t believe dogs belonged in the house,” says Menounos. “My mom would say, ‘When you have your own house, do whatever you want,’ so when I moved out, I got five dogs.”
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