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Miranda Lambert Teams With Tractor Supply To Support Animals In Need

Miranda Lambert has announced the formation of the MuttNation Foundation and Tractor Supply Company’s “Relief For Rescues Fund,” a new animal emergency response program. Launching today (3/6), through Sunday, March…

Miranda Lambert Teams With Tractor Supply To Support Animals In Need
Photo Mutt Nation/Miranda Lambert

Miranda Lambert has announced the formation of the MuttNation Foundation and Tractor Supply Company's "Relief For Rescues Fund," a new animal emergency response program. Launching today (3/6), through Sunday, March 12, with a nationwide donation at check-out campaign at all Tractor Supply stores. The Fund will enable more efficient response times to support animals in immediate need.

Miranda said in a statement, "It's really no longer a question of 'if' – it's just a matter of 'when' the inevitable will happen, and MuttNation and Tractor Supply want to be ready to help shelter pets in times of crisis. We know it's not easy to see the road back after a major disaster. We want to provide a ray of sunlight after the storm."

MuttNation Foundation and Tractor Supply Company have been helping with response and recovery for animal shelters nationwide for many years. Lambert herself was boots-on-the-ground in Houston, Texas, following Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

She helped transport animals and assisted local response teams however possible. MuttNation and Tractor Supply have teamed up numerous times to assist animal shelters after disasters such as floods, fires, hurricanes, and tornadoes, as well as in hoarding situations.

Tractor Supply and MuttNation Foundation have collaborated on multiple initiatives since 2019, including MuttNation's Mutts Across America program, providing grants to animal shelters nationwide. Tractor Supply is the exclusive retailer of MuttNation pet products, and a percentage of all MuttNation sales go to the MuttNation Foundation to further support its mission to promote and facilitate the adoption of shelter pets.

Miranda was recently given the Texas Medal of Arts in her home state and took to her social media to celebrate. She posted photos from the event on Instagram (2/24), "Such an honor to receive this Texas Medal of Arts. So proud to be from the Lone Star State and thankful for all the support. Also, Thanks to my buddies @jackingram and @jonrandallmusic for playing some tunes with me."

Country music loves their dogs, and many superstars post about their furry friends a lot on social media.
August is the official "National Dog Month," so we gathered some of country music's most beloved dogs with their famous parents.

Kane Brown - Rambo

Kane's family includes a bulldog named Rambo. Katelyn recently posted a photo with the couple's oldest daughter Kingsley.

Jason Aldean - Saint

The Aldeans have a bulldog rescue named Saint. Brittany posted recently that the family adopted Saint from a shelter.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CZSza7dLk5_/

Carrie Underwood - Ace

Carrie's beloved dog Ace recently passed away after years of being by Carrie's side.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb74dHYFPQY/

Kelsea Ballerini - Dibbs

Kelsea used to bring Dibbs to interviews as a puppy.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CbLDqcQLkNg/

Chris Young - Porter

His German Shepard Porter. Chris posts about this guy all the time, from when he had him sent away as a puppy to have him properly trained to a recent private jet Porter took from California.
https://www.instagram.com/p/ChWBRyNuBGZ/

Lady A's Hilary Scott - Hobbs

Hillary says her dog Hobbs thinks he's a human.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BxBAem2HZ3f/

Dolly Parton - Billy The Kid

French Bulldog named Billy The Kid has his own Instagram and his famous mom, who he calls his "Dolly Mama," occasionally makes an appearance.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CX4gO8DJbc_/?hl=en

Miranda Lambert - Too Many To Name

So many dogs. Miranda is the country star with the most dogs. At present, she has nine rescue dogs on her Nashville property.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CgrqZDxoEhj/

Luke Combs - Jojo

Luke's wife Nicole loves to post the daily happenings of the couple's dog Jojo.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca0mxa0A1VR/

Carly Pearce - Johnny And June

Carly has two beautiful white pups that she named Johnny and June after country music royalty Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. She doesn't go very long without a post about her best friends.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CeJj2RHughy/

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman - Julian

Nicole just this week posted a photo of their family dog wishing fans a good morning.
https://www.instagram.com/p/ChfMC6zrgxc/

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.