Simon Gerard is the head writer and treats dealer at Celebrity Pets, where he's been researching and writing about the pampered pets of celebrities, pet influencers, and other pet-related topics since 2016. He also loves deep dives into notable pets throughout history, praising hard-working professional pets, and regaling in heart-warming rescue stories.
Instead of interviewing pet parents and managers, Simon is most passionate about interviewing famous fur babies and pet influencers directly, giving them a much-deserved platform for their voice and letting fans get to know the real pet behind their celebrity persona.
And what inspires him to write? That would be his muse and fur son Higgins, an incredibly charming and well-dressed Corgipoo.
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Beaver continues to build dams while in rehab center
If you had to go to rehab, would you take some time off work for it? For this busy lil’ beaver, a stint in rehab didn’t slow him down one bit. Despite being under human care until he recovers enough to be released back into the wild and get back to work, he continues to train.
Fishflation: Penguins at Japanese Aquarium refuse to eat cheaper fish
Inflation and rising food prices can also affect our animal friends, not just us humans. But faced with rising fish prices, these proud penguins and putting their flipper down. They live at Hakone-en Aquarium in Kanagawa, Japan, where they’re typically fed aji, a fatty Japanese horse mackerel.
Bulldog with arthritis gets tiny bus lift to help use stairs
Aase is a handsome lil’ bulldog that lives in Denmark with his human, Pia Hjelmsø. Aase has arthritis, which made his daily commute up and down the stairs increasingly difficult. But thanks to his kind human, he gets to conveniently commute in style!
Bear 747 wins Fat Bear Week again, overcomes voter fraud
Bear 747, aka “Bear Force One”, is one epic super-chonk of a brown bear, with a blocky muzzle and a floppy right ear, he breaks the scales at A WHOPPING 1,400 POUNDS! He’s considered one of the largest, if not the largest, brown bear alive today. Bear 747 training hard for Fat Bear Week [Image via explore.org] But it takes more than weight to win Fat Bear Week and if you’re not familiar with the competition, let me fill you in.
A tribute to Eclipse – Seattle’s bus-riding dog
Eclipse, Seattle’s Bus Riding Dog was one lovely and smart doggo that brought joy to her community and the world. And she didn’t have to save a boy stuck in a well or any other heroic feat to do this. It was something much more simple to us humans, but still incredibly inspiring – She would regularly take a city bus, all by herself, to visit her favourite dog park.
DC League of Super-Pets: Meet the celebrity cast’s pets!
The new animated superhero film DC League of Super-Pets features animal superheroes that are pets of iconic superheroes from DC Comics, with some of your favourite celebs as their voices. And many of the actors and comedians that lent their voices to this movie, also happen to have celebrity pets of their own. Let’s take a look at 15 cast members who have pets, for a total of 24 pets!
“Blessing of The Animals” celebration returns to New York City church
Now in its 32nd year, the Saint John the Divine Cathedral in Manhattan celebrated the Feast of St. Francis, which includes the beloved “Blessing of The Animals”. Image via St.
Tiny Paningning the Shih Tzu is a big MOOD
Paningning @therealpaningning is a Shih Tzu from the Philippines that went viral for doing nothing at all and inspiring us all in the process. You ever have one of those days where you just want to drop everything you’re doing and just lie down on the floor? Image via @therealpaningning Well lil’ Paninging turned that mood into an profession.
Meet Reas the Whippet, America’s fastest dog!
After coming in first last year, Reas the Whippet successfully defended his title after winning the Fast CAT competition at the 2022 Fastest Dogs USA. And Reas wasn’t born and star and actually started from the bottom. He was the last puppy to find a human after his four siblings four years ago.
Katie Couric’s new show interviews celebs about their rescue pet adoptions
Katie Couric is one of the most iconic people in news media, covering an incredible range of important news stories and interviewing some of the most important people of our time for over 40 years. Now a media mogul, she’s decided to focus some of her journalistic energy on her love of dogs. She just premiered Unleashed, a digital series where she interviews celebrities and their rescue dogs to learn about them and hear their adoption story.