There’s a new celebrity in town, and this one has four legs and fur (or not). Pets have been steadily gaining in popularity over the past few years, to the point where they are now bona fide celebrities. Just take a look at some of these furry or feathered stars and you’ll see what we mean.

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Vet Ranch: modern day heroes saving the world one rescue at a time

Paralyzed miracle kittens, 101 stray dalmatians, and abused puppies who never give up are all in a day’s work for Vet Ranch. The charitable organization was started by modern day hero Dr. Matt Carriker in 2014.

Forget goat yoga, alpaca dance is the hottest fitness trend by The 313 Farms The AlpacaZone

Yoga with goats? That’s so 2016. Get with the hottest fitness trend that somehow throws in cute animals: Alpaca dance classes!

Hero Doggo: US Marine Cena served 3 tours in Afghanistan, gets tearful sendoff after terminal cancer

Hundreds gathered in Michigan to salute and say goodbye to a true four-legged hero. Cena was a 10-year-old black labrador and a US marine who served three tours of duty in Afghanistan. In 2009, Cena served his first tour as a bomb sniffer with human marine Jeff DeYoung and again in 2010.

Finger monkeys Diddy & Yeti Kong were orphans, now best friends

Diddy Kong and Yeti Kong @realdiddykong are two tiny “finger monkeys” (marmosets) who are living the good life in Miami, Florida. They have over 1 million followers on Instagram and are famous for their adorable monkeying around. Check out their first viral video below. < View this post on Instagram A post shared by Diddy Kong & Yeti Kong (@realdiddykong) Diddy Kong was adopted by his parents from an animal sanctuary in Florida after his mother and siblings tragically died.

All Samoyed Barbershop Quartet Good Boy Group makes waves in the a Cappella Scene

Watch out, Pitch Perfect there’s a new a cappella group in town. So they might be a little out of tune, but what they lack in pitch they make up for in cuteness. The all-Samoyed music artists are produced by Head of the Class Dog Training in Winchester, VA.

Meet Freddy, the World’s Tallest Dog at over 7 feet, 6 inches

In 2012, Claire Stoneman picked up a great dane pup that was the runt of the litter. Little did she know, he would end up being in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s tallest dog at 7’6” standing upright. Credit: @freddygreatdane IG Tipping the scales at over 200 pounds, Freddy towers over his 5’4” human.

Dog meat farmer has a heart, turns to Humane Society for help saving 148 dogs

You won’t find many young South Koreans who support the archaic traditions surrounding the Bok Nal Days. Nara Kim from the Humane Society International (HSI) is one citizen who opposes the dog meat trade and antiquated Bok Nal practices. She’s an outspoken animal rights activist who helped a Korean dog meat farmer rescue 148 pups destined for the meat market.

LouLou the Pug will steal your man

Loulou the pug is a SnapChat filter come to life – she puts the bae in basic. No joke, this pug is cuter than anything (and anyone) we’ve ever seen. Credit: @pugloulou IG Loulou’s Instagram was created as a byproduct of Markus Muller’s brainchild, Meet The Pugs.

Check out these badass “sea wolves” that hunt underwater

We all love wolves for being the wild relatives of the doggos we’re proud to be best friends with. While wolves are already awesome, there is a rare group of extra badass “sea wolves” found on Canada’s Vancouver Island. Genetically distinct from the usually land-based wolves, these wolves swim from island to island and hunt sea animals for around 90% of their diet.

Top 10 Celebrities and Their Pitbulls

Could pitbulls be the newest trendy purse-pup? Probably not, although we would love to see someone try to fit one of these pooches into a handbag. That being said, there are some celebrities who wouldn’t trade their pitties for the world, much less a wallet-sized Chihuahua.