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You probably didn't need another reason to love Ryan Gosling or Joaquin Phoenix, but we'll give you one anyway: They're ardent animal lovers.

Phoenix is a longtime vegan who won't wear real leather or fur costumes in any of his movies. And Gosling helped bring much-needed reform to KFC's poultry-supply system.

We'd probably sweat these 11 dudes anyway, but their animal-loving ways are the cherry on top.

Any we missed? Let us know in the comments.



A Boy and His Dog

    Nigel Barker The America's Next Top Model judge is kinder to animals than he is to ANTM contestants: Barker recently returned from a trip to the Canadian Arctic to photograph and raise awareness about the plight of baby harp seals!

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    Ryan Gosling Gosling joined a campaign to urge Canadian KFCs to improve conditions in their poultry slaughterhouses.

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    Joaquin Phoenix Longtime vegan Phoenix is an ardent PETA supporter. He filmed a no-turkey-on-Thanksgiving spot for the animal rights organization and insists on fake fur and leather for film costumes.

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    Anthony Head The Buffy the Vampire slayer guy is a big time supporter of London's Mayhew Home for Animals, one of the city's largest animal sanctuaries.

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    Goran Visnjic In 2007, this hot Croatian starred in a PETA ad reminding folks that "if you wouldn't wear your dog, please don't wear any fur."

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    Justin Berfield This Malcolm in the Middle star owns 15 animals, including three pugs, two cats, and nine tortoises. That's a lot of poop.

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    Alec Baldwin The guy we wish was our (semi-abusive) dad, Baldwin recently supported efforts by animal activists to improve conditions for carriage horses in New York City.

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    Pete Wentz Pete's a dog lover through and through (insert obvious Ashlee Simpson joke here); the Fall Out Boy bassist goes everywhere with his bulldog Hemingway and pup Rigby.

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    Richard Belzer The Belz doesn't go anywhere without his pup Bebe, a stray dog he rescued from the mean streets of Paris.

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    David Spade Spade plays snarky on TV, but in real life he's got a soft spot for the soft and furry. In 2008, he donated $10,000 to the Humane Society in his hometown after his mama told him the shelter was in need. Snark that.

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