Quoted on People.com

“Awwww.”

- Anyone who has seen this photo of the Internet’s cutest kitten

“Our hope is that these photos will raise an awareness for conservation, biodiversity, and encourage people to appreciate and protect animals of all shapes and sizes.”

- 16-year-old Tallon Nightwalker, who has been taking his picture with every new animal species he encounters (840 so far), on Facebook

Such a pot head!!!!

- Hugh Jackman, whose 1-year-old French bulldog, Dali, got into some mischief with a planter, on Twitter

“Quote of the day…. ‘pigs are not stupid’ Trying to convince Eddie to get a mini pig. I want one.”

LeAnn Rimes, whose Tweet solicited a photo (inset) and word of caution from mini-pig owner Tori Spelling:

“Here’s ours but [it] didn’t stay mini.”

“He was left in a box in front of Walmart. I don’t understand how people can be so cruel. That’s why we named him Happy.”

- Dog-lover Miley Cyrus, introducing her new pup, on Twitter

“I had a kumquat in the fridge and a big ball of black hair that naturally looked like a poof. In the back of my brain, I heard, ‘That’s Snooki.’”

- Pet blogger Jessica Vogelsang of Paw Curious, who transformed cat hair into the Jersey Shore star

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“He was just born to be a showman.”

Dog trainer Sarah Clifford, on The Artist’s canine costar Uggie, the 10-year-old Jack Russell terrier who worked the red carpet - and the stage! - at the Golden Globes

“I told her if she wants to keep the ring and the Bentley, then maybe I can keep the puppy.”

Hugh Hefner, who just wants Charlie, the previously shared Cavalier King Charles spaniel, from former fiancée Crystal Harris, to PEOPLE