Dolly the dog, who was found at Glastonbury festival, could go home with namesake Dolly Parton. Photograph: Adam Gray/SWNS.com
Dolly Parton has offered to adopt a dog that was left behind at Glastonbury. The American country singer said she would take the white lurcher back to the US if its owner was not found.
The dog was discovered in a tent during a clean-up after thousands of festival-goers left the site. The animal was named Dolly after the singer, who stole the show with her first ever performance at the festival last week.
Dolly the dog was taken in by the Happy Landings animal ****ter, situated close to the Glastonbury venue at Worthy Farm in Somerset.
Dolly Parton headlines Glastonbury 2024. She has offered to adopt the dog abandoned at the festival if the owner is not found. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA
Parton, 68, said: "I had my manager call the Happy Landings animal ****ter to make sure the dog is being treated and cared for properly. At this time, no**** has claimed the dog and the dog is in great hands at the ****ter. I will take her home to America if no**** claims her within a reasonable amount of time."
She also recorded a video message saying she was "very honoured and flattered" that the dog had been named after her.
It is not the first time the singer has had an animal named after her. Dolly the sheep, the world’s first successfully cloned mammal, was given the name in 1986 by scientists who were fans of the singer.
Happy Landings said Dolly the dog is a "sweet-natured older lady" who arrived with a serious ear infection. The ****ter said it had received many phone calls from concerned members of the public.
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