Anthony Hopkins celebrates International Cat Day by posing with an adorable kitten as he fundraises for animal rescue in Morocco Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By Deirdre Durkan-simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 00:09, 9 August 2024 | Updated: 00:09, 9 August 2024 e-mail View comments Hollywood icon Anthony Hopkins used his platform for good on Thursday as he encouraged his more than 5.
2 million Instagram followers to adopt not shop. While celebrating International Cat Day, the 86-year-old actor, best known for his role as cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs, posed with an adorable Calico kitten in his arms. The two-time Academy Award winner tagged Help Adopt Moroccan Animals, a non-profit organization devoted to finding loving homes for the homeless animals of Marrakech, to promote animal rescue.
'Sir @anthonyhopkins advocating for our shelter on International Cat Day. Such an honour,' Adopt Moroccan Animals wrote on their Instagram account while reposting the star's slideshow. 'Thank you so much.
' The shelter, based in Marrakech, provides at-risk street animals with 'a place of safety' and care, according to their website . Hollywood icon Anthony Hopkins used his platform for good on Thursday as he encouraged his more than 5.2 million Instagram followers to adopt not shop Read More Those About To Die director says it was 'FRIGHTENING' working with Anthony Hopkins At the moment, the rescue revealed they have '200 animals.