Ian Somerhalder and his girlfriend, Nikki Reed, are expanding their animal family...again.
After adopting a homeless cat last month and a horse over the summer, Somerhalder and Reed are adding a second cat to their growing family.
The 35-year-old "Vampire Diaries" star shared a photo on Instagram of himself holding up the adopted animal while Reed cuddled him from behind. In the caption, Somerhalder revealed that the cat's name was Sohalia and she was found in Conyers, Georgia.
"Thank you @iamnikkireed for finding us this amazing kid in Conyers Georgia," he wrote. "Unfortunately this little kid was wildly mislabeled as "feral/not friendly," and had Nikki not gone in and opened her cage regardless, we would have never found out that she is the most loving kitty on the planet and she may have been put down."
Somerhalder's caption also called for change in animal shelter's policies and adoption processes.
"The point is this; because shelters are so understaffed, this happens more often than not. Let's encourage the people who work at shelters and people whom make policies for shelters workers to take more time to get to know the animals that are brought in, so they can properly inform potential adopters."
The actor ended his post by encouraging his fans, who are looking to adopt an animal, to look beyond "what's written on their cage."
"Go have fun and adopt! Send me pictures please! Thank you- Love, Ian," the actor ended his post.
