The Rock to the rescue! Dwayne Johnson donates $1500 to save stricken pooch named after him
He's always demonstrated a love for animals.
And on Wednesday former pro-wrestler Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, 43, showed his generosity by contributing a sizeable chunk of change toward surgery for an injured K9, according to TMZ.
Of course it may have helped that the pooch shared a name with the famous movie star.
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Animal guy: Former pro-wrestler Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, 43, has always loved animals
Mini me: Dwayne showed his generosity by contributing a sizeable chunk of change toward surgery for an injured K9, also named Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
According to the GoFundMe site set up for the stricken dog, The Rock (the dog version) was in very poor condition when a shelter first got him.
'He was dumped at North Central Shelter with a large metal wire wrapped around the bottom portion of his mouth. It took bolt cutters for the shelter to remove it. Dwayne [also] has a grade 5 heart murmur. Grade 6 is considered the most severe.'
The site revealed the heart murmur would require surgery totaling almost $5000.
Action hero: When the San Andreas star adopted two French Bulldogs, Brutus and Hobbs, Brutus (left) quickly ran into trouble and almost sank to the bottom of a pool before The Rock dove in, fully clothed, to retrieve the diminutive dog. Sadly, Brutus has since passed away
Best friends: The Rock takes his dog Hobbs almost everywhere
Apparently, when the human Dwayne Johnson heard about the plight of the pup, he couldn't resist and donated $1500 to the cause immediately.
Luckily, the GoFundMe goal has been reached, and shelter workers noted any extra funds would go toward helping other unfortunate dogs.
This is not the first time The Rock has come to the aid of an animal.
Real ballers: He took a cool snap with Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, which he posted to Instagram, and revealed the NFL footballer would be guest starring on the show
When the San Andreas star adopted two French Bulldogs, Brutus and Hobbs, Brutus quickly ran into trouble and almost sank to the bottom of a pool before The Rock dove in, fully clothed, to retrieve the diminutive dog.
Sadly, Brutus has since passed away after he ate a poisonous mushroom.
On Tuesday Dwayne returned to the set of his current HBO hit Ballers.
He took a cool snap with Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, which he posted to Instagram, and revealed the NFL footballer would be guest starring on the show.
Showing his softer side: The Rock, pictured here in May, is known as a tough guy, but he is a huge animal lover
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