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Jodi Sta. Maria adopts puppy she found while taping

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Peter Andrew Acierto

<div><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kapamilya actress Jodi Sta. Maria revealed that she has a new addition to her growing family of pets as she adopted a puppy she found while taping for her new series, <em>Lavender Fields</em>. The award-winning actress took to her Instagram account to recall how her latest pet found his way home to her.</span></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-myFk9yMPz/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A299244.5%2C%22ls%22%3A298980.40000000596%2C%22le%22%3A298985.59999999404%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1267" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Jodi is known on social media for her love for various animals as she previously adopted a pet cat on her way home from the airport.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/7/12/jodi-sta-maria-celebrates-her-rescued-cat-naia-on-national-kitten-day-1142" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/7/12/jodi-sta-maria-celebrates-her-rescued-cat-naia-on-national-kitten-day-1142" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong></strong></a><strong></strong><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/7/12/jodi-sta-maria-celebrates-her-rescued-cat-naia-on-national-kitten-day-1142" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Jodi Sta. Maria celebrates her rescued cat Naia on National Kitten Day</strong></a></span><strong></strong><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/7/12/jodi-sta-maria-celebrates-her-rescued-cat-naia-on-national-kitten-day-1142" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong></strong></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Her puppy, Zandro, was named after the character of Albert Martinez in the upcoming series as she was doing a scene with him when they found the puppy. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Yesterday sa taping I noticed a small movement from afar. Hindi ko masyado pinansin kasi nagba-block si Direk Manny ng scene. So when it was time for us to move to position for our car chase scene, lo and behold… may dalawang puppy just a little over a month old on top of a concrete barrier sa tulay. They were scared and didn’t know what to do obviously they had been abandoned,” she wrote.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Jodi added that she didn’t hesitate to grab the two puppies and took them immediately to her care. After the taping, director Manny Palo took one of the puppies while Jodi brought Zandro to his new home. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“After pack-up I headed home with the newest member of our family. You are safe now little Z. Mommy will love and protect you,” she shared.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/7/5/jodi-sta-maria-turns-emotional-after-completing-10k-race-1656" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/7/5/jodi-sta-maria-turns-emotional-after-completing-10k-race-1656" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: </strong></a></span><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/7/5/jodi-sta-maria-turns-emotional-after-completing-10k-race-1656" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Jodi Sta. Maria turns emotional after completing 10K race</strong></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The <em>Lavender Fields</em> actress reminded everyone to have their pets spayed or neutered in the future if they don’t want more animals. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“May low cost na spaying/neutering naman po or sometimes libre pa.I do hope na maging responsible po tayo sa pag-aalaga ng pets,” she ended.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fans and friends of the actress applauded her in the comment section for her good deed. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Meanwhile, <em>Lavender Fields</em> is set to air on the Kapamilya Channel this coming September 2.</span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

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Jodi Sta. Maria adopts puppy she found while taping

Drew Acierto

Published August 14, 2024 07:36 PM PHT

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