HeartbreakingCelebrities Who’ve Opened Up About Losing a Pet: Miley Cyrus, Millie Bobby Brown, Joe Jonas and More

Billie Eilish

“Pepper. My life long best friend. I will see you again someday sweet girl. You made it 15 years you f–king beast,” the songstress shared via Instagram in July 2023. “I love you. Rest easy mama, I’ll miss you forever. This is a really hard day.”

JoJo Siwa

“2 months ago our puppy Tooie (O2) joined our family and he brought the MOST joy, laughter, and messes into our life. My heart hurts so much to say that this morning he was involved in an accident and is now in puppy heaven,” the songstress shared via TikTok in April 2023. “I cant even explain how perfect of a dog O2 was. Going to miss him more than words can explain. Thank you for bringing light to my life when it was dark tooie boy. See you one day.”

Ashley Tisdale

“I love you Blondie girl, thanks for bringing such joy to our family,” the actress shared via Instagram in December 2021. “I will miss you my little rocking horse but I know Maui is with you and that’s comforting. I love you.”

The High School Musical actress was heartbroken when her dog, Maui, passed away in June 2019.

“I don’t even know how to say this. This pain is the worst pain I’ve ever felt. Maui was my soulmate, the connection was unlike any other. She didn’t care who I was and what I did, she just loved me unconditionally,” the actress shared on Instagram. “@cmfrench and I knew with Maui she wasn’t just a dog she was something special. She had the purest soul. I know dogs don’t live as long as we do but why not? I wanted more time with her. I wasn’t ready for this and now I’m broken. I will miss you every single day of my life Maui, I will never forget how much joy and love you brought to me and @cmfrench. I can’t stop crying but hopefully in time that will heal but know you are always a part of me and one day we will be together again. My angel. My heart.”

Joey King

“My sweet Angel. I can’t believe you’re gone,” the actress shared via Instagram in November 2021. “You almost made it to your 15th birthday. I’m so utterly heartbroken that I don’t really know how to sum up into words what this beautiful girl meant to me. I had her as a best friend since I was 6 years old and now she’s gone. I’m happy she’s no longer hurting but what is a world without my Angel.”

Months prior, she mourned the loss of another pet.

“I had to say goodbye to my little man today. Charlie was my goofy sidekick for 15 and a half years and I’m so thankful for it,” she wrote on Instagram in August 2020. “I love you Charlie forever and ever. I’ll miss you and your warm cuddles always.”

Millie Bobby Brown

“In 2011, we received this blessing to our family. Nine years later, you turned into everyones best friend. Your slobbery good mornings and always showing us your toys were the best ever. Your cuddles always felt better than the ones before and your loyalty to our family was incomparable,” the Stranger Things star wrote on Instagram in August 2020. “My heart has broken today. you were the heart and soul of this family and if anyone met Dolly, you know how special she truly was. As I held your paw while you were going to heaven… I thought about the memories we made together and the adventures we went on like, London. Orlando. Los Angeles. Canada. Atlanta. You name it, dolly had probably been there. I’ll never forget you. Never. ‘All dogs go to heaven because, unlike people, dogs are naturally good and loyal and kind.’ I love you, Dolly Brown. you will always be our number one.”

Lorde

“I’ve been working away on the new songs for most of this year in New Zealand,” the singer wrote in a newsletter to her fans in November 2019. “It’s been going pretty well, but something happened last month that I need to tell you about. Some of you may know about Pearl, my dog. Pearl came into my life in 2018, and almost immediately changed everything for me. As anyone who has had the pleasure of raising a dog can understand, my life grew exponentially. Pearl brought an immeasurable amount of joy and purpose into my world. Love vibrated all around us. I felt my life growing and swelling in healthfulness, this orb of contentment glowing around me and Pearl, and our family.”

The “Royals” songstress revealed that her furry friend had unfortunately been sick throughout his whole life, but that month, the illness had taken turn for the worse.

“One day we woke up and I knew, in that way mothers do, that he was sicker than we had realized, and that we were nearing a point where his body wasn’t going to be able to cope,” Lorde continued. “I rushed him to the specialists. Pearl had two cardiac arrests about an hour apart, and after the second one, he died. I was holding him when he went, and I know he knew that I was there. But this loss has been indescribably painful, and a light that was turned on for me has gone out. I have lost my boy, and I need some time to see the good again, to finish making this [album] for you. It won’t be the same work — as anyone who has felt loss can understand, there’s a door that opens that you step through, and everything is different on the other side.”

Sadie Stanley

The Kim Possible actress announced that her cat had tragically passed away in August 2019.

“My precious baby has passed away too young due to a genetic heart disease,” she wrote on Instagram. “Hard to explain how much I loved this cat and how heartbreaking this is. I loved jasper more than most things. I know everyone says this about their pet but he was a really special animal, totally one of a kind. He brought me and my family so much joy and I miss him so so much already.”

Ed Sheeran

The “Thinking Out Loud” crooner’s manager, Stuart Camp, was looking after the little guy while Ed was away on tour. And his wife shared the heartbreaking news in August 2019.

“Our lovely little bud Baby Ba Boo aka Graham the Kitten passed away last night after being hit by a car. We are absolutely heartbroken,” she wrote on Instagram. “He was such a dude. Funny and clever and best mates with a massive German Shepherd. We are going miss you so much. Thanks for all the fun.”

Ed also took to Instagram, sharing a snap of Graham, which he captioned with the broken heart emoji.

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner

The couple’s dog Waldo Picasso died after he was struck by a car in July 2019.

Miley Cyrus

Miley was heartbroken when her pig passed away in July 2019.

“Very sad to say… My dear friend Pig Pig has passed away,” she shared on Instagram at the time. “I will miss you always. Thank you for so many laughs and good times girl.”

And this isn’t the only time the singer lost a pet. Her beloved dog, Floyd, passed away in 2014, after he was attacked by a coyote.

“I don’t wanna say it because I don’t want it to be real… But my precious baby Floyd has passed away. I am broken,” the former Hannah Montana star shared on Twitter at the time. “I know I don’t mean it but I wish he would’ve taken me with him. This is unbearable. What am I gonna do without him?”

“What you don’t understand is he’s not in a better place,” she added. “The best place he could be was with me… where he was loved more than anything.”

Demi Lovato

The “Tell Me You Love Me” singer lost her dog Bailey in July 2019.

“RIP Bailey. We love and miss you already sweet girl. So grateful we had so many years with you. Say hi to Buddy for me in doggy Heaven,” she wrote on Instagram.

And Demi’s other dog, Buddy, was unfortunately killed by a coyote back in 2015. She shared the little guy with her ex, Wilmer Valderrama, and she was pretty heartbroken over his tragic passing.

“We are absolutely heartbroken to be writing this but Wilmer and I are devastated to inform you that we lost our little angel Buddy last Sunday. He was taken from us way too soon in a tragic accident and though I will never know why this had to happen, I do know that God only puts us through situations that we can handle so with that, together we our staying strong,” she shared in a now deleted tweet. “We have incredible people around us and so much love and support which is holding us up in this time of need. Buddy was loved by so many people and as small as he was, he made a huge impact in our lives. He truly was human in a way and we were so blessed to have him in our lives. We ask you that you please respect our privacy while we take this time to grieve and remember the magical moments we spent with our little angel. We will never forget our baby boy Buddy and his gentle loving spirit will live on in our hearts forever. RIP my tiniest little nightingale, Buddy.”

Lili Reinhart

The Riverdale star revealed via Instagram in June 2019 that her pup, Delilah, had sadly died.

“My sweet Delilah. I can’t imagine a world without you in it,” she wrote. “You were my best friend and my deepest love. I am heartbroken that you’re gone and forever grateful for the bond we shared.”

Shay Mitchell

The Pretty Little Liars star was devastated when her dog, Honey, passed away in March 2019.

“Losing your childhood pet hits such a deep spot in your soul, it’s hard to explain,” the actress wrote on Instagram. “Hey Honey… I’d like to think that you are with me as I write this. Part of me feels so relieved that you aren’t in any pain anymore, but most of me is so upset that you’re gone. I know how lucky we were to have you with us for 19 years but in all that time I never let myself think about life without you. No matter where I was living, I was comforted just knowing you were there and being about to see you on FaceTime. Run wild and pain-free sweet pup, until we meet again…”

Lauren Jauregui

The Fifth Harmony singer took home the award for Cutest Musician’s Pet at the 2019 iHeartRadio Awards in March of that year. While accepting the award, she unfortunately revealed via Twitter that her dog, Gracie, had passed away.

“I’ve put off writing this or even thinking about it too hard, but I feel like there’s no better day than today for celebrating the beautiful, exuberant life that was my little Gracie,” Lauren wrote. “I say this with the heaviest heart you can imagine. Our angel was taken away from us incredibly too soon a few days ago due to a freak accident that caused breathing complications we couldn’t fix. I can’t begin to express the heartache that we feel, nor the joy that this little being of light brought to my life for the short but beautifully abundant time we had together in this world. I will never forget the way she side eyed me on the regular. Her golden, graceful, playful sassy personality. Her comforting delicious cuddles. The way she grunted and huffed whenever she was annoyed with me. The way she looked at me in the morning with more love than I can understand but always reflected. The way she was always such a good girl. It was unbelievable.”

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— Lauren Jauregui (@LaurenJauregui) March 14, 2019

“My heart yearns to feel her licks across my face but I know her essence is with me forever and at a frequency of love we can’t even conceptualize down here,” she continued. “I pray that’s where she must belong because my heart can’t fathom why the universe would take her so quickly. I appreciate your respect and love during this time of deep mourning.”

Zac Efron

Zac suffered a tragic loss when his dog, an Australian shepherd, which he referred to as “Puppy Efron,” passed away in 2016.

“Through thick and thin you’ve always been my best friend,” the actor wrote in an emotional post. “I’ll see you at the finish line, RIP Puppy Efron.

Justin Bieber

Justin‘s dog, Sammy, unfortunately died in 2014.

“RIP Sammy,” the “Love Yourself” crooner shared. “You were the best puppy ever.”

In 2009, Justin revealed that the dog was there for him when he moved to a new city and had no friends.

“We moved to a city where we didn’t really know anybody so I wanted a friend, and Sam was that friend. I visited him in an animal shelter, I really encourage going out to an animal shelter to get a dog that doesn’t have a home,” the singer said.