Olympic Swimmer Ryan Lochte Is Doing His Part To Help Clear The Shelters

Just look at those soulful eyes. Those pouty lips. Those gorgeous features…

And hey, Ryan Lochte isn’t half bad either!

The handsome Olympian posed with a handful of adorable, fluffy-faced pups as part of Southern California’s Clear the Shelters campaign, an initiative to help shelter pets find forever homes.

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And Lochte has already helped one of the posing pooches find his new human. A Maltese – Shih Tzu mix named Gibson was adopted by US Olympic gymnast Ally Raisman, according to Elite Daily.

As it turns out, Lochte isn’t the only athletic adoption advocate! A few others joined in the fun, too:

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We hope that animal loving Olympic fans looking for a new furry friend will race to a shelter and adopt! (A puppy is a way better prize than a medal, anyway.)

(h/t: Elite Daily)