Actress Alicia Silverstone is known for her love for dogs and promotion of veganism. The star and her pet pooches have always been on a vegan diet, except for her pet dog Pinto Bean. Ever since the actress claimed that her canine was initially on a vegan diet before turning to a meat-based diet, her fans are eager to know why and more about her canine pal. Here is everything we know about Alicia Silverstone’s dog Pinto Bean, including his age and breed.
How old is Alicia Silverstone’s dog Pinto Bean?
Since Pinto Bean is a rescue dog, determining the age of Alicia Silverstone’s pet pooch is difficult.
The Clueless actress has always been an advocate of veganism and adopting rescue pets. As per Alicia Silverstone, she has been a vegan for more than two decades. Even her pet pooches, including Pinto Bean, have always been on a plant-based diet for lustrous coats and “perfect blood work.”
On her blog, The Kind Life, the star said she started giving her “dogs a vegan diet about 20 years ago. I lived with 7 dogs before this new bunch, and they were all huge dogs. I’m talking 50 pounds and bigger, and each of them died around the average age of 16 (it’s very unusual for big dogs to live that long given mainstream diets.)”
What breed is Alicia Silverstone’s dog Pinto Bean?
The breed of Alicia Silverstone’s dog Pinto Bean is not clear. But the actress and even her son Bear Jarecki love their four-legged companion.
Telling more about Pinto Bean, the actress later updated her post mentioning that the pooch is no longer on a vegan diet after he “become ill with heart failure.” Hence, she changed her beloved dog’s diet for his better health condition. She mentioned, “For some dogs, though, like my sweet Pinto, it just doesn’t work. So I now have two vegan dogs and one who also eats meat.”
