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"Denise Richards is mourning the death of a loved one. The 41-year-old actress shared the sad news on Tuesday, Jan. 22 that her French bulldog, Hank, has passed away.\r\n&amp;quot;Last night we lost our beloved Hank,&amp;quot; she wrote with a picture of the cute pooch. &amp;quot;I will miss him dearly, 13 year old . . . been there for me through it all.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nFans quickly shared their condolences, and Richards tweeted, &amp;quot;Thank you so much for your kind messages about Hank . . . it means a lot to me. You guys are the best . . . so thoughtful and kind.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\n\r\nRichards, mom to daughters Sam, 8, Lola, 7, and Eloise, 19 months, has been a longtime advocate for animals rights. In November 2012, she volunteered at North Shore Animal League American headquarters to help out after Hurricane Sandy devastated the region. &amp;quot;During their visit Denise and her family fell in love with Tara the Labrador Mutt-i-gree puppy and welcomed her into their home!&amp;quot; the shelter posted on their Facebook site with a photo of Richards holding her new puppy, Tara.\r\n\r\nThe Madea&amp;apos;s Witness Protection star recently joked with omg! that she has &amp;quot;too many dogs to count.&amp;quot;&amp;#xA0;\r\n&amp;quot;I have a lot. I converted my garage into a dog bedroom,&amp;quot; she revealed. &amp;quot;And it&amp;apos;s good for my girls. For my daughter&amp;apos;s birthday party, in lieu of gifts, we asked if anyone was interested in donating blankets and dog food and cat litter and my daughter dropped it off at the shelter,&amp;quot; Charlie Sheen&amp;apos;s ex-wife continued. &amp;quot;So, it&amp;apos;s nice for them to know and to learn to give back. And they&amp;apos;re very nurturing, which is great for the animals.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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