Jennifer Lawrence explains difficult decision to rehome her beloved dog
Jennifer Lawrence opens up about the difficult decision to rehome her dog.
The “Hunger Games” star was asked if she liked dogs or cats, when she went on to talk about an important update in the life of her pup, Princess Pippi Longstocking.
“I feel really uncomfortable answering this question,” Lawrence said at a question-and-answer session about her new film, “Die My Love,” at the 92nd Street Y in New York City.
“She is alive, she is with my parents,” added the actor. “She didn’t like New York. She lived on 1st and 67th Street just to be close to the park for her.”
Aside from that, Lawrence admitted that “after having a child, dogs became very scary.”
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“It’s almost like I don’t recognize dogs right now,” he said. “I just see them as a threat.”
“One of them bit my son and it made me want to destroy all the dogs. It’s like, ‘I’m going to eliminate you and your whole damn family and your damn friends,'” the Oscar winner said as the audience laughed.
On a Reddit post focused on Lawrence’s decision, the comments were overwhelmingly positive.
“Responsible rehoming is a good thing,” one user wrote. “As someone who worked in the pet industry for years, this should happen more often…There should be less stigma around this.”
“Totally agree. I worked in child safety for a long time and wish more people were open to this,” another commenter said. “Many dogs have unexpected reactions to children in the home, even if they were fine with them before. The stigma and shame around rehoming is not helpful and does not keep children safe.”
One father chimed in and said that “having a child totally changes the perception of risk.”
“I love dogs, but I’m very cautious around them with my baby,” they added.
Lawrence and her husband, Cooke Maroney, have two children together. The two welcomed their first child, named Cy, in 2022, followed by another child in April 2025.