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Rescue Me 2026 calendar cover, featuring (from left) Anton Antipov, Phoenix pup, & Zienna Sonne<\/p>\n
Celebrity photographer and animal rights activist Mike Ruiz has released his “Rescue Me 2026” calendar.<\/p>\n
Celebrating its 12th anniversary, “Rescue Me” has benefitted several animal rescue groups since its inception. This year’s once again supports Louie\u2019s Legacy Animal Rescue, one of the largest foster-based rescues in the nation.<\/p>\n
Icons from the spheres of music, film, television, sports and fashion are featured in the new edition, including Natalie Eva Marie, Morgan Fairchild, Darlene Love, Orfeh, Nicky Whelan, LIONBABE, Susanne Bartsch, Zienna Sonne, Mike O\u2019Hearn, Josh Todd, Mitzi Martin, Sabina Kelley, Holly T, Tracy Young, and Sandfower.<\/p>\n
The calendar also includes several high profile athletes such as Anton Antipov, Bartley Weaver, Lukas Lakutsin, Cleef Metellus, Ruben Demosthene, Matthew Carmona, Dmitriy Voievodchuk, Kyrylo Khudaiev, and Victor Ramirez.<\/p>\n
In addition to raising funds, the calendar aims “to educate and encourage the general public to adopt as opposed to buying from a breeder or pet store. 2025 saw record numbers of dogs being discarded in shelters like trash. The calendar is an effort to make people understand that for every dog they buy from a breeder or pet store, they are letting one languish, suffer and eventually die in a shelter,” a release notes.<\/p>\n
Happily, 100 percent of calendar sales support Louie\u2019s Legacy. \u201cThe calendar makes the perfect gift and also brings awareness to these special animals,\u201d says Mike Ruiz. \u201cEvery discarded, neglected and abused dog deserves to be free of suffering.\u201d<\/p>\n
The production of this year\u2019s calendar was sponsored by Dr. Gil Altman from Altman Aesthetic Center in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.<\/p>\n
The calendar is priced at $35.99 and is available at louieslegacy.org\/calendar<\/a>. See images (and Out digital exclusives) from the photo shoot ahead.<\/p>\n This visual collection was curated by equalpride’s digital photo editor, Nikki Aye.<\/em><\/p>\n