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The Backstreet Boys are helping a litter of Nashville puppies get adopted

They are SO cute


Jovita Trujillo
Jovita Trujillo - Los Angeles
Senior WriterLos Angeles
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 5:20 PM EDT

The Backstreet Boys are helping dogs in Nashville get adopted! On Monday, the Nashville Humane Association shared photos of every member from the famous band- Nick Carter, Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson, AJ McLean, and Howie Dorough, holding beautiful shepherd mix puppies! Check out the photos below and read more about the collaboration.

Nick Carter© National Humane Association

Nick Carter

They have not shared an update on if the 9-10 week-old puppies have all been adopted, but the post has gained a ton of attention. It has over 3.6 thousand likes with over 800 comments, and there have been several articles written about the story.

AJ McLean© National Humane Association

AJ McLean

The Backstreet Boys were in town the week before, and the puppies were enlisted to “help” with a special production.

Howie Dorough© National Humane Association

Howie Dorough

The Facebook post had a cheeky caption encouraging people to “throw your hands up in the air and wag your tails like you just don’t care.”

Kevin Richardson© National Humane Association

Kevin Richardson

The shelter even named the puppies after the band. “So as long as you promise to love them, with the exception of AJ and Howie, who will be available for adoption later this week, all Backstreet’s Pups are available to ADOPT,” they wrote in the caption.

Brian Littrell© National Humane Association

Brian Littrell

There is a sixth puppy named Millennium after the band’s third studio album up for adoption as well.