Jennifer Lawrence is opening up about the difficult decision to rehome her dog.
The “Hunger Games” star was asked if she was a dog or cat person, when she pivoted to talking about a major life update regarding her pup, Princess Pippi Longstocking.
“I am really uncomfortable answering this question,” Lawrence said at a Q&A for her new film, “Die My Love,” at the 92nd Street Y in New York City.
“She’s alive, she’s with my parents,” the actor added. “She did not like New York. I lived on 1st and 67th just to be near the park for her.”
Aside from that, Lawrence admitted that “after I had a kid, dogs became so scary.”
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“It’s almost like I don’t recognize dogs right now,” she said. “I just see them as a threat.”
“One of them bit my son and that just made me want to obliterate every dog ever. It’s like, ‘I’m gonna take out you, and your whole fucking family and your fucking friends,’” the Oscar winner said as the audience laughed.
In 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, it should happen more often … There should be less stigma around it.”
“Completely agree. I worked in child safety for a long time and I wish more people were open to this,” another commenter said. “Plenty of dogs have unexpected reactions to kids in the home, even if they were previously okay with them. The stigma and shame around rehoming isn’t helpful and doesn’t keep kids safe.”
One parent weighed in, saying that “having a child totally changes your perception of risk.”
“I love dogs but am so cautious of them with my baby,” they added.
Lawrence and her husband, Cooke Maroney, have two children together. The two welcomed their first son, named Cy, in 2022, followed by another son in April 2025.
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