article_snippet: Nikki's upbringing also encouraged Nikki to develop a love of animals; the big screen star often adopts pets from shelters, or adopts and fosters pets with Ian and Ian mother.
article_snippet: Full house: Nikki has joked that Nikki has a farm in Nikki house, including two horses, six dogs, and a cat . '
article_snippet: Nikki followed suit, fostering and adopting animals during the past decade, including dogs, cats, horses, and even rats.
article_snippet: More recently, Nikki built a guest house on Nikki LA property where My mom could live and help Nikki take care of Nikki many pets.
article_snippet: Nikki even testified at California’s State Capitol in early March in support of Assembly Bill 147, or the Research Animal Adoption Bill, which would help animals that have been tested on find homes.
article_snippet: The actress, pictured here with one of Nikki many dogs, spends a lot of time working with animal nonprofits like the ASPCA .
article_snippet: : Nikki says Nikki recently spent three days trying to figure out how to rescue a group of dogs (not pictured) from an animal center in Georgia before they were killed .
article_snippet: While fans may be surprised that Nikki dedicates so much of Nikki time to Nikki furry friends, it's actually a lot closer to Nikki initial career dreams than acting - Nikki next film, The Sunday Horse, comes out later this year - producing - Nikki has a new production company with Ian - and directing - Nikki documentary
article_snippet: I wanted to be a vet and take care of animals,' says the star, who made Nikki acting debut as a teenager in the indie film Thirteen. '
highlights_snippet: her built a guest house for her mom at her Los Angeles home so her could help take care of Nikki's many adopted and foster animals .