By Canadian Press

Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov promotes animal shelters through social media

Apr 18, 2022 | 1:22 PM

Denis Shapovalov is using his platform as a professional tennis player to help save animals.

The product of Richmond Hill, Ont., launched ShapoShelter last week, an initiative to help house rescue pets from around the world.

Shapovalov, who owns two dogs and two cats, says he has always loved animals.

He considered opening a shelter of his own but found it too difficult to balance that responsibility with travelling the world on the ATP Tour.

Instead, Shapovalov has partnered with two shelters in Florida and one in Mexico.

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ShapoShelter uses social media to promote animals from those three shelters that are available for adoption.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 18, 2022.

John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press