13 Times Birthday Girl Nikki Reed Was the Ultimate Animal Lover

Reed posed with this cute pup for a Freedom of Animals promotional ad. She captioned the photo: "Oh I love my girl! And she loves the belt bag :) Recycle. Reuse. Repurpose."

For her latest Freedom of Animals ad campaign, Reed modeled a cruelty-free bag from her collection and held tight to her canine comrade's leash.

Clearly, the animal-loving actress has no fear when it comes to bugs. In fact, she wants to protect them. Of this photo, Reed wrote: "I once heard someone say that bees were messengers of love. Think about how sweet that sounds. It makes me smile just typing it. So while we spend this time celebrating love, let's also research ways to protect bees, who are the true messengers."

In this sunkissed photo, Reed bent down to snuggle this happy horse as he grazed in the pasture. 

Here, the actress is seen snuggling a snoozing "orphaned baby squirrel" after having bottle-fed it. So sweet.

Reed relaxed next to her loyal companion in this serene black-and-white Instagram.

After fostering this regal pup, Reed wrote: "It was so fun being your foster mama. I'll miss you little one."

Here, the actress smooched her pup and wrote of the photo: "This man. Those eyes. Seven years young. Wow time flies. Let's snuggle on the floor forever Enzo."

Reed got down low in this sweet photo of she and a grazing horse. She captioned the picture: "A girl and her pony. Pretty great love story if you ask me."

We really can't get enough—especially when the pictured pups are this cute.

Here, Reed, Somerhalder, and this happy horse posed for a smooch-filled photo. 

Reed held tight to this cute kitty as it dozed off in her hand.

Reed was all smiles as she kept this cute cat family company.