Miley Cyrus he is mourning his beloved dog Mary Jane, a mix of pit bulls who has been by his side for almost a decade.
In a long and emotional post on her January 7 Instagram story, Miley called Mary Jane her “best friend” and explained that the rescue puppy was first diagnosed with cancer a year ago. Miley was “advised to spend every second savoring her special spirit”, something she refused to take for granted.
“When it came to my ANGEL Mary Jane … I never forgot the gift I received”, the Plastic hearts artist wrote. “She made it impossible. She was a dog with wings in a way.”
Miley explained that she put Mary Jane to sleep to spare her any future pain.
“I thanked her repeatedly as she took her last breath for who and what she has been to me,” she shared. “It was something more than a friend or family member. Something so different. You can’t define it. Our connection was purely DIVINE. An incomparable love.”
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The “Party in the USA” singer adopted Mary Jane in 2012 with her now ex-husband Liam Hemsworth. When her dog Floyd died in 2014, Miley said it was Mary Jane who comforted her.
“She came to my rescue every time my heart was broken,” added Miley. “Put me back in place again. Going through this pain without her magical power is so lonely.”
Miley, a notorious animal lover, regularly posts about her pets on social media. In 2015, she released the album Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz, who honored his fallen animal friends like Pablow, the blow fish.
In 2016, the Hannah Montana alum explained his connection to animals in The voice.
“I see them as very psychic creatures,” she shared in an interview with Mary Jane at her side. “I feel like they see the rest of the world that we don’t.”