Russell Brand left devastated after his beloved pet dies

Russell Brand has been left devastated after his pet dog Carly died on Monday.

The comedian, 47, took to his Instagram to announced the tragic news to his followers, alongside a picture of Carly watching him swim.

He revealed that he and his wife Laura had adopted the pet pooch through a friend, after her original owners passed away.

Russell wrote: ‘Today our dog Carly died. We inherited her from her first owners (who had died) via a mate. 

‘She was a lovely dog, all full of spirit and joy and bounce (and farts and night-barking) me and Laura will miss her but carry the love we felt amidst this passing pain. 

‘Thanks for her lovely life Unknowable, Unquenchable Cosmic Force that makes all possible.’

Russell was immediately flooded with comments from his followers and famous friends offering their condolences. 

Man’s best friend: The comedian, 47, took to his Instagram to announced the tragic news to his followers, alongside a picture of Carly watching him swim

Kirsty Gallacher said: ‘We loved her so much. The kindest soul, now rest easy beautiful Carly’.

While Alan Car shared: ‘Aww mate how awful. Sending you lots of love’.

And Fearne Cotton echoed: ‘Sending you all the love. She was so special.’

Russell has another dog – a German Shephard named Bear and cats, who he regularly shares to his Instagram.

Sad news: He revealed that he and his wife Laura had adopted the pet pooch through a friend, after her original owners passed away

Last year, the comic was reportedly left devastated after Bear mauled a wallaby to death on a walk near his home in Henley-on-Thames.

Bear caught the female while it had its baby in its pouch, according to The Sun. 

The publication reports that Russell got involved with the incident- as soon as he could and managed to save the joey.

Russell has a £4.1million cottage in the south Oxfordshire town which is well known for its population of wild wallabies that are believed to have escaped from a private collection more than 20 years ago.

Condolences: Russell was immediately flooded with comments from his followers and famous friends offering their condolences

Locals have told the publication that vegan Russell was horrified by what happened. 

One said: ‘Absolutely no one is ­blaming Russell or his dog — it’s just a horrible accident.

‘In fact Russell was the hero because he managed to save the little joey and it could have been far worse if he hadn’t stepped in so quickly.

‘He is a very caring man with animals — he has plenty of pets and they’re all his babies. I understand he’s devastated over what happened. It’s really sad.’  

The sad news comes as Russell is facing a backlash over his plans to build a recording studio in his 15th century pub.

Beloved pet: Russell has another dog – a German Shephard named Bear and cats, who he regularly shares to his Instagram

The comedian has submitted an application to convert part of The Crown pub into a studio where he will record videos for his YouTube channel and its 6 million subscribers.

Russell angered locals by purchasing the only pub in the village of Pishill, Henley-on-Thames, for £850,000 with plans to turn it into a vegan restaurant.

His company,  Pablo Diablo’s Legitimate Business Firm Ltd, has applied to South Oxfordshire District Council for the further changes to the Grade II-listed The Crown.

Planning documents show Russell is keen to get the work as soon as possible ahead of the launch of a new show on September 25.

Awful: Last year, the comic was reportedly left devastated after Bear mauled a wallaby to death on a walk near his home in Henley-on-Thames

The pub, used as a popular wedding venue, is temporarily closed and being used as accommodation for Brand’s freelance staff.

The Crown has outdoor seating, a car park, a detached barn, a two-bedroom cottage and a garage.

Planning documents to support the application state: ‘The entire property has recently undergone a change of ownership and the public house is temporarily closed whilst plans to refurbish the building and formulate the nature of the new establishment are put in place.

‘The intention is to re-open the public house in due course. In the meantime, it is being occupied in part by staff working on a freelance basis for the applicant.

 Building work: Russell plans to build a recording studio for his YouTube channel at his pub in Oxfordshire 

‘Delivery of the new studio will mean that the production staff can be relocated to it and that plans for re-opening the public house can be driven forward.’

But one neighbour has already opposed the plans, citing a stand-up show Mr Brand put on in The Barn, which is part of the pub.

She wrote: ‘A performance by Russell Brand of his stand-up show has provided a taste of life under the new owners; there were cars left anyhow and everywhere, double and triple parked with at least eight on the proposed development site.

‘It is therefore our considered opinion that The Crown cannot currently sustain the business model adopted by the owners due to an insufficient number of parking spaces when all areas i.e. the offices, studios and performance venue (The Barn) are operational and that as Russell and Laura Brand continue to become more successful, as I hope and am sure they will be, the parking and road safety issues will only become worse.

‘I hope this email expresses my disappointment with our new neighbours’ determination to proceed with their plans regardless of the impact on our shared local environment or indeed myself and my family.

‘I sincerely hope that you can impress on them the need to stop and wait for appropriate surveys and investigations to be concluded and reported on before they take any further action.’

The Environmental Protection team and Pishill with Stonor Parish Council have also cited concerns over the impact of noise.

Plans: Russell bought The Crown pub in the small village of Pishill, Henley-on-Thames for £850,000 in 2020. He plans to turn it into a vegan restaurant

On 16 August, Environmental Protection proposed a ‘noise Control-Sound insulation scheme-Noise’ from inside the building – in an attempt to ‘control noise’ from inside and out the building.

The team wrote: ‘No development shall take place until a scheme for the control of noise from the building has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.’

The parish council added that they wanted to see some progress on the reopening of the pub before any additional uses are considered.

Russell and his wife Laura, who live in Henley, bought The Crown in March 2020.

He said the pub will reopen and be refurbished once his recording studio has been built.

The target decision date is set for 27 September.

Unhappy: Russell faces some opposition to his plans from locals who argue the area has become too busy with his various enterprises around the pub