Snoop Dogg has offered to take in a dog that shares his name, who was abandoned by his owner just days before Christmas. 

The rapper joins the legions of people who have offered a home to Snoop since the staffie was dumped in the street by an unknown man.

Footage released by the RSCPA showed Snoop desperately chasing after a car as it drives off without him in Stoke-on-Trent.

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Rapper Snoop Dogg, pictured left performing in New York to celebrate the New Year, has offered a home to the dog that shares his name, right, who was abandoned in the street

Cruel moment man dumps his dog at the roadside before driving off

Snoop Dogg – who last night performed in New York to celebrate the start of 2019 – told the Daily Star the dog’s fate was ‘heartbreaking’.

He said: ‘There is always room for another dog in Casa de Snoop. If he really needed a home then he has one with us.

‘But I don’t think there is going to be any shortage of loving homes after all the exposure he has got.’

BBC presenter Sue Perkins and political journalist Andrew Neil are among the other celebrities to have offered the dog a home with them.

The pet was fussed over by ITV presenter Charlotte Hawkins during an appearance on Good Morning Britain.

RSPCA inspector Natalie Perehovsky revealed that the dog was in good condition and was an ‘attention seeker’ who loved to be stroked.

Snoop the dog appeared in much better spirits during an appearance on Good Morning Britain, where the pet was fussed over by presenter Charlotte Hawkins

Speaking about the owner, she said: ‘This is heart-breaking, it’s the way he runs after the owner; he clearly loved who was there. He was obviously distressed.

‘I don’t know what was going through their mind when they did that. It could be the expense, it could be family changes, there’s hundreds of reasons.

‘But there’s places that help people, you can take him to charities or dog homes; there’s no excuse.’

Ms Perehovksy said the dog was ‘not for rehoming yet but soon as he is we will let people know’.