Mike Pence Welcomes Two New Pets For Father's Day

Marina Fang
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Vice President Mike Pence celebrated Father’s Day by welcoming two new furry friends to his family.

Pence’s wife, second lady Karen Pence, announced Sunday that the family got two new pets while on a weekend trip to their home state of Indiana: a dog named Harley and a cat named Hazel.

Pence’s press secretary on Monday tweeted a picture of the vice president disembarking from Air Force Two, carrying the “Second Dog.”

The happy additions to the family follow some tragic news: The family’s cat named Oreo died earlier this month. The family’s dog named Maverick died in October.

President Donald Trump is the first president in over 100 years to not have a dog, and only one of a handful presidents in history to not have pets in the White House.

Fortunately for fans of furry friends, the Pence family has plenty of pets. Harley and Hazel join a cat named Pickle and a rabbit named Marlon Bundo.

Bundo has a strong social media presence, with Twitter and Instagram accounts run by Pence’s daughter Charlotte.

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President Donald Trump speaks alongside the Easter Bunny during the 139th White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., April 17, 2017.
President Donald Trump speaks alongside the Easter Bunny during the 139th White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., April 17, 2017.
Four-year-old Vittoria Colonna of Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, rolls a colored egg down the White House South Lawn.
Four-year-old Vittoria Colonna of Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, rolls a colored egg down the White House South Lawn.
Children participate in an Easter egg roll race during the 139th White House Easter Egg Roll.
Children participate in an Easter egg roll race during the 139th White House Easter Egg Roll.
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Trump shows a note he wrote while writing notes to service members with children.
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Daphne Rank, from Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, participates in an Easter egg roll race. 
White House press secretary Sean Spicer reads the children's book <i>How to Catch the Easter Bunny</i> during the 139th Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer reads the children's book How to Catch the Easter Bunny during the 139th Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House.
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First lady Melania Trump reads a book during the 139th White House Easter Egg Roll.
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Cynthia Cheng of San Francisco helps her daughter, 11-month-old Victoria, participate in an Easter egg roll race.
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Trump greets well-wishers at the 139th annual White House Easter Egg Roll.
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Trump blows a whistle to start the White House Easter Egg Roll alongside his wife, Melania, and his youngest son, Barron.
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White House counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway poses for a selfie with a supporter.
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Families pose for photographs with one of the costumed Easter Bunny characters. 

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