He is one of the world&#8217;s biggest male heart-throbs, with his good looks and acting prowess inspiring the Hey Girl meme and countless other devote fan sites.
But it seems there is no end to Ryan Gosling&#8217;s endearing qualities.
The 32-year-old Gangster Squad star showed how much of an animal lover he is by penning a newspaper article in support of the rights of pigs in his native Canada.
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Animal lover: Ryan Gosling, pictured out with his pet pooch George, has spoken out for the rights of pigs in his native Canada
Partnering with the Farm Sanctuary and Humane Society International/Canada, Ryan applauds a draft code made by Canada’s National Farm Animal Care Council to improve the conditions for the nation&#8217;s one million breeding pigs.
&#8216;Within this draft code is a mandate that the pork industry stop relegating, for nearly their entire lives, mother pigs to tiny cages so small they can’t even turn around,&#8217; he writes.
Citing the love of his own pet dog George, Ryan called for the complete elimination of the use of gestation crates.
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Speaking out: The Canadian actor has long been an advocate of animal rights and penned a piece in Thursday&#8217;s Canadian Globe and Mail
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Pig rights: Ryan is hoping Canadians will help stop the gestation crate practice for pigs
&#8216;I hope it will close this dangerous loophole by disallowing the pork industry from confining pigs for weeks at a time – something that I would never dream of doing to [my dog] George, and that no compassionate Canadian would ever do to any animal,&#8217; he adds.
Ryan is known to be inseparable from George who he once described as &#8216;some kind of Muppet&#8217; when asked his breed.
&#8216;I take my beloved dog George with me almost everywhere I go,&#8217; Ryan admits in the article. &#8216;Once, George even shared the stage with me on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
&#8216;The bond I have with George is not unique. Like me, countless Canadians share their homes and lives with pets they consider to be part of the family. We know that they have individual personalities and quirks (George loves apples, for example) and that they feel both physical and mental pain.&#8217;
The actor has previously campaigned for the rights of cows on dairy farms, specifically against a painful process called &#8216;dehorning&#8217; where calves have their horns gouged or burned out of their heads.
Ryan is currently taking a break from acting to concentrate on his directorial début How to Catch a Monster starring Christina Hendricks and Ryan&#8217;s real life love Eva Mendes.

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Could he get any more perfect? Now, animal lover Ryan Gosling stands up for the rights of pigs in newspaper article