PETA Reacts to Diane Keaton's Death: 'A True Friend to Animals'

Animal rights group PETA shared a touching tribute following the death of Diane Keaton.

"Diane Keaton’s impact as a brilliant and talented actor is undeniable, but PETA will always remember her as a true friend to animals," PETA Senior Vice President Lisa Lange said in a statement to Men's Journal on October 11. "At every turn, she used her platform to champion animals, from advocating kindness toward animals often overlooked, such as pigeons, to taking on abusive cub-petting operations by endorsing the Big Cat Public Safety Act, to ditching meat and reminding everyone that 'it’s nuts' to eat animals."

The statement continued, "Diane’s heart was evident in everything she did, and she will be greatly missed by all of us at PETA."

A long-time animal rights activist, Keaton's final Instagram post before her death was dedicated to her Golden Retriever, Reggie.

"I don’t eat meat, I’m a vegetarian and I’ve been a vegetarian for 25 years and I’ve stopped even eating fish,” she told The Sydney Morning Herald in 2020. "I stopped five years ago. I don’t want to eat something that was an animal."

The Godfather actress died earlier October 11 in California, her family confirmed to People.

"There are no further details available at this time, and her family has asked for privacy in this moment of great sadness," a spokesperson for the Annie Hall star said.

She was 79.