DeGeneres 'donates one million pet meals'

Ellen DeGeneres has teamed up with Halo brand pet food to donate one million meals to shelter dogs.

The comedienne and talkshow host continued her efforts to raise awareness of pet adoption by working to make sure the animals have healthy food to eat while awaiting a new home.

Halo has now confirmed that it has "delivered" on the goal of one million meals, which was originally announced on Degeneres's show on March 17.

"At Halo we want to promote healthy living for pets and good food is a big part of that. So we agreed to donate one million meals of Halo to shelter pets," she said.

"I mean, imagine, an animal in a shelter, in a cage, lonely - a good meal is kinda all they have to look forward to, until you adopt them!"

Halo partnered on the campaign with non-profit organisations including Freekibble, The Humane Society of the US, ASPCA, Pets for Patriots and The National Canine Cancer Foundation.