Canine star Uggie attends the pawprint ceremony for Uggie the dog at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Monday June 25, 2012 in Los Angeles. Uggie, star of the Oscar-winning film "The Artist," became the first dog to cement his paws outside of Grauman's Chinese Theatre. Uggie was celebrated during a ceremony Monday with a cake in the shape of a fire hydrant and golden bow-tie collar. He arrived in a fire truck. The event also marked Uggie's retirement from show business. (Photo by Joe Kohen/Invision/AP)

Here's what's happening today in pop culture – in a special all-animal edition of The Daily 3:

• Singer-songwriter Fiona Apple has canceled her South American tour, she told fans in a long hand-written letter she posted on Facebook, because she wants to stay home and care for her dying dog. [Entertainment Weekly]

• Uggie, the canine co-star of “The Artist,” is releasing his “autobiography,” and like most celebrity memoirs, there's a shocking admission: He once killed a kitten. [The Huffington Post]

• Director Peter Jackson is denying claims that 27 animals were killed during production of “The Hobbit.” [The Hollywood Reporter]