Celebrities
- Melanie Griffith
- Tippi Hedren
- Kristen Bell
- Pierce Brosnan
- Emily Deschanel
- Jon Lovitz
- Ginnifer Goodwin
- Teri Hatcher
- Tricia Helfer
- Carrie Ann Inaba
- Maria Menounos
- Ellen DeGeneres
- Portia de Rossi
- Harrison Ford
- Corey Feldman
- Jorja Fox
- Kellan Lutz
- Moby
- Viggo Mortensen
- Esai Morales
- Joe Mantegna
- Kevin Nealon
- Hayden Panettiere
- William Baldwin
- Alicia Silverstone
- Lily Tomlin
- Eric Roberts
Charities
Causes
By Tim Saunders on March 18, 2010
Animal welfare warriors shouldn’t forget The Humane Society's 24th annual Genesis Awards this Saturday, March 20.
This year will see Melanie Griffith present a lifetime achievement award to her mother, 80-year-old Tippi Hedren, for dedicating the last 40 years to the protection of animals and raising awareness of the exotic pet trade.
“Tippi is an extraordinary woman – both a hands-on caregiver to 63 discarded big cats at the Shambala Preserve, as well as a tireless activist who continues to work in support of federal legislation that would ban the breeding of and the trade in exotic animals in the U.S.,” said Beverly Kaskey, senior director of the Hollywood office of The Humane Society of the United States and executive producer of the annual Genesis Awards.
This year’s event will see a plethora of presenters take to the stage to honor their peers for animal welfare work, including Kristen Bell, Pierce Brosnan, Emily Deschanel, Jon Lovitz, Ginnifer Goodwin, Teri Hatcher, Tricia Helfer, Carrie Ann Inaba, Maria Menounos and many more. The honorary committee includes last year’s Genesis Award winners Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, as well as Harrison Ford, Corey Feldman, Jorja Fox, Kellan Lutz, Moby, Viggo Mortensen, Esai Morales, Joe Mantegna, Kevin Nealon, Hayden Panettiere, William Baldwin, Alicia Silverstone, Lily Tomlin, Eric Roberts and more.
The Awards will take place this Saturday at the Beverly Hilton. To read last year’s winners, click here. Tickets for the event start at $350 individually and go up to $50,000 for a ten-person table. More information on the Genesis Awards can be found here.
almost 2 years ago
Hi Sarah and Hillary! Let's add a few more links about the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)...
http://humanewatch.org/
http://activistcash.com/organization_overview.cfm/o/136-humane-society-of-the-united-states
...just to give us all a little more clarity in our view of what the HSUS does and doesn't do.
almost 2 years ago
Thank you to Tim Saunders for writing this article and providing a handy list of celebrities who support the HSUS. I can now easily reach out to these folks to educate them about the controversial political activities of this organization.
A big hello and thanks to Sarah and Hillary, too. You ladies are certainly dependable and predictable. I'd imagine that the atmosphere in your Washington, DC offices might be a little uncomfortable now--with the lawsuit against your employer for federal racketeering charges, the sudden departure of Mr. Haisley from the organization, and the shrinking list of your corporate sponsors that have been educated about the very controversial political activities of your employer.
As usual, there's no mention of the hundreds and hundreds of legislative bills in almost every state that seek to make owning mutiple animals more expensive, difficult and undesireable. Congratulations on your employers success in Iowa this week where anyone who owns more than three dogs is now a "puppy mill." Nice work.
If folks would like to learn more about the other side of the HSUS story that Sarah and Hillary don't like to talk about, please visit www.humanewatch.org. I have no affiliation whatsoever with the group that operates that site, but I thouroughly enjoy reading the other side of the story.
almost 2 years ago
Hi JayinMaine - HSUS staff certainly have a stake in being part of the online conversation about our organization. I'm glad not to disappoint you. Anyone with questions about our work should visit www.humanesociety.org. We're eager to tell people about HSUS programs and campaigns, which are aimed at a broad array of animal protection issues from dogfighting and puppy mills to horse slaughter and factory farming.
The Genesis Awards promises to be a really wonderful event with strong contenders in each category. A big thanks to all the celebrities who are involved!
almost 2 years ago
Thanks for posting this, it's wonderful to see celebrities giving to the cause of helping animals. For those who are not familiar with the HSUS, check out our website at humanesociety.org and read our CEO's blog at waynepacelle.com where you can see on a daily basis what we do to help confront cruelty.
Yes Jay, I'm a paid employee, and couldn't be prouder of the organization I work for.
almost 2 years ago
The HSUS spins a positive message about itself to the media, however, its message is false. The HSUS is facing growing and sustained public relations, and legal, challenges as the truth about their practices begins to unfold to the public. It's my hope that celebrities will come to understand the true nature of the HSUS and will reconsider their involvement with this highly controversial political organization. It is also my hope that the public will continue to grasp the political spin generated by the HSUS and withdraw its support for celebrities who buy into the radical and alarming agenda of the HSUS. I fully expect Hillary and Sarah, both paid employees of the HSUS, to comment here soon as they do on every blog. Listen carefully to what they say. Then think carefully and critically about whay they don't say. It's very revealing.
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