While some celebrities are sun tanning in Malibu or peddling bottled water in their spare time, there are some very special ones who choose to do something more meaningful.  They could be doing absolutely anything they want but what they want is to spend their time helping animals and they deserve a big thanks from all of us!

Here are just a few celebrities who have given generously and/or worked tirelessly to promote the compassionate and humane treatment of all animals:

Note:  I've actually received a couple of emails complaining that celebrities are only becoming activists for publicity and we shouldn't give them any recognition for it.  Okay, I admit there may be some who do, but you know what?  WHO CARES - AS LONG AS THEY DO IT - WHO CARES?? 

If they protest animal cruelty because they get off seeing their names in the papers, I couldn't care less.  The end result is the same - it may raise awareness or badly needed funds for programs.  If seeing Pamela Anderson protesting the horrible treatment of chickens by KFC farms will educate some teenager in heat, then I hope they print her name in every paper in the USA.  I hope it gets her a hundred paying jobs. At least it's publicity for something more important than moronic celebrities driving drunk, doing drugs, getting divorced, who they're dating or shaving their hair off in public.  

I do want to state, emphatically, that I believe Pamela Anderson to be VERY serious about her work with animals and  I am merely using her name as an example.