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, thankfully, they choose to help animals.  Please make a special effort to support these good-hearted celebrities in their professional ventures - it WILL help animals in the end.

Here are just a few of the celebrities who have given generously and/or worked tirelessly to promote the compassionate and humane treatment of all animals. Their support has helped to increase awareness, educate countless individuals and raise millions of dollars for non-profit animal welfare organizations worldwide.

Note:  I've actually received quite a few emails complaining that celebrities are only becoming activists for publicity and we shouldn't give them any recognition for it.  Okay, I'll 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, why should we care? 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 nets her a hundred well-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 off their hair in public.  

That being said, 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. I remember one simple-minded, over-exposed celebrity who publicly stated that "Charity is not my thing" - I would much rather write about Pamela Anderson or any one of the celebrities mentioned above.