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Hollywood plays host to the 26th Annual Genesis Awards, Saturday March 24, 2012 (Updated with winners)

March 23, 2012 By Joanne Brokaw Leave a Comment

Ian Somerhalder will be presented with the Wyler Award at the 26th Annual Genesis Awards.

Tomorrow night, the Humane Society of the United States and Hollywood will honor the major news and entertainment media who over the last year have produced “outstanding works that raise public awareness about animal issues” with the 26th Annual Genesis Awards.

The list of nominees includes (full list at the end) features films like “Dolphin Tale,” “Rio,” “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” and “War Horse” as well as talk shows like The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

“Dancing With The Stars” judge Carrie Ann Inaba will host the event. Presenters include “The Big Bang Theory” star Kaley Cuoco; “The Office”‘s Angela Kinsey; “NCIS” star Pauley Perrette; “Castle” star Jon Huertas; “The Mentalist” star Owain Yeoman; “The Artist” star Uggie and dozens more. Platinum-selling multi-Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat will also perform.

And – hold onto your seats, ladies – “Vampire Diaries” star Ian Somerhalder will be presented with the Wyler Award in recognition of his efforts to use his celebrity platform to advocate for animal issues.

Tickets are still available … at $350 each … but have no fear! The event will be taped to air on “Animal Planet” on May 5th and 6th 2012. Here’s the full list of ~~nominees~~ winners are in bold/red: [Read more...]

Filed Under: Animal health, Animal rescue, Animals and entertainment, Animals in the news, Bears, Birds, cats, Celebrities, Dogs, Elephants, Farm animals, Movies, Music, Ocean mammals, Politics, Television, Wildlife Tagged With: Angela, Angela Kinsey, Animal Planet, Animal rescue, Colbie Caillat, Ellen DeGeneres, Ian Somerhalder, Owain Yeoman, Pauley Perrette, The Humane Society of the United States, Uggie, Vampire Diaries Leave a Comment

Animal Planet readies for the Puppy Bowl VIII, February 5th

January 23, 2012 By Joanne Brokaw Leave a Comment

Football fans found out last night which two NFL teams will vie for the title of Super Bowl Champ (in case you care, it’s the NY Giants and the New England Patriots; I only know because I just googled it). But for animal lovers, even more fun news made headlines today: PUPPY BOWL!

For the eighth year in a row, Animal Planet will air their Puppy Bowl at 3 PM on February 5th. Adorable pups from shelters across the country will don uniforms of the two opposing Super Bowl teams and romp about on the field for some adorable fun.

This year, Meep the Bird will tweet all the action from inside the stadium and a piggy pep squad that will “ham” it up on the sidelines. (Last year’s event had a chicken pep squad.)

It’s lots of fun and brings attention to pups in animal shelters looking for homes. You can see the starting line up of cuteness and then watch Puppy Bowl VIII on the Animal Planet website.

Filed Under: Animal behavior, Dogs, Farm animals, video Tagged With: animal adoption, Animal Planet, Animal rescue, cute animal videos, cute baby animals, Dogs, puppies, Puppy Bowl, Super Bowl Leave a Comment

Monday morning cute animal video: Cute baby … sloths?

December 19, 2011 By Joanne Brokaw 1 Comment

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Last year, Lucy Cooke traveled to Costa Rica to visit the world’s only sloth orphanage, where orphaned baby sloths whose mothers have been zapped by power lines or hit by cars are brought to the sanctuary to be cared for by legendary sloth whisperer Judy Arroyo

Animal Planet’s “Too Cute!” debuted a documentary last night on the super cute baby sloths, and Cooke is also working on “The Little Book of Sloth” for Simon and Schuster. You can learn more at www.slothville.com.