The 22nd Annual HSUS Genesis Awards Honor the Best in Activism and the Media
he 2007 Wyler Award, conferred on a Sid Caesar Comedy Award Tcelebrity or public figure for their According to Jim “Guinea Pygmalion” — ABC commitment to animal advocacy and ability Domineering dad’s love for a very small family pet. to raise public awareness, was presented to Dramatic TV Series 18-year-old actress Hayden Panettiere at the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation “Lying Down with annual HSUS Genesis Awards, which recognize Dogs” — CBS those in major media whose work exposes Brutality and sadism in the dogfighting underground. animal abuse and celebrates their humane TV Newsmagazine — National treatment. Sir Paul McCartney won the 60 Minutes multiple episodes — CBS inaugural award established in honor of Endangered elephants and mountain gorillas. Gretchen Wyler, the Broadway and Hollywood TV Newsmagazine – Cable/Local/PBS/Syndicated actress, animal advocate, and former HSUS Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel “Bred to Die” and vice president who founded the Genesis “Faster Horses” — HBO Awards 22 years ago and died last year. Dogfighting and illegal doping of racehorses.
Panettiere was cited for “using her courage, National TV News Feature compassion, and celebrity to draw worldwide HSUS President & CEO Wayne Pacelle presenting The Wyler CBS Evening News with Katie Couric multiple attention to Japan’s cruel dolphin slaughter.” Award to Heroes star Hayden Panettiere for her protest of segments — CBS Reports on a tiger sanctuary, horse racing, dogfighting. Presenters included comedian and political Japan’s dolphin slaughter satirist Bill Maher; Hollywood veteran James Local TV News Series Cromwell; and Ben Stein, writer, actor, and game show host. Year of the Dog was named top WAGA-TV FOX 5 (Atlanta) “Fox Pens: Fair Hunt?” feature film; the Sid Caesar Comedy Award went to ABC’s show According to Jim; and best Dogs kill captive foxes in a perverse new blood sport. documentary was judged to be Sharkwater. A Special Recognition Award was given to famed WKYC-TV (Cleveland) “Pig Farm Abuse” restaurateur and humane advocate Wolfgang Puck. Appalling cruelty on a factory farm. Local TV News Feature Winners and Honorees KHOU-TV (Houston) multiple segments Feature Film Documentary Film Horse slaughter, elephant abuse, fur fraud, dogfighting. Year of the Dog — Paramount Vantage Sharkwater — Atlantis/Alliance National TV Morning Show Compassionate portrait of an animal activist. Shark finning threatens the oceans’ top predator. Sunday Morning multiple segments — CBS War zone animals, training shelter dogs, retired elephants.
26 Bill Maher presenting the Sid Caesar Comedy Award to Debra Skelton presenting the Documentary Film Award to Kate Flannery and Kaley Cuoco presenting the National According to Jim writer/producer Judd Pillot Sharkwater writer/director/narrator Rob Stewart TV Newsmagazine Award to 60 Minutes producers Solly Granatstein and Andy Court
Esai Morales presenting the Local News Series Award to James Cromwell presenting the Feature Film Award to Kyle MacLachlan presenting the National News Feature WKYC-TV Cleveland reporter Bill Safos Year of the Dog writer/director Mike White Award to CBS Evening News with Katie Couric producer Marc Lieberman and correspondent Bill Whitaker TV Documentary Periodical Article Columnist Planet in Peril — CNN Gourmet Stu Bykofsky — Philadelphia Daily News Exotic animal trade in Thailand’s street markets. “The Occasional Vegetarian” Captive elephants, foie gras, Thanksgiving turkeys. Cruelties endured by chickens raised for human food. Brigitte Bardot International Video The Wyler Award The Cairo Connection — various countries Newspaper Magazine Article Hayden Panettiere Global trafficking in bush meat. Chicago Tribune Protesting Japan’s dolphin slaughter. “Is Animal Liberation Going Soft?” Brigitte Bardot International Print Special Recognition New perspectives on the animal rights movement. The Japan Times Wolfgang Puck Cruelty and health risks of eating dolphin meat. Series of Newspaper Articles World-class chef embraces humane food sourcing. Tulsa World Probe of Oklahoma’s huge puppy mill industry.
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