Betty White Honoured by Zoo

*Raph's Girl* · 02-21-2006, 01:37 PM

http://tv.yahoo.com/news/ap/20060221/114054570000.html

Actress Betty White, whose many TV roles included domestic guru Sue-Ann Nivens on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" in the 1970s, was honored by the Los Angeles Zoo Monday for her commitment to animals.

The zoo made the Emmy-winning star an Ambassador to the Animals at a ceremony attended by about 50 people, including Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

A bronze plaque will be placed next to the zoo's gorilla exhibit, home to White's favorite animal.

"Betty has such a big heart and a beautiful spirit. She is a 'Golden Girl' in every sense of the word," Villaraigosa said, referring to White's former TV series, which ran from 1985 to 1992.

White, 84, joked that the honor would make her "tough to live with from now on."

"I'm not sure what I'm going to do as ambassador except to love the animals as I have all my life," she said.

White has served for more than three decades on the Morris Animal Foundation and the board of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association, and has been a zoo commissioner for eight years. She also has written two animal-related books and received the Humane Award from the American Veterinary Medical Association.

"She's the real deal," said Madeline Bernstein, president of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals-Los Angeles.

White has earned six Emmys during a TV career spanning more than 50 years. She was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1995 and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Raph's Girl note: Wow...from being a crazy old lady who kills people with frying pans then gets a catering business in "Boston Legal" to being honoured by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

*damnhooligan* · 02-21-2006, 01:48 PM

This has got to be the slowest news day ever.

*iris* · 02-21-2006, 02:58 PM

Betty White is badass.

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Originally Posted by damnhooligan

This has got to be the slowest news day ever.

Not at all, but this is the same press who think I care what Tom Cruise says.

*VaughnMichael* · 02-21-2006, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by iris

Betty White is badass.

Not at all, but this is the same press who think I care what Tom Cruise says.

exactly...

*Sewer Bull* · 02-22-2006, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by damnhooligan

This has got to be the slowest news day ever.

I don't even know who Betty White is... I'm doomed.

*VaughnMichael* · 02-22-2006, 04:40 PM

you know at first I thought this said...Betty White Honoured by Zog!!! hahah

02-21-2006, 01:37 PM	#1
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	Betty White Honoured by Zoo http://tv.yahoo.com/news/ap/20060221/114054570000.html Actress Betty White, whose many TV roles included domestic guru Sue-Ann Nivens on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" in the 1970s, was honored by the Los Angeles Zoo Monday for her commitment to animals. The zoo made the Emmy-winning star an Ambassador to the Animals at a ceremony attended by about 50 people, including Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. A bronze plaque will be placed next to the zoo's gorilla exhibit, home to White's favorite animal. "Betty has such a big heart and a beautiful spirit. She is a 'Golden Girl' in every sense of the word," Villaraigosa said, referring to White's former TV series, which ran from 1985 to 1992. White, 84, joked that the honor would make her "tough to live with from now on." "I'm not sure what I'm going to do as ambassador except to love the animals as I have all my life," she said. White has served for more than three decades on the Morris Animal Foundation and the board of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association, and has been a zoo commissioner for eight years. She also has written two animal-related books and received the Humane Award from the American Veterinary Medical Association. "She's the real deal," said Madeline Bernstein, president of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals-Los Angeles. White has earned six Emmys during a TV career spanning more than 50 years. She was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1995 and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Raph's Girl note: Wow...from being a crazy old lady who kills people with frying pans then gets a catering business in "Boston Legal" to being honoured by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. __________________

02-21-2006, 01:48 PM	#2
damnhooligan Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Dorksville, USA Posts: 1,745	This has got to be the slowest news day ever. __________________

02-22-2006, 04:40 PM	#6
VaughnMichael I'm Baaaaaaccck! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 11,833	you know at first I thought this said...Betty White Honoured by Zog!!! hahah Last edited by VaughnMichael; 02-22-2006 at 05:05 PM.