PETA’s 25th Anniversary Gala and Humanitarian Awards Show, celebrating 25 years of protecting the rights of animals, will take place at the world-famous Paramount Pictures in Hollywood on Saturday, September 10, 2005. The event, hosted by Pamela Anderson and Fred Willard, will begin at 6 p.m. with a star-studded “red carpet” arrivals area and an awards ceremony recognizing the entertainment industry’s most visible and active animal advocates, as well as musical and comedy performances by well-known performing artists.

Award recipients and celebrities appearing at the gala will include Pamela Anderson, Bea Arthur, Imogen Bailey, Alec Baldwin, Jillian Barberie, Hilly Beavan and Anthony Lawrence, Marc Bouwer, Atom Cianfarani and Genevieve Gaelyn, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jeanne Daniels, Andy Dick, Lauren Shuler Donner and Richard Donner, John Feldmann, Dr. Steven Gross, Philip J. Hirschkop, Constance Marie, Heather Mills McCartney, Kathy Najimy, Sharon Osbourne, Eric Roberts, Dennis Rodman, Ravi Shankar, The Rev. Al Sharpton, and Persia White. This list is growing every day, so please check this page frequently for updates.

The awards ceremony and show will be followed by an exciting “after-party” with live music, dancing, and more celebrity entertainment under the stars on the spectacular “New York Street” movie and TV set, the backdrop for Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Forrest Gump, Friends, and Seinfeld.