(Intro music- outter space vibe)
(Alec Baldwin) You know, hurricane victims have lost enough.
Let them keep their animals.
(Pamela Anderson) Congratulations PETA on all your success.
The world is a better place because of you.
What we must understand is that even though dogs are highly intelligent animals, they're
not always aware of proper table manners.
(Talking to dog) We never eat with our elbows on the table.
There you go.
You're not chewing your food enough, watch me.
At least (chews food) 25 times you chew.
5, 6, 7, 8... no... 25!
I'm still chewing!
What?
Ah, you should've thought about that before we started filming.
Um, go right out there, there's a large tree, right out at the end of the walkway, alright?
Alright.
Labelling hideous people as animals is a serious insult to monkeys and cows.
Animals have taken enough crap from us without us tarnishing their good names.
The critters have suffered these indignities with grace adn humility and have rarely uttered
a peep against us.
And we have the gumption to compare the guy that shot up
the post office to my dog?
I don't think so.
I long for the day when calling a person an animal is considered the compliment it should
be.
Like, "Hey!
Hear about the guy who won the Nobel Peace Prize?
What a zebra!"(Crowd laughs)
I'll get it started.
And thank you to all you wonderful people out there supporting PETA.
You are a wonderful bunch of animals (Crowd laughs).
Happy 25th PETA!
(Crowd applauds).
(John McCartney)
Hi everyone.
And Happy Anniversary PETA!
It's been 25 years but PETA always manages to remain in style.
It's a great honor.
PETA is changing the world, 25 years old.
Onward, onward, it's all fantastic.
And I'm so proud to have the award.
(Pamela Anderson)
Ladies and gentlemen...Ingrid Newkirk.
(Ingrid Newkirk speaking)
Ladies and gentlemen, we humans have so much.
We have homes and we have cars and we have vacations, and we have all manner of luxuries.
We take it all for granted.
And sometimes it takes a tsunami or a hurricane or some other tragedy to remind us of how
amazingly privileged we are.
(Alec Baldwin)
My path, uh, toward animal protection and vegetarianism began with meeting my ex wife.
My daughter's here with me.
My ex wife Kim Basinger who introduced me to PETA and to
Ingrid Newkirk (Crowd cheers).
And I have to thank her for introducing me to this lifestyle and this organisation.
(Jamie Lee curtis) I'm thrilled to be here to celebrate PETA's
25th anniversary of advocating for those that cannot speak for themselves.
(Joaquin Phoenix) Congratulations to PETA on 25 years, this
is an amazing accomplishment.
You guys, thank you so much.
I really am honored, and I love you.
And I, I love the animals.
How beautiful is it to be in a group of people that do something that has no reward other
than helping innocent creatures that have no voice and can do nothing for themselves?
I usually get awards for doing things that are bad, but this is a good award for me today
(laughs, Crowd cheers).
The time it took me to sing that song 125, 000 animals were killed for food just in this
country.
On behalf of all the amazing people that are happy in their own skin, and don't need to
murder somebody to wear theirs...
(Crowd claps and cheers).
Pandit Ravi Shankar, a three time Grammy winning legend, who was nominated for this year's
Nobel Peace Prize, is the first person to be honored as a patron of PETA India.
(The Nutbush plays in background)
(Pamela Anderson)
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome...Pink.
So here's to 25 more years of yelling and screaming and throwing paint on people.
Thank you for letting me be here.
You know, black and white and sitting right next to each other, and Republicans and drag
queens, and uh, Republican drag queens?
It's just lovely.
I don't know that there's another event that's as diverse as this and it shows
that, it really is, everyone really is of one heart.
And I'm just really proud to be here.
Hello, I'm Mary Tyler Moore.
Hello, I'm Reverend Al Sharpton for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Hi, I'm K.D.
Lang, and this is Lulu, we're with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Hi, I'm Mike Farrell, and this is my friend Jason.
I'm William Shatner and this is Jim.
Hello, I'm James Cromwell.
Hi, I'm Alicia Silverstone for PETA.
Hi, I'm Dick Gregory for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
I'm Wilma Cannon for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
I'm Bea Arthur, for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
I'm a member, a Board member, for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
I'm Alec Baldwin for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Hi, I'm Charlize Theron with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Hi, I'm Pamela Anderson with PETA.
PETA's 25th Anniversary.