It’s the awards show my 3-year-old dog-loving daughter would love front row tickets to–the Fido Awards.
Britain’s first-ever awards to honor canine cinematic excellence were handed out Sunday and caused quite a scene at London’s South Bank arts center. The show, billed as the world’s first-ever international awards ceremony for canine screen stars, was packed with howling performances by four-legged stars.
But, at the end of the night only a handful of pooches walked away with the award for “top dog.”
And the winners were… Drum roll please…
The tail-wagging stars from the Oscar-winning film “The Queen.” Poppy, Anna, Alice, Oliver and Megan – five corgis who appeared alongside Helen Mirren in the film about Queen Elizabeth II – were named best historical hounds during the ceremony. They beat out stiff competition from the thespian drama “Moliere” and Joy Division biopic “Control.” The corgis also took the ceremony’s top prize, “Best in World.”
No word on what the dogs had to say about their new titles, though I’m sure if they had the chance to speak it was to ask if the award was edible.
Meanwhile, Robert Culp is celebrating a small animal related victory of his own.
According to news reports, a judge has ruled that Culp’s lawsuit alleging that the Los Angeles Zoo mistreats elephants can go forward.
The ruling follows the city’s attempts to convince the judge that the 77-year-old actor’s complaint lacked a legal basis. According to the city attorney, Culp’s lawsuit is political in nature, not legal, and maintained the zoo has not broken any laws.
Culp, meanwhile, is accusing zoo authorities of withholding medical care from elephants and keeping the animals cramped in small places. According to Culp’s attorney, the complaint stems from a 2006 incident in which a zoo elephant named Gita died from cardiac failure associated with blood clots. An investigation later determined that zoo officials were slow to react to the elephant’s medical condition.
In his lawsuit the actor, who starred in the “I Spy” TV series, seeks to stop the zoo from building a $40 million elephant exhibit, and requests the zoo give up ownership of all of its elephants.
Culp told reporters the judge’s decision makes it a “great day for elephants.” I’m sure Bob Barker would agree.
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