2009 Animal Planet Hero of the Year!

Hi everyone,

It’s that time of year again – nominations for the Animal Planet Hero of the Year!  For those of you who are unfamiliar with this award, it’s geared towards recognizing those among us who truly go out of their way to rescue/help animals, be they wild, domesticated, abandoned and the like.

Here’s some information:

In other words,

Tell us in 250 words (1350 characters including spaces) or less what cause the nominee supports, the activities and actions that demonstrates the nominee’s commitment to the cause, the accomplishment and impact of the actions and how the nominee may have inspired others to get involved.   …MORE….

I have decided I’m going to nomiate Victor Buddy Amato.  The man is simply tireless when it comes to making the world a better place for animals – from breaking the horrible Cat Killer case to handling dozens of animal cruelty cases a week to traveling the state for animal welfare legislation….I honestly do not know someone who deserves the honor more.

If you’d like to discover more about him and the Animal Planet Hero of the Year award, check out the following.  You’ll need his email address and birthdate for the nomination, which is included below.

Step 1 – Familiarize yourself with the nomination questions.

animal.discovery.com/sweepstakes/hero/2009/entryform.html

Step 2 – Familiarize yourself with his accomplishments

Here is the background on his accomplishments.

www.amatosgojuryu.com/chief-amato.htm

www.amatosgojuryu.com/buddy-amato-news.htm

Step 3 – Check out the Previous Nominees

Here is the link to read about the 10 previous nominees from 2008. Remember, Buddy is also eligible for the Cat Hero of the Year award as well.

animal.discovery.com/convergence/hero_of_the_year/2008/nominees/index.html

Step 4 – Fill out the nomination.

Buddy’s email address is amato AT monmouth.com and the birthdate is 5/31/1954.
Phone number is 732-671-9555, address is 589 Palmer Ave, Keansburg, NJ 07734. animal.discovery.com/sweepstakes/hero/2009/entryform.html

Please feel free to contact me above if you have any questions.

Enjoy,

Barbara Ling

ps – speaking about Animal Planet, have you seen: