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FILM star Ewan McGregor and TV actress / animal rights campaigner Betty White will join Whoopi Goldberg and a host of other all-stars on a panel to judge a new heroic dog award show.
The American Humane Association (AHA) is bringing the celebrities on board for its inaugural Hero Dog Awards, a TV contest which recognises ‘thousands of specially-trained dogs giving comfort to people every day’, the association said.
The AHA says the awards serve as a catalyst to further advance society’s understanding of the power of the human-animal bond.
The winning dogs will also get to attend their own red carpet awards gala in Beverly Hills.
Canine movie star Rin Tin Tin, a dog rescued from France during the Second World War who later became an American icon and movie idol, will be given a special legacy award, presented to one of his doggie descendants.
Dogs compete in eight categories: law enforcement and arson dogs; service dogs; therapy dogs; military dogs; guide dogs; search and rescue dogs; hearing dogs, and emerging hero dogs, for ‘ordinary’ pets who do extraordinary things, according to the Hallmark Channel.
White, 89, of The Golden Girls TV show fame, also works for several animal organisations, including the Los Angeles Zoo.
Other celebrity judges include personal trainer Jillian Michaels and Glee castmember Kristin Chenoweth.
The 90-minute show will be broadcast on the Hallmark Channel on November 11.
