Vladivoskov,Russia - Sept. 3

I recognize that I am not a scientist, scholar or politician.  What I am, however, is something of a celebrity. And because we all live in such a celebrity-driven culture, people such as myself have a very strong voice, a very influential voice, as it turns out. And this is why I am utilizing this celebrity-platform of mine to touch on a far more important issue than any new movie or TV show.

We raised 3 million Rubles from auction to benefit the reintegration of Amur Tigers and Leopards in Russia.
 

Vladivoskov,Russia - Sept. 2

The biggest marine mammal issue in Russia for past few years concerns the 18 Russian-caught beluga whales now sitting in legal limbo. NOAA rejected the application to import them to Sea World and other aquariums, a ruling which the marine parks disputed. This has been argued in federal court and is now sitting with the judge, who needs to determine whether the agency (NOAA) appropriately denied the permit.

The big point I'm trying to make in Russia-  
Is that - President Putin
Should not allow any whales to be captured/exported.

In June 2012, the Georgia Aquarium filed a permit application with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries (NOAA) to transfer the 18 belugas—which had been collected by Russian scientists in the Sea of Okhotsk in the late 2000s and early 2010s to its Atlanta facility and to several other aquariums in the United States, including three SeaWorld parks….
 
In August 2013, NOAA Fisheries denied the aquarium’s application, citing three concerns. First, the agency claimed that it could not definitively determine whether or not the collection of the whales would impact the stock from which they were taken. Second, it held that the importation of the 18 whales could increase the demand for whale capture operations in Russia. And third, the agency noted that five of the belugas “were potentially still nursing” when captured….
 
The Georgia Aquarium called the denial of the permit “arbitrary,” disputed the NOAA’s estimate of the beluga population for the stock in question, and filed a complaint in a U.S. District Court with the goal of reversing the decision.
 
Last Friday [8/14], almost two years after the suit was filed, the case came to federal court and now District Judge Amy Totenberg is tasked with deciding whether or not NOAA held the aquarium to an illegal standard. The decision could come down any day – or may be months away.

I'd like to take this opportunity
to tell people - that I will engage with Russia and China -
as great powers,  Both have the historic opportunity - and the moral duty to speak up for environmental issues, human and animal rights.
People are increasingly skeptical and critical about western propaganda, politics, and the “way things are”. People are looking for alternatives and solutions!
Russia and China can play an important role.

I am so grateful to have this incredible opportunity to address Russian leaders...
Which will include speaking out against oil drilling and other plans for exploitation of Arctic resources. Canada and Russia are in direct competition in the new "scramble for the Arctic", and it is insane.
The only reason the Arctic resource scramble is happening is because of warming seas/global warming/loss of sea ice - and they're going up there to do the very things that created that crisis in the first place!

The Sunday Times

                                            (Photo:Roe Ethridge)

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/style/living/Wellbeing/article1597914.ece

Pammy on a plate- 

Just to be clear... 

in this interview -

I did NOT mention the stolen home movies someone (we never found out who) stole. We did not owe construction money (that may be confused - because of a lawsuit I had long after my marraige-at a different home construction - where I was grossly overcharged - but resolved amicably) I have never seen 'the tape' a theif created about my husband and I - I wouldn't know what my hair looked like-  and - we NEVER made ANY money off our private moments - 

We agreed 'the damage was done'- and - to let it go- We were spending too much time, energy and money defending our private property- when it was already 'out there' .... I was pregnant with Dylan - and the stress of the lawsuit I feared,  was affecting my pregnancy-  they were cruel and ruthless to me- I was in tears every day of depositions- so - we just stopped fighting. Our family's well being came first. 

Still - in the end - it sadly took it's toll on our relationship - it was too much

I still do not understand the interest. Or - why others followed suit -purposely? ... 

It seems a desperate attempt for fame -

and 'the root of evil'- 

money. 

I'm happy with the rest of article -

And - the writer, photographer and I got along well.

 I'm surprised at the slip up here. Maybe added by the editor? 

- some like to do that- it's just old news - 

The blessing is- 

It gave me a chance to clarify. 

Mercy for Animals presentation of the 2nd annual Sam Simon award by Pamela Anderson (1st recipient)

Drawing by Sam Simon

Photo by John Tracey

Sam
We miss you ...
What an honor it was, to be given the 1st Sam Simon award -
from the man himself.
Just last year -
he was here with us.
Still- He just doesn't feel gone to me.  Awards like this,  will be a consistent reminder of just that...
We will never forget Sam.
Sam was a rebel... genuis -
He was always a caring, generous and talented man..
And - his activism ignited him even more -
And I'm sure extended his life -
his precious, gangster life,
cut too short....
live fast - till the end.
Give it all you got - While you got it.
He went at it with all he had., everything he did...
He was brave - he was unique.
There will never be another Sam.  
This award represents his spirit.
His fiestyness. - his fuck off- ness..
Sam loved for all the right reasons.  He was a friend, with no strings attached.
To love without attachment is truly Inspiring -
There is so much to mention -
but just a reminder.
How Sam's such strong support of Mercy For Animals, PETA, Last Chance for Animals and Sea Shepherd has literally changed the world... He flew long distances when he was sick to Japan and with me to eastern Canada (against Dr's orders) he was extremely generous, and he continues to be - His estate is being auctioned at Sothebys /and everything goes to charity ... The Sam Simon Foundation - his legacy lives on.. and on. We know he's always up to something - that hasn't ended by any means.
His 'colorful way' touched so many people - and exposed them to animal issues in a way completely unique to Sam. Crying and Laughing at the same time is - an ecstatic gift.
that he taught me - we did it a lot. - to feel...  When I heard his voice in the film "Unity"  - It made me so happy - to hear his voice immortalized.
My heart exploded -
With all those feelings facing me at once
I looked at what is before us.
The questions we all have.
Am I doing enough?... Am I making any difference at all? Do my kids understand... the importance of this work?
As activists - we struggle at times with these Questions...

I emailed Shaun Monson(the amazing director of 'Unity')-  after a screening -
feeling a little thrown.

I want to share with you what
He said.

Don’t lose heart.  

In the words of Dori (from Finding Nemo) he said-
 “Just keep swimming.”  
He added-
I’m sure the abolitionists way back when- were so overwhelmed by the seemingly unsurmountable task of ending slavery, especially -
when the President at the time
owned slaves, and - all the major corporations.  
The immense pressure...their souls -must have been under, feeling so strong in their hearts that this terrible practice must end, while at the same time - faced with the undeniable fact that slavery was everywhere.-
They were told that the entire economy of the USA was built on slavery,
and that if they abolished it,
 it would literally financially destroy America.  
The pressure, I can only imagine, must’ve been immense.

But they kept at it anyway.

We - are today’s abolitionists, as you know.  We’re not always popular, and we’re often ridiculed, but - we know in our hearts that this-  is what we must do, so we just have to turn all this into - fuel.
He said-
Whenever you feel overwhelmed,
turn it into FUEL.... 

You’re not alone in this.  

Every body here tonight.
I want you to
KNOW - THAT YOU ARE LOVED -AND APPRECIATED!!!!!!!!
I know SAM would agree with Shaun - and especially Dory...

Just keep swimming …

The 2nd Sam Simon award goes to another rebel. A wild man. I couldn't dream of two better men to be sandwiched between.
Not ... such a lonely place.
The shy, the brave, the lifelong activist - the creative and talented artist.
Freedom
fighter---

Morrisey!

Morrisey couldn't be here tonight- he's performing.
A Brilliant shining light in a cruel time. A poet - a powerful voice.
A beautiful man.
Sam would be stoked!!! Wow! Morrisey??? ...
He'd think this is so cool.
You know -  he's here. (There is more out there then just this)
He's laughing. Drinking, smoking- He's embracing us all.
And, he'd just would want us to think of him with a smirk or a smile and have fun. Enjoy all this... We are alive- we are shepherds of this planet.
We are doing what we love-
and we will   -
just like Sam .. Do all we can to encourage love and Joy for all-
Till our -very - last - breath.

Cheers.

Letter to Estée Lauder...

The Pamela Anderson Foundation

August 27, 2015
John Demsey
Group President
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

Dear John,
I hope you're well. We've known each other for a long time, and I've always admired you for embracing M.A.C. Cosmetics as a pioneer in cruelty-free makeup. That's why I was so proud to be a Viva Glam M.A.C. girl in 2004. But the buzz is much different now, and you know I can't bite my tongue. I'm writing today out of great disappointment that M·A·C has abandoned its celebrated policy against animal testing.
When I worked with M.A.C., I found it to be a very progressive and forward-thinking company. That's why I was very disturbed to learn from PETA that M.A.C., under your direction at Estée Lauder, is selling products in China, where the company funds painful tests on animals in order to meet the country's archaic regulations. This has tainted the brand and alienated many of the company's longtime allies. But I have faith in you. Won't you join brands like Urban Decay, Dermalogica, Nature's Gate, Pangea Organics, and Juice Beauty, which have pulled out of China until the country updates its testing policies, as Europe has, to eliminate animal testing?
Hundreds of thousands of rabbits, mice, rats, guinea pigs, and other animals are killed in cruel tests for cosmetics in China every year. These tests aren't required in the U.S. and are illegal in the European Union, India, and Israel. Animals are confined to small barren cages and suffer immensely as they have substances dripped into their eyes, rubbed onto their raw shaved skin, or forced down their throats. The tests are conducted without any painkillers, and the animals are killed after the tests are over.
As an honorary director of PETA and a former M.A.C. spokesperson, I urge you to pull out of the Chinese market until the country's testing methods are modernized like those of much of the rest of the world. Corporate leaders can make this happen. Won't you restore M.A.C. to its former glory as a brand with principles? I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,
Pamela Anderson

Coming soon- To Russia with Love....

My Expectations

My hope is that my Foundation can establish a cooperative relationship with the Russian government to address wildlife conservation, the environment and the treatment of animals and that we can work together to address issues like the illegal trade in wildlife and the conditions where animals are held in captivity. The primary purpose of my coming to this forum is education and cooperation.

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Pam says she's "too old" ... (to be in Baywatch film)

At Screening of 'Unity' at Universal Studios Aug 12/15 - Photo: Chris Ameuruso

There are rumors of Baywatch being made into a film. Years ago- her late, dear friend and sometimes advisor-Ahmet Ertigan - told her to hold out for a LOT of money, that they couldn't make film with out her...
Pam says
"I'm sure they will be just fine -
They've been trying to make for a decade....
Baywatch was the best time of my life...but- I'd prefer to leave as is.
No one really - appreciates the remakes, it was 'of the times' when TV was a little simpler...and sweet -I I'd rather leave it there. I have part ownership in DVD sales - and,  am in a potential dispute-- I'd like some of the proceeds I'm owed,  to go to my foundation ... "
"I remember there was a "Pamela clause" I was told by producers that international sales, would only buy the shows I was in? Not sure...that sounds crazy. ?"
"I just appeared in a film SPF 18 directed by Alex Israel and written by Michael Berk (creator of Baywatch)  
We have always been friendly..
And-
I am grateful for the continued interest-
I wish them all the best...
But- I have no desire to be in the film.
They know that... I'm too old."