Honoring the news and entertainment media for their outstanding reporting and creative portrayals of animal-protection issues, The HSUS recognizes the best in media coverage for animals in 2013. The Humane Society of the United States pays special homage to the late Sid Caesar, in whose name the Genesis Awards Comedy category is dedicated. We extend our sincere gratitude for his years of kindness and compassion to animals and have been privileged to count him among our most dedicated supporters.
FILM
FEATURE FILM
Free Birds-Relativity Media
DOCUMENTARY FILM
Blackfish-Magnolia Pictures/CNN Films
TELEVISIONTHE SID CAESAR COMEDY AWARD
American Dad: "Buck, Wild"-Fox
The Colbert Report: "Steve King on Chicken Cages"-Comedy Central
The Colbert Report: "The Word: Philanthropy" (Safari Club International auctions off endangered rhino hunt for "charity")-Comedy Central
The Daily Show: "Blowing the Whistle on Whistleblowers" (Ag-gag bills)-Comedy Central
Saturday Night Live: "Veganville" (Justin Timberlake makes a great case for veganism)-NBC
CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING
Bubble Guppies: "Puppy Love" (Teaching pre-schoolers about pet care) -Nick Jr.
TV DOCUMENTARY
Nature: "Parrot Confidential"-PBS
NATIONAL NEWS
"Turn Off That Camera! Animal Cruelty Exposés Being Blocked"-ABC
Producer/correspondent: Cindy Galli and Brian Ross
"Smugglers drive Thailand's grim trade in dog meat"-CNN
Reporter: Anna Coren
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams: "Making a Difference" (A photographer provides a second chance for senior shelter dogs.)-NBC
Reporter: Jill Rappaport
NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams: "Making a Difference" (A severely abused puppy becomes savior for autistic child)-NBC
Reporter: Jill Rappaport
Primer Impacto: "Butterball: Making History Against Abuse"-Univision News Network
Reporter: Xiomara Gonzalez Govea
Primer Impacto: "Puppy Mills: The Horror Story"-Univision News Network
Reporter: Xiomara Gonzalez Govea
NEWS MAGAZINE
Issues with Jane Velez Mitchell: "'Puppy Doe' beaten and left for dead" (Also gestation crates and the King Amendment)-HLN
Nightline: "Nightline Investigates: Going Undercover" (Ag-gag bills)-ABC
Nightline: "The Exotic Pet Insurance Business"-ABC
MORNING SHOW
TODAY: Rossen Reports-"AKC-registered breeders raising dogs in 'miserable' conditions"-NBC
Reporter: Jeff Rossen
TODAY: "Horses Are Wild-but Not Free" (Wild horses are being rounded up and penned in BLM facilities)
Reporter: Lisa Myers, Producer: Michael Austin
TALK SHOW
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Discussion of Ag-gag bills)-Syndicated
REALITY SERIES
America Declassified: "Missing Mustangs" (Are mustangs being slaughtered illegally? )-Travel Channel
Inside: Secret America-"Animal Undercover"(Cruelty to animals in food and research facilities)-National Geographic Channel
LOCAL NEWS
KGO-TV San Francisco, Calif.: "Bay Area restaurants still selling banned foie gras"-ABC
Reporter: Dan Noyes
KHOU 11 News-Houston: "Houston man sets out to dispel pit bull myths" Reporter: Brad Woodard
KTNV ABC 13 Action News: "Deadly force against dogs: Are police officers going too far using deadly force against dogs?"-ABC
Reporter: Darcy Spears
KTNV ABC 13 Action News: "Deadly force against dogs: When police kill pets"-ABC
Reporter: Darcy Spears
KTNV ABC 13 Action News: "Action News viewers sound off on police killing pets"-ABC
Reporter: Darcy Spears
MAGAZINE
The Hollywood Reporter: "Animals Were Harmed" Reporter: Gary Baum
NEWSPAPER FEATURE
Kansas City Star: "Animal abuse persists at some meat plants" By Mike McGraw
ONLINE FEATURE
Rolling Stone: "In the Belly of the Beast" By Paul Solotaroff
COLUMNIST
The New York Times: "Can we See Our Hypocrisy to Animals?" by Nicholas D. Kristof
The Washington Post: "Steve King's inhumane farm bill measure" by Kathleen Parker
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
The HSUS also gives special acknowledgment to the following newspapers, who ran editorials condemning the King Amendment and thus were key to its defeat:
Bakersfield Californian, Cedar Rapids Gazette, Contra Costa Times, Des Moines Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, San Jose Mercury News, Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Tulsa World, USA Today, Ventura County Star, and Washington Post
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