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This 2008 photo provided by Stacy Gunderson shows Crystal, a 1-foot-7-inch female Capuchin monkey painting in her home in Los Angeles. Crystal, an animal actor who has starred in more than 25 movies over nearly two decades, has received a lifetime diva achievement award as part of the 6th annual American Humane Association Pawscars, the animal version of the Oscars, streaming Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015 at www.americanhumane.org. (AP Photo/Stacy Gunderson)

Pawscars honor top animal actors, including ‘Hangover’ monkey

By Sue Manning - Associated Press

In this Nov. 16, 2012, photo, Lou Wegner, the founder of Kids Against Animal Cruelty, poses for a photo with his rescued his dogs, from left, Kippy, Draco, Pearl and Henry in Burbank, Calif. Lou, a 16-year-old actor and singer from Columbus, Ohio, started Kids Against Animal Cruelty when he was 14. The organization, which uses social networking to encourage adoptions at high-kill animal shelters, has helped 20,000 pets escape euthanasia in two years. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Young rescuers find homes for shelter animals

By Sue Manning - Associated Press

Growing animal rescue group is work of teen actor

By SUE MANNING - Associated Press