You may know Katherine Heigl asย Izzie Stevensย ย from Grey’s Anatomy and fromย a few pretty funny movies: Knocked Up, 27 Dresses, The Ugly Truth and Life as We Know It.
What you may not know about Katherine Heigl is that she is an animal rights advocate deeply involved inย animal rescue and promoting spaying and neutering your pets.ย Katherine and her Mom Nancy started a foundation to further the cause and impact the lives of animals in memory of herย brother Jason whoย also loved animals. Visit www.jasonheiglfoundation.orgย ย Katherine’s campaignย “I Hate Balls” is anย important oneย but also hilarious. Watchย her video atย www.ihateballs.com
Another cause closeย to Katherine’s heart is adoption. Sheย and husband Josh Kelley have adopted two little girls (Nancy Leigh Mi-Eun Kelley & Adalaide Marie Hope Kelley). The two will be honored on September 12th in Katherine’s hometown-Washington D.C. as “National Angels In Adoption”, an award given to individuals or organizations whose contributions in the fields of adoption or foster care that have had a national impact.
For more newsย on Katherine Heigl visit www.kheigl.com You can also follow her on Twitter at www.twitter.com/katieheigl