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The Ark Trust Announces Fourteenth Annual Genesis Awards Winners



LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Feb. 29, 2000-- ... and
The Artist Formerly Known as Prince are among the 23 winners
of the Fourteenth Annual Genesis Awards, an international
distinction that recognizes members of the major news and
entertainment media for spotlighting animal issues with
courage, creativity and integrity.



Special Awards Dolly Green Special Achievement: The Artist
Formerly Known as Prince, for his liner notes on "Rave Un2
the Joy Fantastic" (Arista Records) in which he decries the
suffering of sheep to produce wool clothing. Winners are
selected from material released in 1999. Entries are
submitted by those in the news and entertainment industry
or by "people's choice," with finalists voted upon by the
15-member Genesis
Awards Committee.



The Fourteenth Annual Genesis Awards will be taped for
television in front of an anticipated audience of more than
1,000. The TV special will air on Animal Planet on Saturday,
June 10, 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. (PT) and 9 p.m. and midnight (ET).