Hedren Honored

80-year-old actress and animal-welfare activist Tippi Hedren, best known for her starring role in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 film, The Birds, will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Humane Society of the United States’ 24th Annual Genesis Awards, which take place on March 20 in Beverly Hills. Hedren is president of the American Sanctuary Association, co-author of the 2003 federal Captive Wildlife Safety Act, and president of the Roar Foundation and Shambala Preserve, which she founded in 1983. Shambala is an 80-acre wildlife preserve for over 60 big cats, including lions and tigers, who have been rescued from roadside-zoo and private-owner captivity. Hedren’s daughter, Melanie Griffith, will present the award.