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LOS ANGELES, Feb 21, 2006 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Emmy Award-winning actress and animal rights activist Betty White has been appointed "Ambassador to the Animals" for the Los Angeles Zoo.
About 50 attended a Monday ceremony at the zoo during which White was presented with a bronze place that will be placed near her favorite exhibit -- the gorillas, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.
White, 84, has worked with many animal welfare groups through the years and has been a board member of the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association since 1974, the Times said.
She has written two animal-related books and received the American Veterinary Medical Association's Humane Award in the 1980s.
The Television Hall of Famer has had a number of memorable TV roles during her 50-year career including Sue Ann Nivens on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and Rose Nylund on "The Golden Girls."
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