Stars Making a Social Impact: How Actress Kris Kelly is Taking Responsibility For Abandoned or Neglected Animals

You need to have thick skin to be involved in animal rescue. I didn’t realize how tough this cause was going to be. You cannot take anything personally and you can never let your guard down. When I first started out I thought this was going to be easy because I was fighting for the rights of animals and doesn’t everybody want good things to happen for animals? I assumed that people wanted them not to be killed in shelters and for them to have the right to live a life of love and comfort. I was wrong there are a lot of people that do not feel these rights for animals are important so that makes my work harder.

As a part of our series about Stars Making a Social Impact, I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Kris Kelly. Kris is an Actress, Animal Activist and Vegan. She worked in film, television and the theatre. Kris found her calling in 2006 and founded The Kris Kelly Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit animal rescue organization.

Thank you so much for doing this with us Kris ! It is a great honor. Our readers would love to learn more about your personal background. What or who inspired you to pursue your career? Can you share the story with us?

I started to volunteer at the Lange Foundation in Beverly Hills. I admired Gillian Lange’s dedication and love for the animals. I thought one day I’m going to open up a rescue organization just like hers and rescue unwanted and needy animals. I also worked with Chris DeRose, he taught me so much about animal rights and how hard I needed to work to give them a voice.

Can you share the funniest or most interesting mistake that occurred to you in the course of your career? What lesson or take away did you learn from that?