Katherine Heigl - POOCH MATE

Heigl urges people to 

stop animal abuse

        Actress Katherine Heigl is highly concerned with the 'ugly truth' about animals being abused and tormented. She wants animal abusers to be punished strictly. Salt month, the beauty helped a pooch that was discovered with its legs tied together in a muddy fields in Bakers field, California.

         The accused, James Worley, has since been arrested and faces a possible charge of animal cruelty. Later, the actress announced the pooch's new home. The pitbull was named 'England' after the animal control officer who saved him, Kristen England, courtesy the Grey's Anatomy star's The Heigl Foundation. She also revealed that she'll be working in conjunction with Last Chance For Animals to prevent animal cruelty. Heigl will offer rewards through the foundation to those who will help them in providing information on animal abusers.

        "The thing is that you don't want to give up on these animals. Just because the've been through what they've been through doesn't mean that they can't have an enjoyable, happy, loving life," said the Knocked Up star.