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Hero of the Year Nominees

Watch Heroes on Thursday, November 1st at 10PM ET/PT to find out who will be the 2007 Hero of the Year!

Animal Planet and the makers of Fresh Step® Litter are coming together to honor the 10 finalists that have been chosen for the Animal Planet Hero of the Year. Read about the nominees for Animal Planet Hero of the Year below. The winner will receive a $10,000 donation made to the animal welfare organization of the winner's choice and a 7-day/6-night trip for 2 to Hawaii!

(nominees are listed in alphabetical order)

Jean Beasley

The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue & Rehabilitation Center opened in 1997, by its founder and director Jean Beasley, in memory of her daughter's efforts to assure survival of sea turtles. Learn more about Jean now.

Wynn Burns

Winnie left her job as an emergency room tech to devote her life to helping exotics, farm animals and wild animals. She built an animal rescue center called Creature Safe Place with nothing more than hard work and word-of-mouth donations. Learn more about Wynn now.

Karen Clark

Karen Clark has owned and operated a wildlife rehabilitation sanctuary, Lovely Lita's Sheltering Tree Foundation, for nine years in Plant City, Fla. Learn more about Karen now.

Kelly Davis

Eighteen-year-old Kelly Davis of West Bath is a hero to police dogs in Maine. Six years ago, she founded a nonprofit organization, Maine Vest-a-Dog (MeVAD), whose mission is to provide bulletproof vests to Maine police dogs. Learn more about Kelly now.

Palena Dorsey

Sanctuary Animal Refuge is a not-for-profit, no-kill organization dedicated to the overall protection, care and conservation of animals. Learn more about Palena now.

Yleana Escobar

Yleana has single-handedly started a veterinary science academy in a high school in Miami, Fla. Learn more about Yleana now.

Shirley McGreal

Shirley McGreal founded the International Primate Protection League (IPPL) nearly 35 years ago and also directs its gibbon sanctuary in South Carolina. Learn more about Shirley now.

Karyn Moltzen

Karyn developed AniMeals as a means to feed the many homeless, feral, shelter and foster animals in Missoula and adjoining counties. Learn more about Karyn now.

Kim Williams

Kim Williams started working with bats during her graduate work at Eastern Michigan University, studying the endangered Indiana bat in the swamps of Michigan. Learn more about Kim now.

Linda York

The Coachella Valley Wild Bird Center is a rehabilitation facility for birds of prey. Linda York works tirelessly to return injured birds to the wild while also training volunteers and educating the public through school outreach programs and public speaking. Learn more about Linda now.

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