Pamela Anderson confesses that she is very much a patriot. The Canadian model and actress is currently filming her upcoming comedy Jackhammer in her hometown of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Pamela, a mother of two teenage sons, resides in Los Angeles and misses home quite frequently.

She is grateful that she gets to spend time on the island with her family while she shoots the feature. “Any chance to be home, I wanna be home,” Pamela told ET Online. “And my kids are here, too, so it’s great.”Pamela has a formidable career with decades of experience. The star is unsure as to whether her boys with rocker Tommy Lee are eager to follow in their parents’ Hollywood footsteps.

“I don’t think they’re very interested,” she said. Pamela has spoken before about her goals in show business. “I knew I had to do something different. Be brave and bold and move from where I was,” she told the UK edition of OK! magazine previously. “Life is performance art. Risks and rewards. I’ve always just gone with the flow. Faith is a vehicle.”

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After 22 years in show business, Pamela Anderson has grown accustomed to drawing double-takes. The Ladysmith-born bombshell prompted more during a whirlwind visit the other day. None sparked more hilarity than the looks she got from Jason Burkart and Mike Hanus on an elevator they shared at Parkside Victoria Resort and Spa.

Despite their platinum-blonde wigs and French-maid outfits, the two men in drag were no match for the stunning Anderson. Still, she couldn't resist flirting with Burkart after sashaying into the elevator. "You're Frederick!" she exclaimed, referring to the burly, bushy-haired actor's character - a male stripper - in Jackhammer. "You're the Saskatchewan peel-off champion, '94-'97!" she continued, before beseeching him to call her.

The encounter was typical of the zaniness that fuels Hanus's indie comedy about the exploits of outrageous characters in the male-stripping world. Burkart was tickled by the idea of Anderson flirting with him.

"This is for all the 300-pound guys out there," he said with a smile. Asked if he'd fend off her advances in real life, he laughed. "No. Don't be ridiculous."Anderson, 44, exceeded the wildest dreams of Hanus and Jackhammer producer McKinley Hlady by agreeing to appear in their film. But the former Baywatch star says she was flattered to be asked to play herself in the Telefilm Canada-supported movie. "It's easier than playing someone else, and it's fun to be supportive of such a funny film," said the actress, whose screen credits include Barb Wire, Scary Movie 3, Blonde and Blonder and the mockumentary Borat.

It's been a busman's holiday for the former Playboy Playmate, but she doesn't mind. Before facing the cameras here, she went shopping for a sandbox to give her best friend's son for his third birthday. The friends also had their nails done at Deco de Monde and relaxed at the Strathcona Hotel's Rooftop Surfclub.

"I love coming home and working at home," she said, over coffee in a penthouse suite. An hour later, the mother of two would be on her way to her hometown of Ladysmith, where she's hoping to revive plans for a previously stalled waterfront residential development, which she insists should be environmentally sensitive.

"I don't want to take down all the trees," says the Hollywood icon, who learned to swim on Transfer Beach. "My mom and dad want [the development] to happen, which is important to me."Anderson, who has properties in Malibu, said she'd like to move back to the Island. "The L.A. thing has been really difficult. I feel like I'm done with it," she said, adding Tofino is her ultimate destination. "I love it there. I need to surf and my kids need to surf. We need that surfing culture, so as long as we have Malibu and Tofino, I'm good."

Meanwhile, Anderson has plenty on her plate, including her purchase of the racing-car firm Downforce1. "Fast cars, fast women, they go together," she said with a laugh. "I just like being anywhere that men are."

The well-known vegan and animal-rights activist said she plans to emblazon the logos for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and hopefully the charity Cool Earth on the side of her racing car: an Aston Martin Vantage V-8 GT2 slated to compete in the European Le Mans series.

Anderson is also a vocal opponent of the Keystone pipeline. On her Facebook page last week, she posted a link to Cetaceans of the Great Bear Rainforest, Victoria filmmaker Simon Game's animated short that visualizes the impact of supertankers on whales if the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project is green-lit.

In addition to appearing on the Australian Big Brother, the Argentinian Dancing with the Stars last year and other shows, she has recently gravitated to the stage - as the Genie in the pantomime Aladdin in Wimbledon and Liverpool.

She's tentatively scheduled to play Roxie Hart in the Broadway production of Chicago next year. Another project is a documentary on activism with Nanaimo filmmaker Paul Manly, said Anderson, who is famously unafraid to speak her mind. The U.S. presidential election is no exception.

"I support Obama for sure," she said. "I find it very strange how the Republicans think he's a socialist because he wants to give Americans health care like we have here. Everyone all over the world gets it, but a lot of Americans still don't - the propaganda in the news is very hard to control."

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Animal lover Pamela Anderson has saved a dog from a life on the streets of India after she was moved by the plight of strays during a visit to the country earlier this year. The former Baywatch bombshell is an avid campaigner for animal rights, and has long supported the work of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

She was left upset at the amount of dogs left to fend for themselves on the streets of India during a recent promotional trip, and asked PETA India bosses to bring her one of the abandoned puppies when bosses flew to the U.S. for meetings.

The adopted pet is called Pyari, and was saved from a construction site in Mumbai. Anderson says, "I'm thrilled to be able to give Pyari a loving home. I already have rescued dogs, and I urge everyone to join me in adopting a homeless dog from their local animal shelter or the streets instead of buying a so-called 'pedigree'."

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Pamela Anderson has rescued a homeless puppy from the slums of India. On a recent visit to the country, the Baywatch star - who appeared in the Indian version of Big Brother in 2010 - was moved by the plight of the homeless dogs she saw on the streets.

So when Pammie - a staunch PETA supporter who has even posed naked to promote their anti-fur campaign - learned that an Indian representative from the organisation was visiting America, the actress asked if she would bring a homeless dog with her.

Pamela, 44, is now the proud owner of a puppy who was rescued from a construction site in Mumbai, and has named her new pet Pyari, which means "Loved One".

The actress said: "I'm thrilled to be able to give Pyari a loving home. I already have rescued dogs, and I urge everyone to join me in adopting a homeless dog from their local animal shelter or the streets instead of buying a so-called 'pedigree'."

Pamela recently wrote an open letter to UEFA's president Michel Platini to urge the football organisation use its influence to help stop plans by Ukrainian authorities to have homeless animals shot, poisoned and hanged in a bid to clean up the streets ahead of Euro2012.

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Pamela Anderson has written a letter to the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) president Michel Platini asking him to address Ukraine’s cruel preparation methods for Euro 2012. To get ready for the upcoming soccer tournament, Ukraine, the co-host of the event, is exterminating homeless animals. An estimated 7, 000 dogs a month have been hanged, shot, or poisoned. Even football players are asking that Ukraine find other methods to deal with the stray population. A country hosting such a big sports event has the responsibility of setting a better example than that. — Global Animal

Playboy model and PETA activist Pamela Anderson has decided to stand up for the voiceless stray dogs in the Ukraine. She called on the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to react to the mass slaughter of homeless animals by Ukrainian “street-cleaning squads” ahead of the Euro 2012 football tournament.

The tournament will be hosted by the Ukraine and Poland. Anderson asked Michel Platini, the UEFA president, to give publicity to the reality and seriousness of the slaughters of homeless animals happening on the streets of the Ukraine. She became aware of the mass slaughters taking place after PETA unveiled footage of the “street-cleaning squads” getting rid of stray dogs by surrounding them and then hanging them. The actress wrote a letter to Plantini on behalf of PETA’s German branch.

Anderson’s letter to Platini reads, “As the event’s host, UEFA is responsible for the animals’ sufferings for the same of this football championship. UEFA should be a role model for all parties involved in this event and take a stand in favor of protecting Ukraine’s homeless animals. Please show the ‘red card’ to cruelty to animals by demanding that the Ukrainian government stop the mass killings of homeless dogs.”

PETA Germany claims that many football players have gone public in criticizing Ukrainian authorities for the torture of homeless animals and have demanded that more humane methods be sought out to deal with the animal crisis.

It is estimated that 7,000 dogs a month are being shot, poisoned or hanged in the Ukraine as part of the “clean-up” ahead of the UEFA football game. The animal cruelty was exposed late last year by The People, yet six months later the cruelty is still going on and puppies are being piled up in bins and thrown away like trash after being crippled by poison.

PETA’s Ben Wilson told The People, “While the country is spending hundreds of millions of Euros building shiny new stadiums, the dogs are paying the ultimate price for this cruel country to host Euro 2012. We urge football fans to register their disgust and help us end the massacre, which is tainting a beautiful game with the blood of thousands of innocent animals.”

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SAN CLEMENTE – Pamela Anderson in drag? Bullfighters on boards? Fidel Castro, shredding? Those were some of the highlights of that other surf contest held Saturday. While the pros were doing battle in the $250,000 Nike Lowers Pro at Trestles, the Timmy Dowell Memorial Classic was sort of the un-contest – held discreetly at Riviera Beach, friends sharing the memory of a friend with a sense of humor who left the world before his time.

They don't publicize it, just do it quietly, sharing a few laughs and memories. For some action shots and beach scenes, click on the photo. The Dowell family organizes the event, and John Dowell, San Clemente High's surf coach, found a way to one-up himself from his win in the 2010 costume contest, when he surfed as fitness guru Richard Simmons. Last year he was injured, but this year he came back with a vengeance, choosing to emulate Baywatch beauty Pamela Anderson.

His brother Tim, who was on the SCHS surf team, was two classes away from earning an English degree from UC Berkeley at age 22 when he died in his sleep in 2004 of unknown causes at his San Clemente home. He would have turned 30 on Sunday. Along with Saturday's costume contest, the crew held a conventional surf contest riding unconventional surfboards – retro boards from the 1970s and '80s. Jeremy Carter won, outpointing fellow finalists Jeff Lukasik, Mike Losness, Jake Dowell, Matt Hoy and Matt Gahan.

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"When Anderson came to India to appear as a guest on Bigg Boss 4, her heart was captured by the plight of the homeless dogs she saw on the streets," the official said.

"When Anderson, an honorary director of PETA US, learned that PETA India chief functionary Poorva Joshipura was headed to the US to meet with her overseas colleagues and her family, she asked if Joshipura would take along a homeless Indian puppy," the official added.

"Anderson has decided to name her new family member Pyari, or 'loved one'."The puppy was rescued from a construction site in Mumbai. "I'm tickled to be able to give Pyari a loving home," Anderson said in a statement.

"I already have rescued dogs, and I urge everyone to join me in adopting a homeless 'desi' dog from their local animal shelter or the streets instead of buying a so-called purebred," she added.

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The model today directly appealed to UEFA’s president Michel Platini to put an end to the slaughter, carried out to clean up the streets for the contest. Blonde Pam, 44, spoke out after The Sun exclusively featured an investigation from animal rights group PETA on the cruelty.

The actress decided to hit back when she saw new footage from the German branch of the charity showing the heartless slayings are still going on. In the letter to Mr Platini she said: “As the event’s host, UEFA is responsible for the suffering that animals endure for the sake of this football championship.

“UEFA should function as a role model for all parties involved in this event and take a stand in support of protecting Ukraine’s homeless animals. “Please show cruelty to animals the ‘red card’ by demanding that the Ukrainian government stop the mass killings of homeless dogs.”

Pam’s intervention came after investigators discovered dogs were still being shot, poisoned and hanged by street-cleaning squads. It is still going on despite Ukraine’s environment ministry in November urging the country’s municipalities to stop and build shelters for them.

The slayings disgusted millions of Sun readers when we revealed the investigation’s findings in December last year. Ukraine is co-hosting the tournament but there is no evidence of any wrongdoing in Poland. UEFA said it had done everything it could to stop any problem but told The Sun it would look at any new evidence.

A spokesman said: “UEFA has repeatedly contacted the Ukrainian authorities, asking for appropriate measures to be developed that respect the dignity of animals. “UEFA also made a donation to the Kiev branch of the Society for the Protection of Animals to help finance its activities and has acted as a link between specialised animal protection entities and the authorities to allow for adequate solutions to be put in place.

“Following several encounters between UEFA and the Ukrainian authorities, the environment minister of Ukraine, Mykola Zlochevsky, officially announced an immediate ban on the killing of stray dogs.

“The Ukrainian authorities also informed that animal shelters would be built and that animals that could not be housed there would be sterilised before being released. New laws will also be adopted to make it compulsory for city mayors to enforce such new regulations or run the risk of facing prosecution.”

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Panaji (Goa): It’ll take a while before the famous sun-kissed beaches of Goa get a Pamela Anderson like lifeguard prancing on sand. Tourism promoters as well as lifeguard service providers in the Western Indian beach state of Goa are finding it extremely difficult to enroll women lifeguards, ever since the services were privatized four years ago.

“We are not getting any women coming forth to become lifeguards. In 2008 we got three applications, but during the swimming trials they could not make it to the qualification mark,” chief executive officer (CEO) of Dristi Beach Management services (DMNS) Commander V K Tanwar told Bikyamasr.

“We are absolutely looking out for women lifeguards. We have even advertised for women who know swimming from the ages of 18 to 30 years, but the response has not been very good,” Tanwar said.

Goa was India’s first state to privatise lifeguard and beach management service, which is not quite dissimilar, if only not super-glamorous like the iconic ‘Baywatch’ television serial on US television, which made the voluptuous Pamela Anderson and the strapping hulk David Hasselhoff household names the world over.

Under the present contract the Goa government pays DBMS $ 3.6 million for positing lifeguards along its 105 kms long coastline, which is dotted with popular beaches which see millions of tourists annually. The fee also covers costs for manpower, equipment like jet skis, jeeps, floaters, lifeguard towers, etc.

Apart from a sheer lack of interest from the fairer sex towards ‘lifeguarding’ as a profession, Tourism director Swapnil Naik said that not enough indigenous Goan lads were coming forward to take up the job of a lifeguard as a vocation.

“The number of Goan boys applying for positions has dropped. We would like to have a lifeguard service which has 100 per cent local lads employed,” Naik said. There are presently 523 lifeguards protecting Goa’s famous beaches like Calangute, Baga, Arambol, Colva etc. According to Naik the presence of lifeguards on Goa’s beaches since 2008 has resulted in a drastic reduction in the number of drowning deaths from one person succumbing to the waves every day to virtually one drowning death every month.

“I remember before 2008, it was nearly 100 a year, but now the number has averaged down to 9 to 14 drowning deaths in the last few years. The number of drowning deaths has come down even though the number of tourists visiting Goa have increased annually,” Naik said.

Naik said that most beaches in Goa were safe but added that a huge number of footfalls on extremely popular beaches like Baga, Calangute and Colva had resulted in a few drowning deaths there.

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Pam was apparently in town with business... whatever that might be, and she was picked up by Gemballa CEO Andreas Schwarz using a Panamera Mistrale. Now we’re not going to imply anything, but the company has a racing team and is by no means short on publicity cash.

"This car is what people want when they are looking for super sports car performance but also like to be chauffeured around," says Schwarz, which explains why he chose it. Pamela was impressed by Gemballa’s new diamond paint, which supposedly actually uses bits of the hardest material on earth.

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