. ▁Es ai ▁Mor ales ▁and ▁Greg ▁L oug an is ▁joined ▁the ▁team ▁during ▁investig ations . ▁Bay watch ▁star ▁Alex andra ▁Paul , ▁rock ▁star ▁Bret ▁Mich a els ▁and ▁entrepr ene ur ▁John ▁Paul ▁De J oria ▁also ▁made ▁appearances . ▁ ▁De R ose ' s ▁team ▁included ▁Po ison ▁drum mer ▁and ▁noted ▁animal ▁activ ist ▁R ik ki ▁Rock ett , ▁actress ▁K ari ▁Whit man ▁and ▁artist ▁David ▁Silver stone . ▁ ▁The ▁special ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁B urt ▁K ear ns ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Al ison ▁H ollow ay ▁and ▁Brian ▁W ry ▁through ▁Good ▁Story ▁Produ ctions . ▁ ▁Ark ▁Trust ▁& ▁Gen esis ▁Awards ▁The ▁night ▁before ▁its ▁television ▁premi ere , ▁the ▁special ▁was ▁screen ed ▁at ▁Param ount ▁Studios ' ▁main ▁the ater . ▁The ▁audience ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 ▁included ▁entertain ers , ▁industry ▁represent atives , ▁profession als , ▁the ▁show ' s ▁production ▁team , ▁and ▁supp or ters ▁and ▁friends ▁of ▁Last ▁Ch ance ▁For ▁Anim als . ▁Em ce e ▁for ▁the ▁evening ▁was ▁G ret chen ▁Wy ler , ▁former ▁Broadway ▁actress , ▁and ▁founder , ▁with ▁her ▁group , ▁The ▁Ark ▁Trust , ▁the ▁industry ' s ▁pr estig ious ▁Gen esis ▁Awards , ▁recogn izing ▁individuals ▁in ▁the ▁media ▁who ▁have ▁produced ▁works ▁with ▁strong ▁pro - an imal ▁messages . ▁ ▁The ▁Ark ▁Trust ▁awarded ▁K ear ns ▁an ▁honor able ▁mention ▁pla que ▁as ▁director ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0