▁Ben ▁and ▁D akt ari ▁and ▁the ▁N BC ▁series ▁F li pper . ▁She ▁also ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁Lincoln - Mer cur y ▁ad ▁campaign ▁that ▁featured ▁Far rah ▁F aw c ett ▁with ▁two ▁c oug ars ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Derby ▁was ▁working ▁with ▁Christopher , ▁her ▁c oug ar ▁who ▁appeared ▁in ▁Lincoln - Mer cur y ▁commer ci als , ▁at ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁auto ▁show ▁when ▁she ▁met ▁Ed ▁Stewart . ▁She ▁and ▁Stewart ▁founded ▁the ▁Perform ing ▁Animal ▁W elf are ▁Society ▁( PA WS ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁Derby ' s ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁book ▁The ▁Lady ▁and ▁Her ▁T iger ▁was ▁a ▁har sh ▁expose ▁of ▁the ▁entertain ment ▁industry ' s ▁treatment ▁of ▁animals , ▁and ▁PA WS ▁became ▁a ▁leading ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁better ▁treatment ▁of ▁animals ▁in ▁capt ivity . ▁PA WS ▁first ▁animal ▁san ctu ary ▁en comp ass ed ▁ 3 0 ▁acres ▁outside ▁G alt , ▁California , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁capable ▁of ▁car ing ▁for ▁ele ph ants . ▁ ▁Death ▁Derby ▁died ▁at ▁her ▁home ▁in ▁San ▁Andreas , ▁California ▁following ▁a ▁long ▁battle ▁with ▁thro at ▁cancer . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Perform ing ▁Animal ▁W elf are ▁Society ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 3 ▁death s ▁Category : An imal ▁train