Actress-entrepreneur Shilpa Shetty Kundra has been honoured with a 'Hero to Animals' Award by animal rights organisation PETA, got emotional watching the videos about cruelty against the animal, which actress found “Blood-curdling”. For speaking out against the cruelty of circuses; signing a petition asking the government to uphold the ban on jallikattu, bull races, and bullfights; and adopting a stray kitten, Shilpa dedicated her award to her younger sister Shamita Shetty. Other recipients of PETA's Hero to Animals Award have included Zareen Khan, Rani Mukerji, Asin, and Dia Mirza's production house, Born Free Entertainment, for showing that homeless animals make wonderful additions to families.