Katie Cleary is a Model / Actress and Philanthropist / Filmmaker who got her start in the entertainment business on the hit TV show “America`s Next Top Model” Season #1.  After graduating college with a Bachelors Degree in Business & Marketing; Katie landed the role on NBC’s hit game show “Deal or no Deal” where she starred for over four years.  She is an accomplished on-camera host with shows on the TV Guide Channel, E! News Now, and the travel show “Get Out,” on HDTV.  Katie has also co-starred on the hit shows “CSI NY,” “Las Vegas,” “Entourage, “Rules of Engagement,” “Chuck,” “Working Class” and most recently with roles on “How To Get Away With Murder” and “Two And A Half Men.”

Katie’s main passion is advocating animal welfare issues while rescuing and rehabilitating animals and lovingly finding them forever homes.

Katie founded the animal welfare organization Peace 4 Animals in 2012 and is a leader in the animal welfare community in Los Angeles and internationally. She has raised tens of thousands of dollars for many animal organizations around the world in support of the most crucial animal issues.

Katie’s vision is to see a world that lives in peace with all animals and works to protect them against harmful human interference. Peace 4 Animals helps to rescue, rehabilitate and find homes for domestic animals and also provides public education on the importance of rescuing animals from local shelters rather than buying them from breeders or pet stores. Peace 4 Animals also provides public education fostering co-existence with wild and endangered species as well as ways to protect these animals in their natural habitats.

A priority is to increase awareness; putting an end to abuse and neglect while teaching  people to respect all of our planet’s most important species. Katie and Peace 4 Animals strives to lead by example so that others can learn what they can do to make a difference right in their own backyard.

Katie is also the creator and executive producer of the Award-Winning Documentary “Give Me Shelter” on Netflix. The film is about people who dedicate their lives to rescuing domestic, wild and exotic animals and those who raise awareness for the most important animal welfare issues worldwide.  “Give Me Shelter” was released on February 24th, 2015 and premiered on Netflix on May 1st 2015.

Katie is also the Founder & Producer of the network World Animal News on the popular animal news site WorldAnimalNews.com. WAN highlights the latest breaking animal welfare issues happening around the globe with guests ranging from the top animal welfare organizations, animal experts and celebrities who are passionate about raising awareness for important animal issues.

Katie’s goal is to impact people all around the world with her philanthropic work creating positive change to protect the planet and its precious species, so we can all live in peace together. She hopes to one day open the “Peace 4 Animals” Reserve to Rescue & Rehabilitate Endangered Species in South Africa.