Pamela Anderson Heads To Capitol Hill

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Pamela Anderson is best known for playing a lifeguard on TV's "Baywatch," and the blonde bombshell is still trying save lives - at least, the lives of animals.

Pam announced on her Web site that she is taking her passionate fight for animal rights all the way to the halls of Congress.

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"Being a citizen excites me not just because I can vote, but because I can crack the whip on Capitol Hill to defend animals," Pam said in a statement on her Web site.

Pam will implore the "government to replace a profusion of outdated animal tests with modern technology that is already widely used in Europe."

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The former magician's assistant will hand-deliver a PETA science report which condemns the Department of Health and Human Services' failure to seek out alternatives to animal testing.

Though Pam is now a U.S. citizen, she is still keeping roots in her native Canada.

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According to her blog, Pam has begun developing her property on Vancouver Island, which has been in Pam's family for over three generations. The development will add a marina to the property, but will save many original structures and most of the trees.

"It's important to me to keep the charm - but create something great for Ladysmith, where I was born," Pam wrote on her Web site.

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"I think everyone's dream is to bring some of their good fortune back home," she added.