Star Trek actor William Shatner, 95, recently shared an emotional message amid his birthday celebrations over the weekend.
The actor appeared in a new video urging people to look after their animals “before it’s too late.”
The video took place in his home where he spoke of his special relationship with PETA.
“I just want to say that PETA is terrific. The animals that took millions of years, in some cases, billions of years, to evolve and be part of the environment, they’re dying because of man,” said William.
“It’s tragic. This beautiful planet that is so gorgeous and so interconnected, we’re killing it, and we have a chance to stop that,” he added.
The video comes amid the star’s special celebrations. To mark his birthday, William took to his Instagram page with a pair of recent photos taken by his daughter Lisabeth Shatner.
Lisabeth, 64, is the actor’s second of three daughters with his first wife, Gloria Rand, the others being Leslie, 67, and Melanie, 61. He shares a very close bond with his girls, despite his marriage to Gloria only lasting for 13 years, ending in 1969.
© Getty ImagesIn one of the snaps, sitting by the beach, the actor smiled for the camera, beside another in which he’s pictured smoking a cigar. “At 95, I’m still smokin’,” he quipped in his caption.
“Happy birthday young fella! May you keep living life to the fullest. Boldly go,” one gushed, with another adding: “Happiest of birthdays Captain. Live long and prosper,” and a third saying: “I hope I have half your vitality if I reach 95! Happy birthday!!”
Earlier in the month, while attending the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films’ 53rd annual Saturn Awards in Burbank, California, the T.J. Hooker star shared the story of how he recently was flung from a horse while riding and had injured his shoulder.
© CBS via Getty Images“I ride the horses that can compete in equine skills, which is fast down and ends on a sliding stop,” he told the crowd. “And the horse that I owned, I came off.”
“And she had a habit of going too far, like six inches to the side,” he continued. “And I’m riding it. And I’m ready. And she goes [too fast and sent me flying].”
“I’m not a young stuntman anymore. I started to roll, but hit the dirt with my shoulder. So I wrecked my shoulder,” adding that he’s set to undergo “new type of shoulder operation called a reverse something or other” a few days later.
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