Kristen Johnston

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Kristen Johnston: Ban N.Y.C. Carriage Horses!

Originally posted 10/22/2012 09:00AM

Kristen Johnston knows how to get your attention.

"All you got to do is drop trou," she tells PEOPLE. "Pretty much that's the biggest statement you can make. Drop trou, get on a plastic horse and people start paying attention."

Johnston got naked (and got on a plastic horse) to bring awareness to the inhumane treatment of carriage horses in New York City. Four years after that memorable PETA campaign, the actress is being honored for her continued efforts to bring an end to the carriage horse rides that are a staple of the Big Apple by New Yorkers for Clean, Livable and Safe Streets (NYCLASS), an organization she was turned on to by a friend on the board.

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PHOTO: Kristen Johnston Goes Naked for PETA

Originally posted 11/18/2008 03:20PM

Kristen Johnston is speaking out against horse-drawn carriages – and stripping down in the process.

The 3rd Rock from the Sun star will appear in a new PETA ad campaign called "Don’t Get Taken for a Ride – Horse-Drawn Carriages Are Cruel." In her ad, Johnston, 41, appears naked on the back of a horse in a pose that recalls Lady Godiva.