In this June 2011 photo provided by mugumogu, Scottish fold Maru rests in a cardboard box in Japan. After years of viral YouTube viewing and millions of shares, the cat stars of the Internet are coming into their own in lucrative and altruistic ways. Roly poly Maru, the megastar in Japan with millions of views for nearly 300 videos since 2007, has three books and a calendar, among other swag for sale. (AP Photo/mugumogu)
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In this June 2011 photo provided by mugumogu, Scottish fold Maru rests in a cardboard box in Japan. After years of viral YouTube viewing and millions of shares, the cat stars of the Internet are coming into their own in lucrative and altruistic ways. Roly poly Maru, the megastar in Japan with millions of views for nearly 300 videos since 2007, has three books and a calendar, among other swag for sale. (AP Photo/mugumogu)
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This undated publicity photo provided by William Braden shows the cat, Henri, le Chat Noir, in a scene from the video, "Henri 2, Paw de Deux," by William Braden. The cat video won the Golden Kitty Award at the Walker Art Center's Internet Cat Video Festival on August 30, 2012, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/William Braden)
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This publicity photo provided by I Can Has Cheezburger shows an image of a cat by Kristine Oakhurst using LOLcat speak, "I said i needs a drink....not a metal bowl wif water." Ben Huh, was key in launching the cat meme when he and a group of investors bought the I Can Has Cheezburger site in September 2007. The site, now an empire of sites for Huh, allows users to generate captions on cat photos using LOLcat speak, a language with spelling and syntax all its own. (AP Photo/I Can Has Cheezburger, Kristine Oakhurst)
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This undated publicity image provided by I Can Has Cheezburger shows Ben Huh, who was key in launching the cat meme when he and a group of investors bought the I Can Has Cheezburger site in September 2007. The site, now an empire of sites for Huh, allows users to generate captions on cat photos using LOLcat speak, a language with spelling and syntax all its own. (AP Photo/I Can Has Cheezburger)
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In this April 2008 photo provided by mugumogu, Scottish fold Maru lies down as he dives in a cardboard box in Japan. After years of viral YouTube viewing and millions of shares, the cat stars of the Internet are coming into their own in lucrative and altruistic ways. Roly poly Maru, the megastar in Japan with millions of views for nearly 300 videos since 2007, has three books and a calendar, among other swag for sale. (AP Photo/mugumogu)
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This undated publicity image provided by William Braden shows Henri, le Chat Noir, a cat who is featured in the video, "Henri 2, Paw de Deux." His portrait appears on his Facebook page and Twitter. Henri's first book is releasing in April 2013. (AP Photo/William Braden)
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In this Aug. 30, 2012 publicity photo provided by the Walker Art Center, festival attendee, Mike Bridavsky and his cat Lil Bub, left, pose with Golden Kitty Award-winner William Braden, at the Walker Art Center Internet Cat Video Festival in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Walker Art Center, Gene Pittman)
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FILE - In this Wed., Aug. 29, 2012 file photo, Katie Hill, a program associate with the Walker Art Center, shows a frame from a cat video of a cat playing the piano, in Minneapolis. The Walker presented its first "Internet Cat Video Film Festival" to showcase the best in filmed feline hijinks that drew a crowd of more than 10,000 people. 80 videos culled from 10,000 submissions that covered the simple, funny moment to polished animations and kitty works made by trained filmmakers were shown to the public for free. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
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In this May 2011 photo provided by mugumogu, Scottish fold Maru rests in a cardboard box in Japan. After years of viral YouTube viewing and millions of shares, the cat stars of the Internet are coming into their own in lucrative and altruistic ways. Roly poly Maru, the megastar in Japan with millions of views for nearly 300 videos since 2007, has three books and a calendar, among other swag for sale. (AP Photo/mugumogu)
Actor Cromwell faces charge for Wis. protest
MADISON, Wis. (
AP) — Actor
James Cromwell has been charged with a civil ordinance violation for allegedly disrupting a university meeting in Madison to protest animal testing.
The 73-year-old and 27-year-old activist Jeremy Beckham were charged Friday with disorderly conduct for the Feb. 7 protest at a University of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting.
The violations are not criminal charges but carry fines of up to $1,000.
The two held large signs showing a cat with metal implanted in its head at a UW-Madison lab, while shouting about the treatment of cats.
The Wisconsin State Journal reports (http://bit.ly/X3dCbS ) the two are scheduled to appear in court March 25.
Cromwell was nominated for an Academy Award for the 1995 film "Babe." Other credits include "L.A. Confidential," ''The Green Mile" and "The Artist."
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Information from: Wisconsin State Journal, http://www.madison.com/wsj
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