Uefa president Michel Platini is a busy man who has to interact with all sorts of people as he scrambles to get Euro 2012 ready for June's D-Day ... but he probably wasn't expecting to have to deal with Pamela Anderson.
The former 'Baywatch' star has been in touch with the Frenchman to appeal over the killings of thousands of stray dogs in Ukraine, where the authorities are going a little too far in trying to clean up the streets before fans descend on them for the tournament.
She wrote to Platini: "As the event's host, Uefa is responsible for the suffering that animals endure for the sake of this football championship.
"Uefa should function as a role model for all parties involved in this event and take a stand in support of protecting Ukraine's homeless animals.
"Please show cruelty to animals the 'red card' by demanding that the Ukrainian government stop the mass killings of homeless dogs."
So, not only can Pamela 'act', she can turn a phrase, too: "Show X the red card". Extra Time reckons that could catch on somewhere.
Her point is, of course, a very serious one. The Ukrainian authorities were told to stop killing the strays back in November after the practice was first uncovered, and have shelters built for them instead - but it doesn't seem to have taken.
"Uefa has repeatedly contacted the Ukrainian authorities, asking for appropriate measures to be developed that respect the dignity of animals," a spokesman told The Sun.
"Following several encounters between Uefa and the Ukrainian authorities, the environment minister of Ukraine, Mykola Zlochevsky, officially announced an immediate ban on the killing of stray dogs.
"The Ukrainian authorities also informed that animal shelters would be built and that animals that could not be housed there would be sterilised before being released. New laws will also be adopted to make it compulsory for city mayors to enforce such new regulations or run the risk of facing prosecution."
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