Actress Katherine Heigl fires back at critics angry over her attendance at Mar-a-Lago dog rescue event

Actress Katherine Heigl fired back at critics angry over her attendance at a Mar-a-Lago dog rescue event in a statement on Wednesday.

"Animals don’t vote. The only room they don’t like is the euthanasia room at a shelter," Heigl told Page Six in a statement. "They are completely at the mercy of us, and they have no voice of their own."

"This event was about animal advocacy — something that has always been deeply personal to me," she continued. "Anyone who knows me knows that protecting...