In , Anderson received the first Linda McCartney Memorial Award for animal rights protectors, in recognition of her campaign. Anderson went inside the boutique and said she would take her clothes off if the event raised enough money for PETA, which it did. She campaigned against Kentucky Fried Chicken. She has also campaigned against seal hunting in Canada.
Pamela's great-grandfather, Juho Hyytiainen, was Finnish, and changed his name to Anderson; his wife, Pamela's great-grandmother, also has Finnish ancestry. Pamela's other ancestry includes English and Russian. She had her breast implants removed [April 15, ]. Her husband Tommy Lee was sentenced to six months in jail for assaulting her last February [May ].