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Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the wild, Billie would have been free to wander the jungles of Asia surrounded by family. Instead, she was captured as a baby and shipped to America. For decades Billie crisscrossed the country, dazzling audiences while suffering daily neglect and abuse. Told against the backdrop of a glittering but brutal circus world, this is the story of elephants in America, the Elephant Sanctuary, and one resilient elephant who defied the system.
Author
Publisher
Almaden Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
229 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Explains the "No Kill" movement, tracing the history of animal sheltering and describing what can be done for homeless dogs and cats by shelters without the need to kill them.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
This book tells the story of survival and our powerful bond with man's best friend, in the aftermath of the nation's most notorious case of animal cruelty. Animal lovers and sports fans were shocked when the story broke about NFL player Michael Vick's brutal dog fighting operation. But what became of the dozens of dogs who survived? As the author discovered, their story is the truly newsworthy aspect of this case. Expanding on his Sports Illustrated...
Author
Series
Publisher
The Innovation Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes the life and accomplishments of the animal scientist and designer of cruelty-free livestock facilities, from her early life and autism diagnosis through her journey to become a livestock expert.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xiv, 178 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of the animal activist, describing his work in nineteenth-century New York to bring attention to the cruel treatment of animals, the intial opposition that he faced from the public, and his founding of the ASPCA in 1866.
16) A rare breed of love: the true story of Baby and the mission she inspired to help dogs everywhere
Author
Publisher
Fireside
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First Fireside hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 201 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Shares the story of a three-legged poodle whose rescue from a puppy mill sparked the author's cross-country rallies to raise awareness and call for reforms to animal protection laws, in a volume complemented by photos of celebrities and their animal companions.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Laurie Zaleski never aspired to run an animal rescue; that was her mother Annie's dream. But from girlhood, Laurie was determined to make the dream come true. Thirty years later as a successful businesswoman, she did it, buying a 15-acre farm deep in the Pinelands of South Jersey. Laurie had planned to relocate Annie and her caravan of ragtag rescues-horses and goats, dogs and cats, chickens and pigs-when Annie died, just two weeks before moving day....
18) For the prevention of cruelty: the history and legacy of animal rights activism in the United States
Author
Publisher
Swallow Press/Ohio University Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
xvi, 312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
20) Right to harm
Publisher
Hourglass Films, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Educational edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (75 min., 35 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"An exposé on the public health impact of factory farming across the United States, told through the eyes of residents in five rural communities. When pushed to their limit, these disenfranchised citizens band together to demand justice from legislators."--
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