Dogs of Avalon
"This is a fascinating history of how individuals can make a real difference to animals' lives."
Dogs Monthly
Greyhounds were bred to be the fastest dogs on earth. Yet for decades tens of thousands were destroyed, abandoned and abused each year when they couldn't run fast enough. Scrappy Marion Fitzgibbon became obsessed with saving these dogs when she became head of the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Les mer
In this David versus Goliath story (including the rescue of her own dog, Lily), Schenone takes us into a complex world of impassioned people who stood up for millions of animals.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- WW Norton & Co
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780393073584
- Utgivelsesår
- 2017
- Format
- 24 x 17 cm
Anmeldelser
"This is a fascinating history of how individuals can make a real difference to animals' lives."
Dogs Monthly
"Schenone movingly describes the pioneers who took care of 'surplus' greyhounds, and how the world has finally come to its senses regarding how we treat these sensitive animals."
Frans de Waal
"If I had to recommend just one of the titles of this feature, it would be The Dogs of Avalon."
2017 Book of the Year - Dogs Today