Living In Harmony With Animals - by Carla Bennett (Author)

No matter where you live, you can help animals in so many ways that take neither time nor money--just knowledge and consideration. Carla Bennett, kindness consultant for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and regular columnist for Animal Times, will answer your questions about coexisting peacefully with animals in all sorts of situations, whether it's finding an animal-free cosmetic, making peace with your wild animal neighbors, traveling with your pet, or choosing the best animal organization for you.


A "Must Have" for Every Activist and Animal Lover, May 11, 2000
By Darlene Kaiser (Lynnwood, WA.)
I've been an animal rights activist more than ten years and a former intern for a wildlife rehabilitation center. Yet, I learned more from this little book than I ever thought possible. It's filled with useful data that can be helpful in writing letters to newspapers and in debating for animal protection/rights. Bennett writes in a Gandhi-like style -- never angry or agressive. But the facts she gives us are powerful. Example: Rodeos -- "C. G. Haber, a veterinarian who worked 30 years as a meat inspector in slaughterhouses, saw scores of animals discarded from rodeos and sent to slaughter. Toughened as he was to animal suffering, the condition of the rodeos' animals sickened him. He described them as 'so extensively bruised that the only areas in which the skin was attached to the flesh were the head, neck, legs, and belly.' 'I've seen animals, he said, 'with six to eight ribs broken from the spine and at times puncturing the lungs. I've seen as much as two to three gallons of free blood accumulated under the detached skin.'" (This should convince even the most calloused rodeo fan that rodeos ARE inhumane).

Bennett has facts and data EVERYONE can use. There's info on where to stay when travelling with your pets, charities that aren't charitable to animals, how students can refuse to dissect animals in school, what to do about unwelcome wildlife "guests" in your home, and so much more. I could go on and on. I can't say enough good about this book. This one is terrific!

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