A Voice for Animals
The Social Movement That Provides Dignity and Compassion for Animals
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A Voice for Animals is an essential read for anyone interested in making the world a better place for animals by learning how to help and join the animal rights movement. This book provides readers with a journey into animal rights as it examines our close relationship with our beloved fur babies and opens our eyes to other animals that are homeless in shelters to realize that each animal is unique and precious and they enrich our lives and even make our lives better. The first part of the book awakens readers to realize that companion animals bring joy to our lives; it looks at the shelter animal debacle and offers readers with solutions to end this tragedy and save more lives. Later chapters provide readers with insight into other non-human animal species that need protection including: horses, rabbits, farm animals and wildlife as well as ways to reduce our carbon footprint and help the environment. The reader is inspired by heartwarming true stories, gains insight, knowledge, and education, as well as practical tools to join this exciting social justice movement. It encourages readers to go vegan for animals, the planet, and human health and offers ways to adopt to cruelty-free living. The reader left feeling motivated and inspired to join this movement and take action for our animal friends.
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Animals are here with us and not for us. We can do better for our animal friends when we work together collectively and individually to make a difference; by joining hands in this next great, important social justice movement. A Voice for Animals offers insight on animal issues and the animal rights movement. The first part of the book examines the close connection we share with our beloved companion animals, and the plight of homeless animals. It bridges the gap between beloved pets and homeless pets in shelters. It offers solutions to end the shelter debacle. The second part discusses the lives of other species: farm animals, animals in research, animals in captivity, and wildlife. This book provides heartfelt real life animal stories, celebrates animal victories, and explores the deep connection of animals to humans and our biological need to share our lives with them. It inspires readers to take action and get motivated for animals: adopt animals from shelters and rescues, live a cruelty-free lifestyle, and go vegan. This book advocates for the better treatment of animals by inviting you to gain an understanding of the special human-animal bond.
About the Author
Suzana Gartner, JD, LLM, holds a law degree and Master of Laws in alternative dispute resolution. She is an animal advocate, activist, mediator, and a retired animal rights lawyer. She serves as the Executive Director of Operations and Programs at the Etobicoke Humane Society and is the founder of Animal Law Advocacy, a nonprofit organization that focuses on education and awareness of animal law issues. In 2014, she launched the first animal law firm in Canada, Gartner & Associates Animal Law.