Rethinking Rescue
Dog Lady and the Story of America's Forgotten People and Pets
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In Los Angelesâs most underserved communities, Lori Weise is known as the Dog Lady, the woman whoâs spent decades caring for people in poverty and the animals that love them. Long before anyone else, Weise grasped that animal and human suffering are inextricably connected and created a new rescue narrative: an enduring safety net empowering pet owners and providing resources to reduce the number of pets coming into shelters.
Rethinking Rescue: Dog Lady and the Story of Americaâs Forgotten People and Pets unites the causes of animal welfare and social justice, moving between Weiseâs story and that of the larger U.S. rescue movement. Through captivating storytelling and investigative reporting, Carol Mithers examines the consequences of bias within this overwhelmingly white movement, where an overemphasis on placing animals in affluent homes disregards pet owners in poverty. Weiseâs innovative and ultimately triumphant efforts revealed a better way.
As cities across the country witness some of the worst housing crises in history, and as the population of unhoused people and pets continues to skyrocket, Rethinking Rescue offers a story of compassion and hope.
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August 20, 2024 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781640095991
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781640095991
- File size: 1786 KB
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Languages
- English
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