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Author:
Winograd, Nathan J.
Title:
Irreconcilable differences : the battle for the heart & soul of America's animal shelters / Nathan J. Winograd.
Edition:
1st ed.
Publisher:
N. Winograd,
Copyright Date:
c2009
Description:
xxxii, 177 p. ; 23 cm.
Subject:
Animal welfare--United States.
Animal welfare--Moral and ethical aspects.
Animals--Moral and ethical aspects.
Animal shelters--Moral and ethical aspects.
Notes:
Essays. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Why are the cages empty? -- Can you kill your way to no kill? -- Fear mongering at the Humane Society of the United States -- The fallacy of "fates worse than death" -- Intentionally lost: animal activists who embrace death -- Sit, fetch, stay or die -- A feral cat's wild life -- No movies celebrating dogs -- The great abortion non-debate -- Our movement's "underground railroad" -- Good homes need not apply -- The myth of pet overpopulation -- Rethinking animal control contracts -- What is true euthanasia? -- We're the ones we've been waiting for -- We're on the same team -- No kill in a nutshell -- The declaration of the no kill movement in the United States -- The no kill equation -- The companion animal protection act.
Summary:
This is the ongoing and evolving story of animal shelters in the United States, a movement that was born of compassion and then lost its way. It is the story of the No Kill movement, which says we can and must stop the killing. Above all, it is a story about believing in the community and trusting in the power of compassion.
ISBN:
1449591132
9781449591137
OCLC:
(OCoLC)495565001
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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