Voices from the Underground: For the Love of Animals
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (614 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B004BA5FSM |
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| Number of Pages | : | 395 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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While documenting that human trespass, and the many legal loopholes and cultural blinders which have perpetuated it, Tobias' primary focus is the profiling of several heroic people who have devoted most of their lives to stopping cruelty and working with great courage and tenacity to persuade others of their ethical convictions. In revealing some of the key figures who have helped slow down or halt society's crimes against nature, Tobias has laid the groundwork for a tenable path of truce and reconciliation.. Not since the last spasm of mass extinctions swept this planet some 65 million years ago--the result of natural forces--have so many species, dinvidual animals and plants been threatened and obliterated. This lean, eloquent volume chronicles a vast, but as yet woefully incomplete, wake-up call to all human beings, asking only for kindness, empathy and restraint. We follow the incredible exploits of such people as Gene an
. In 1996 Tobias was the recipient of the "Courage of Conscience Awared" from the Peace Abbey in Sherborn, Massachusetts. Michael Tobias, PhD, is the author of 25 books and the writer, director and producer of more than 100 films. This body of work has been read or viewed in over 80 countries
"nobody reviewed this book ????" according to A Customer. Hard to believe!such a thoroughly wonderful book!I'm / was a starry-eyed volunteer at the roadside breeding "zoo"Voices from the Underground provided me with a practical side of dealing with some sad situations.I was thrilled to find out that the author loves (I assume) Father Teilhard De Chardin - Love of my life!I wish I could contact the author - any idea how can he be reached?Read this book!!!To sweeten your life - I recommend reading "Dakar, A Wolf's Adventure" by Louis Dorfman who was my "starting point" and my inspiration in my involvemen. LAW said Five Stars. Nice book.
Lib., NH Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. Here we read about the inhumane conditions on factory farms, a stockyard industry that condones prolonged suffering of cattle and other "food" animals, and researchers who perform experiments of questionable value on nonhuman primates. From Library Journal Tobias (Nature's Keepers) introduces the reader to several people on the forefront of the fight to free animals from human abuse. Those profiled include Gene and Lorri Bauston, founders of Farm Animal Sanctuary; Ingrid Newkirk and Alex Pacheco, founders of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA); Christine Stevens of the Animal Welfare Institute; and animal liberationist Rod Coronado, who is serving time in prison for illegal activity on behalf of animals. Tobias examines the choices we have made as a society that have led us to this institutionalized cruelty against animals. His book is difficult to read only because it exposes s